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radical
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 11, 2002 - 06:11pm PT
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Found a book on John Muir yesterday that is incredible on all levels. If ya haven't already read it and ya love Muir, it is highly recommended.
"John Muirs Last Journey"
South to the Amazon and East to Africa
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Mike
Novice climber
Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 10:01am PT
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I saw a good book called "Stikine" that he wrote about a dog he met in alaska. It was pretty entertaining...cool pictures.
How does a guy who's been dead for that long come out with new books?
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George
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 11:08am PT
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Radical,
Stop trying to act cultured and sensative. It's an act.
You are still (and always) a dick for your chest thumping post re; West Crack.
Rehabilitation is going to take more than sniffing flowers and spouting "oh read THIS obscure Muir..."
Yea right.
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Moby
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 11:15am PT
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Get over it George. You're being a first class A-hole.
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Moby
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 11:15am PT
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Get over it George. You're being a first class A-hole.
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George
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 02:54pm PT
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Radical, er.. Moby...
Did you develop a stutter?
Well... I stand by my original post...
and? I think you are also a dick.
Well what do ya know~~ that makes you.. a character in a Herman Melville novel!!
Oh.. you don't read? Except those colored ones with the drawings and the little ballons above the drawings filled with hard-to-understand words? I guess you won't be able to read this reply then..... maybe your Mom can read it for you.
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Mike
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 03:10pm PT
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Let it go, George...resentment like that will hurt you more than it does anyone any good or bad. Radical is human like all of us.
Anything about Muir is bound to be interesting. I'd like to read about his ascent of the Muir Wall.
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George
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 03:26pm PT
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You are a good man, Mike.
Sometimes I spew out of pure boredom. Or stupidity.
Climbers are a brotherhood, and we should never lose sight of that (even slow Gumbies on W-Crack, right Radical?).
Peace out.
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George
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 03:45pm PT
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P.S.
Mike,
In the spirit of Love and Brotherhood, I’ll refrain from flaming you…
..ya see.. Muir had a gift for adventuring, but I think him climbing the SE face of El Cap in the 1860’s would be about as easy as flying a manned rocket into space…
First ascendants Yyon Chouinard and TM Herbert named their 1965 route in honor of John Muir.
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Copperhead
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 03:49pm PT
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Lovers of Muir...
I believe he had quite a few.
Fellow derelicts and I were enjoying another evening slide show at the lodge, this one about Muir. Suddenly, Dr. Swilly blurted out "He was an Indian rapist!" Some tourists were a bit shocked. The rest of us laughed hysterically. What a bunch of punks.
Rapist or not, he will always be a hero in my book.
The Father of Yosemite.
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George, pull your head out of your ass!!!
You are obviously too ignorant to see that Radical is actually a cool person. Find something better to do.
Cu
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Mike
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:01pm PT
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Thanks for your civil response, Geo....but I got ya on that Muir Wall thing!
= }
Easy on my bro Geo, Copper...he might just be the next chairman of the Neck Manipulation Squad...and he went easy on me...Keep it SICK, homey!
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George
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:01pm PT
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CH,
I just made a peace offering to the world~~ and then I read your inflammatory stupid post?
Yea, Radical is one excellent individual.
I want to be just like him so I can zip past the gumbies and make fun of them on the ‘net afterwards.
Truth is.. I was him. I’ve simul-climbed and soloed past any number of slower climbers on routes in the Meadows.. Mostly with a big smile and a hello. Certainly never re-told the story afterwards about how light they were. And how studly I am.
So I stand corrected. Radical is a cool Dick person.
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George
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:04pm PT
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Mike-
Two points and a high five .. you got me good.
Well, screw this music... . I have 4 hours of daylight left; the granite crag is 90 minutes away... I am outta here now and...
I love you ALL and that includes CH and Radical and all you crazy disaffected lunatics..............
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Copperhead
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:10pm PT
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G
Are you suffering from inflamation?
Don't take the forum so seriously; you're just working youself up.
Maybe you need to laugh as much as I do. Radical is just talking sh#t. Have you never done the same?
Piece...
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stupid moron
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:19pm PT
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All replies to this post are stupid, and all replying are morons.
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Copperhead
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:42pm PT
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Now, now. Don't make me bitch slap you!
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self-righteous stupid moron
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 04:45pm PT
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Damn, thanks for proving my point so succinctly Copperhead. Couldn't have done it better myself.
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Mike
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 05:15pm PT
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We need a chat room sumpthin awful...another way to not climb and waste time...
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LEO Pete
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2002 - 05:26pm PT
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After reading through this thread, I'm a little surprised it degraded to this considering its genuine start. Some of you are real bastards for slinging sh#t at radical on this one, and I'm amazed to find I'm defending the guy.
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Jay
Novice climber
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Sep 12, 2002 - 05:54pm PT
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Radical did admit he's not perfect and I'll wager that you George aren't either.
Anyway... I tried to read one thing from Muir (years ago), it put me to sleep in 5 minutes. I guess I chose the wrong book. What would y'all recommend as a good intro to Muir's work?
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