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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 7, 2008 - 04:15pm PT
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BITD, but not all that far back, there were some very visible movers and shakers in climbing. Where did they all go?
Neil Cannon: lycra enthusiast, had a lycra company (Original Skin) and was a mag and gossip pages staple.
Dale Goddard: exceedingly hard puller and was the industry standard for "lean".
Timmy Fairfield: NM anything goes guy. Nice hairdo most of the time.
Hudon and Jones: alive and well here on the Taco!
Merrill Bitter: fully cranking in the late '90's?
Dan McQuade: Teen model and LV pioneer.
Beth Wald: Photog to the stars.
Geoff Weigand: oh my GOD!
Ken Nichols: roving chopper
Dan Michael: Boulder?
JB Tribout: Frenchy
Alan Watts: Smith Rock pioneer
Mark Rolofson: Boulder?
Stephan Glowacz: Cosgrove look-alike?
"Spider" Dan Goodwin: saw him on the Merv Griffin show!
Russ Raffa: Gunks
(some may be dead edit: condolences)
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WoodySt
Trad climber
Riverside
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Probably got Birdflu and died.
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O.D.
Trad climber
LA LA Land
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And the absolute anti-mover/shaker, Charlie Porter, who sprayed nary a droplet? But who nevertheless, really shook things up?
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Riotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, Arizona
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My vote for the man of the decade: The Doctor (Bloom)
44 and still cranking 5.13, total dedication.
Bakes bread to support habit(s)
Definitely not sold out, yet . . .
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Riotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, Arizona
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Oh yeah!
Jason Khal (the dead baby guy), Evilution FA
What about him.
He really pushes some limits, and not just in climbing.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2008 - 04:32pm PT
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ummm.... back in the day was the operative here. Kehl was in diapers when these dudes were doing their magic.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Don't know about most of them, but Stephan Glowacz is still pushing it just as hard as ever. Particularly in Patagonia.
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Riotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, Arizona
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Sorry I got OT, russ!
Ok what about Bobbie Bensman: The archetypal hard-woman . . .
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Patrick Lingerie, flashing the Snowbird wall, Stevie Wonder playing on his Walkman, illuminated by an errant god-ray that miraculously parts the clouds as he claims the chains.
edit: insert harp music here.
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survival
Big Wall climber
arlington, va
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Russ,
Alan Watts had trouble with his hands for a long time.
(arthritis I think) and has not been climbing much that I know of. I saw an article where he made comments about nobody really pushing new standards at Smith. (veiled spray)
He was the "sport" pioneer, not the old school pioneer.
I believe his 17 yr. old son is a nationally ranked downhill skier. He lives in Bend and does the occasional lecture/slideshow.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Russ...I can answer for a few.
Russ Raffa...just climbed with him this fall. Still a wise guy, married to a wonderful wife and enjoying raising their three year old son.
Beth Wald lives in Boulder, a successful photographer and in a long term relationship with Rolando G.
Mark Rolofson...in Boulder, still cranking new routes and just got married.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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How about Jim Karn?
That guy was all over the mags and then POOF. All gone.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2008 - 05:31pm PT
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"Ghengis" Karn is working at Metolius AFAIK
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Russ wrote: Dale Goddard: exceedingly hard puller and was the industry standard for "lean".
Dale and I did the FA of a route back in 1983 while he was at college in C-Springs. His idea of celebrating was whole wheat bread with butter...mine was a six pack of strong ale. No wonder he stays so lean.
Bobby B lives near Boulder, still cranks and has two young children.
Ditto and Robin run a climbing/training school for children here in Boulder.
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WBraun
climber
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People wear out their bodies and end up on the couch.
The couch is the down fall of the American empire.
Get rid of the couch and "Glory Boys/Girls" of America will once again be.
Aren't you glad I'm here to screw up your thread ......
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Spider Dan has his own website. I think he's in Tahoe...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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In the last 5 years I've had some "face time" with:
Neil Cannon:
Can climb, enjoys community level downhill ski racing, is working on a solution to computer hardware speeds.
Timmy Fairfield:
He's super invested in cranking skills and various climbing biz training spin-offs.
Merrill Bitter:
Spoke with him at a climbing shop in SLC, (IME?) in '04, he looked fit and was working there, 'still climbs.
Tony Yaniro: (bonus sighting)
Chatted 'im up on the same occasion with Merril, he was building a gym (as the designer) for a client in Montana.
Dan Michael:
I run into him here in Boulder, once in a blue moon. Sometimes works as a bike mechanic.
Not sure about his climbing ambitions, but he told me he takes "long walks in RMNP"; is an ardent yoga dude.
Bobbi Bensman:
I fixed her windshield wiper here at our local ski resort a couple weeks back. (I still got the touch, yo!)
...She was repping skis at a demo.
Lynn Hill: (bonus sighting)
Had dinner at her house with Bullwinkle a couple nights ago.
She's pushing her brand forward and raising 4 year old Owen.
Lynn, Bobbi, Robin, and Shelley Dunbar (Presson), still rip it up on the stone, often together.
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Mimi
climber
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Hey Tar, ever run into Coral Bowman or Beth Bennett in Boulder? Did Hallett Peak and some quality Lumpy Ridge climbing with Beth. She was married to Dan Michael BITD. Met Coral on top of the Bastille one day many years back. I knew about her near miss and was totally inspired by her and Beth. Such smooth climbers.
Glad to hear Bobbi and Shelley are doing well. Haven't seen them in years.
Good to hear about Mark Rolofson getting hitched after all these years. Last time I saw him, I was sharing a Boulder hottub with him and Cilley. Was I a lucky girl or what!? Had me steelbelted combat briefs on that day.
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Oli
Trad climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Beth was married to Jim Michael, not Dan, and divorced him quite a number of years ago. Jim. Now there's a raw and phenomenal climbing talent, one of the very few who could almost play on the same level as Jim Holloway. They were great friends. I enjoyed following them around the boulders, long after I had fallen headlong down the other side of my hill. The two Jims were something to behold, on the holds.
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