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Up and Up and... Up by Beetle bomb, Fox Glove, The Revolutionary, Terpsichore

November 2nd, 2007 3:39 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Climb a structure at least thirty feet in height.

Humanitarian Crisis participants must wave a flag reading: FREEDOM

Play is the ultimate principle of this festival, and the only rules it can recognize are to live without dead time and to enjoy without restraints.

[On the Poverty of Student Life, Situationist International and the Students of Strasbourg, November 1966]



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1st Climb


Sunday, October 14th, 8PM
Team: The Bandit, Monster Painter, Johan, The Professional Bridge Climber
Location: Webster and Ashland, Chicagø, IL
Camera: Sanyo Katana Camera Phone
Scenario: A team of strangers decide to go bridge-climbing after a business meeting. Documentation is poor. The Bandit is scared of heights and wets his pants.

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2nd Climb


Sunday, October 21th, 11PM
Team: The Bandit, Puppet Face, Key Lime Dancer, The Professional Bridge Climber
Location: Webster and Ashland, Chicagø, IL
Wind Speed: 22 mph, from the SSW, extremely gusty
Scenario: The Bandit assembles a crack team of climbers, and remembers to borrow a camera with a flash.

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Yep, these are live tracks.


3rd Climb


Wednesday, October 24th, 6:30PM
Team: The Bandit, The Professional Bridge Climber, Steve the Photographer, The Beau
Location: Webster and Ashland, Chicagø, IL
Weather 50 F and dropping, wind from ENE 22mph, extremely gusty
Scenario: We brought a professional photographer this time with a digital SLR for long-explosures. Photos will be posted soon!



4th Climb


Sunday, November 4th, 11PM
Team: The Bandit, Fox Glove (keylimedancer), Terpsichore, Shaye & Todd
Location: Webster and Ashland, Chicagø, IL
Weather 46 F, wind from S 15mph
Scenario: What this place needs...

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Note: This completion is inspired by the task Climb A Bridge, but Chicagø is still a young Ø, and no Psychogeographers have made it to level 5. Thankfully, some tasks are redundantly listed.

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Puppet Face

Puppet Face


Puppet Face

Puppet Face


Key Lime Dancer

Key Lime Dancer


Puppet Face / The Professional Bridge Climber

Puppet Face / The Professional Bridge Climber


Freedom Flag

Freedom Flag

There's the damn flag. Happy?



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posted by Fonne Tayne on November 2nd, 2007 3:55 PM

beat me to it !

all my climbing friends are scared of falling into water... and / or have newborns...


but why not this task ?!

Re: but why not this task ?!
posted by The Revolutionary on November 2nd, 2007 4:00 PM

BART PA, level 5.

Great documentation!
posted by Spidere on November 2nd, 2007 4:04 PM

The pictures at the end almost make me scared just looking at them. The handstand on the train tracks is full of win. Nicely done!

You're all crazy!
posted by Meta tron on November 2nd, 2007 5:06 PM

These photos are wonderful, and dear lord, not once but thrice!!!

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posted by Jellybean of Thark on November 2nd, 2007 5:30 PM

Vertical Frolic!

Sweet hot AWESOME!!
posted by Ohrlyeh Totenkinder on November 2nd, 2007 5:32 PM

VOTES!!!!
but where is the flag? I want a flag!!!

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posted by Burn Unit on November 2nd, 2007 7:39 PM

Where was I again? Oh yeah, voting for CG0 awesomeness!


Flags! We Demand Flags!

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posted by adeline on November 2nd, 2007 7:55 PM

amazing. I wanna come next time you plan a big ol' climb.

Beautiful urban photography...
posted by Charlie Fish on November 3rd, 2007 5:30 AM

Today, Chicagø.

Tomorrow, the Wørld.

Re: adeline
posted by The Revolutionary on November 3rd, 2007 9:51 AM

Let me know when you're passing through Chicagø, and we cook something up.

Re: Flag
posted by The Revolutionary on November 3rd, 2007 9:51 AM

I forgot the flag. Shit.

I'll climb that damn bridge again, hold on...

Awesome!
posted by Loki on November 3rd, 2007 11:13 AM

Wonderful tasking, CG0.

A hearty welcome to the game, those of you who are new.

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posted by The Revolutionary on November 5th, 2007 9:48 PM

There's the damn flag. Good enough for ya?

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posted by Jellybean of Thark on November 6th, 2007 7:56 AM

Lovely.

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posted by Odysseus on November 8th, 2007 9:28 PM

You all are my heroes...
AMAZING!

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posted by Black MegaBee on November 9th, 2007 8:23 AM

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posted by FZ! on November 9th, 2007 10:41 AM

Wow. Well, I'm sold. Top Quality!

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posted by Ian Kizu-Blair on November 9th, 2007 9:56 PM

Wow, I am so impressed. I'd love to go up next time I'm in Chicago (for a Journey?).

Also, I love Poverty of Student Life. One of my favorite SI texts.

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posted by Iaman on December 7th, 2007 1:07 PM

Don't worry guys I SHALL REACH LEVEL FIVE SOON ENOUGH

I have two completions planned for tonight, so pay attention :P

EDIT: Actually make that three, as I can technically use my plans for this task as well!

EDIT2: And now I've posted their completions, starting here. Enjoy!

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posted by Sparrows Fall on June 10th, 2008 7:20 AM

This completion is fucking awesome.

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posted by Julian Muffinbot on June 11th, 2008 8:00 PM

i love seeing some history of cg0 before team FOEcakes came along! i've always wanted to climb that bridge...

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posted by Jellybean of Thark on June 11th, 2008 11:24 PM

That first photo still knocks me out.

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posted by Gremlin on June 12th, 2008 3:26 PM

Oh awesome and funny! That is totally my favorite bridge to climb!