Great Western Bouldering Championship, 1986

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illusiondweller

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 20, 2009 - 03:21am PT

Mt. Woodson always seems to get a lot of attention on this forum so...

There were so many in attendance at the 1986 G.W.B.C at Woodson but I haven't seen any photo's from that contest, other than the ones I have (which isn't much), since! Does anyone have any photo's from back then? If you do please post them and let's get another Woodson thread going! Would love to see them!

Here are a few to start...

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Oct 20, 2009 - 08:02am PT

Wasn't Mimi "Incredulous" at this one?

zip

Trad climber

pacific beach, ca

Oct 20, 2009 - 08:35am PT

Yeah, that was a good one, and i almost won.

Good times to be had by all.

I was hanging with Mike Paul, Ray Olson, and newbie climber, Sue Knott.

Ron Kauk easily strolled to a victory.

At one point Ron came up to me and asked for directions. I introduced Ron to Sue, and she was very impressed. She sez, You know Ron? I reply, yeah we're tight, and go way back.

I lied, but Sue still climbed with me.

Edit, and i can still fit in to that t shirt!

Ray Olson

Trad climber

Imperial Beach, California

Oct 20, 2009 - 12:06pm PT

and how I regret my lack of foresight, no camera - no pics.

it was quite a day.

My best Woodson days were spent in three ways:

going alone to explore and find my limits on the highballs,

going with eppi, jeff and adrian, and watusi in all out full day burn-off sessions :-)

and,

getting to climb with Rick Piggot.

I was a very lucky little guy.

zip

Trad climber

pacific beach, ca

Oct 20, 2009 - 01:04pm PT

Ray,

I brought my camera and took pics. I know that I took one of you on a problem that we both got up on. You sent it, and I fell, and got my hand stuck in the crack, and had to have a bunch of people pull on the rope to winch me up and out.

Definitely got a pic of me posing with Ron Kauk.

Sadly, no pic of me and my brand new FROG gear sling. Remember the one with pusik adjustment on it? Still got it.

Yep, good times with Rick, Ron, Carmmel, Lydia, etc. etc

Ray Olson

Trad climber

Imperial Beach, California

Oct 20, 2009 - 02:02pm PT

hey Zip,

Camel had contacted me about donating some gear as prizes and, of course,
I said yes.

I do remember the gear slings with prussik adjust - they were made to accommodate
climbing with different height people, handing off the rack at a belay, a simple on the fly
means of adjustment that, as far as I know, never slipped.

cool you took pics.

climbing was really starting to explode back then, it seemed.

thanks for the memories :)

Ray

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

sorry, just posting out loud.

Oct 20, 2009 - 02:05pm PT

What, how dare you propose another Woodshun shindig!!!!!

I'm in.

let's roll

Jingy

Social climber

Flatland, Ca

Oct 20, 2009 - 03:43pm PT

funnyest quote I've heard in a while...

"Let's just put it this way..... I was climbing 13's in the eighties!"

apogee

climber

Oct 20, 2009 - 03:56pm PT

Wow- that brings back some memories- I still have the tattered remains of that t-shirt somewhere.

A funny story- I took my little brother (he was about 12 y/o) to the Champs that day, and he dropped his pack at the sign-in desk as we toured around. He had received a new rope for Christmas (his most prized gift of the season), which he brought with him, thinking he might use it- when he saw the scale of the contest, and that everything was already rigged, he left it in his pack at the desk.

Later, we walked by Lie Detector while Ron was working it (where the pic above was taken), and my brother saw that they were using his rope! Someone at the desk mistakenly grabbed it and rigged it. There were all of these photographers crowded around Ron, and my little brother had to elbow and push his way through and said..

'Hey! That's my rope!'

All of Ron's groupies and the photogs pushed him aside and blew him off, but Ron was really cool about it- he apologized genuinely, and asked that the rope be replaced. I was really impressed by Ron's respectful handling of that situation.

illusiondweller

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2009 - 05:21am PT

There has to be more out there!!! I missed the first Shindig, I'd be up for another! Anyone?

Lurking Fear

Trad climber

Bishop, California

Dec 10, 2009 - 10:47pm PT

As I recall, there were two contests that day. The Bouldering Championships and there was also a Stonemasters Contest. I remember Christian Griffith and Neil Canon were in that group. I also remember that Ron Kauk had all the problems wired and ran away with the contest. It was a great day anyway. The Stonemasters t-shirt was cool too. We flew down from Fresno in my friends company jet. First and only time at Woodsons.

dogtown

Trad climber

JackAssVille, Wyoming

Dec 11, 2009 - 01:35am PT

S.D. dudes still suck. 20 years later. Can't surf or climb. Order the concrete maybe they can do something after that!

dogtown

Trad climber

JackAssVille, Wyoming

Dec 11, 2009 - 01:45am PT

One more thing f*#k you MP. You pussy. If you are still alive.

apogee

climber

Dec 11, 2009 - 02:13am PT

What're you drinkin' tonight, Dog?

Hey, illusiondweller- if you look real close at some of your GWBC pix, I bet you won't see any bolts on UP. It would be nice to keep it that way, eh?

tom woods

Gym climber

Bishop, CA

Dec 11, 2009 - 10:37am PT

Two things- are those tick marks on the PHD photo? I thought those were an annoying modern invention.

Also- you guys have me psyched on Woodson. I've never climbed there, but I was all over the internet last night looking at photos. That place looks genius.

The_Kid

Trad climber

Idyllwild, CA

Dec 11, 2009 - 10:39am PT

rock and ice #14 had that competition as one of its stories

EdBannister

Mountain climber

Dec 11, 2009 - 11:20am PT

That was a great day,
but i add myself to those that took no pics.

We used to walk the pipe at the upper parking area as a
"balance warm up" somewhere around 60+ feet each way,
two or three laps was about right.
I tried it a couple of weeks ago.... i bailed after 12 feet.

shipoopoi

Big Wall climber

oakland

Dec 11, 2009 - 09:03pm PT

hey, i was there, i thought it was 87, but that tshirt i remember. so yeah, all the guys who were better that me like kauk, watusi, cannon, raker, entered this stonemaster pro contest. with a binge of brunette thinking, i enter the more lowly stonemaster regular comp AND the california bouldring championship comp. most the problems were the same. i would do a problem and then have the judge sign of both scorecards. the result- i freakin won both contest and bootied two brand news ropes. couldn't have scripted it better, except that i was too shy to kiss the organizer, carmel schimmel, on the podium because she was/is such a hottie. shipoopoi