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gonz
Trad climber
Yofukinsemite
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Sep 17, 2007 - 07:38pm PT
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i made the cut on the crimpie's TR! But now my identity has been revealed. Nice meeting you folks!
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Sep 17, 2007 - 07:43pm PT
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Allright! Nice TR Crimper,
Looks like fun times.
Zander
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Sep 17, 2007 - 09:18pm PT
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Yay! Lots - o - shots* Crimp ..... you should consider chalk.....nothing works like powdered courage for those sweaty/wimper moments that the Valley is famous for :-)
Karl - What?.......no Apron!
BTW...43 minutes to load this novella on dial-up.......
Time is relevant.....worth the wait .
Skoal!!!
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Sep 17, 2007 - 09:47pm PT
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Ah! The Valley. Very nice, Crimpie.
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Anastasia
Trad climber
California
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Sep 17, 2007 - 09:52pm PT
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Good pics Crimpie! I love them!
AF
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john hansen
climber
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Sep 17, 2007 - 10:52pm PT
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If every one smiled as much as Crimpie, the world would be a better place.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2007 - 11:03pm PT
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Thanks John and everyone. It was really fun. Does anyone go to Yosemite and have a bad time (short of injury or worse)?
And does everyone else just keep relooking at their photos when they get home?
Flying out of Fresno, we flew very near, and just south of Yosemite. It was the first time I've seen the valley - at least some of it - in the air. I was blown away all over again.
My birds were happy to see me when I returned. It's been a big preen-fest for the last 24 hours.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 18, 2007 - 02:27am PT
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see the light D carabiner in the bottom left of the corner.
that is clearly mine. I use pinkish-red nailpolish right there at the gate nose.
please send it back to me.
;)
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2007 - 12:06pm PT
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busted!
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Sep 18, 2007 - 12:16pm PT
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Thanks for the fun TR. By the way, this is a superb photo:
GO
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Sep 18, 2007 - 10:56pm PT
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Nice TR Crimp!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2007 - 11:02pm PT
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Thanks everyone. It was a special trip for many reasons. And I've come back VERY Rejuvenated!
I agree Gabe, that photo that Karl took is superb. He's a star. :)
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Sep 18, 2007 - 11:10pm PT
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crimpster, that TR rocked.
after doing 14 seasons in the valley (1975 - 1989), i ain't climbed there. since '89, that is.
those pics of serenity and central pil o' frenzoid make me wanna go back, SO BAD....
someday, someday...
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Sep 18, 2007 - 11:41pm PT
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Thanks for the kind words. I really enjoy the friendship, fun and interactions at all levels with my climbing partners, and that goes especially for Sam and Crimpie.
Sammie is a conservative and Crimpie is way more Liberal than he. We even discussed those kind of issues over some wine, but there were only good feelings all around. (probably much like when the very different supertopo types actually hang out together in person, we're all pretty cool folks)
Anyway, It's hard not to look forward to more cranking and catching up with these great folks at some future time. Super smart, good hearted, and good sports about taking my gaunlet of climbing abuse.
"I agree Gabe, that photo that Karl took is superb. He's a star. :)"
Actually my camera almost went on strike and refused to take pictures. It felt the Lowe Pro camera case I bought for it was inferior to Crimpergirl's camera case. You can see the camera strap next to Crimpers left shoulder strap in this image
Peace
karl
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 18, 2007 - 11:51pm PT
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How fun! You RULE! Keep on keeping on!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Sep 19, 2007 - 01:36am PT
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I think I may have the exact complement to this photo of the traverse on Serenity Crack p2!
Crimpergirl - shot from above, following, high traverse, dressed to keep cool, helmetless, blonde, professor.
Erika - shot from below, leading, low traverse, dressed to keep warm (December 17), helmetclad, brunette, graduate student.
Both strong and smooth, though!
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SammyLee
Trad climber
Memphis
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Sep 20, 2007 - 10:28am PT
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Thanks Crimpe, for the report. I had gone to the Valley last year but just could not get my mind around it enough to write a TR. You did a great job of it.
We did have a blast. Climbing, talking, hot tubbing, swimming, wine drinking; all were super. Many thanks to you for dragging up the rope ahead of me. Much of that climbing was super hard for me without the rope drag and I would likely have had to bail otherwise.
Also, many thanks to Karl for leading this stuff. It looked like some kind of magic to me.
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Duke-
Trad climber
SF, aka: Dirkastan
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Sep 23, 2007 - 03:52am PT
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Now that was a Trip Report!
-Dirka
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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TR bumparooni.
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