So the climber in the absurdly distinct green shirt from the previous two photos "Isaac" looks like he is about to do a face plant into the wall and quickly become known as "Anonymous". Ouch!
Imbecile? No. You tried. Glad to see you are still here posting comments. I agree with Darin. The pic is awesome and it put your efforts into perspective. Go for the RP!
I don't think it's Isaac! It is clearly an imposter who decided to tarnish Isaac's impeccable climbing reputation by dressing up like him and diving off the cliff with a rope between his legs.
Thankfully... just in case though, should anybody stumble upon an unclaimed pair of balls underneath Son of a Great Chimney, please return them to the rightful owner :)
Kudos for trying, Isaac. I remember the route was wet and if you look closely at the pic, you can see it was snowing.
Kris - 'Isaac, I know this is going to suck, but can you wrap your leg around the rope real quick for this shot? Isaac, quit crying out to God and do it! I am about to make you a star! Make sure you yell 'OH FU*@' instead of Cheese. Why does everyone around here say cheese for pictures anyway?' Isaac - 'OH FU*@'and then whips... Kris - 'NICE Isaac! Got it!' and then checks to see how the shot turned out. Kris - 'Isaac.. That was awesome! Uhhh... Isaac? You OK?'
I categorically deny this false interpretation of the incident, as Kryz well knows my vengeful spirit would rise up from the grave to smite him. Sadly I can only attribute this to my own stupidity, stubbornness, and lack of control at a crucial moment. Only a fool makes the same mistake twice, and I hope to never make this one again.
The funny thing is, I think we have all seen Kris go to great lengths so that we can all be in awe over his cool picture taking skills. Though, these usually happen to be cool landscapes... Now he has moved on to hair raising action photos! Isaac, I still commend you on your attempt. I remember a good 15 years back, taking some good whippers on a climb that people would say I was "not up to" or they would say that "I had a lack of good judgment". Kris was always cool though. Never anything but encouragemnet with a splash of good sarcasm. and if I recall, Kris never sugar coats a climb. His beta always made me scared to even get on a climb!
By Sam Daley From: Minneapolis, Minnesota Sep 2, 2010
I rated this "Great" because of the conversation. Sorry about the fall, but thanks for the laugh!
By Ryan Strong From: Franklin, Wisconsin Jun 19, 2011
Bored at work today but man this photo certainly perked me up again - holy shit that looks scary. Isaac I tip my hat to you - if it were me I'd probably never want to be reminded of this moment again but you seem to have a great attitude about it all and it all makes for quite an amusing story...