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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 13, 2007 - 12:36am PT
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Does anyone have any idea where Steve might be?
I lost track of him in 2000.
I would really appreciate even a remote lead.
Thanks.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Mar 14, 2007 - 04:33pm PT
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Ray,
Try contacting Rock Thompson or Josh Blumenthal (Pika). They may know where to find him.
Mal
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Magritte
climber
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Mar 14, 2007 - 04:56pm PT
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It's Carman and if you Anywho him in Utah you might find him.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 14, 2007 - 05:17pm PT
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thanks folks - sorry about the misspelling -I've only known steve for like 20 years and I still screw it up.
I'll try your suggestions!
Many thanks!
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Joshwbellutah
Social climber
Utah
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Did you ever find him? He's my dad so I can get you his number if you email me. Joshuawilliambell@gmail.com
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Raydog hasn't posted here since October of '08, so a response now seems unlikely. Then again, yesterday it would have seemed unlikely that the son of the target of this request from 2007 would post here.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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I still have my Smiley's t-shirt...and a few hammers and axes...and ice screws...
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Got some Smiley nuts from Richard Harrison. Said it was part of the payment for his expert testimony. I didn't get into it with him, but do tell if you know...think it was a patent infringement type of thing.
*If I am ripping the scab off a wound, let me know and I will delete this post. Thanks!
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Jul 10, 2015 - 04:38pm PT
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The story I heard was that Wild Country was suing Smileys stating that their nuts were the same. Wild Country nuts are set #1-9. It was an absurd lawsuit since Smileys nuts were a direct copy of Black Diamonds #1-13 Stoppers but were anodized. Smileys kept winning the lawsuit but Wild Country kept appealing. DMM eventually purchased Wild Country and dropped the lawsuit absurdness, but Steve ran out of money and some of the Smileys gear then got absorbed by Omega Pacific. Shortly after, Black Diamond anodized their Stoppers.
I like Steve! He was really cool to talk to about climbing gear.
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jul 11, 2015 - 01:11am PT
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Please Joshwbellutah, could you pass on my very best wishes from Corsica to your Father. Stephen Carman very generously sent a set of his most innovative Smiley’s Wedgies Slung to me in July 1994!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
climber
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Jul 11, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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Beautiful stuff, but that era is over.
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Jul 13, 2015 - 04:38pm PT
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Hey, all those happy faces made me Smiley...
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