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Karla
climber
Colorado
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Sep 30, 2010 - 12:02pm PT
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Congrats Crusher! We'll see you tonight!
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Sep 30, 2010 - 03:41pm PT
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Looks like a beautiful book. Congrats on getting it published.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 30, 2010 - 07:31pm PT
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show bump
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go-B
climber
Matthew 25:40
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Sep 30, 2010 - 08:42pm PT
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Sweet!
Cheers, Bro!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Crusher,
> Would there be any interest in a show in early-mid-December in the Bay Area? Who would I talk to?
Sure, we are psyched to see a good slideshow. If you want to give one at Stanford, we have (free) auditoriums that can hold lots of people. Although sometimes they are not filled - some people might not know what desert towers are here, and early December is close to exams time. Other options would be Berkeley (maybe try asking Kerwin (klk)), Marin (Jerry Dodrill).
P.S. Your description of free climbing Standing Rock got me psyched to climb it a few years back with my friends Jared and Mike. What a great climb! Prior to that I had the Ken Trout topo and I was scared away by the "kitty litter quality" he noted!
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/utah/moab_area/island_in_the_sky/105717778
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Steve;.......come to joshua Tree and do one at my house;.....we can fill the place......(just another reason to have a party....)......congrats on finishing a project.....looks like an awesome book.....
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Who was there/
Show report.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Green Cove slabbage BITD!
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Lovely book crusher.
AO sent me a review copy...it'll be awhile before that ends up in print. It's been great for a few days' worth of perusal- best not taken all at once, that's for sure.
A question: Tooth Rock is on the map, but nowhere in the text- does it fail the beer-bottle test?
Rob Dillon
El Portal CA
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schwortz
Social climber
"close to everything = not at anything", ca
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awesome...if i had any money i'd buy a copy right now...
have to put it on the wish list for a time of greater liquidity
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2010 - 06:21pm PT
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"A question: Tooth Rock is on the map, but nowhere in the text- does it fail the beer-bottle test?"
I would have loved to have included some of the stories and images from Toothrock. The formation is HUGE.
But at some point the book would have failed the beer-bottle test. And I'd have disappeared into the bottom of a beer bottle, never to be seen again.
The recent free climb of Toothrock is, at least, documented in several places online, like here:
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP19/newswire-tooth-rock-newman-cahall-martin
The first ascent of Toothrock in 1977, over several days, pre-cams, must have been an epic adventure.
I also would have loved to have included history of the Grand Canyon summits, some of those have some cool stories, and were done long, long ago. Oh, and of course Earth Angel.
Dave Ganci wrote an article about the first ascent of Zoroaster Temple with Rick Tidrick, in Summit, in 1959. Great story. It had been tried by at least five different parties already, and was a classic desert last-great-problem at the time, with formidable logistics.
To do justice to the Sedona/Northern Arizona/Grand Canyon histories--Scott Baxter, Glenn Rink, Stan Mish, etc, there's enough material for a separate volume.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Must have.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2010 - 01:00am PT
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Thanks for the nice comments, and great photos.
Here's a couple more:
That funny little ET-style head /summit has some excellent face climbing, far in the sky:
Here's an update on a few slide shows, including Salt Lake City next Tuesday:
October 19, 2010, 7 pm, at the Black Diamond retail store in Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 (address: 2092 East 3900 South; phone: 801-278-0233).
Provo, Utah: October 21, Centre Stage, 7pm, Utah Valley University (UVU). Admission $5, tickets available in advance from Mountainworks, 2494 North University Parkway Provo, Utah. 1-801-371-0223. (proceeds to go to replacement of old anchors in the Fisher Towers)
Grand Junction, CO: 7:30 pm, October 27, 2010 Maverick Center Auditorium, Room 155, Mesa State, Grand Junction, CO.
Moab, UT: 7:00 pm, October 29, 2010 Back of Beyond Books, 83 North Main, Moab, UT.
Colorado Springs, CO: November 3, Mountain Chalet, 226 N Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 633-0732
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 14, 2010 - 01:31am PT
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Great work Steve!
I talked with Mark Powell this afternoon and he is very impressed with this book! He and Jerry Gallwas worked diligently to make sure that their accounts were accurate. You could hear the pride in his voice...very cool!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Oct 14, 2010 - 01:48am PT
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Steve;...got my copy;...it's awesome......thanks, Steve....fantastic job.......much appreciate all the work and research put into this book.....it is now THE book on the desert SW......congrats, and thanks again. BRAVO!
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Oct 14, 2010 - 02:18am PT
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Awesome book Crusher. I'm saving my bottle deposit money for that one.
CLASSIC!!!111
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Oct 19, 2010 - 07:19pm PT
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This is a fabulous book, money well spent. Thanks Crusher.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 19, 2010 - 07:34pm PT
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Got my copy- stunning book! Great photos, many of them historical and wonderful writing.
Great job Crusher!!!
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AlexReinhard
climber
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Oct 19, 2010 - 08:34pm PT
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Wow the design of the book itself looks brilliant, not to mention the pictures themselves.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 26, 2010 - 01:36pm PT
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Just in time for Black Friday...get 'em while they are still standing,,on Neptune's bookshelf!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Nov 26, 2010 - 02:00pm PT
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R U in Bowlder, Mr. Historian Grossman???????
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