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hashbro
Trad climber
Mental Physics........
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I sure remember climbing Chapman's Lieback (or the Mark of Art) back in the day and very much appreciating Mark's strong forearms evidenced by that route.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2009 - 01:16am PT
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hey there steveW---yep, he is the brother, just under my age... i am the oldest.. after mark is four more brothers, and two sisters (one was adopted out, as a baby, due to downsydrome--not much was known in those days, as to how to give one a good life, if they were born with this)...
me and mark (chappy)
back in the day...
*hey there johntp...
say, doing okay, as hip-nerve
is near better...
still hoping for the job i've been hanging on for...
being that winter is just around the corner... :O
*hey there tarbuster... hope you are doing well...
(super-LOVE that picture---its so like mark)
god bless to you...
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Oct 10, 2009 - 01:23am PT
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Here's to Mark Chapman, the man who came to Montana to snag the FA of "California Ice" aka "Break-a-leg-Falls" IV wi4 800'.
Props to you, man, for getting a huge, classic Montucky ice route done!
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hooblie
climber
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Oct 10, 2009 - 05:53pm PT
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it should be noted that when mark and E.B. set sights on that waterfall, they had the grace to reach out to chadwick, an invested local with the unbroken leg. when i showed up in that neck of the woods, i believe that made a difference in the way i was treated, even with the california label. how does one calculate the benefit? thanks guys
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Oct 10, 2009 - 11:53pm PT
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Hey Neebee. That is beautiful photo. It really captures the innocence of youth.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Oct 11, 2009 - 12:00am PT
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The pride and joy of Montana--"California Ice" aka "Break-a-leg-Falls"
Proud send, gentlemen...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2009 - 12:38am PT
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hey there mojede, say.... MAN OH MAN... am i learning a lot about my brothers passion, fun, hard work, and buddies...
*meaning, thanks for all the montana info...
i'm really appreciating this so very very much, and i'm just the sister!...
say---sure hope more folks get to step in before his birthday on the
18th? (think it is...)
sure hope this will be nice SURPRISE BY THEN... :)
SURE is hard to give a good present, when in my state of affairs, right now... this might make a nice one...
*hey there johntp... thanks kindly, as to the photo...
it sure does... the trails of live, before ones so little... never dreaming where'd we'd end up, what for, or even why...
even now, the "whys" are never fully known---though, the humbleness of it all, no matter how it turns out, if e"ver in the heart"...
god bless...
*heythere, hooblie... :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2009 - 04:51am PT
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hey there say,
bump... hopeing for a few more add-ins that had not see this yet...
his birthday is coming up... near about, or on, sunday?
the 18th....
:)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 13, 2009 - 09:28am PT
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Some of my fondest memories of the Valley were with Mark. Whether it was doing new routes, soloing Midterm in tandem, or checking out Timothy Leary's drug of choice in Baja; Mark was always there with that big smile of his. Mark was blessed with a sculpted physique and I can still here that nasal voice of his saying in a self deprecating way, "I'm not nearly as strong as I look."
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2009 - 05:12pm PT
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hey there donini say.... you know... you hit it right on the mark, as to mark's voice too...
i have never heard another like it... odd, it is, what draws us to those in our families (or, as to our friends) as to what we enjoy about them, and remember...
in this case, for me... his voice... and, i should mention, just watching him when he is busy thinking...
*someone on this post, back higher up the line (tarbuster? maybe?) said there was a seriuosness that ran just under the surface--- i remember this too....
seems, many in our family, have this too...
i tend to think it is due to us wanting to make sure we dont make needless mistakes... so we can acheive our goals.... (well, at least as to some of us)... (there IS eight of us, so i can't be so sure, as to everyone!)...
:)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2009 - 03:18am PT
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hey there, say, a bump for chappy's birthday---in case he gets a chance to get online this weekend, and can see these....
hey there mark/chappy... how's the weather for:
buiding, up there in "yosemite"...
"mite yose" in there, up building,
be needing to fold up for the winter, or not?
;)
hope all is going well, say hey-there to matt... :)
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Nov 14, 2009 - 03:10am PT
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Mark and my dad Blair learned to climb together as kids and moved to camp 4 together. I met him a handful of times growing up and always marveled at how strong he was! He was always super nice too. Hopefully I'll get to climb with him again someday.
Kalen Glenn
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2009 - 04:01am PT
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hey there karodrinker/kalen, say, i am mark's (chappy's) sister.... i remember brian glenn, just a bit....
i was older, than mark, so my life turned to kids and family, as many a gal did in those old days (if we were brought up watching kids, etc--which i always did) (though i LOVED the great outdoors--finally DID get to enjoy it in south texas, though, but missed the rocks and mountains)...
say, my grandson actually DID get to climb with mark---a wonder that i never would have dreamed of... how about that...
god bless to you... nice to learn of you...
say--i just got in touch with jack menendez, too, and he knew mark from way back...
happy good eve, to you this night... :)
and happy climbing...
*hmmm, well, how is your dad?
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Nov 24, 2009 - 08:33pm PT
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Brian's my uncle. My dad Blair is doing good,living up on Skyline blvd by castle rock. He's run a tree service for the last 35 years here in san jose. Glad to know of you too! Cheers!
Kalen
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Nov 24, 2009 - 09:02pm PT
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Never met Mark, but have done some of his routes. Thank you sir, may I have another..
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 25, 2009 - 03:16am PT
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hey there studly, say, what a wonderful thing to say about the routes...
maybe someday, someone can post a few more pics of his various routes...
*i DID see the owl roof pic, here on supertopo somewhere and on the net, and i think i even posted it once, too, somewhere...
say, kalen, wow, you know... NOW i think i have mixed up the the two "glenns"... i DO remember a brian and a blair...
not sure, which is which, oh my 1 :O
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