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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 8, 2009 - 03:04pm PT
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The scene of the crime; an unsuspecting, average, totally normal blue sky day on The Red Garden Wall in Eldorado Canyon.
RUPER, FA by Layton Kor, Bob Culp & Ed Risley 1961:
Plus some historical background connected to the foolish pursuit of the day: RUPER
From Wizards of Rock: A History of Free Climbing in America, by Pat Ament:
From CLIMB !
Royal Robbins leading Ruper:
The part what gets all slippery and pumpy:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2009 - 03:04pm PT
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So then, on to the usual suspects …
Three old coots : that would be Larry Hamilton (Chiloe), Mike Munger, & Tarbuster.
How did we get to be old coots?
Well, we started out young….
Larry and Mike, pre-coot, young buck days,
Jackson-Johnson route on Hallett, summer 1971:
And in modern times, full old coot mode, yesterday to be exact:
Tarbuster, coot number three, sporting his first hat, in early training for the inevitable Ruper:
Callie (Crimpie to you’s guys), sometime before tape and chalk:
How Tarbuster and Crimpie look today … well, yesterday:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2009 - 03:05pm PT
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Larry & Tarboy arrive, prematurely ready for happy hour :
But Mike says we’ll first need to deploy WIDE gear :
Caught in the act!
(or just prior to …)
Nowhere to go but up.
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Tarbuster
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right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2009 - 03:05pm PT
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Please note, Ruper is a horrific 5.8 : known to spit out 5.10 leaders on reglar' basis.
We bad, we bad….
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Hell yeah! A friday night show starting in the afternoon!
lemme get the popcorn...anyone need a beer while I'm up?
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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There is definitely something non-cootish about that crew...
Keep it coming!
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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You haf clafted zee tension an zee bildup pairfectly.
I wait, I wait.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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fine lookin' crew, bring it!
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climbhigh
Trad climber
western slope Co.
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Beer me!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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can't wait for more...
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dogtown
climber
Cheyenne,Wyoming
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More Please!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Awwwww
Where's da pix??????
And Crimpie, hows abouts the toonz??????
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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and now... the rest of the story...
Love that Ruper. Great climbing!
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KlimbIn
climber
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Rock Teaser!
(this is gonna be good).
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Hey, I was there, and I can't wait to see how this all turns out!
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MUR
climber
A little to the left of right
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Awesome, Full Sail Amber chillin' in the fridge, and a tasty Tarbuster tale...life is good.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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There's beer at the end of this thread.
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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I hope so! I don't see any on the harnesses with the patented Tarbuster carrying method...
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