Trusty Red Steed

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Trusty Red Steed

Trusty Red Steed

My late Corolla chugging along the road to the Shepherd Pass trailhead. I am seated on the hood to provide extra normal force for the front (drive) tires. Photo by Patrick Sanan.
hamik
on Mar 17, 2011 8:40 am
Lat/Lon: 36.72430°N / 118.26782°W
Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing
Image ID: 705219

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lcarreau

lcarreau - Mar 18, 2011 9:25 pm - Voted 10/10

You're kidding ...

Could a little red Honda do that ???

hamik

hamik - Mar 20, 2011 2:36 am - Hasn't voted

Re: You're kidding ...

Well, it got there and back, but the axle broke a few weeks later.

PellucidWombat

PellucidWombat - Mar 21, 2011 5:21 am - Voted 10/10

10 Points

For talking about using "normal force" in a climbing photo. What one does to get to the mountains, eh? :-)

hamik

hamik - Mar 21, 2011 6:57 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: 10 Points

Well, it's used so often (e.g., chimneys) and there are so many of us geeks who climb that it's inevitable, no? :-)

weisseseis

weisseseis - Sep 30, 2011 12:59 am - Hasn't voted

Did you do this again?

Or was that me driving?

hamik

hamik - Sep 30, 2011 1:21 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Did you do this again?

That's totally you driving

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