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thekidcormier
Trad climber
squamish, b.c.
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Feb 22, 2012 - 11:53am PT
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Hahah! That "You want the beta" story kicks ass, cheese cake and everythin!
Some funny pics and stories on here, keep them commin!
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Toby Butterfield
Sport climber
Portland, OR
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Feb 22, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
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Peter is fantastically inspiring. Does anyone know if there's a biography of him in a backissue of some magazine or something? I've only been climbing a few years, and I keep hearing about all his grand accomplishments back in the day, but the details are usually pretty sparse.
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bmacd
Boulder climber
100% Canadian
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Feb 22, 2012 - 01:56pm PT
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all his grand accomplishments back in the day
he is still putting up 5.13's now, while us poseurs spew BS on ST ...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 22, 2012 - 01:57pm PT
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hey there say, peter... welcome...
hope to hear neat climbing stuff from you...
:)
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peter croft
climber
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:03pm PT
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Just found out there was reason for embarrassment on my computer. I haven't got a handle on the whole avatar thing so I don't know who's saying what (pretty sneaky). I know who Conrad is - the Radster thrashed me on the snow and ice in Bozeman last week. And Ghost - not sure who you are - Geez, hiding behind your anonymity while flaunting my boobs!
Anyway, I've got a story of my own:
Bunch of years ago my buddy Jim and I are walking thru the Camp 4 parking lot and he sees an acquaintance on the edge of a small crowd. We head over and find them all listening to this one guy who's spouting what sounds like his whole mountaineering resume. Just after we get there he goes into this long story about climbing with Peter Croft. I look at Jim - Jim looks at me. Holy Crap, I've just ended up in Bizarro World. I've never met this guy before so I step up and ask "So, what was it like - you know, climbing with Peter Croft?" And he's like "Yeah, it was cool. We swung leads up the whole route." "Wow," I said, "That does sound pretty neat." We left after a little while - it was just too much. As soon as we left Jim asks me why I didn't bust the guy on his tale. "No way," I say "That was hilarious."
Besides, I knew I could never live up to the hype - he made me sound like a giant muscle man. I'd only be a disappointment.
And now, years later, I've got someone telling tall tales about me splitting my dessert with them. I've gotten used to putting lifts in my shoes and wearing shoulder pads but sharing my cheesecake - No, I don't think I would do that.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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I've gotten used to putting lifts in my shoes and wearing shoulder pads but sharing my cheesecake - No, I don't think I would do that.
HaHaHa! But if you think the Camp 4 parking lot is bad
you ain't seen nuthin' yet! There's even some whackjobs here
parading around with avatars like Donini and Largo!
Oh, yeah, welcome to the Nuthouse! :-)
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:14pm PT
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Nuthouse is right, it's down right crazy here!
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:24pm PT
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That reminds me of the time i soloed Equinox right behind Aretha Franklin! Wish i had photo's
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:25pm PT
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Got a story close to that... a bunch of years ago, I was working on a guidebook and (as usual) there was tons of stuff still left to research, photo, document, etc. Standard guidebook stuff, but the publisher hadn't even seen a page yet at that point. Some guy in one of the local climbing shops asks one of the doods working there about the new guidebook and the shop guy I don't know tells the other guy it's going to be out out any day now. I basically say "yeah, I wouldn't count on that, it's going to be a while." And the shop guy gets kind of belligerent and wanted to get in a big argument with me over it. I let him have his way. I never did spill the beans and tell him why I knew how long it was going to take.
Welcome to the campfire Peter!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:31pm PT
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And Ghost - not sure who you are - Geez, hiding behind your anonymity while flaunting my boobs!
Yeah, I know. When I joined up here I thought everyone was expected to take some stupid name, so I did. I've thought about giving up the ghost, but then I realized that's eventually going to happen whether I want it to or not. So until they bury me beneath a headstone with the name David Harris on it, I'll continue to haunt this place.
Picture of your boobs was taken on the way into Rexford that time we (and John, Peder, Ryan, and Tami) saved Canada by becoming famous film actors.
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jfailing
Trad climber
Lone Pine
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:34pm PT
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As soon as we left Jim asks me why I didn't bust the guy on his tale. "No way," I say "That was hilarious."
That is classic!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 22, 2012 - 03:49pm PT
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spouting what sounds like his whole mountaineering resume
I still did not make up my mind if it is sad, annoying, or hilarious when people do that..
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 22, 2012 - 04:01pm PT
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Whoa. I'm slow. I just caught on to why Tami has the "knight" for her avatar.
I'm going to the car.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 22, 2012 - 04:12pm PT
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Perhaps it's all in joust. Tami can be like that. Joust one of those things.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Feb 22, 2012 - 04:41pm PT
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I thought it was splet "Night"
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moacman
Trad climber
Montana
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Feb 22, 2012 - 04:46pm PT
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Peter..Hope your healthy and climbing strong.....Welcome to ST..
Stevo
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Feb 22, 2012 - 05:03pm PT
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OMG, Crimpie, you are not the only one! I thought Tami's photo was Sancho Panza or something.
Welcome, Peter!
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
-A race of corn eaters
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Feb 22, 2012 - 05:04pm PT
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Peter, hope you like philosophizing. And taking sides therein. :)
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Feb 22, 2012 - 05:12pm PT
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Knight (Don Quixote) featured, doing battle.
Sancho Panza despairing in background.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 22, 2012 - 05:16pm PT
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I sometimes wonder how you people are able to take all those photos during the climbs. And when you do - why it's not just heads and asses. I could never do that.
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