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Redwreck
Social climber
Echo Parque, Los Angeles, CA
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:08am PT
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So awesome. Thanks Susie!
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:25am PT
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"My once-keen analytical mind has become so dulled by endless hours of baking in the hot sun, thrashing about in tight chimneys, pulling at impossibly heavy loads.... so that now my mental state is comparable to that of a Peruvian Indian, well stoked on coca leaves..." — Warren Harding (1925-2002), Reflections on a broken down climber.
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:34am PT
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Park Rat,
you rock.
warmest regards,
Ray
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FeelioBabar
Trad climber
One drink ahead of my past.
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:44am PT
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cool post. thanks!
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:52am PT
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Thanks for the great post... I knew him from 69 on and he was a great inspiration to me and my climbing ambitions... your words were right on ...
regards
Tom
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guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Nov 12, 2009 - 11:01am PT
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Thank you for the story.
Makes my day.
gk
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Nov 12, 2009 - 11:34am PT
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Hi Susie. Thanks for joining in and welcome to ST as you shed your lurker status. Great story and personal history.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Nov 12, 2009 - 11:42am PT
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Great story.
Thanks for the post (and thanks for the drink or two I'm sure you served me!)
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Nov 12, 2009 - 01:42pm PT
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Really fantastic, Susie! Thanks for that.
To me (and I never met Harding--only have stories and books to go by), it mostly feels like the controversies surrounding him were often stoked by people who were sort of insecure, anxious and needed community recognition of their own feats--not trying to be emphatic here...just a hunch. But the "secure" always upset the "anxious." Though it's obvious that he loved to stir the pot, my guess is it would have happened anyway just by "being" Warren Harding.
Hope you share some more stories!!
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matty
Trad climber
los arbor
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Nov 12, 2009 - 02:54pm PT
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WOW, this is the type of special sauce other taco stands can't deliver. Thanks!
Matt
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Ed Bannister
Mountain climber
Riverside, CA
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Nov 12, 2009 - 02:54pm PT
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Susie,
great post, and I do remember you...
Ed
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 12, 2009 - 04:05pm PT
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Hi Ed,
OMG Sorry your name is not ringing a bell! I need pictures, I think I might have a chance to put bring up some memories.
I am shocked at the wonderful response my musings have had, I think Warren might have said, quit while your ahead kid!
My own motto has been, No Guts, No Glory, this tends to get me in all sorts of trouble. LOL
Best,
Park Rat
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Nov 12, 2009 - 06:02pm PT
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Susie, you are the greatest!
How about another story when you get the chance?
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426
climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Nov 12, 2009 - 06:24pm PT
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Very nice. I've had the privelege of having a couple drinks with Harding a little while before he passed. When a slide of the Cap came up, he feigned innocence...
Classic Batso
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Nov 12, 2009 - 06:25pm PT
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Thanks for posting your recollections of Warren Harding. When people become famous (or notorious) they often become mere caricatures and their humanity and personalities get lost.
More stories please.
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habitat
climber
grass pass
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Nov 12, 2009 - 06:26pm PT
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Susie, easy to see why Warren took to you! Very well said, about his being in awe of the women just like the mountains. That Beryl...she was a lucky gal if you ask me! Must have had her pick. Thanks! ! !
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C. Small wall climber.
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Nov 12, 2009 - 07:31pm PT
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Thanks - a poignant tale. A reminder that all of us have less-known sides, and that our supposed public personas may not be complete or correct. Some acquire and even grow into a caricature, but usually there's more than is immediately visible.
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BrianH
Trad climber
santa fe
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:26pm PT
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Enthusiasm!
That's what comes through to me, at least.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Nov 13, 2009 - 01:40am PT
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Thanks for preserving these unique recollections of Harding for us all
Bump
Karl
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Nov 13, 2009 - 02:41am PT
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Great stuff, Susie! Thanks for sharing your memories of hanging out with Warren, back in the day. It seems clear that Warren appreciated the chance to share his thoughts and have fun with a beautiful and interesting woman, not in the context of being his girlfriend. Sometimes the sexes get put on opposite sides of a fence and we can lose perspective in the process.
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