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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 24, 2017 - 09:17am PT
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A mellower Jonny a few years back! Hangin' at Casa de Gomez with Kelly G and Lynnie L
Peace
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Bruce Morris
Trad climber
Belmont, California
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Jun 24, 2017 - 03:32pm PT
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Gosh, that sure looks like some good booze!
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 24, 2017 - 10:13pm PT
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No hanger overs that way...pay now or pay later!
Peace
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 24, 2017 - 10:23pm PT
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Wine, rum, tequila and ??? What is the magic fourth ingredient?
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 24, 2017 - 10:43pm PT
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Russian Vodka!
Peace
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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JW enter and sign in please...
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jonnywoodward
climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 12:59pm PT
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The fourth ingredient is bull$hit - it's one skill which doesn't diminish with age. I can only hope those campfire stories are full of ear-burning slander.... you know I would want it no other way. Darrell - thanks for the plug. How much do I owe you for that? Oh, I get it... somehow it is going to be held over me as some kind of sick ransom next time there's a particularly gawd-awful stance in our future. Steve - I am sorry that I have been lax in entertaining you all here on ST, but there are too many routes and too little time, and that whole thing only gets worse. Wish I could contribute to the memories but mine is shot! I'm relying on you guys and now you can get away with anything. Like a certain somebody said... never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
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splitter
Trad climber
HighwayToHell
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Sep 30, 2017 - 03:52pm PT
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me thinks he done 'silk banana' with one hand tied behind his back (or something like that)...respect! ;)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 30, 2017 - 06:13pm PT
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I'm pretty sure JW has backed off of my 5.6 routes. You never see him on them topping them out, do you? Proof positive!
;) lol
Have fun out there!
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rbolton
Social climber
The home
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The man, the myth, the Mellonhead.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Graham, Woodward, and Bearamiah, 2006:
(Plus some other Woodward fans, Evans, Vogel, and Henny)
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L
climber
Tiptoeing through the chilly waters of life
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^^^^ That was hella fun, wasn't it, Roy.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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One of the best single days of my life, that day, L!
Bouldering with BVB, hanging that evening with everyone whom I grew up with. I can't imagine any kind of high school reunion ever topping such an event!
Thanks much to you and Kevin for hosting!!!
YES!
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L
climber
Tiptoeing through the chilly waters of life
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One of the best single days of my life, that day, L!
Well, I have to agree with you there, Roy. In fact, the whole weekend was one of the best days of my life--Lol!
Since this is a Melonhead thread, I suppose I should recall the most outstanding thing about meeting and spending time with the awesome Jonny Woodward...
It wasn't because he has an unusually large head with lots of fluffy hair...although from Bob's drawing, it would appear this to be a significant reason for wanting to be in his presence.
Nor was it because, as Powell would say, Jonny could flatten himself against a cliff face the way a "woman" could (referring to hip mobility), and thereby climb anything and everything with what appeared to be insanely effortless ease.
And even though Jonny's got an excellent sense of humor (and a dry wit that makes one laugh constantly and uncontrollably), even that wasn't what I found particularly wonderful about him.
What I remember best about Jonny Woodward was that he fostered cats.
Yep, he gave a home to rescued cats. It was important to him. You could tell.
I seriously think the guy walks on water.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jonny came over from England and needed a place to stay. Maria hooked him up with the Leichtfuss family in Valley Center, San Diego. We had 4 kids that loved to torture JW. :)
Dan L. felt Jonny needed a project if he was going to hang with us so he put him to work making a rock wall on the property. After a few days Dan confided....he's way better climbing the rock than cementing it.
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Trashman
Trad climber
SLC
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Fostering is nothing. You should see him when he’s out at night fixing all strays.
Pulled up next to me at a light one night and I kept staring straight ahead to avoid making eye contact w the creeper in the van until I realized who it was at the next light. Exchanged pleasantries, then he was off “to meet some new friends”.
You’re a good one JW.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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It was an awesome morning and I'm sure Dan was happy in the heavenlies.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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No stories but Jonny is the REAL DEAL! His routes will stand the test of time...definetly not for the faint of heart.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Shoot.
I only have a couple Woodward stories.
The first is an amalgam of experiences watching Woody lead rock climbs, always with polished aplomb. Like Perry once said, Jonny was and is the lightweight technician.
The second: one night at T Gordon's, after many rounds of posturing and sh$t talking and beers and stuff, Jonny said to me: you know, Roy, if you stick your chest out any farther, you're going to grow wrinkles in your back!
Too stupid to understand the hit, I had no problem interpreting his body language and grin. Jonny walked off, and I had to ask a buddy to interpret what I figured had to be a slight of some sort.
Might have been Walling, Lechlinski, E, or prolly all three, who turned to me and said: you should have told him, if he keeps that up, he's going to get wrinkles in his face!
Ha! Now that rejoinder would've been an example of brinksmanship gone bad …
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L
climber
Tiptoeing through the chilly waters of life
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Nice photos, Lynne!
That one of Seth looks a lot like Bob Bolton pulling a move BITD.
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