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Mimi
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 4, 2008 - 01:02am PT
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Mussy's Glory Boys/Girls thread brought this article to mind. Slice of the 80s. A decade of badass women's climbing.
Harv Arnold cover shot.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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"Trains on a diet of fruit, and by leading the Naked Edge twice a week."
Nobody ever got that buff on a diet of fruit. Oranges and bananas and apples are great, but that woman was sneaking some protein into her lunchbox when no one was looking.
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climblight
Mountain climber
Northern NV
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Yur coming up with some cool shit!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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thanks Mimi... I'll have to go look at my Mountain collection... but I think this is just before I started getting them...
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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BTW, the cover shot is of Joyce Rossiter [Bracht] leading Genesis, 5.12c in Eldorado Canyon.
Bruce
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TwistedCrank
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Ideeho
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Bump to keep this in the top 30. Dem wyms iz buffed.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Good timing for this thread-- Rosie Andrews just retired. SHe had been working at Mountain Hardwear.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Good one Mimi.
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Keep this one alive !
One day Alison Osius dragged me up 'five and dime'.
It seemed we enjoyed climbing together so a few days later we went down to the cookie.
We swung leads up to the bottom of Butterballs, which she was going to lead.
Unfortunately at that point the crag went into shade and there was still snow here and there in the valley and the rims were deep, so the temperature plummeted.
Standing on the belay, starting to shiver and deciding which direction to go, I looked at her and said "We both have the same exact amount of clothing, except I have a cotton flannel shirt, and I would offer it to you to wear... but... I am just not that macho"
She laughed and down we went.
She threw that line back at me a few times in the company of story telling.
I still defend, "if you climb two grades harder than I do... I aint giving the shirt of my back just because your the rope gun.... Male or female ;)
Great thread, bump for Alison, Barbara, Rosie and the rest.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Anyone know where Rosie's hangin' these days? Last I saw her she was working for Patagonia in Ventura. I'll never forget climbing a route right next to Rosie and Annie Whitehouse in Black Velvet Canyon and watching Annie, with Rosie's encouragement, pee on a guy who was following too close.
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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holy single digit bodyfat, batmim...most ript?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I'll never forget climbing a route right next to Rosie and Annie Whitehouse in Black Velvet Canyon and watching Annie, with Rosie's encouragement, pee on a guy who was following too close.
Hmmmm. Didn't happen to have your camera with you, by any chance?
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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I didn't, but Charlie Fowler (RIP) was at a belay on Rock Warrior and was burning frames. I never did see any of those pics...Maybe Annie bought them all.
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Gimp
Trad climber
Grand Junction
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Climbed through the winter with Carol Blacks brother and he says she is back climbing at a high standard again and can ski his tail off.
Steve
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homemade salsa
Trad climber
west tetons
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Thanks for posting the scanned article. I had a copy of that from Mountain that I carried around with me for years, made photocopies of for my wanna-learn to climb friends. We were inspired by those gals and that article. It even sortof and remotely engendered the Women That Rock event that we did for a number of years here in the Tetons.
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snakefoot
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cali
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badass...bump for the crags
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Mimi
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 5, 2008 - 01:30am PT
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While hanging out in Eldo during the summers of 83-84, I would have breakfast at Mother's in Boulder and drive to the canyon to look for a partner. I soon met Joyce, who was looking for a belayer while she ticked off the classics. It was a fun experience climbing with her. She was really into it and certainly had the physique.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 30, 2008 - 12:42pm PT
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I had the pleasure of meeting Rosie and Barb Devine at the Gunks Reunion recently and love this article from BITD!
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Nov 30, 2008 - 01:52pm PT
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Rosie starting up Snooky's Return at the Gunks Reunion this year.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 30, 2008 - 01:55pm PT
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Still cut and gleaming like a gemstone!
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