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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Derek Starr, aka, Roy, great to hear from you. What are you up to these days and where are you?
John Long
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Yeah giving this another MayDay Bump...Late night, can't sleep, but enjoying this cool thread with quite the star-studded cast of contributors!!!
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Roy,
Great to hear from you. What a gripping story. I seem to recall meeting you in JT after that incident, so it didn't cool your ardor for climbing, apparently.
Regards,
Rick
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Hey Derek (Roy),
I think I was in the Valley when that happened. Hope all is well now. I posted this before, but here is my mom leading at BR. I think we hung out with you at JT a few times BITD.
My stepdad's (John Wolfe) friend Al caught a huge rattlesnake that day. He later released it a ways from the rock.
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Classic photo of your mom!!
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MentalEnergy
Trad climber
Riverside, California
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Hello to rock climbers,
I am very gratified that, so many of you who read my Yosemite Valley 'Lost Arrow Direct' rescue ( That occured in 1970. ) message ( Apr 29, 2010 - 09:14am PT ), found that SuperTopo message interesting!
I will tell you once more! I climbed with Andy Embick, a lot during 1968/1969/1970, and I just do not believe he committed 'Suicide'! Something else was happening, to Andy Embick. in Valdez, Alaska, in 2003!
But onwards ...
I am just posting this message, to let you know that, those of you posted messages, regarding my 'Lost Arrow Direct' accident message, that I am going to send all of you, individual emails, thru SuperTopo!
First, I want to say to 'StahlBro', I definitely, remember your stepdad - John Wolfe! He, and his friends, were really, the first rock climbers, I met in Joshua Tree National Monument - 1968/1969. I remember him as a really nice, friendly guy! I did a couple of rock climbs, with him and his friends, in Hidden Valley camp ground. I think he wrote the first Joshua Tree, rock climbing guide. I hope John Wolfe is doing well!
This message is not about 'Big Rock', so I am ending it. I will say more to each of you, in my SuperTopo email contacts, that I will be starting to send this evening.
Have fun, in what ever mountain activities, you are pursuing now! And always remember, to keep thinking and analyzing, about all those events that are happening in your life! You will be glad that made that effort!
Derek Starr ( AKA 'Roy Naasz' )
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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It's always fun to read this thread. Thanks for all the great posts.
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Cannon
Trad climber
Murrieta, CA
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been hearing some nasty rumors that big rock will be closing while they work on the dam. confirm/deny
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Yes it will be closed, probably for a couple of years..
just like last time.
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Riverside, Ca.
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Fack! That's a drag.....
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Cannon
Trad climber
Murrieta, CA
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thanks for the info........i swear i searched the forum for this before i added it to this thread. i dont want it to close
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Doug Tilleskjor
climber
Minnesota
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Apr 14, 2011 - 09:41pm PT
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Hi Don,
Here's my #952-681-9748. Send my your # as well.
On belay!
Doug
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Juan Maderita
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 17, 2011 - 06:30pm PT
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2/11 Update on the pending closure:
Currently, DWR anticipates the Final EIR to be certified by summer, 2011. Following EIR certification, we anticipate completion of the dam remediation design in summer, 2012, and construction to begin in mid 2013. Completion of the dam remediation is expected before the end of 2015. All projects concerning Perris Dam are anticipated to be complete by 2016.
We are trying to keep our web-site ( http://www.water.ca.gov/lakeperris/); updated with the most current schedule available.
Again, thank you for your interest in the Perris Dam Remediation Project.
David L. Panec, P.E.
Chief, Dam Safety Branch
This follow up e-mail added clarification:
Big Rock would likely remain open up until a few months prior to start of construction.
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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 17, 2011 - 11:55pm PT
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Big Rock....cool memories here as well! Roger Barnes, my mentor from Poway, took me there back in '81 when I first started climbing. We made quite a few trips up there over the years.
I could never do the start to EHG either. I did hook the first move though and lead the rest...definitely not in good style (hang-dogging etc.), for it is still quite demanding and runout until the angle backed off, if my memory serves me correctly. That style of climbing seemed to be what we prepared ourselves for (by bouldering at Santee and Mt. Woodson, to name a few) down here in SoCal...friction, crimps, dimes, cracks, and runouts. Edgersanction, Rat Crack, Let it Bleed, Mad Dogs, The Roof, The Flake and all the others are classics in my book. The easy walk-in, the setting, right next to a lake, and taking a dip in the same on hotter afternoons, was always an attraction to me. Pretty cool to hear the earlier history about the place. Thanks!
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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Jan 11, 2012 - 03:23pm PT
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Bump...for history
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 18, 2012 - 12:15pm PT
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Big Bump...
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Great thread! thanks to all for the history lesson.
Just got back from Big Rock, took a 20 year old gym climber out there for his first climb on real rock, he followed The Trough and after a crash course on how to set up an anchor he led Whodennit. He led past the rap anchors to finish at the bucket on the Trough, with 6 feet of rope to spare (50m rope) He readily admits that real rock is much harder than gym rock. He was stoked to climb trad rock, and is fired up to go to Tahquitz.
Great to watch another generation of climbers learning the craft.
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