Stonemasters, Who Was Really The Best?

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survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 4, 2010 - 02:12pm PT
Since you all grew up with rocks in your blood, you might find some of these marvels as fascinating as I do.



Who are your favorite Stonemasters?


I have to put in a vote for the Inca!









Reilly

Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
Feb 4, 2010 - 02:14pm PT
BruceTheNaiveOne,
Everyone knows the aliens did that for the Incas with lasers!

'course that would be gud work for somebody with a laser/waterjet today!
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2010 - 02:16pm PT
Good one Reilly!


Actually, these old schoolers did well also!

Jews, Arabs, Egyptians, they're all good!








Anxious Melancholy

Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
Feb 4, 2010 - 02:27pm PT
Greeks

Egyptians

Romans
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2010 - 02:28pm PT
Nice one Anx!
Yeah, but who gets your vote for being the best? Or doing the most with the least?



Of course these guys were no slouches either.

Fattrad, don't tell me the Jews built this one too!








survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2010 - 02:41pm PT
Yeah, His Almighty Largeness did a number alright.




I was just thinking of us piddly human artisans I guess.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Feb 4, 2010 - 02:45pm PT
Aerial pics of the Colosseum in Rome ( Italy, E.U. ). A guy from Philly used a kite to fly his camera in the middle of Rome!

( these shots aren't mine, so I'm posting links to them )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wind-watcher/3033286448/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wind-watcher/3032352267/in/set-72157609069319938/

Make sure you check out the "all sizes" option.


A guy named Pierre took these of the Moai at Easter Island, also using a kite:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tahitipix/4255228281/in/pool-kiteaerialphotography

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tahitipix/4248994396/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tahitipix/4246022024/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tahitipix/4249587509/

pc

climber
Feb 4, 2010 - 03:11pm PT
Cragman, Good idea. Poor attribution.

I watched the History Channel "how the earth was made" series on Yosemite and they neve mentioned - Him/it. Was an aweinspiring process though.

I'd settle for calling it - Mother Nature the Stonemaster.
TripL7

Trad climber
san diego
Feb 4, 2010 - 03:21pm PT
survival- "His Almighty Largeness"

Third Stone from the Sun!

Gits my vote.

EDIT: "And He saw that it was good!"
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2010 - 03:25pm PT
Our English brothers are ok by me too!


rottingjohnny

Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
Feb 4, 2010 - 03:28pm PT
Bachar
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Feb 4, 2010 - 03:42pm PT
Don't forget how cool George Gonzalez's Wave Organ at the marina in SF is:


Salamanizer

Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
Feb 4, 2010 - 09:16pm PT
The Roman coliseum was made of concrete... not stone.

Different ballgame all together.
Captain...or Skully

Social climber
شقوق واس
Feb 4, 2010 - 09:21pm PT
Concrete is stone......tiny, tiny, stones.Plus some other stuff, for good measure.
Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber
Sprocketville
Feb 4, 2010 - 09:26pm PT
what about the Mud Men? can we sneak them in here?

guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Feb 4, 2010 - 09:34pm PT
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2010 - 11:25pm PT
Oh yeah Guido! I'm down with that!
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2010 - 12:50am PT
Druid Stonemasters!!




Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Feb 5, 2010 - 12:55am PT
Cydonia!
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 5, 2010 - 01:12am PT
Kit Deslauirus
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