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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Jun 24, 2012 - 09:36pm PT
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Currently finishing up "Toltec Dreaming" by Ken Eagle Feather, a disciple of don Juan Matus of Castenada fame. It delves into dreaming body experiences and "dreaming while awake," among other things.
Two weeks ago, when I was half way through the book, I woke up one morning with a crystal clear vision about a new route to the left of one I had established last fall. That weekend I rapped over the face, and hidden by 3" diameter lichen were three pristine routes, each containing great movement and hidden holds. Although none are terribly hard, they filled in a previously unexplored 110' high section of cliff.
"A Toltec Dream" 5.7; "Way of the Peaceful Warrior" 5.9; and the last one fell today at NH 5.9+, "Sweat Lodge" named for the 85 degree temps and high humidity.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jun 24, 2012 - 10:54pm PT
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Full Body Burden by Kristen Iverson.
About Rocky Flats, where nuclear triggers were made of plutonium
just outside of Arvada, and Denver, CO, polluting us all with
PU, having a half life of 24,000 years. . .
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Too rushed to check all the above posts but I cracked The Dharma Bums yesterday. One of my students (Thai) asked about the Beats, said his Dad mentioned them, wanted to know if he could read a beat book for the novel component of a lit. class I teach. Sure, I said "I'll read it along with you, if you're Dad has Dharma Bums." The student thinks it odd that an American, Kerouac, would write about dharma. I said, "You'd be surprised what goes down on Turtle Island." My copy is a paperback from 1959, fifty cents from Signet.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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American Gods by Neil Gaiman is an outstanding novel.
I've been on a novel kick lately. For years I was reading only nonfiction. I've rediscovered the fun of a good novel.
I just bought one of Kings Gunslinger books, but haven't started it yet.
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rectorsquid
climber
Lake Tahoe
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The last book I read was Hamlet. That was interesting and not at all like other things I've read in the past.
I might try reading another 'spear play one day when I get up the courage.
Dave
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Dickbob
climber
Westminster Colorado
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Incredible novel about the persecution of the jewish people and the false idea that that the majority of the Germans were in on it together.
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DanaB
climber
CT
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I'm reading "The Best of Supertopo."
Try it.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Making A Real Killing Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West
by Len Akland
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Steven Ambrose D dAY
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Anathem -Stephenson
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Steve Jobs -Isaacson
switching between them as mood swings
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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The Great 1977 Airplane Crash meets the Yosemite-Modesto Pentangle
by Rick Schloss (pre-release version)
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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I read this a couple weeks ago....
It is by far the most amazing story of courage and survival that I have ever read. Absolutely mind blowing what Marcus Luttrell endured.
Here's the synopsis...
"On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive.
This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent to finish him, then crawled for seven miles through the mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers.
A six-foot-five-inch Texan, Leading Petty Officer Luttrell takes us, blow-by-blow, through the brutal training of America's warrior elite and the relentless rites of passage required by the Navy SEALs. He transports us to a monstrous battle fought in the desolate peaks of Afghanistan, where the beleaguered American team plummeted headlong a thousand feet down a mountain as they fought back through flying shale and rocks. In this rich , moving chronicle of courage, honor, and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers one of the most powerful narratives ever written about modern warfare-and a tribute to his teammates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country."
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Wild Ducks Flying Backwards by Tom Robbins
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Shack, that sounds like a real page turner!
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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S.Leeper...It is. I read it in 2 days. I could not put it down.
The synopsis doesn't even begin to do the full story justice. It was basically 4 Seals against about 150 Taliban.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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Here's just one small excerpt from "Lone Survivor"...
And he groped in his pocket for his mobile phone, the one we had dared not use because it would give away our position..and then Leutenant Murphy walked out into the open ground. He walked until he was more or less in the center, gunfire all around him, and he sat on a small rock and began punching in the numbers to HQ.
I could hear him talking. "My men are taking heavy fire...we're getting picked apart. My guys are dying out here...we need help."
And right then Mikey took a bullet straight in the back. I saw the blood spurt from his chest. He slumped forward, dropping his phone and his rifle. but then he braced himself, grabbed them both, sat upright again, and once more put the phone to his ear.
I heard him speak again. "Roger that, sir. Thank you" Then he stood up again and staggered out to our bad position, the one guarding out left, and Mikey just started fighting again, firing at the enemy.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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"The Long Walk" by S. Rawicz. Looks like my third read.
Just finished with "Gervasutti's Climbs."
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Stephanie Bergner
Trad climber
Planet Send
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"The Lacuna," by Barbara Kingsolver in between hundreds of MBE multiple choice questions...
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Uh-oh...good guy SteveW might be turning into an anti-nuke. I was loaned out to Rocky Flats in the last days of the decon and demolition a decade ago...not many structures left now. (above ground)
Interesting history, there...
Doing my annual reading of Look Homeward, Angel and struck with wonder at finding The Godfather quite absorbing. Oh, those murderous Irish ! :-)
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