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Climbing on Acid

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BackCountry Sortor · · Ogden, UT · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 400

I just watched a hilarious Vice video, Monster Trucks... on Acid and afterwards was thinking about Dock Ellis (pitcher whom in 1984 pitched a no hitter game... on acid) then, out of habit, jumped over to MP.com, saw the route of the day and wondered about climbing on acid. I can't imagine it would be anywhere near doable, but oh so wish someone has experiences that prove me wrong. Pretty please?

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35

It happens.

Mark Mueller · · Surprise, AZ · Joined Nov 2011 · Points: 185

Do everything on acid. Climbing is no exception

germsauce Epstein · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 55
Clockwork Orange · · California · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 335

yes it does happen, more often than you would think, it really was pretty mellow actually.

edit: im not suggesting people do it, drugs suck in the long run, been Clean for some time now

Peter D. · · Fairfield, OH · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 25

just look at a few of the old aid routes on El Cap - Mescalito, Sea of Dreams, Tangerie Trip and draw your own conclusions.

Mikey Seaman · · Boise, ID · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 5

I climbed up a onto a pier from down on the sand at the beach once and I remember thinking it was the total culmination of my climbing knowledge. As if I was putting my climbing skills to practical use. It felt great to climb, I placed my hands with confidence and purpose. I bet it was like 5.7 or 8. I down climbed it too and it was freegin awesome.

Max Supertramp · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 95

i know an old-time hippy from Montrose who claims that his sister was friends with the fellas that put up the dread Hallucinogen wall roundabout the time they did the FA. this sister sez those boys were eating blotter the whole way. wild!

and Doc Ellis pitched the magic game (gracelessly, it seems, like shitty soloist that miraculously sketches by) in 1974

intoxicants and climbing are a bad mix, but it's undeniable that like musicians/artists, climbers are often substance abusers.

most climbers have quaffed at least a beer while doing a little TR. hell, Indian Cove campsite 65 is the spot for wasted TR. I, for one, am far, far bolder with some brews in me for a little challenge on TR.
acid, though...

Ethan Henderson · · Washington · Joined Oct 2010 · Points: 602

on a low dose its pretty rad.
clears your mind and lets you focus and really get into it.
not suggesting you do it...ymmv.
I did my hardest trad send on acid....

M Mobley · · Bar Harbor, ME · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 911
Ethan Henderson wrote:on a low dose its pretty rad. clears your mind and lets you focus and really get into it. not suggesting you do it...ymmv. I did my hardest trad send on acid....
Mushrooms, same thing with one of my hardest trad sends. No way was I letting go!
Skat B · · Down Rodeo · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 1,075

btw did many many acid trips. last one was roughly 70 hits. Went to the hospital and never came fully down. Over a decade later I'm still tripping. So I see hallucinations when I climb, drive, hike, etc.

AnthonyM · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 30
Skat B wrote:Brand new Scarpa Mago Shoes (Mens) Size 41. Will sell for $100. Also have some Like New BD C4 Cams: 3 - #5 (purple) 1 - #6 (sage) A couple of them have been placed but NONE of them have ever been used to climb. $380
Skat, I have seen this three times on different posts in the last ten minutes. Why the incessant need for attention (trolling)?
Zach Myers · · Durango, CO · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 50

Legend has it that John Yablonski soloed Spiderline (11d) in Joshua Tree while on a large dose. He soloed it less than a month after Bachar managed to get the first free ascent on toprope.

Skat B · · Down Rodeo · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 1,075
Anthony Milano wrote: Skat, I have seen this three times on different posts in the last ten minutes. Why the incessant need for attention (trolling)?
No, just need cash. Funds exhausted.
AnthonyM · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 30

Skat-Stop hijacking threads and being such a troll.

Acid seems like a bad idea.

Skat B · · Down Rodeo · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 1,075
Anthony Milano wrote:Skat-Stop hijacking threads and being such a troll. Acid seems like a bad idea.
If I'm "trolling" then I'm not consciously doing it dude. Acid, for certain personality types, can be bad cuz it brings to light all your problems and shows them all to everyone including yourself. It gave me Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder. If you're gonna climb in acid then I find it best to throw in some ecstasy in with it so you're tripping and rolling - back then we called it trolling. But it's best known as candy flipping. Hey, if I hadn't been detained in the ER all night, I would have jumped out the window or off a building. It just has that effect on people in high doses.

I'm not a hater guys,

Skat
Keith Earley · · Portland, OR · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 25

Legend has it that the Devils Tower legend Frank Sanders solo aided "Blotter is my Spotter"( mountainproject.com/v/blott…) on acid for the first ascent.

Clifton Santiago · · Denver, CO · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 0
Skat B wrote: btw did many many acid trips. last one was roughly 70 hits. Went to the hospital and never came fully down. Over a decade later I'm still tripping. So I see hallucinations when I climb, drive, hike, etc.
Wow, Skat, that's a grip of acid to drop at one time.
I don't think you're all that scattered, though. Just breathe a bit, and try to walk the razor's edge of moderation, in all things. Sometimes trying to post up for positive feedback online gets jumbled and static-y, like it's not really YOU that's coming through, so it's not even worth the effort, y'know?
Remember that almost everyone here is trying to slam something for some reason so that somebody quotes it and gets +1 bullshit. You don't need that, don't give the gapers the satisfaction.
Be well, and if you're gonna be "trolling", don't mention it here, unless you got some :)
Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280
Peter D. wrote:just look at a few of the old aid routes on El Cap - Mescalito, Sea of Dreams, Tangerie Trip and draw your own conclusions.
Yup, several members of the famed 'DLFA' climbed Yosemite walls on acid back in the late 70's, early 80's. Hell they probably climbed most days at Devils Lake that way too as far as I could tell.
Ryan N · · Bellingham, WA · Joined May 2009 · Points: 195

Been there done that. Climbed about 60ft into a cave, then tripped my ballz off embracing my surroundings. This time it was definetly more of an organic trip. In anticipation of not wanting/being able to climb/rappel back out, I fixed ropes and had harness with ascenders rigged for my escape. Probably spent about 5 hours there. Great time. I was solo in the cave and had a lot of thinking time. Consequently, this started my uphill battle to get clean of all drugs(including alcohol). Today I'm quite proud to have 3 years clean and ALOT less problems in my life. Though the trip was great, as anyone who's done acid can tell you, I was able to step out of my mind and body and take a look at my life and how I was living it. I'd like to say one could do this without the influence of drugs, but I have yet to figure out how. Good times, and sometimes bad, not forgotten or regretted.

Daryl Allan · · Sierra Vista, AZ · Joined Sep 2006 · Points: 1,040

Is acid making a comeback?

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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