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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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Dec 16, 2012 - 10:53pm PT
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Nice bit of history gf, cheers. Thanks Fish Boy., it was fun. I'm back up north the first week of jan. Do you and the rest of the motley crew fancy meeting up for a drink? Luke? Mike? Relic? Psyched to get my beaks back into the chief too!
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Dec 16, 2012 - 11:05pm PT
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Am I correct in concluding that Big Jim Sinclair was both up and about by 7am, and also went skiing? Or is there another Big Jim? Two and two seems to be making five.......
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2012 - 12:12am PT
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Paul, heck ya buddy! Let's set it up.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 17, 2012 - 01:14am PT
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Two and two seems to be making five.......
Or seven. Or nineteen.
I wondered about that too. Anyway, glad to hear that, whatever size he is, Mr. Brennan had a good day.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2012 - 06:11pm PT
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There has to be some mutant out there that's bigger than me. How about it? Anyone know of any 6'8 plus mutant climbers that frequent Squamish??
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Dec 17, 2012 - 06:48pm PT
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Only the sasquatch, which used to live in the north gully, might have been marginally bigger.
So BM, widely acclaimed and internationally celebrated "Photographer of Super Topo", what is your opinion of the cover-shot on the new Bourdon select? Rotated or not?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 17, 2012 - 06:49pm PT
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The North Walls troll is a rather large fellow, but quite shy.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2012 - 08:26pm PT
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Bruce she thinks its fuking hilarious. ;) I find it quite amusing also.
Hamie! I had not yet had a chance to check out your query! I believe you are correct sir, it would be unnatural to shoot it as seen on the cover. The angle is what really makes the shot, It works from all angles! 90 degrees right seems to be the original angle. I'm gonna try that one next time I'm shooting a lead for sure!
As to the photographer of supertopo thing, sometimes I feel like a guppy in a pool full of sharks. There is a lot of talented people around here. I'm just glad you guys enjoy my efforts and hopefully I spark a few brain cells and we get another golden nugget or two in the process.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 17, 2012 - 08:57pm PT
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Has everyone who ought to be invited to the soiree on Friday night in fact been notified? Perhaps Bruce could usefully work off some energy and do a roll call.
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Fish Boy
Social climber
Squeamish
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Dec 17, 2012 - 11:41pm PT
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Paul, it'd be great to catch up. The wife and baby run off to Ontario in January, so I'll have a bash at mine. I'm thinking Friday 11th of Jan. You, Mike, Sandra, Luke, Ais, Relic, Nath, Kieran, RyanD, Chief and the rest of you who I've never met, Tami, Anders, GF, Hamish x2 etc are all welcome. More details later, until then, Perry's should be rad....
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Dec 17, 2012 - 11:55pm PT
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Wait a sec here. Where is Irish PB, that little hobbit. Lol, I want my cams back, I got some projects that require head sized pro :p
Thanks for the Son of Pan story Greg! Sounds like you're getting lots of skiing in too!
Big mike, as my rock climbing mentor you were supposed to teach me to play it cool in the company of royalty. D'oh.
In other news I started at Capilano University today, my mom is gonna be so proud of me.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2012 - 11:59pm PT
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Too bad I never had a mentor! Oops. I feel like I have lots of them now though...
Party at fishboys!!!
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Fish Boy
Social climber
Squeamish
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Dec 18, 2012 - 12:40am PT
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Wilderness, Luke?
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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Dec 18, 2012 - 01:51am PT
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Sounds like a plan lads! Would be nice to put faces to some names from the interweb. Fear not Luke, I'll have your cams back to you the 4th or 5th. In bishop til then, trying to remember what this free climbing sh#t is about again...
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Dec 18, 2012 - 01:59am PT
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Thanks to every one who Donated to the Habitat for Humanity fundraiser on behalf of my halfassed attempt at an improbable winter* solo ascent of the Grandwall. Despite a bogus attempt at my projected goal, I teamed up with Aislinn and Carmen Merkel and along with our avalanche poodle Yula we Summited** the first peak of the the Stawamus Chief at approx. 1:37 pm Saturday Dec. 15 2012.
To top it off we headed down to the fundraising marathon "grand finale" at the Hive and got bolder...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2012 - 02:12am PT
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Nice work Luke! Sideway photo alert!
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Dec 18, 2012 - 02:52am PT
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Luke, yer a Freak!
See you Friday dude.
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Fish Boy
Social climber
Squeamish
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Dec 18, 2012 - 10:46pm PT
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Not all of those cams are Luke's.....
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Dec 18, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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In the Shadow of the Chief is on TV right now. Just watched Hamish solo the split pillar! There is some cool footage of guys climbing the Grand, including a guy falling off the Roman Chimneys crux pitch.
Who were the climbers in it? They look familiar. Not Ed and Jim, the new guys I mean.
Edit. it was Adam Diamond and Connie Amelunxen. I didn't recognize Adam with shorter hair.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2012 - 11:03pm PT
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Aww I missed it! It's on the knowledge network again at 11:00. So stoked!!!
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