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Cole
Trad climber
los angeles
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Feb 28, 2015 - 12:09am PT
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Pyro - Love the video bro! Especially the commentary at the end. Way to represent!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2015 - 08:13am PT
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Thanks Cole!
heard ur doing a great job out there!!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Pyro... thanks for the tour.
only a few DAYS left till Day-Light Savings..............
Hot Dog Time.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 2, 2015 - 08:25am PT
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Fan
climber
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Today is the tenth anniversary of Bob Kamps's death.
We had a soggy winter in 2005. Stoney Point was off limits to climbers. On March second Bob went to the climbing gym. On his way out the door he kissed me goodbye, gave a sheepish grin, and said, "A man has to do what a man has to do."
Somewhere I read that a person lives on until there is no one left to remember them. In that sense, for those who knew and loved him, Bob lives on.
A plaque has appeared at Stoney Point to honor him. My first visit was with Tom Higgins and Andrew Lichtman. They were both teenagers when they first climbed with Bob. For them he was all three, inspiration, mentor and friend. That went beyond climbing.
Last Monday, with rain threatening, I went again with our niece, Monica Kamps Lobenstein. The chalky sandstone wall is to explain the number 26 on the plaque. That was Bob's personal best for the number of laps on this traverse.
BonnieWe picked up a little trash before we left the area. Bob would have liked that.
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Fan
climber
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[photoid=400660]
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 2, 2015 - 02:40pm PT
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Hi Bonnie thanks for taking the time to comment.
my name is Ryan Mattock a.k.a Pyro!
I went to stoney on Thursday can't believe it's been ten years..
at boulderdash Bob's chalk bag is hanging u can take a dip of his chalk still to this day!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2015 - 07:54pm PT
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top rope anchor setup
i bring dozen biners, full set Hex ,med to large nuts and 50-70ft of webbing!
[Click to View YouTube Video]
[Click to View YouTube Video]
please enjoy the Prow route!
I've been up this thing many times however once u get onto main slab keep hand on the arete! I usually chalk the entire arete Just to get full rock climb.
Rated 5.11
it takes some technique but you'll get it!
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NA_Kid
Big Wall climber
The Bear State
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"PYRO's Internet Guidebook of STONEY POINT"
All rights reserved.
I will TR with you any day!
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Hey Pyro
I am in town hanging out in West Lake, and working in Chatsworth for a couple months, I would be honored if you would show me around Stoney.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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RIP Steve a good man gone.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 5, 2015 - 08:09am PT
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T2 that would be fun. Today I'm hanging with medusa at tic.
maybe we can hook up next thursday?
R.I.P Steve Bolough
I'm gonna miss his happy contagious humor!
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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WHAT??? Steve died??? (as in the Asian Steve in above photo?) That sucks if true!! Is it OK to say what happened on the internet? If not I'll catch the story at stoney sometime soon. Peace
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Jones in LA
Mountain climber
Tarzana, California
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Thanks for posting your photos and comments, Mrs.Kamps (@Fan). Thanks again, also, for the encouragement that you gave to my daughters when they first caught the climbing bug a few years back; they still remember your kind note.
Rich Jones
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Wow Ryan, that video tour of Stoney was awesome!
Can't believe I never climbed at Stoney...only made it there once, for Bob's memorial. My loss, for sure.
I love this thread. Please keep it going...and thanks.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 6, 2015 - 06:25am PT
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Here is the Nutcracker
Bring a full set of Hex along w/ 70ft of webbing.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
[Click to View YouTube Video]
hope you enjoy this old classic piton crafted route.
remember this thing has been around since 1935..
LL I'll post a pic for u on the mugu thread..
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