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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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Hey Doo! I thought it was a bit premature to welcome you when you hadn't even shown up yet, but now that you are here, I'm SO PLEASED. Now if we can only get the Big Black Dog to come out of his hole and bring his artistic talents, his stories, his photos, and his big nose to the campfire, the circle will be enlarged...
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Dennis, Roger, Ken, Guido: I am very happy that you are all willing to share some of your climbing and partying history on this site.
Thank you.
More Please!!!!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Couple more shots of the lads in hopes of getting McClinsky to come up at least once?
And one I know you have all seen this at least once but I don't think Boo or Hennek have and certainly not Russ McLean. Pre Taleban
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Now, don't give me a bunch o' shite for this, but DH was a damn handsome lad! No problem with the ladies I bet!
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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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Guido, that’s a memorable shot of us 3 in front of McClinsky’s tent cabin in the Tetons, the year he guided up there. What year was that? I’m thinking it was ’71, because later that summer, Guido and I went down the Colorado thru Grand Canyon with Mary Bomba, Jack Miller, among others on the non-commercial trip that spawned Central Fantasy Funding, the river equipment co-op which is now based in the Bay Area and of which I am still a member. We also did a day on the Snake River. Remember that fireball that sailed thru the sky over the Tetons? It was seen in 5 states. But having found a slide of Guido sporting an algal FuManchu bearing 1972, perhaps it was that year. If McClinsky would chime in here, perhaps he could help us figure it out. Which year did the AAC take over the Climber’s Ranch? Is that still available for climbers’ accommodations?
That’s a bet you’d surely win on the level that you are thinking of, Ihateplastic. But you have to remember that part of the reason that we got into climbing in the first place was that we were pretty shy around girls/women. Not Guido, of course, and DH got a real g.f. shortly after high school. But on deeper levels, almost ALL real relationships have some problems to solve, yes? Actually, I think the consensus among women at the time was that McClinsky was the best lookin’ except for this nasty habit of picking his nose… If only he were here, he could defend himself…
I doubt if I’ve seen THAT hemp pic, Guido. Seems like when I got back from Afghanistan and the Karakoram, you were pretty well packed up and off to Samoa, so I never saw your slides. But here’s one of mine… Ironic that I actually DID have a landscape nursery here in Paradise… More later…
Actually, he usually is better behaved. And better looking!
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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It's about time, Dennis. Welcome, man!
Here's a shot of us in the dirt, C4, sorting for that clean ascent of Half Dome. Let's see, hardware's fine, yeah whatever. Better double check the herb stash though.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Great stuff!
Thanks for posting that last one too DR.
Yo Guido,
Y'all don't look NEARLY so innocent in those last couple shots you posted...
"The times they are a changing"
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MH2
climber
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There is an incredible photo of that meteor streaking right over the Tetons, in full daylight, with foreground tourists and no doubt the camera person completely unaware. It is in the magazine Science but I can't locate my copy.
Well, maybe the foreground lady did notice it. This is from an astronomy site. It was 1972.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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WOW!! What a GREAT photo!! Someone actually caught that fireball in motion!
I believe Cragman may be right about his prediction.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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I saw that thing burning across the sky in Golden Co., I was 17 at the time. I felt like I was in some Charlton Heston movie. My dad, a geologist, got out his Brunton compass and we calculated the coordinates of direction and the angle above the horizon of it's path, and then sent them in to some government body that was looking for info on the thing. It almost looked fake, like out of a B movie.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Feb 10, 2010 - 12:02am PT
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Bump for great stories-------and "great balls of fire."
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful British Columbia
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Feb 10, 2010 - 12:14am PT
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Classic images and commentary ... awesome !
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Feb 10, 2010 - 12:15am PT
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Wow .....Hudon , And Dennis Sh#t next thing we known Sir "Bonnington" will drop by.
That's sort of a stretch, don't you think?
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Mittens
climber
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Feb 10, 2010 - 02:11am PT
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Hey Dennis-
Nice to see you on here- I've been climbing a lot with Stephen up in Santa Cruz... Trying to get him out to the valley soon!
Mark
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Feb 11, 2010 - 06:23pm PT
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Hennek was always our front- man when dealing with "Authority." He had such a smooth style and great respect for the law. No confrontations, very smooth and willing to accommodate was his motto.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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Feb 11, 2010 - 08:05pm PT
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I'm running a little behind now, but here are two pix of Dennis, one the same day (Guido's FIRST wedding day in the Cruz) as the confrontation with the law. The other is the same day and place as another of Guido's previous pix.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 11, 2010 - 09:53pm PT
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Guido
I thought it wuz Geronimo with his headband!!!!
keep 'em coming!!!!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 12, 2010 - 04:54am PT
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hey there say, dennis... not sure if i saw this yet...
welcome!... (will check, tomorrow)...
:)
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Feb 12, 2010 - 05:00am PT
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Yes, and the Heroes do keep arriving here...This site is all time! Welcome to you Sir!!!
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