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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 11:50am PT
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The best I can do...I believe Brutus and Em were doing pancakes under the Greentop in the background.
Pictured are Hartouni, Murcy, Crimpie, Fattrad, Jingy, Jaybro, and Ablegable (Eric Gable). And myself.
I hate to sound sappy, but I love you guys.
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snowey
Trad climber
San Diego
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Jun 14, 2009 - 12:02pm PT
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I never met Bruce but during my contact with him during the whole MSMR controversy he was polite and logical. He seemed to be the only that didn't get sucked into the emotional side of the argument and functioned as the voice of reason. I felt that this positively reflects on his character.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 12:33pm PT
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 12:36pm PT
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love the pic of Brutus with 'Batso'
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Jun 14, 2009 - 12:39pm PT
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When the last rose of summer pricks my finger,
And the hot sun chills me to the bone,
When I cant hear the song for the singer,
And I cant tell my pillow from a stone,
I will walk alone by the black muddy river,
And sing me a song of my own,
When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain,
And the stars start to splatter in the sky,
When the moon hits the southwest horizon,
With the scream of an eagle on the fly,
I will walk alone by the black muddy river,
And listen to the ripples as they moan,
Black muddy river, roll on forever,
I don't care how deep or wide, if you've got another side,
Roll muddy river, roll muddy river, black muddy river, roll.
When it seems like the night will last forever,
And theres nothing left to do but count the years,
When the strings of my heart begin to sever,
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears,
I will walk alone, by the black muddy river,
And dream me a dream of my own,
I will walk alone, by the black muddy river,
And sing me a song of my own, sing me a song of my own.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Jun 14, 2009 - 12:49pm PT
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Goddamn Reeper, quit taking the good ones!
Bruce was the inspiration for the 'Elders of Wide' moniker and a whole lot of adventure. I'd followed his trip reports for ten years before meeting him and each time I ran into him he was full of humor, enthusiasm, and drive...even on the 5.7s at the gym.
Em, if you're reading, know that there's love and support at the ready from many corners of the inter-tent.
Does anyone know how to get in touch with Alex Schmauss? If he hasn't heard already, someone should let him know of Bruce's passing.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 01:02pm PT
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Pic taken when heading back out from recon ona crag that sits behind a locked road that "mysteriously" opened for us...
Munge - "Hey Brutus, isn't it going to look kinda funny if one of them finds us on that side of the gate?"
Brutus - "What do you mean? The gate was open when we found it."
keys to adventure
edit- Sprock, that's not HH.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Jun 14, 2009 - 01:11pm PT
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full props for hetch hetchy, as that is Highly Illegal and hugely enforced!
Lars Holbek, another Hetch Hetchy boater, is the only other person i know of to do that.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 01:40pm PT
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Reserved for our brother...
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jun 14, 2009 - 01:47pm PT
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I feel so very sad to read this - a man I never met yet to whom I owe so much! My condolences to Brutus' friends and family.
I have only read the first posting, but wanted to tell you what Bruce did for me. Some years ago, he made an early ascent of Tempest, a very hard route up the SE Face of El Cap starting out of the Alcove in the South Seas area. He told me that he had used Russian Aiders on this wall, that he found that they performed exceptionally well for him, and that I really ought to try them.
When I told him I had no source for them, as Trango no longer made them, Brutus packed up his only set of Russkies [a rare and unreplaceable gem of gear in the climbing world] and mailed them to me up in Canada. What a trusting soul was Brutus - to mail his only set of gear up to me so I could give them a try.
I was sold on them immediately, and later returned them to Bruce - but knott before I found myself a pair!
And that was Brutus - a rare and unreplaceable gem of a man in the climbing world.
With profound sadness,
Pete Zabrok
Ontario, Canada
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Jun 14, 2009 - 02:21pm PT
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Wow Pete. I posted some pics from that ascent of Tempest up thread with Bruce wearing those russian aiders.
Here's a re-post.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Jun 14, 2009 - 02:24pm PT
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I am so sorry for his family and friends.
I was comming back from the local crag 2 weeks a go
and some punk TOTALED my car, I walked away.
Driving, ugh...
When I finally get on the wide, I will think of your friend, Brutus of Wyde.
Sincerely,
Joe.
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JohnRoe
Trad climber
State College, PA
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Jun 14, 2009 - 02:52pm PT
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So sad. Never met the man but could "hear" his distinctive voice since I started lurking on r.c many years ago now.
Another shout out of sorrow and sympathy
John
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HandCrack
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 05:26pm PT
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I've been in shock since I heard about this yesterday. It's just so very sad; I'm at a loss for words to describe how badly I feel.
I met Bruce when we both lived in Santa Barbara in the early eighties. We climbed locally in S.B. and a number of other spots, including Joshua Tree, Red Rocks, and the Eastern Sierras. Most memorable of all was doing The Prow in Yosemite, where he taught me a lot about aid climbing and did more than his share of the work needed to get us to the top.
I remember following him on many off-widths and squeeze chimneys before I learned from others how hideous they could be!
We had been in touch very little in the recent past, but I still hoped that I would have the chance to climb with him again sometime.
What I'll remember most about Bruce was his boundless energy. I don't ever remember him getting tired, indeed there were many times I wished he would slow down some so I might have a chance to keep up with him!
He was singled-minded in his approach to climbing - totally committed to the sport in all its facets - truly a climber's climber. His loss is a great blow to the family of climbers.
For me, and I'm sure for many others, this is going to take some time to get over.
Brandt Allen
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 05:39pm PT
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His Summitpost profile photo..
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 05:41pm PT
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The Wagon Wheel properly slung on the route Wagon Train
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 05:45pm PT
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Pic from Los Alamos Mountaineer site... who now host the North American Classics data...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 14, 2009 - 05:46pm PT
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From Karl's site... Brutus on Galatic Hitchhiker
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Jun 14, 2009 - 05:58pm PT
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I never met Brutus, but felt that I knew him from his posts, an awesome trip report from the Muir, etc...I don't know what to say...other than he seemed like a great guy, I knew he had recently been married...devastating for those who knew him.
Sincerely,
Doug
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Jun 14, 2009 - 07:12pm PT
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Around 1980, Pat Brennan, myself, and Bruce left the trailhead at about 7:00 in the evening on Christmas Day to go to the top of San Gorgonio Peak in So. California......we hiked with headlamps for hours and it got colder and windy, and about 2:00 AM we reached the top in windy, probably sub zero temps;...I had a full down suit on.......it was cold and windy, but not too cold to get out the wild turkey for a few nips on the summit.....the lights from the freeway down on I-10 were fabulous, and the evening was magic.
Another adventure with a very adventurous lad, Bruce Binder....the climbing world misses Bruce greatly....
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