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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jun 27, 2012 - 10:59am PT
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Life is a crapshoot and a poker game! One of Bardini's many well-worn expressions.
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside (of the Tetons)
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Jun 27, 2012 - 11:10am PT
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What Silver said.
Ironic that I am sitting at a coffee shop in Jackson right now, and look out at the Tetons every morning from my bandit-camp. Even though I never met the great Bardini, I think of him often with this view.
Very sorry I never had the pleasure.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2012 - 08:55pm PT
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Here's to you Allan, on this day the 5th of July, 2012.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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I remember it well, I was there. A truly sad day for the vast army of friends Bardini was able to assemble with his glowing personality and his innate kindness.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Gentle bump for an old buddy.Unknown photographer.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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I think of Alan whenever i walk or ski by the big cabin up at the Mammoth Mine...Bard , Carter , Oakshott , and the other usual suspects hung out in that cabin on occasion when they were guiding ski tours for Dave Beck...Those old cabins are collapsing into ruin but the memories live on...rj
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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I lived at his house shortly after he passed and my house was closing. His spirit was there.Epperson was the neighbor and Don Lauria was my landlord.Awww...BITD.
Bardini Lives!!!
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Right on RJ! Bardini's charisma was left as legacy in places like the Trapp Lodge in Vermont where as ski instructors, we were given particular leniency by our boss for crazy behavior because Bardini and the Californians had been crazier and been crazy with style when they worked there the previous seasons...
... long live Bardini and the pursuit of fun!
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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eKat- Consider scanning and sharing those letters here. Nothing beats personal correspondence for great stories. Not a lot out there about Walter either considering his talent as a climber.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Such a happy guy. It infected everyone around him. I dunno if I ever saw him get upset, pissed off, or talk sh#t on anyone.
Saying a lot, considering that those things are pretty rife among climbers.
Yeah, I miss him too.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2015 - 10:10am PT
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Allan, we think and reflect on you often, especially on this day. The years fly by but our memories of you and times back them are still vivid and can only bring a smile to our faces and a tip to you mate.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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May 25, 2016 - 12:34pm PT
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^^^ pretty badass picture
MH2, is that the gate at the end of the publicly accessible road to White Mountain?
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Jul 12, 2016 - 09:00pm PT
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