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426
Sport climber
The Clear, Obed
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 24, 2005 - 12:54pm PT
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Eric Beck-iirc said, "At either end of the social spectrum lies a leisure class." Never met him, always an idol from 3rd hands stories and the "Green" Tahoe guide I had for a while until it was "borrowed"....
Peter Haan-dug up one story(link). When I was moaning and slipping out on the Salathe and N. Face of the Leap (Haan var.), I thought about his efforts as my energy dwindled, trying to remember Largo's video admonishments of "never thrash"....
http://www.terragalleria.com/mountain/info/yosemite/hourglass.html
Speaking of "never thrash"....-Jaybro- his 12+ forays and FA's on wide territory are inspiring, even though I'll never (bawk) try any of his testpieces.
Walt Shipley- After huffing (aka aiding) the dirt filled flare I still can't envision a free solo of Keeler....'nuf said.
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Hootervillian
climber
south of Petty Coat Junction
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Sep 24, 2005 - 02:06pm PT
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Now that I reflect, it seems like Mr. Paul is my emulateeee. Murray, Woodward, Holloway......
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marky
climber
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Sep 24, 2005 - 04:34pm PT
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I'm 90% sure that is was the sociologist Thorstein Veblen who made the statement you attribute to FSF.
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426
Sport climber
BALCO wall, Obed
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2005 - 09:03pm PT
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Ah, so many heroes~
"In hard bouldering, though, it pays to be really limber...."
H'Villian--- Duly noted, Paul added to the list. Call me a capitulator...maybe if we repeat "we're not worthy" enough, he'll tell us about "Death Vomit" or some other tenuous nightmare....
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Sep 25, 2005 - 05:43am PT
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Golly Folks the praise is nice! But if my memory doesn't fail me "Death Vomit" was put up by one of my closest old climbing brothers, Ron Amick.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Sep 25, 2005 - 11:11pm PT
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Walt Shipley was a very quiet and mild mannered soul. I doubt anybody knows any special stories about him.
His pastimes included giving puppet shows and greeting tourists at the Deli.
Peace
Karl
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Sep 26, 2005 - 02:27am PT
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TM
Walt was a great guy, but lots of great things will destroy you. The last thing you need blowing through your life is a hurricane.
Peace
Karl
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arete
Trad climber
Estes Park, Colorado
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Sep 26, 2005 - 03:13pm PT
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"Walt Shipley was a very quiet and mild mannered soul"
mostly true for sure. A good person and a good friend. But after a few six packs, the "Walt Show" could become quite spectacular.
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James
Social climber
The Climber's Subconcious
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Sep 26, 2005 - 04:40pm PT
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t*r
No wonder our relationship ended at the beginning.
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Leroy
climber
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Sep 26, 2005 - 04:52pm PT
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Nice honest sincere?Those are the Guys that always go home alone,have blueballs, and haven't even discovered porn to relieve themselves.By the way ,I've got stories on all those guys,and pretty much anybody thats been somebody in the world of climbing in the last 30 years.But you'll just have to wait for my postumous autobiography.Taking bids now on the publishig rights.
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426
Sport climber
Stephen King Library, Obed
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 26, 2005 - 05:02pm PT
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Leroy
climber
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Sep 26, 2005 - 05:08pm PT
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Thats the idea. Send money NOW.
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James
Social climber
The Climber's Subconcious
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Sep 26, 2005 - 05:11pm PT
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t*r
Hasn't the good word of Joseph Smith reached you? We can go to Indian Creek and swing by the temple in Monticello.
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Leroy
climber
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Sep 26, 2005 - 05:11pm PT
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Send me the kitten too.Anyone remember when I had a Himalayan kitten livin in my caddie in the Meadows?
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Sep 26, 2005 - 05:42pm PT
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Karl- "The last thing you need blowing through your life is a hurricane." Yeah, but wouldn't a bunch of us have lead poorer lives without that particular huuricane?
Walt once warned me off a certain, female, hurricane and I, alass, was too smitten to listen.
Leroy- you asked me once if your own adventures were going to be retold in my writing, and to date only a couple have, watch the skeletons of your own closet before you blackmail the rest of us, ;-)
(Nice honest sincere?-that was part of Walt too)
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Leroy
climber
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Sep 26, 2005 - 06:28pm PT
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What skeletons? Bring em out.It's almost halloween!Anyways this threads about u.Our Hero.Nobody wants to hear anything about me.I'm not dead yet either.But I cant wait.Then people will say things like [He was too good for this World]Boo hooo.By the way I'm pretty dissapointed in the media coverage of Dannys death.Was there an Obit in the Mags.Didnt see one.Danny's alegend in his own way.Certainly deserved one.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Sep 26, 2005 - 06:41pm PT
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Don't see the mags much, but there was some Danny stuff here.
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Hootervillian
climber
south of Petty Coat Junction
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Sep 26, 2005 - 07:17pm PT
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There is no one down this way than can forget him. anything i climb around here, he soloed in the 80', or JS put up. It's about the danny hour....
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James
Social climber
The Climber's Subconcious
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Sep 26, 2005 - 07:37pm PT
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t*r
What if you are handicapped, then can you make fun of cripples?
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