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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paradise
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 22, 2010 - 06:47am PT
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In the late, 90’s the NPS and the concessionaire planned to develop the “Sunnyside Campground” area into an expanded Yosemite Lodge. Tom Frost was instrumental in spearheading the efforts of many people to protect the climbers’ camp by placing it on the National Historic Register and putting pressure on the NPS to do another planning effort. This resulted in the protection of the climbers’ campground and returning to it its traditional name, Camp 4.
Coincidently, my niece got married in the Bay Area the weekend before this Reunion, so I came from Hawaii for both events and drove with Guido from Santa Cruz to the Valley. The photo session took place in the afternoon in Camp 4.
Camp 4 Dedication, Yosemite 9/25/99-Photo Session
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye-82DUbtHo&feature=related
There were many more group and individual photos taken that afternoon, but these were the pictures that came out the best of those that I took.
The evening program took place that evening in the Lower River Amphitheater.
Camp 4 Dedication, Yosemite 9/25/99-Part 1:
Introduction of the dignitaries and people involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUpuW1qUPBQ&feature=related
Camp 4 Dedication, Yosemite 9/25/99-Part 2:
Jerry Anderson’s gift of the Camp 4 sign replica to the NPS &
Tom Frost’s account of what happened to preserve C4 and why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLkVC7ne8h0&feature=related
Camp 4 Dedication, Yosemite 9/25/99-Part 3:
Dignitaries Speak. TM Herbert’s Reunion with Tom Frost.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxReR6rE3fc&feature=related
Camp 4 Steck, Robbins, Chouinard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk0G77VWxiQ
As the gathering was breaking up and Guido and I walked back to the car, I heard one climber tell his friend, "We should do this every year." Now it seems as tho his wish has come true.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Oct 22, 2010 - 08:50am PT
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Gee Ken, incredibly good photos! I think you can leave your day job now! I am sure many of us here will be grateful to see them and enjoy how good they are, how much you have been able to capture not only of that historic day but of the overall goodness---optimism--- of our group. What a stunning pile of humanity. Just look at all these characters, some about to leave us, all still "going for it" and so thrilled to be together! Still remembering , many still holding the torch.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Oct 22, 2010 - 08:54am PT
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much respect, and many thanks. like time in a bottle.
i marvel at the power of just a handfull with vision,
including the ones that shined the light
so the government could see
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Oct 22, 2010 - 10:09am PT
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Thanks for sharing that. Climbed with 4 of those guys, way back then. I did climb with Donini last week in Indian Creek. He's still cranking at 76. The photo's are classic!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 22, 2010 - 10:12am PT
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Jesus Christ Steve! I'm 67 not 76.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Oct 22, 2010 - 10:15am PT
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The greatest collection of old farts in the history of Yosemite!
Great stuff Boo!
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matty
Trad climber
los arbor
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Oct 22, 2010 - 12:39pm PT
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Thanks Boo, I always enjoy your posts,from early days at stoney to the buttermilks to C4. Pleasure to read/view.
Matt
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paradise
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 22, 2010 - 01:50pm PT
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Thanks, everyone for your kind words. Thanks also for links to other related threads. I KNEW there had to be another thread on here devoted to that event, but after searching the Forum under several different key words, I came up with zip, so here this is.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Oct 22, 2010 - 02:23pm PT
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love a good recap!
it's funny that I find that the fact that I'm not at all the climbing gatherings, entirely consistent with being a climber, moreover that the climbing brethren understands this principal implicitly. Yet it doesn't mean we don't like going to a good party. :)
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Oct 22, 2010 - 02:41pm PT
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Thank you for this thread!
A lot of us needed to see something positive for a change.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Oct 22, 2010 - 03:08pm PT
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Best thread in a L O N G time!
For some reason that pic of Robbins chatting with Pratt almost makes me cry. Those guys were effin bold and the memories they shared would last countless lifetimes. Man I wish I could have been at this meet and I REALLY wish I could have climbed with Pratt...
Of course I would have cowered under his leads.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Oct 22, 2010 - 03:34pm PT
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Boopooch, Supertopo was begun that same year. Rec.climbing was still the happen' chick on that event.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Oct 22, 2010 - 03:47pm PT
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Ken,
The best guess on "Who?" in your first photo from the end of the 2007 "historical photos" thread was Mike Sherrick.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Oct 22, 2010 - 03:52pm PT
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Thanks for posting this. Really great stuff.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Oct 22, 2010 - 04:37pm PT
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A Pantheon.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Oct 22, 2010 - 05:19pm PT
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Ken, it was so awesome to meet you and Guido this summer. What talented, gifted and hilarious guys you are.
The attorney that Frost hired to fight for Camp 4 stayed at Tioga Pass Resort this summer. Great stories he had to tell as well.
Super Grate Thread ! Thanks !
Oh and Donini, it was equally fun talking with you in Salt Lake this summer. Trust me dude, you don't look 67 much less 76 :DD
Cheers, lynnie
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paradise
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 22, 2010 - 05:41pm PT
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Clint: I don't think that was Mike Sherrick, and I don't think he attended that gathering. I would have recognized him there and gotten an individual portrait of him as I did many others whom I know while we were just hanging out around Columbia Boulder. The same guy shows up in one of the videos to which I posted links up-thread, but I don't think his name came up on it. He's a fairly short guy... Maybe when Guido sees the pic, he'll know... Or maybe it's over on the Historical Photos thread.
I'm gonna go throught the Historical Photos thread to which Anders posted a link and see if he's named there, and in the first 60 postings there that I've read so far, there are some questions to which I have answers tho perhaps someone else has answered them down-thread from there.
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Gene
Social climber
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Oct 22, 2010 - 06:19pm PT
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BooDawg,
Thanks so very much for your photos. This is great stuff!
g
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