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10b4me
climber
the gray bands
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Nov 14, 2008 - 09:13pm PT
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great stories Don.
I am a big Norman Clyde fan.
A funny aside(and not meant to demean Mr. Clyde), but a few weeks ago Fletcher,a Supertopo poster, and I were climbing in the Alabama Hills. There was a couple climbing next to us. They were Bishop locals down for the day. Anyway, they had two dogs, and one of the dog's names was Norman Clyde
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 14, 2008 - 09:14pm PT
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Superb historical prose Don! Thanks for posting it. A few shots of Norman from the classic Climbing article.
And Francis Farquhar.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Nov 15, 2008 - 12:28am PT
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I have had the best day and this Taco read topped it off. Thanks
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Nov 15, 2008 - 03:37am PT
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Just sitting here smiling. Good stuff Don. Thanks..
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Nov 15, 2008 - 03:52am PT
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Wow it's so cool to have our own living history house here.
We have so many from overlapping eras, and we get to share such cool stuff. Our recent additions (Don, McKeown, Pettigrew) to the campfire are priceless and with Ed doin' the quality bumps it's rockin' in here.
Everyone is hungry for the real thing after all that political shyte! It's a pleasure to have you with us.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 15, 2008 - 08:43pm PT
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Couple more photos.
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MH2
climber
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Nov 15, 2008 - 10:16pm PT
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A big thanks to Don Lauria!
Hosannas, even.
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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Nov 15, 2008 - 10:37pm PT
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don lauria for president!
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Max V02
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Nov 16, 2008 - 12:29am PT
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You are a very good story teller, Don... very much appreciate these great tales. Thank you. The Taco as living history.
And yes, that dog story at the Alabama Hills is true. The dog started to run after some passing horses. His master suddenly yelled, "Norman! Norman Clyde you come back here!" 10b4me and I looked at each other knowingly. I then said to "Norman Clyde's" master, "No doubt you must be a mountaineer."
Norman Clyde is one of my favorites too. And, he was a classical scholar as I was. I think he surpassed me at that and mountaineering!
Fletch
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Nov 16, 2008 - 03:21am PT
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Not dmalloy here, but the wife...Just a bump to keep this thread up, and to say that apparently great minds think alike in Bishop, because we have a friend who named his crag kitty Norman Clyde too. Norman goes along with him to the Gorge sometimes, and definitely Pine Creek and trail crew, where he scares the dogs away. It's great to read Don's stuff here, thanks Don!
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Nov 16, 2008 - 11:46am PT
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While reading the thread on visions of free climbing El Cap, I got to thinking one of you elder statesmen types should try to get Royal Robbins posting here.
Back in the day, he always had two cents to throw in. Heck Lauria is posting here now, and it didn't kill him, just added some of the best stories we've had in a long time.
Tom
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 16, 2008 - 02:05pm PT
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I seem to recall something about Clyde using a boy scout hatchet to cross a glacier.
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pc
climber
East of Seattle
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Nov 16, 2008 - 04:38pm PT
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Fantastic Stories!! Thank you.
pc
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couchmaster
climber
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Nov 17, 2008 - 04:03pm PT
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Don, your stories have brightened up this place considerably! I think you are writing them faster than I can read them. Here's a suggestions: Chris Mac should collect all these classic stories and copy them to a story location. So all the Largo (John Long, Peter Hann, DR- Doug Robinson etc etc etc and all these great old guys can get permanent representation. These awesome stories seem to get lost in the back pages quickly, which some stupid political sh#t invariably on top of them.
Lets keep them all on top all the time!
Thanks again
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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Nov 18, 2008 - 03:30am PT
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Keep these stories coming!
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guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Nov 18, 2008 - 10:02am PT
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Don, Thank you for the stories. Good reading with the am coffee.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2008 - 01:43pm PT
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Bump for Niquette
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 10, 2010 - 11:31am PT
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Clyde Bump!
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phile
Trad climber
SF, CA
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Aug 10, 2010 - 01:04pm PT
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awesome, missed it the first time.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 10, 2010 - 02:04pm PT
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Don,
I read your "Dihedral Diary" in Summit when I first started climbing, and have been hooked on your writing ever since. Thanks for all of your contributions -- on and off the rock.
John
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