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10b4me
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the gray bands
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 14, 2008 - 08:31pm PT
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this one from L(wish she was still here)
Re: Croft Mar 31, 2008, 03:51pm PT
Author:
L
climber
From: If only I could remember....
I know Peter from taking classes with him through Vertical Adventures in Joshua Tree. One night, about five years ago, he came into Crossroads alone, and as every table was taken, I offered him a seat at my table where I sat hostage to The World’s Worst Climbing Partner.
Peter sat, and in between small talk about the day’s adventures, proceeded to down a glass of red wine. I’d never seen him drink before, and I have to admit, he got more loquacious with each sip. Normally a man of few words, he soon began a soliloquy on his intention to get a piece of the blueberry pie advertised on the Specials board. It seemed he didn’t care much about burgers or salads, but the blueberry pie had certainly caught his fancy. Red wine and blueberry pie: the dinner of champions.
He’d finished the first glass of wine and was halfway through his second when one of the waitresses told him they were all out of blueberry pie. He looked at her like she was speaking Japanese, wrinkled his brow, and said “What was that?”
“No more pie,” she repeated.
Peter’s shell-shocked gaze slid over to me and The World’s Worst Climbing Partner. “How can they be out of blueberry pie?” he asked, a pained expression on his face.
“Losers,” I murmured, as grieved as he. I’d wanted a piece of blueberry pie, too.
“Just get a brownie,” TWWCP interjected rather impatiently.
We both looked at him as if the top of his head had popped open and a giant slug was oozing out. Not only was he The World’s Worst Climbing Partner, but he was a dumbshit to boot.
“I really wanted that pie,” Peter mumbled, staring into his wine glass. “Why would they say they have it when they don’t? Don’t they know how bad it is to deceive customers like that? I’ve been thinking about that pie since I walked in here, and now…I just don’t know what to do.”
He continued on in this vein, grieving the absence of his flaky-crusted dream, his despair growing as his glass emptied. My glass was empty by that time, too, and the more Peter lamented, the more I laughed. He got funnier and funnier, his sense of injustice at pie deprivation seeming to know no bounds.
TWWCP, on the other hand, grew more and more annoyed…and annoying. It had not been part of his plan to have the world’s greatest climber sitting at our table…it made all of his climbing exploits, which he’d been bombasting me with all day, sound like mud wrestling on a dry lakebed.
When it was finally time to leave the restaurant, we all stood and shook hands. The World’s Worst Climbing Partner lied and told Peter it was good to meet him, I thanked Peter for a very entertaining (read: lifesaving) evening, and Peter, in his humble, slightly tipsy way, said he was off to find some pie. He knew there had to be some somewhere in town.
Peter Croft saved me from terminal boredom that evening in the desert. He will always be my hero.:-)
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Dec 14, 2008 - 08:40pm PT
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Bummed I missed that one, thanks 10b. It is a classic for sure.
Prod.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
the campfire just a ways past Chris' Taco stand
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Dec 14, 2008 - 09:03pm PT
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I remember that one too.
Dang, I gotta go get me some blueberry pie now!
Fletch
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Dec 14, 2008 - 09:09pm PT
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For me, it was this post;....one of the best trip reports ever anywhere;......truly mind boggling;......It's almost unbelievable how much climbing they did on one trip;....day after day;......I've done many of these climbs;...over 30 years;...not 30 days!.....and I was sore for weeks after each one.........just unbelievable motivation, talent, and drive......and kick ass photos too......great, great post.....
http://supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=584543&msg=584543#msg584543
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Dec 14, 2008 - 09:11pm PT
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Second the Joe the climber vote
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10b4me
climber
the gray bands
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2008 - 12:39am PT
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Dang, I gotta go get me some blueberry pie now!
and some Peets coffee to wash it down
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dec 15, 2008 - 11:01am PT
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As usual, L is just a superb writer. . .
WE MISS YOU L!!!!!!
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Dec 15, 2008 - 11:22am PT
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I second that sentiment SteveW.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dec 15, 2008 - 02:40pm PT
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Hey Philo
Haven't seen any new 'TOONZ' from ya.
Let's see some more of that great art!!!!
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Chris2
Trad climber
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Dec 15, 2008 - 04:10pm PT
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Lobbying for his own post.
No Fat, your C of C threads really weren't worth reading.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 15, 2008 - 04:51pm PT
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ferget meritocracy.
i say we keep it like the lil' kids have it lately...
EVERYONE'S a winner.
maybe leave LOCKER out in the cold with a few other trub'l makers, heh.
okokokokok
I vote Don Lauria posts, for top spot.
which one tho????
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Dec 15, 2008 - 05:00pm PT
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I dunno, the Towers Tour, And the Don Lauria posts alone made this place worthwhile, but to pick a best?
The Nose reunion thread and the various montucky, et al, posts have some cool posts that get to the meat of the matter..
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
almost all the way home
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Dec 15, 2008 - 05:27pm PT
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i forget his username, but i really liked the posts about skiing in nepal - the ones from that guy who lived in tahoe back in the day and is now guiding ski trips in the himalaya. i love the photos he was posting. what a life.
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Dec 15, 2008 - 06:21pm PT
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Sad but worthy.
The thread where Ouch is identified by his daughter .
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Dec 15, 2008 - 07:09pm PT
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I vote for either Don Lauria's posts of the FA of Coonyard by McKeown/Amborn. Absolutely classic!
Way back in third place is the Sean and Doug Rap Bolt HD. There were so many layers going on there it was eye opening.
Bruce
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