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T2
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Cardiff by the sea
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Feb 24, 2007 - 12:19am PT
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Nice ones mike. I know I have seen that last one of the three before in the striped shirt, but where and what route is that. I hope you are doing well my friend.
T2
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Feb 24, 2007 - 12:39am PT
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Tommy T!! The last one is of "Rectum Roof" at mission gorge. Doin' OK out here, would love to see you... Peace brother!!
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2007 - 12:59am PT
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Mike...nice shots.
Would love to hangout with CA boys sometime.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Feb 24, 2007 - 01:34am PT
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I have posted this before but it should clasify as old school with the strawberry chalk bag (wish I still had that thing) Fires and swami style harness.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Feb 24, 2007 - 01:42am PT
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mike, that last pic, of you on rectum roof, was '75, not '76....it was the day after you, me and the goon smoked the 6" "death doobie" in the goon's basement, constructed out of numerous jumbo-sized esmerelda rolling papers, then you guzzled a six-ounce tumbler of jim beam and passed out peacefully on the sofa...ten hours later you fired what was the 3rd or 4th ascent of what was, at the time, one of the hardest routes at the gorge....
ah, youth.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Feb 24, 2007 - 11:54am PT
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Remember when the psychedelic era (Bird on the FFA of Wailing Wall)
gave way to disco? (Charles and Gib)
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Feb 24, 2007 - 02:01pm PT
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Old School Ice:
Note, for those who might know, the Holubar parka with leather shoulder rappel patch, the single piton anchor, single tool (an ordinary pre-curved-pick ice axe, not visible---who thinks they invented leashless climbing), totally casual hip belay, and lack of any protection.
How the hell did we ever live through this? (Don't remember where this was taken...)
Old School Bouldering:
Raymond Schrag on the VO warm-up at Hegermeister's Boulders in Estes Park, John Gill below appreciating Raymond's full alpine bouldering attire.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Feb 24, 2007 - 02:42pm PT
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Whillans... check
EB's... check
Velvet vest... check
Bow tie... check
Multi color vw van... check
Lembert parking lot, 1977
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Feb 24, 2007 - 02:45pm PT
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And I've posted this image from back in the day when all you needed to know about shoes was what size you wore
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Feb 24, 2007 - 02:45pm PT
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RGold:
That is a really fun vintage winter climbing photo.
The end of the head band era:
Jeepers, I always thought the 2" swami was CUSH.
But maybe I was prepped to be feelin' no pain:
Mammut 150' cord, check.
42 lb Chouinard Guide Sweater, check.
Home made knickers from thrift store woolies, check.
Red PA's, slicker than a case hardened sledding rail:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Feb 24, 2007 - 02:53pm PT
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Tied aiders, RRs and a Holubar parka, 1970. We all was young once.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Feb 24, 2007 - 02:55pm PT
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Old School Aid
John Stannard at the end of the expanding flake on the West Face of Sentinel, back in the day when you had to drive pitons behind it.
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 24, 2007 - 03:02pm PT
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"John Stannard at the end of the expanding flake on the West Face of Sentinel..."
COOL!
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Feb 24, 2007 - 03:21pm PT
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More headbands: Dale. Long lanky guy on the ground may be Werner.
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cintune
climber
Penn's Woods
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Feb 24, 2007 - 03:42pm PT
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Or Borat.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Feb 24, 2007 - 04:00pm PT
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John Stannard at the end of the expanding flake on the West Face of Sentinel, back in the day when you had to drive pitons behind it.
"...with only their pretenses to keep them warm..."
(Tom Frost narration)
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Anastasia
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Feb 24, 2007 - 05:16pm PT
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More!!!
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Feb 24, 2007 - 05:36pm PT
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The "other" shoe.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 24, 2007 - 05:46pm PT
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Only a girl could smile while wearing one of Don Whillans' harnesses! Those things were horrendous! At least for guys....
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Feb 24, 2007 - 05:52pm PT
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These are great. Normal pictures of normal climbing and normal gear.
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