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Rick A
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Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 11, 2007 - 12:44pm PT
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There have been some fun group photos on ST recently, including Raydog’s and Tar’s. Pictures of groups of climbers are a rare thing. It’s hard to get climbers to stand still long enough, and there is a resistance to seeming like a poseur. For pure time transport, though, they are hard to beat, sort of like those stiff civil war pictures taken when photography was just starting and the subjects had to stand still for long moments.
Here’s one from Yosemite, summer of 1979. Light was failing and it’s too dark, but it captures for me that time in the Camp 4 lot, and features a bunch of characters known to Supertopians. It is important to supply the name of each person in the group and I’ll add that later.
Post your group photos here. Identify the people, the place and the year.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 12:53pm PT
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Ricky,
Great fun idea for a thread.
In your post I maybe see, L-R, down low, Mike Lechlinski, John Yablonski, then in back, Jim Bridwell, John Bachar?
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 01:00pm PT
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L-R: Scott Cosgrove, Billy "Swilliam" Russel, Russ "Mussy" Walling, Jo "Jobee" Witford, at Degnan's Deli, 1985/6:
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Mar 11, 2007 - 01:03pm PT
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Here is a Photoshopped version of Ricky A's cool photo.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 01:08pm PT
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That helps Peter,
Dick Shockley on the left.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 01:12pm PT
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C 4 Lot, 1985, Kauk, Walling, Worrall, Mittendorf:
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 01:16pm PT
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Ya, just left of Bachar.
Who's not counted?
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TwistedCrank
climber
Hell
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Mar 11, 2007 - 02:05pm PT
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Lot's of space to get away there...
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Mar 11, 2007 - 02:33pm PT
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Typical night of Milk Challenge at Pete's in Hueco, 1997:
One of these kids is not like the other kids...Halloween party at Todd Gordon's:
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 11, 2007 - 02:41pm PT
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Jorge posted this a while back. Probably taken in 1972. I am sorting gear. Ajax Greene is observing in background. Rik Reider is inspecting my stuff--George, Rik and I climbed up a bit of CPoF that day to take pictures. Rick Hatch is sitting on the car hood. Ray Jardine is playing guitar. And Jim Erickson--as best as I can tell--is scratching himself. I think Jim wore those same clothes in every photo of him for the entire year.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Mar 11, 2007 - 02:44pm PT
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BVB, Off White, Guy Andrews (RIP), Neil Konami, Galen Kirkwood, Frank Noble, Watusi (1977)
Neil earned the black bar and general shunning by abandoning his belay post during a rockfall event on the first pitch of Stoners Highway, running into the woods leaving Galen unbelayed quite a ways off the deck.
Guy died near the summit of Aconcagua on the first alpine style ascent of the south face.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 11, 2007 - 03:31pm PT
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There are at least seven people in this photo that can be identified by SuperTopians of a certain age. Maybe more, if they identify themselves. Circa 1974.
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salad
climber
San Diego
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Mar 11, 2007 - 07:10pm PT
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who's the guy on the far left? poor mofo looks a lot like me.
just me, or do ya see it?
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2007 - 10:37pm PT
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Peter-Thanks for your deft touch with Photoshop Now, can you do something about Jim E.’s hand in Roger’s picture?
Left to right: Dick Shockley, Jim Bridwell, Tobin Sorenson with his girlfriend Maria in front of him and Mike Lechlinski in front of her, Mike Graham, John Bachar with John Yablonski in front of him, and Karl M. from San Diego on the far right.
Roger- I recognize you, and Chuck Pratt?. Otherwise, I’m stumped.
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WBraun
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Mar 11, 2007 - 10:49pm PT
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Looks like Royal there in the front & maybe a Joe Faint. Like WTF with these stoic poser positions in that photo.
Isn't there any life from those guys? Who took that photo? The guy should have gotten Timmy O'Neil to do a spiel for them.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 11, 2007 - 10:50pm PT
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Awesome photos.
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goatboy smellz
climber
colorado
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Mar 11, 2007 - 10:58pm PT
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Mike, that photo is top shelf.
we can all relate...
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 11:46pm PT
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Werner "The Bogwaun", JohnMittendorf "Deuce", Dave Schultz "The Iron Monkey", C4 lot, 1985:
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Mar 11, 2007 - 11:56pm PT
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Cool photo Roy!
Brings back a lot of memories.
Thanks,
Ken
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Tarbuster
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Mar 11, 2007 - 11:56pm PT
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pssst,
Hey Werner:
Roger's foto was from a time when people were real big time serious about getting their picture taken, 'K?
...not like these guys:
Tim Messick, Bruce Brossman, Bob Ashworth, Doug Kerr, Bruce Hawkins, at "The Rat Room", T Meadows, 1987.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:09am PT
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TB,
Is that really Doug? I don't know if I have seen him without a beard.
Ken
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nita
climber
chico ca
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:19am PT
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Yeah, That pic- does not look like Doug.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:26am PT
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You guys stop pickin' on me.
If I say it's doug Kerr, then it is OK?
I always remembered that you have a great smile Nita.
Hi Ken.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:32am PT
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I had never seen a photo of Tobin, except for that one of him on Insomnia, wearing cords with his wallet sticking out of his back pocket.
It would be great if anyone else had other pics of him.
I'd love to see them.
Thanks.
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nita
climber
chico ca
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:34am PT
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I am surprised you know who I am...I was sooo Damm shy...
You tooo Damm Handsome.
I thought the person looked more like Bill frye/ than doug Kerr.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:35am PT
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Mustaches...what a funny boy trend!
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Tarbuster
climber
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:49am PT
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I agree, If your gonna shave, then why not finish up dangit?!
Anyways, here's some tomm foolery style alley cat herding.
(care of Tom Carter & an Accomplice, like maybe Chris Falkenstein) circa '86, from the T Meadows gast station MTN School.
stien,
no stein.
well you know who I mean...
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Tarbuster
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Mar 12, 2007 - 12:59am PT
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If you evar see these hooligans, quietly back away and go drink your beer sumwhere's else:
Russ Walling, Billy Russel, Um, Roy McClenahan, Scott Cosgrove.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:00am PT
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These are the only two pictures that I have depicting climbers in groups greater than 3. It was fun finding the first pic since it was the first time that I'd met several of the people in it...and I've known them all now for many years. They'd tell you that the funny thing about the picture was that it 'round about the time I nearly killed them with my driving (they learned). The second if from a women's self rescue clinic that an excellent woman named Olga w/ whom I've lost touch had set up at the Davis Rocknasium.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:07am PT
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You guys can't go around talkin' 'bout this, 'K?
What happens on the taco, stays on the Taco.
Claude Fiddler, Dave Hitchcock, Peter Mayfield, Dave Diegelman, Roy McClenahan, T Meadows gay beach, 1980.
Photo by Jane Harder.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:13am PT
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Jeepers!
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nita
climber
chico ca
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:14am PT
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Tooo Funny! Maysho would be a cute girl...A little chesty too
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:15am PT
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Who says it's hard to herd climbers? I mean, they stay in the same places, behave consistently, wear similar clothes, and, to make it easy, insist on tieing themselves together.
A (small) group from Squamish, 1978. Left to right Simon Tooley, anonymous, Tami Knight, Peter Croft.
The memorial for Daryl Hatten, summit of Stawamus Chief, September 2004:
Front Row (left to right)
Dean Hart, Dave Vernon, Kevin McLane, dog hindquarters, Rick Clements, Richard Alden, Tami Knight, Ward Robinson, Dave Nicol, Dave Lane, Wayne Miller, Dave Fulton, John Arts, John Howe.
Back Row (left to right)
Scott Flavelle, Joe Turley, part of a head, Gordie Smaill, Mark Gandy (part of head), Jim Brennan, Randy Atkinson, Greg Foweraker, Don Serl, Perry Beckham, Hamish Fraser, Dave Yerian, Rick LeDuc (part of head), Bruce MacDonald, Simon Tooley, Stewart Wozny, Bruce Kay, Errol Weis, Jim Sinclair, Peder Ourom.
(Originally on the Daryl Hatten's daughter thread - http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=192446&msg=213615#msg213615
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
one pass away from the big ditch
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:32am PT
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Bunch of tards (no one infamous,yet); but there's something to be said for chillin midday,
whip up a sammich and beer, and go back to it for more bouldering on granite.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:51am PT
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Thanks for posting the Daryl Hatten thing.
I sent an email to his daughter.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 12, 2007 - 10:16am PT
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Blinny,
It’s possible it could have been the summer of 1978, but I am sure it is no earlier than that.
Rick
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Mar 12, 2007 - 10:53am PT
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Okay Ricky! Erickson was too good a climber and too fun a person to go down in History as a perv.
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rmuir
Social climber
the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Mar 12, 2007 - 11:05am PT
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Old. Been posted before.
Left to right: Gib Lewis, Robs Muir, Randall Grandstaff, George Meyers, Mari Gingery, Al Bartlett, Dave Yerian, Mariah Cranor,
Clark Jacobs, Rick Accomazzo, Mike Lechlinski, Craig Fry, Dave Evans, Steve West.
Old. Very old.
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Chris Wegener
Trad climber
St. John, Virgin Islands
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Mar 12, 2007 - 01:45pm PT
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Here is one somewhat more recently showing that life goes on but the meadows are forever.
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Mar 12, 2007 - 02:58pm PT
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Chris, please post that up at 800 pixels wide so we can see everyone.
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rmuir
Social climber
the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Mar 12, 2007 - 03:25pm PT
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The Garden_Gnome said, "Chris, please post that up at 800 pixels wide so we can see everyone."
Yeah. And if you crop it judiciously, we'll also be able to see the faces even better when you scale it up. (Plus, if you crop it REALLY judiciously, we won't be able to see Waugh-zoo!)
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Tarbuster
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Mar 12, 2007 - 11:05pm PT
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G_Gnome & Mr Robs have spoken; we're waiting.
...While we wait, here's John Mittendorf, John Yablonski, Richard Harrison, Kevin Worrall, (the dark haired guy is Wendel), circa early 80's, C4 lot:
Ken Ariza, Grant Hiskes, Billy Blitzo; same time, same place:
Roy McClenahan, Dick Cilley, Scott Cosgrove, T Meadows, '86:
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crusher
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Santa Monica, CA
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Mar 13, 2007 - 01:40am PT
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From the Stonemasters Reunion...
Back row l to r: Boogleman, Mike L., Odile, Levy, Gary K. and Billy B.
Front row l to r: Matt, Lynn and Mari G.
In front is Pat N. In the way back is Tony S. and Mireles shooting me shooting them. Good times!
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Tarbuster
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Mar 13, 2007 - 11:02am PT
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Without people none of this would have any meaning.
There'd be no partners.
No rich tradition of routes.
No history.
No love.
No nothin'.
So I'm all about this thread.
More from the Stonemasters Reunion:
What a crew.
L-R, BVB's Daughter Hanna, Rob Stahl & Daughter, Jocelyn Van Belle, Bob Van Belle, Kim Carpenter, Spencer Lennard.
"Big" Bob Bolton, Kim "Bearamia" Carpenter (or was it Bear Squared, or just Dave...), Eddie "Mo" Sampson, Jim "Bird" Bridwell.
Top L-R, Mike Graham, Johny Woodward, Kim Carpenter.
Bottom, L-R Dave Evans, Randy Vogel, Darrel Hensel.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 13, 2007 - 08:59pm PT
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Thanks all for contributing.
Rmuir- The one you missed is George Meyers, aka Jorge.
Peter- Magic! Much better now. Roger and Jorge, please burn the original.
Roy, you are right, the climbs are impressive, but the people are what is really memorable.
A group from Britain in 1977: Yank Gib Lewis in the foreground, 70’s Gritstone master Al Manson tied in, and I don’t recall the guys sitting down. Mick Ryan from UK Climbing, any help regarding the area (Stanage?), the climb or the others?
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Tarbuster
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Mar 13, 2007 - 10:50pm PT
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Thanksgiving Ledge, El Cap, maybe mid 80's.
Russ "The Fish" Walling, Doug "Reudi McNougat" Macdonald, Eddie Mo Sampson:
photo Doug Macdonald collection
Brad, Dick Cilley, Shelley Presson Dunbar, Eric Erickson, unknown blonde dude, T Meadows 1985:
The missing John Rosholt, Shelley again, Mike & Brenda Waugh & Jim ___, T Meadows, '85:
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 13, 2007 - 11:18pm PT
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Dude this rocks!
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Tarbuster
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Mar 13, 2007 - 11:41pm PT
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Greg "The Driver" Byrne, Russ "Mussy" Walling, Bill "Chez" McChesney, the Drivers Van, maybe on the Eastside, maybe in the late 80's:
Photo Walling Collection
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Tarbuster
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Mar 13, 2007 - 11:48pm PT
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For me, this'n is as good as it gets.
John Thacker, Kieth Cunning, Mike Lechlinski, John Long circa 79-82:
Photo by the Uplander
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John Cox
Trad climber
London, England
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Mar 14, 2007 - 09:06am PT
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Hah, nothing I like better than getting in ahead of Mickfax!
Rick A – the picture you have posted from the UK is of Curbar Edge. The R facing corner-crack in the background is the Joe Brown classic Elder Crack, while the arête immediately to its left (not the skyline; just right of it) is the more recent Last Great Problem Elder Statesman, climbed by Steve McClure a couple of years ago after many attempts over the years by Britain’ best.
It’s a while since I’ve been there, but I’m pretty sure the climb your gear is in is Usurper E4 6a, which in 1977 would have been very recently put up by Nicky Stokes (if at all: I think actually it was maybe done that year). The crack the gear is in is pumpy but easy, then a rest beneath an overlap, then hard moves over it on flaring finger and other jams in blind cracks?
I don’t know who the climbers are – the chap with the long hair and bandanna looks a little like Andy Parkin, but a lot of people did in those days.
You know you are famous over here in our Llanberis Pass guidebook for your observation – ‘I got half way up your Right Wall and just ran out of gas’? I know how you felt – same thing happened to me.
Got any more?!
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Mar 14, 2007 - 09:28am PT
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Roy-- per that pic of John Thacker, Kieth Cunning, Mike Lechlinski, and me circa 79-82 (actually '78), where'd you ever get that shot?? I weighed like 210 lbs. back then and it's a wonder I ever got my fat ass up anything.
JL
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Off White
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Tenino, WA
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Mar 14, 2007 - 09:58am PT
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Roy - your unknown blonde dude looks a little like Steve Amter who I knew in Tucson in 86-87, but the memory is a little blurry. I should nudge Grossman and see if he can confirm. Speaking of which, he's got to have some old Beanfest photos worth posting to this thread.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 14, 2007 - 10:16am PT
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Largo,
That shot was posted by the Uplander, during the Stonemasters threads, but maybe in his own thread. We emailed each other a bit at the time, he told me who he was but I couldn't tie the name to a face. He chimed in with some pretty good stuff. I had a computer crash, lost the data and don't remember his name.
Off White,
That guy was in the meadows for just that one summer, or at least not a regular during the 80's. Steve sounds right.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 14, 2007 - 10:47am PT
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From a recent gathering of East Side Cats.
Chuck Cochrane, holdin' court, with Bill Russel & Tom Carter,
East Side Sierra 2006:
Carter's turn in the bright seat:
Carter, Jim Keating, Bob Harrington:
Dave Hichcock & Dave Bircheff:
Ellie Hawkins & Phil Bircheff:
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Mar 14, 2007 - 11:38am PT
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Last weekend at Josh. Even the best of us are getting old. Tony Y top roping 5.7.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 14, 2007 - 11:40am PT
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is that really Tony Y?
Enduro?
I see some girthage.
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Tarbuster
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Mar 14, 2007 - 11:53am PT
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Tony still climbs 5.14 Ray.
G Gnome needs a noogie for the troll factor.
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Mar 14, 2007 - 11:59am PT
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Yes Ray, that really is the great Yaniro. Mind you, the great Wazoo and I were also seen taking a ride on that 5.7, but then we both did the 5.12 just to the left of it. Tony is recovering from a crushed foot.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Mar 14, 2007 - 12:01pm PT
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I have no doubt Enduro still cranks...
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Tarbuster
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Mar 14, 2007 - 12:14pm PT
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Thanks for clearing that tid bit up Jan.
'Cuz we're on a need tah know basis.
Here's Walleye, Tim Messick, Ed & Sabine Barry, Peter Croft, at the T Meadows Mtn School, early-mid 90's:
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Slabmonger
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Mar 14, 2007 - 12:45pm PT
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similar to the Erikson photo posted earlier, what's he doing on the far right?
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John Cox
Trad climber
London, England
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Mar 14, 2007 - 06:10pm PT
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Rick A
Actually my previous guess was rubbish. On reflection I think the one sitting down in the white jersey on the rock is John Syrett, gritstone god and mate of Al Manson, and the one in the white trousers is Graham 'Streaky' Desroy, another Yorkshire climber of the period (and the present for that matter).
The guy on the right is bugging me: I'm sure I've seen him before, but I can't put a face to him.
Good company you were keeping.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2007 - 09:34am PT
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John,
If given the choice,I would decline the honor of a citation in the guidebook for falling, no matter how well-deserved! Thanks for helping with the names in the picture. I seem to recall Martin Berzins was one of the group we met around Leeds. We had a stellar trip, with marvelous climbs and good blokery everywhere we went.
Rick
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Mar 15, 2007 - 09:49am PT
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Slabmonger,
Stalking the pink jaguar?
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John Cox
Trad climber
London, England
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:11am PT
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Rick
Actually it was only one edition of the guidebook, I think. On a happier note, Accomazzo’s Wall on Fachwen, the bouldering area on the hill above Llanberis, made the same guidebook. I enjoyed this problem although it is a little difficult to find without local assistance, and I fear is now sinking into obscurity (Fachwen is deeply unfashionable).
Is it possible that the photo was taken on the day of the actual first ascent of Usurper? I have done a bit of armchair research by taking the liberty of posting the photo on a couple of UK sites, and some of my fellow gritstone-history geeks think that the chap in the white top is Nicky Stokes, who made the FA seconded by Al Manson.
John
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Chris Wegener
Trad climber
St. John, Virgin Islands
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Mar 15, 2007 - 07:12pm PT
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Tarbuster--
I'm pretty sure the unidentified blonde guy is Eric Ericson.
Regards, Chris
p.s. sorry about the resolution but I use flickr as a host and that is as big as it gets.
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Mar 15, 2007 - 07:29pm PT
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Chris, Eric is leaning against the car. The other blond guy on the right is the unknown.
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Slabmonger
climber
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Mar 15, 2007 - 08:32pm PT
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marty(r), WTF? Is that what you call that?
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Tarbuster
climber
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:34pm PT
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No, No...
Blitzo is merely performing an unabashed girth check.
Either that or he was blazin' and thought it was detaching...
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Tarbuster
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:40pm PT
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Brentz, his luvlee Gal, & der MussWadd, Hueco, maybe '89-90:
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Tarbuster
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:47pm PT
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Luigi, Gino, Guido, & Tarbini, San Giminano, outside Italian Doli's, '93:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Mar 15, 2007 - 11:04pm PT
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Nobody who's famous for climbing.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2007 - 11:12pm PT
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Rattlesnake sighting at Suicide, late 70's.
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goatboy smellz
climber
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Mar 15, 2007 - 11:46pm PT
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L-R;
Slick,
Angel,
lite Jay,
Wildman,&
Lila
recovering in Wyoming.
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Tarbuster
climber
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Mar 16, 2007 - 01:11am PT
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nice.
A thin selection ot Super Taco Poseurs.
...and LOIS:
Brilliant selection originally made by Blitzo I think, or maybe Anders, or...
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Indianclimber
climber
Las Vegas
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Mar 16, 2007 - 10:12am PT
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A group of Supertopo trolls?
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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Mar 16, 2007 - 10:41am PT
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I'll bump this action.
Buzz, you got a Royal and a Royal clone in your front row, but I can't tell the diff. Real shady types in the back row.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 16, 2007 - 11:56am PT
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Yeah. Good catch. It is a little known fact that Royal's other brother is also named Royal. Sort of explains the name, in a perverse way. Very different personalities. Led to lots of confusion. They had the ability to substitute themselves mid climb without anyone knowing. We all know the feeling where you start up with one partner and feel like you end with another. Pratt was in on it, but he was so quite most of the time.
You are in there too, Ryan--you and Peter Mayfield in your early days of dressing as girls. Criminal if you ask me. Some of the other characters include Jello, Deuce, Chris Vandiver, Dick Erb, DMT, Brutus, Karl, Lois, Crimpester, and Mimi.
Cannot make it the sushifest--I lost my last appeal and starting serving my time last week.
Buzz
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Mar 16, 2007 - 12:01pm PT
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OK Rick, I'll venture an ID guess on that last one:
Base of right side of Weeping Wall.
Jan (G_Gnome) McCollum, Mike Pope, Alan Nelson, Unknown knee (but those shoes should be a clue), Unknown big guy, Mari Gingery, Perhaps Lynn behind the trees, and possibly moi?
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Mar 16, 2007 - 01:01pm PT
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I have no connection or recollection of any of the creatures in tar's post four up-thread, and resemble his remark.
Being of Norwegian descent, and having even been to Trollheimen (= "Home of the Trolls": another story, for another day), I know a troll when I see one. The four in the picture are, L-R, Piton Ron, dirtineye, Juan de Fuca and DaftRat. (The latter as himself.) Photographer tar. I'm not sure who the dainty ethereal elf is, but LEB is as good a guess as any. She looks a little out of place.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2007 - 11:16pm PT
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Randy,
I think you got everyone right in that picture, including yourself. I also was guessing it was you with your back to the camera.
Rick
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rbolton
Social climber
The home for...
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Mar 19, 2007 - 11:46pm PT
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Lets play name the old people...
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rmuir
Social climber
the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Mar 22, 2007 - 07:41pm PT
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Ooh. I see Old People (who once were much younger)!
September, 1974. Dominique Thomas, Al Bartlett and Robs Muir had just topped-out on a three-day ascent of the Salathé. (Big Al's in the full-lotus position.) Quite unexpectedly, we were met at the El Cap summit cairn by Gunnar Swanson and Jim Hoagland who hauled-up a fresh honeydew melon. Sweet!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Apr 26, 2011 - 07:53pm PT
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 08:07pm PT
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Cool pics.
More newer stuff, eh? Maybe the younger guns and older from Flandersfest.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Apr 26, 2011 - 10:39pm PT
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Bluering: Re your request for-
More newer stuff, eh? Maybe the younger guns and older from Flandersfest. -
Sorry!
As "regional cultural enlightenment" for you.
Idaho climber photos from the early 1970's.
Pioneer Range party in 1971.
Same party.
Sawtooths in August 1971.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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Jtree group shot in 2009'er..
The legacy does live on...somewhat.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 11:05pm PT
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Not sure but herding Swedes is pretty close to herding cats methinks.
It's a good thing they're a phlegmatic lot.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 11:08pm PT
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Good Lord, Reilly! Clusterfuk (in Swedish) comes to mind!
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Apr 26, 2011 - 11:09pm PT
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Third time for this photo on this thread. I have no comment about Billy, but I bet the previously-unidentified biker is CF.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 11:12pm PT
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Bluey, yes, but anywhere else there would have been fisticuffs.
Not in Sweden though.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 20, 2011 - 02:59pm PT
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Bumpin this one, stumbled across it, can't believe I never saw it....too many great shots to miss.
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adam d
climber
The Bears, CA
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Jun 20, 2011 - 03:38pm PT
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From a big Joshua Tree gathering a few years ago...
Two of these guys (Ben and Josh) are on an expedition to the Charakusa Valley in Pakistan now.
Follow them here:
http://charakusa2011.wordpress.com/
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 20, 2011 - 04:26pm PT
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Peace
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jaaan
Trad climber
Chamonix, France
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Jun 20, 2011 - 04:32pm PT
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Here's one of the good guys...
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 21, 2011 - 11:31am PT
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I love that picture of Croft and Lauria, they both look like the cat that just ate the canary!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jun 21, 2011 - 05:41pm PT
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Rodger "Strappo" Hughes, Pierette Balou,Olaf Mitchell, Maurice Reed and Russ Clune sitting around the camp fire in Indian Creek circa 1980
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jaaan
Trad climber
Chamonix, France
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Jun 22, 2011 - 09:04am PT
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Here's another of Bob Kamps in the Needles in 1979:
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Jun 22, 2011 - 10:58am PT
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Atop Cannon Cliff after an ascent of Vertigo, circa 1984.
Steve Reed, me in the beret, Peter Gheen (later died in a rappelling accident in bad weather in the Alps), and a British guy whose name I can't remember.
Second cross country trek with me on the left, Mark (last name unknown) in the center, and Jim Andrews (AKA "Flash") on the right. The big phallic symbol in the background has something to do with aliens and is under contract to be moved to the Denver airport...
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Bumping some incredible photos!
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Dec 23, 2012 - 05:58pm PT
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Can't believe I missed this first time around.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Dec 23, 2012 - 07:54pm PT
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Thanks for digging up the gold bvb!!
Here's one of some Squamish punks..
Left to right; Nina "hinina", "lurker" Kyle, Sabine, Scott, Nathan "soloclimber" Roberts, Sandra, Yula "the pup", Luke "The Kid" Cormier, Aislinn, Ryan.
Big Mike aka Mike Cowper Photo
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Rockin' Gal
Trad climber
Boulder
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Dec 25, 2012 - 03:43pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 25, 2012 - 04:45pm PT
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the Flames, ca. 1974.Reprobates of the seventies. Leaders of the twenty-first century.
M_I_C, See ya real soon.
K_E_Y, Why? Because we like ya!
M_O_U_S_E.
Not a solid 5.10 leader among us! Just amateur funhogs.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Sep 23, 2017 - 08:05pm PT
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Cool thread bump!
Too bad so many pics have gone dark w/Photobucket's new policies.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Sep 23, 2017 - 08:30pm PT
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Six on N. Sixshooter, May 6, 1986 :-) Good times!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 24, 2017 - 06:42am PT
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Sep 24, 2017 - 12:09pm PT
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Great stuff here.
Nice to see this thread come up again!
Can anyone name the climb with Bob Kamps leading a steep thin crack, photo by Jaan, a ways up? Presumably, Needles. (Jun 20, 2011 - 04:32pm PT)
I don't know if I've ever placed my hands on those holds, but they are reminiscent of so many other climbs on California granite.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 24, 2017 - 02:41pm PT
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Sep 24, 2017 - 08:57pm PT
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The pictures up-thread of Bob Kamps were taken by Jon de Montjoye, currently living in Provence. He is climbing Silver Threads at The Needles.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 24, 2017 - 09:07pm PT
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Latok 1 reunion June 2016
Back...George Lowe, Thomas Huber, Jim Donini, Michael Kennedy
Front...Jeff Lowe
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Sep 24, 2017 - 11:09pm PT
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From the sublime (above) to the ridiculous (below). The Latok 1 team rules!
It's easy to herd "Cool Cats".
The high school mountaineering club and sponsor teacher in Saas Fee, Swiss Alps--long, long ago.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 25, 2017 - 05:57am PT
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Ed Hartouni, Linda Jarit, me, Moosedroo, Donini, Ralph Tingey
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