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The Dirtbag Diaries

The Earth Throne

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2008

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Seventeen years ago, Sean O’Neill – artist athlete and big brother to pro climber Timmy O’Neill – lost the use of his legs. After the accident, Timmy dreamed about helping his older brother climb El Capitan. In 2005, the brothers decided it was time to act. James Mills brings us a story about two brothers, one very big cliff face and a 17-year-old dream.

Transcript

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We're doing jumping jacks on the ledge, 1800 feet above the valley.

0:04.0

One person cannot stop wherever from being damned, but I figure I would try.

0:08.0

I was pretty sure that the locals were saying, we're in this trap, we're driving down the dark.

0:12.0

At Patagonia, we are climbers and skiers.

0:14.0

We are surfers and anglers.

0:16.0

We're activists and dreamers.

0:18.0

Stories are the fabric of our shared culture.

0:20.0

Visit us at Patagonia.com

0:22.0

He's my eldest brother.

0:26.0

I'm one of seven children.

0:28.0

And Sean was really the first guy that kind of left home and sort of would travel on his own, on his bicycle.

0:34.0

And just be gone.

0:36.0

We look where he's shown.

0:38.0

We get a call from Canada.

0:40.0

We live in Philadelphia. That's pretty far away.

0:42.0

So if you're a climber, chances are you probably recognize this voice.

0:44.0

This is Timioneal.

0:46.0

Professional rock climber, adaptive sports activist, dirtbag personality extraordinaire.

0:50.0

You've probably seen him in about every climbing video made in the last five years.

0:54.0

But right now he's talking about his brother, Sean.

0:58.0

He was my role model growing up.

1:00.0

He also went to art school.

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