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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 7, 2009 - 01:26am PT
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Glen Denny, one of the original big wall boys from the Valley is giving his "Yosemite in the Sixties" presentation on June 18th in Portland, Oregon.
If you have never seen these gorgeous photos or heard his stories of the FAs of the Dihedral Wall, North Face of the Rostrum, Kor-Denny on Sentinel or the East Face (Astroman BITD) of the Column then you need to be here!
We will also have artifacts from Glen's historic climbs on display.
Tickets are $12
There will be a gear raffle as well as a book and poster signing.
This is the start of a monthly series of shows I am producing. Future scheduled shows include John Bachar, Royal Robbins, Jim Donini, The Stonemasters with Largo & Bullwinkle, and Dean Caldwell on the 39th anniversary of the FA of the Dawn Wall.
Tickets available here: http://www.shop.vershke.com[/b]
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2009 - 12:27pm PT
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Shameless Wednesday Bump... See you there!
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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May 13, 2009 - 12:41pm PT
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Glen Denny's work is amazing. I grew up looking at both his and Tom Frost's photograhs, they set the bar quite high. . .df
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dogtown
climber
Cheyenne,Wyoming
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May 13, 2009 - 02:53pm PT
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I just got his book , what a wealth of historical info and photos on the early days in the valley! I recommend it highly! GO TO THE SHOW! if you can.
Bruce.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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May 13, 2009 - 10:00pm PT
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Fantastic book,
This is another show that would have a huge turnout in any number of venues in SF Bay Area.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - May 28, 2009 - 10:02pm PT
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переместить!
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 3, 2009 - 10:27pm PT
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Getting close to showdate... still a few tickets left. Don't cry at the door!
http://www.shop.vershke.com
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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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Wish I could be there! Good luck with it.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2009 - 03:48pm PT
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This is happening next week! Do you and your grandkids and everyone you know have tickets?
http://www.shop.vershke.com[/b]
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2009 - 07:31pm PT
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As we approach Glen's show (June 18) I want to make sure everyone knows the value of buying your ticket BEFORE the event. It's simple...
Option #1:
Buy your tickets before the event and get them for $12 each. (Some shows may be higher)
Option #2:
Buy your tickets at the event and get them for $15 each. (Some shows may be higher.)
So why not save enough for a beer? Pre-order tickets and sleep well knowing you won't be faced with a "SOLD OUT!" sign at the door!
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2009 - 03:44pm PT
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GENERAL NOTICE: For those planning on coming to the show and buying tickets there... the venue for the Glen Denny show is the SYLVANIA CAMPUS of PCC. It is located at 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR. The show is in the Performing Arts Center.
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BBA
Social climber
West Linn OR
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Jun 12, 2009 - 01:17am PT
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You should go see Glen. He once got in shape and hiked the high sierra loop (55 miles over some 11000 foot passes) and when he got done he was really wiped out. So he wondered, is this the limit of human endurance? Or, did I not adequately condition myself? And so he condidtioned himself to the extreme and did the thing in 11 hours and was not wiped. Take that you "no approach" lazies.
The only thing I'd think of to ask him would be about after he and Colliver were rescued from the Lost Arrow tip. They fell victim to a sudden snow storm on 4/7/62 (they were in T-shirts and got stuck in the notch due to icing ropes) was why he never thanked any of his rescuers. We humped all the winch and cable crap up the trail in the dead of night (at least there was a moon) and then lowered Wayne Merry and equipment down. Hand cranking that sucker was hard work. When assured they would survive we hiked back down.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2009 - 02:40am PT
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BBA... you are so close... who might you be? Will you be at the show?
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BBA
Social climber
West Linn OR
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Jun 12, 2009 - 02:11pm PT
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I was around in the early 60's, but Glen never got a photo of me, or if he did, he didn't put it in his book. Some of my sterling qualities and adventures may be found by searching "BBA" on Supertopo.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2009 - 02:27pm PT
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Sorry Bill,
Too late after a long day... didn't even think of searching!
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 17, 2009 - 05:21pm PT
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Okay... almost my last post on the subject...
TOMORROW NIGHT!!! 7:00 PM sharp at PCC Sylvania Campus. $12
The most classic of photos and stories about hard men and hard walls.
Hope to see and meet a bunch of you there!
Oh yea... Raffle prizes from North FAce, Metolius, Mt. Hardwear, Horny Toad, Climbmax, Next Adventure, Club Sport, Stoneworks and maybe some more (can't think straight right now... too much to do!)
I will post some photos of the event for those who are not nearby.
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