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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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what are we gonna be like when we really get old?
hey Watusi pass me the bag
bvb, don't bogart the pipe
look, Beehay passed out again...
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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uh, watusi WHO???
burp
/me pours another scotch
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2007 - 09:13am PT
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Raydog. You should come to the ST gathering this Thursday evening at the Southern Sun (by Neptunes - see Front Range Freaqhz Gathering thread). Would love to see you.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Big Head say:
"What in the hell is Highway Star?
Where's Galen Kirkwood?"
Well, I think that was the name, you showed it to me. It's down in the lower end of the valley somewhere, on the North side of things. I think it was the same day you, me, and the Troll did Gripper. Some one pitch 5.10- sort of hand & finger crack. I recall it as pretty fun.
Galen is up here in Washington. Rather than splash his details across the net, he'd probably prefer that I shoot you his email privately if you wanna chat him up. Life is good though.
Also, if you haven't been lurking here long, you may not have made the connection that Watusi = Michael Paul. Mike, you must be trolling, it seems inconceivable that anyone would meet you once, much less over a span of years, and not remember you.
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diablo
Trad climber
sd,ca
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hey ray, what up g ? thought about u lots... just drove by deerhorn on the way to canyon tajo last weekend, man the sh# you climbed... how about the burn what a gas. towering inferno.. black and decker, tar baby, blackout??? bang bringin in the good stuff.Jeff A
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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diablo,
that day at Blackout was cool.
you were always such a safe, fun and naturally talented guy to climb with.
more later...
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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blackout was one mightly fine sweet splitter. i got some slides of the crew crushing it one day in '86. gotta dig them puppies up and get busy with the scanner...man did i look hot in maroon danskins...TOO SWOLE!!
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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that would be killer bvb
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John Vawter
Social climber
San Diego
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Ray, Tom Scott showed me one of yours out at Deerhorn, and I couldn't get my feet off the ground. But I never forgot the name: The ABC's of Nazi Dentistry. That was yours right?
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Hi John,
Dick Cilley and John Allen did that (and named it) - I showed them the area and what had not - or could not - be done at the time. There was this other thing, The LBJ Memorial, I named it, put in the anchors and I think Cilley did it.
My feeling at the time was that it did no good to leave these things unclimbed and so I invited others who were better than I to come down and climb. It was in this way that Dan Michaels and Alan Watts helped to contribute - there is also a bond of friendship between myself and all of those guys to this day.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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RE:
"Raydog. You should come to the ST gathering this Thursday evening at the Southern Sun (by Neptunes - see Front Range Freaqhz Gathering thread). Would love to see you."
Sorry about the slow reply Greg,
about what time will you be at the Southern Sun??
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2007 - 06:05pm PT
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Cracks me up how this little TR thread has morphed into a meeting place for old Woodson and San Diego climbers. Nice to hear from you Jeff.
Ray - It looks like I'll be there between 5:30 and 6:00. Also Rick Accommazzo (I wonder just how many sets of double letters are actually in his name?), Tim Stitch, Tarbuster, and a few others you may or may not know.
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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Who's old?
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Greg,
Your thread became the place because you are DA MAN!
Hey I'll probably show up at Southern Sun.
Thanks.
Ray
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diablo
Trad climber
sd,ca
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Greg., awsome that you got this going on.
I always thought of you as " mayor of Mt.Woodson".
I'll never forget that day kick it with you and the vato in the four seasons parking lot , summer of 78, you just got off somfthang like.... lost arrow(rope optional)?? watusi , member wees just youngstus den.
anything thin..... we b in
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Yep!! This be the Sh*t!! Aw Jeff...But to be young again...
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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YES, to be young again.
Woodson, Tower Two, 5.7 lieback, approx. '76/'77? (My new EBs don't have the leather uppers added yet). Photo by Tim Umstead or? Perry VanVolkinburg (my climbing buds).
Going to set up a top-rope for the face to the right. We called it "Squaks" at 5.9+, newer guides call it 5.10. "Squaks" was my first serious solo one day after school at PHS during the mid-week. Went up there alone with my dog Max, a St. Bernard and Alaskan Malamute mix (may my buddy rest in peace) and as I was climbing, Max started wimpering for both of us at the bottom. After finishing and down climbing the crack to the left, I bumped into Keith Brueckner near Robbins on the road. Didn't know anyone else was up there climbing. Keith just said "Nice Solo." Not the smartest thing that I ever did all by myself with my dog, or at least I thought I was alone. (Ok, not as impressive as bvb or Watusi solos, but it was for me).
We were soldiers of the stone at the time, with little thought of anything but the moment.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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RE:
"We were soldiers of the stone at the time, with little thought of anything but the moment. "
thanks Klimmer!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Yes well said.
I remember Keith Brueckner was once a staple at Taquitz/Suicide and we'd see him rope soloing stuff with his belly, beard, and generations older stature.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Yeah Tar,
he was a fixture at Woodson for many. He and I became friends, UCSD Physics professor...
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