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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2016 - 08:29pm PT
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Hell, yeah - of course I've read Shibumi. I'm a big Trevanian fan.
Do you know that Anita514's office is only one block off of The Main? ;)
I am Anita-less this Friday, but not next Friday. So I am soaking my loneliness in some smoky Mescal that I brought back from Oaxaca. We decided last Friday that we prefer our margaritas made from tequila, not mescal.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sigh.
Drunk again on Friday night, but posting here is better than dealing with the current politard threads on ST.
A little H3 Cab & a little St. Michelle Cab ain't bad for Idaho folks.
On the bright side! I gave myself a new scanner for Christmas & I'm about 300 1970's & 80's slides in to trying to scan my remaining best slides after paying to have 500 scanned in 2009.
Perhaps some fun ones for us drunks?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Some swill mixed with lime 'n spiked ginger ale not your grandfathers..
Not worth wrecking this not grand dad neither oh well
Say two shots and no ganj
third in the rear view,, ..
Darn it fritz !
How did that happen I was mid post!,
you made referance to climbing with a Dave? Neff?!
Do you know, Is he 'Ty' Neff 's relative?
The Name Neff is a very specific one.
I'm almost sure that the Neff you mentioned is in some way related to Gus( Gustave )
And his father 'Ty' do you know ?
They were active climbers and lived in Los Gattos Ca.
Now I owe a few good folks private massages . . . They are in the works but life is in the way.
but this is what I can say to the world...
I have been a strange fellow for all of my daze.
And it was always the families ' plan to bury me before 30.
I'm now past that by 2 decades and speak to family very rarely
If I speak three times a year to my sister that would be one more time
than has happened in the last five years.
After the 1st ten years or so I climbed mostly solo dragging a cord and a few
chunks and then later a few springy things.
This was in the bulletproof stone of the gunks, where the breaking of holds is very rare.
I met and dated under a score of girls and women.
No one - not one, ever thought of sticking around for more than a year or two .
Often sweet and tender teary goodbyes would end with the wish for me to "Not Fall"
Then with a hug and tweek that she, would be gone.
The next weekend that she'd be back , from some College or up from NYC or Jersey, she'd be with an Owen , or an Ian or a Glenn . . . I seeing her - she looking through me..
My life was transient with base camps and safe houses in Utah, Colorado and Cali, but home was the Gunks, New York USA.
30 passed and then I was 34 years old and something snapped. It was my ankle and heel
in a fall off an uberfall climb called Junior.
The slick climbed out holds were weeping from the temperature change it had been 100 degrees all day and as the evening breezes were only present at about 15 feet up.
That's where I came off from.
Condensation
and reaching to high and right when I should have gone with a high left, or vice-versa...
seem like excuses,
I phooked up. And would not be going to Wyoming or anywhere climbing again for 2 years.
Did I hear the local college girls quitely say to each other that's him, that rope less Joe?
Yeah, I did . . .
But by the time I realized that, my focus was shattered, seconds latter so was my life.
I was a long distances sort of climber I preferd Rinco to the Bastille. I was always spending nights out in good conditions to grab early morning starts then I'd be on my feet all day & I worked nights walking around a power plant.
Two different doctors recommend a pediatrician, a children's specialist.
I'm small and small boned.
A basketball Doc in LA made a call for me,
to a Doctor who was know to make crippled children walk.
When he saw the small head that had sprouted from the end of my leg he said in a heavy German accent, holding the leg, pressing it down, till I squirmed "vhere shall ve cut? Here or here?
Still twisting and watching me turn very grey he looked at the blond tits in the room and said this may hurt a bit you should leave the room. I shot her a look and she laughed it off " ho no I wouldn't miss this for the world." She said and Walther Bone,
( real name, though probably given to replace the Nazi one he was born with, I'm not sure )
Doc proceeded to examine my tolerance to pain.
Güt güt he kept saying as he would let up the pressure or twist or whatever.
I was into some deep denial as to the severity , it was a life changing injury.
An External Fixation, changes ones perspective pretty quick.
That glossy rigg that Anita514 sported made mine look mid-evil.
It was a six pin job all through the ankle and heal. It would seep blood and stuff.
At 3 or 4 months the changes were drastic and the call was made to give me a fusion.
The thing off my leg , foot - whatever - was a prayer answered.
I refused to consider any more surgery, period .
I've not read Shibumi
Shibumi
(Nicholai Hel #1)
by Trevanian
Nicholai Hel is the world’s most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he is the son of an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father and is the protégé of a Japanese Go master. Hel survived the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world’s most artful lover and its most accomplished—and well-paid—assassin. Hel is a genius, a mystic, and a master of language and culture, and his secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection known only as shibumi.
Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his exquisite mistress, Hel is unwillingly drawn back into the life he’d tried to leave behind when a beautiful young stranger arrives at his door, seeking help and refuge. It soon becomes clear that Hel is being tracked by his most sinister enemy—a supermonolith of international espionage known only as the Mother Company. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side, and on the other . . . shibumi.
Then #4 and
Who us ?
V we deserve more...
More pictures
or spray,
do you drink ?
you can drop a stinker here too: it is one of the 'rules':
D2R2 is a spoiled 'merican punk...
Who, after Working in the Valley, guiding - packs in that life in before 50?
Especially if you have paid into the amga? What a waste, or is there more to the story?
Checked my self before I wrecked myself....
The chance to climb in Lee Vining is so sweet I wanted to move there in 85 but
The best kimberlite in the world told all about the Holy-roller, Cragsman, Dean, and
She was right New Paltz , the Gunks is like a tiny fish bowl compared to the meadows and beyond Lee Vining was very small community wise and short, Long haired heads were not
' Dean' approved.
That story of going climbing & D2R2 sniveling off to get his ego stroked, is way more
"P Smoker" & that is what his problem was with many or all of us thanking you, after you
Showed 'fat you' and shared a thing that alone, by itself is a far greater accomplishment
than guiding or probably anything he's done.
My silly small stones have been all but banished.
it was all I could do not to Locker that Smoke pole thread.
I might still to remind the failed gyde; how lucky he is to have full size stone to play &
Work on.
#5 anyone still out there? It is a shame at my age that I'm smirking & having fun
Hard, and a potential knee wrecking fall if you blow it doing the sit up
With legs deep up in the wyde. . .
, helps if your sober ? Nah not really
[photoid=
You know you take too many snaps of small rocks when you lose the file, forget the drive
That you stored them on or plain can't stand to search 3? K snaps from 2 yrs past.
Fixed it
all one post. .
livin' the dream PTPP! Or
Living up to the threads title at least.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2016 - 09:27pm PT
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Question: What grade of lover is Nicholai Hel?
Fritz - are those SLIDES you have scanned??! Superb job. Any time in the past I have tried scanning slides, they have always had tons of dust flecks on them.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Gnome: Re your question about my earlier mention of climbing in Yosemite with Dave Neff in 1975. His last name might be Kneff. He grew up in central Washington, attended WSU, & was basing out of a VW van in Camp 4 spring of 1975. I recall he had been in Yosemite for a while, he was clean-cut, with fairly short hair, & was a hellava nice-person.
PTPP! All but the ski jumper are from old slides. The inexpensive Epson V550 Perfection Photo scanner I bought does have a software program to clean up slides, but it does not remove big dust particles or hairs. I blow dust off & brush the slides with an old camel-hair blower/brush & if there are still dust particles on the finished product, like I had in the Sawtooth Mt. lake slide, I clean them up with the Photoshop clone-stamp. It's great to be retired with shiscty winter weather keeping me inside, for a project like this.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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He's classic for the genre. Grade VII?
Resting my liver these days. When I'm seeing the kid regularly, I don't reach for the beers.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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This thread resembles a place of worship. For a bunch of drunk people you all are way too civilized. But I'm....gonna go...
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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I was the Big Brother for a teenager who did not know his father at the time , we climbed a lot and we his mom and I set up a home school active earth science program. Gus grew up and reunited with his dad who may have been a military man ? I was told he went by the name 'Ty'
And I must admit that the spelling you gave makes more sense.
I wonder if they are all one and the same?
Seeing a Rare Post by poster boy for gettin' it done...
hey Vitaliy, (M) - if that is even your name;)
We here at the e-watering hole deserve more than just :
Vitaliy M.
"This thread resembles a place of worship. For a bunch of drunk people you all are way too civilized. But I'm....gonna go..."
How about a picture
or some snark,
I was on that list ,
i am offended, I don't make my wife do it
and
I'm an apolitical, un-apologetic Victim of_, so justified homophobe
NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT
Hey, Fritz - the 'trike' Nazi ... Classic where is that from? It is not in my childhood favorite
' Struddel Peter', do you know that one?
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Gnome: You had your ankle fused? How does that work? I am still having issues with my ankle/Achilles. Like I can't squat properly anymore, which isn't so great when I am working out/lifting weights. I think my only option is surgery at this point, to lengthen my Achilles and chisel off some bone so my ankle can move better. Not so sure I want more surgery and down/recovery time. I've had.. 15-18? maybe more surgeries since I was a kid. I think I'm good.
Anyway. So what constitutes "living the dream" to you?
Flip Flop: Good to hear you are seeing your son more. Beers can wait.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Gnome: I stole the "trike Nazi" off the internet in 2011, but I don't remember where I got it. Maybe Marlow?
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Dam.... I missed last night?? Where did it go..???
Anyway, a good read, in the morning over the 2nd cup of joe.... Good to see fellow pole smokers here.
I did thinkof a joke last nite... lets see what you all think.
How do you tell if someone is a GUIDE??????
They have a "Dominos Pizza" Sign on the top of their rig.....
Funny?
OK, time to go spend a day working on my farm, the days are warming up, its almost Tomato time.
By By... for now.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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What's the difference between the Buddha and a Guide?
The Buddha knows that he's not a god.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Most guides I know are good people. Got into business to be in the mountains while helping people learn new stuff. But I also know a few who look at their clients as an inferior bunch of noobs. Not the best way to stay happy on the job.
The cartoon is priceless.
Another guide joke...
What's the difference between a guide and a pizza?
The pizza can feed a family of 4
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Good one.....
How do you know someone is a guide?
Give em 30 seconds, they will tell you.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Feb 12, 2016 - 06:09pm PT
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Blump
Susan
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Feb 12, 2016 - 06:14pm PT
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Put the Hammer Down! Early and often.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 12, 2016 - 06:14pm PT
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Quickly
Not this evening, kids are out so ill be driving back and forth
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Feb 12, 2016 - 08:07pm PT
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Drunk in Patagonia tonight after a pleasant drive down from Tucson. The weather was great today & predicted to stay in the low 80's for a few more days.
We didn't see any places to climb here, but Tucson has some awesome bouldering:
However, security arrived before I could complete the problem.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2016 - 01:58pm PT
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We spent Valentine's weekend drinking 2013 Lodi Petite Sirah from Cycles Gladiator winery - great stuff. Our grand designs to go ice climbing were frosted out by -30C temperatures, however....
If you listen carefully, you can here the ice crystals forming on Anita's cheeks. The Quebecois types ice skating behind her are far hardier than us.
Accordingly, we headed for the coffee shop in Ste.-Marguerite-de-something-or-other for café au lait laced with Coureur du Bois maple liqueur - made in Quebec.
We finished up at a jazz gig at a micro-brew pub in Val David - I shoulda brought my trombone.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2016 - 03:35pm PT
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"...you can here the ice crystals forming...."
Good grief. Better a homonym than a homo. One margarita each so far.
Hey! I'm on holidays.
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