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Fletcher
Trad climber
Cicely, Alaska
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A few weeks back 10b4me and I were in Bishop and decided to go check out the Warren Harding memorial at Mill Creek Station. We're milling about like a couple of yahoos admiring the "devilish" statue of Warren along with the granite boulders and obelisk that are part of it, when a woman (I think she was Mary Lou?) came over and said, "would you like to see the "museum"?" We didn't know there was one but of course we said "Yes!"
She opened up the place and were treated to many great photos of Warren, some of his contraptions and gear and many letters both to and from him. Some of his return addresses simply read "El Capitan, Wall of Early Morning Light." Eventually, Roger Derryberry moseyed over (I think he was having a nap!) and gave us a mini-tour of the place. It was really nice prelude to the reunion.
Oh, and the monument to Warren: two granite boulders with a granite obelisk in-between... As Roger told us, it was said that "Robbins had granite balls, but Warren had the higher spire." !!!! Very much in the Batso spirit.
Fletch
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Fletcher, I am also SUPER EXCITED as I get the car ready for the travel gig tomorrow. A Western YeeeeeHawwww from So Cal. It will be fun to meet more new ST'ers this weekend. Lynnie
Edit: Mighty Hiker, what is a Cagoules ?
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sorry Ed, I could have looked it up on the internet. Thought it was some kinda special climbing code word. Thanks for the info.
Lynne
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Cagoule is pretty pedestrian, Mighty would have you search for "Blue Cagoule" which is a climber thing...
look here Cult of the Blue Cagoule
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luggi
Trad climber
atwater california
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Ken very nice write in the mod bee today...good work!!
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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Hey Folks,
I'll be down there tonight! Now I wish all of you a safe trip! Plus for those who can't make it... Besides knowing the obvious which is that I'll be missing you, I wish all of you a great weekend doing something incredible.
Smiles,
Anastasia Frangos
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Texplorer
Trad climber
Reno
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Anyone want to carpool from Reno? I'm headed out probably tomorrow morning?
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Coolest thread I've ever seen on ST... You guys have a BLAST! Wish I were there!
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10b4me
climber
the gray bands
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I see that Glen Denny is giving a slideshow in Bishop tonight. Will he make it to the reunion tomorrow?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there... say, BUMP... say, let us folks here, hear how it all goes... :)
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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See Ya'll this afternoon!
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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I was at the Glen Denny show last night and he said that he was going to make the long trip around to Yosemite , now that the Tioga Pass is closed. Dedicated!
I wish i could make the 6 hr plus drive. Looks to be a huge diverse crowd.
Someone bring a boom box. Its not really a Yca event until the Chicken Skinner does the chicken dance.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Ok, we who aren't there want to know:
What the heck is going on there!
Stories and pix Please..
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Have a look at the YCA website - someone has been posting a few photos and short reports, between events. Which, given how busy everyone must be, is probably all we're going to get until Sunday evening.
http://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/
There's photos from this morning and afternoon. The remaining schedule is:
*Saturday, November 8th*
*7:30pm - until
East Auditorium
Slideshow
*Sunday, November 9th*
*12pm - 2pm*
*Ahwahnee Hotel*
Open to public meet and greet, media event.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Thanks MH, guess we'll have to wait,
for the full tr, looks like a good one!
Is there drink'n and dance'n yet?
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Bump for reports?
The poem was nice...
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WBraun
climber
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My photo is just a preview. The real good ones will most likely be shown at later time by the real photographers that were there.
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Nov 10, 2008 - 12:55am PT
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That's a great shot - Ed really stands out, and is that Mike front and left?
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