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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 20, 2008 - 12:47am PT
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The place sure photographs well!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 20, 2008 - 01:17am PT
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nice thread bump there Steve with solid content.
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Sep 30, 2008 - 06:51pm PT
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bump
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scuffy b
climber
Elmertown
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Sep 30, 2008 - 07:30pm PT
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There must be some Instant Modern Classics going up in the burned off area, wouldn't you think?
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survivalmademedoit
Trad climber
Grantham, New Hampshire
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Talk about major flashbacks! What a great find! Mark Vojtko here. Kinda wild catching up after all the years.
What is the latest on Mt. Woodson? Santee Boulders? Mission Gorge?
Who's still climbing out of the old gang? (Paul Dowdy?, Werner Landry?, Tom Scott?, Dan Curley?, Adrian and Jeff?, BeeHay?, FROG?)
What's up with all this indoor training, hang boards, multiple pairs of shoes, runners without knots, etc? What happened to the good old days when you thumbed a ride to the cliffs, smoked a joint, and started climbing?
Drop a note if you can..........thanks!
Mark
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DJMac
Big Wall climber
Bonedale, CO
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Fun thread. I remember a lot of the photos posted. Climbed at Woodson in the late 70's, then again when I was living in SD mid-80's ... loved that place, and many more in the area.
Thanks for the flashback, and sharing photos!
 John McMullen
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scuffy b
climber
just below the San Andreas
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Hey, Mark and John, be sure to check also:
Hardest Woodson Offwidths
and
Woodson Shindig
They're loaded with good stuff.
How you doing, John?
Moyles
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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hey mark, i remember you. didn't you take that photo of roger wilson on waterchute that wound up in the '76 edition of the josh guide?
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Hey bvb, what's up these days anyway? Give me a shout.
Curt
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Place or Another
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Mar 16, 2009 - 11:20pm PT
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bump
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Mar 17, 2009 - 12:09am PT
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Hey BVB, I'm positive it was one of the Vojtko bros that took that shot indeed...
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Mar 17, 2009 - 12:13am PT
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my eyes!!!!
and think about the kittens!
poor kittens.
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eliot carlsen
Social climber
San Diego
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Sep 26, 2009 - 04:50pm PT
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Bump for Woodson Classics. One of the Top Ten Threads of all time.
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gonzo chemist
climber
the Twilight Zone of someone else's intentions
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Bump for a great old thread and awesome area.
Counting down the days until the annual Thanksgiving pilgrimage!
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Mimi
climber
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Mar 27, 2010 - 02:51pm PT
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Bump for Greg's original Big Teaser thread.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 25, 2010 - 05:54pm PT
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Ultra Classic Thread Bump!
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Sep 25, 2010 - 07:24pm PT
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Somebody was asking about Ric Piggot(maybe it was on another thread i was reading today).
I started climbing at Woodson in '71 with the RCS and spent 100's of weekends/weekdays up there up tell the mid 90's. i met Ric up there as early as '71 and discussed such dreams as climbing the "N.A. Wall" on our very first meeting...last saw him on the "Big Hill" around '89-91.
The last i heard about "a" Ric Piggot, was of a gentleman who went by that name living in the Escondido area who was exiting the I-15 freeway via an off-ramp(circular)and the truck door he was driving flew open and he, with one hand(left)on the steering wheel, reached with his right hand to attempt to pull the passenger door close. He was thrown from the car and killed.
He worked for the county(so did RP), was the same age as the Ric we know, and drove a pickup truck(so did RP). I assumed it was the RP that i new, but did not know anyone to contact at that time. I did drive down to the A-16 store, and the local R.E.I, but neither of those places/climbers employed within, had ever heard of a RP although they frequented Woodson on a regular basis.
I believe it was the mid/late 90's but could have been the early 00's that i read the story. It was reported in the S.D. Union/Tribune. I just happened upon it. I had long since lost tract of any climbing/Woodson friends. Of course someone like the Linder's(sp) would know.
But since reading these and other posts which allude to Ric being in such various places as Tahoe/Reno/LV, etc. I have come to believe it was just an eerie coincidence/some other guy with same name?
So, that is about all i know. Hope Ric is doing well/living large...
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 25, 2010 - 08:00pm PT
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I talked to Rick at the first Supertopo Woodson shindig in 2007. He said he'd basically stopped climbing and was back into dirt bikes. PhantomX would recognize this, as I do, as a classic case of the 'itus'.
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