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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2010 - 11:59am PT
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A number of people have asked for a PayPal account as a way of helping Rich out without necessarily purchasing a Millbrook route card. We've set up such an account linked to the email address RomanoFund@yahoo.com.
You need to have a PayPal account yourself, in which case you can use PayPal's "Send Money" feature, clicking the "Personal" tab and selecting the "Gift" button---see
Sending Money via Pay Pal
You can also use this vehicle as a way to purchase Millbrook route cards, but would then click the "Purchase" tab and select the "goods" button.
Thank all of you so much for your willingness to help in a time of need.
Wishing everyone the very best of holiday seasons
---Richard
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 12, 2010 - 12:29pm PT
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How many of these cards are in the works?
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cfrac
Trad climber
Gardiner,NY
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Dec 12, 2010 - 12:31pm PT
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A Calef/Romano Millbrook classic, Square Meal 5.11...
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2010 - 12:39pm PT
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Not sure yet Steve. I've got photos of the entire cliff done, but we have no plans to produce cards for parts of the crag which are on private land in view of the sensitive situation right now in Gardiner. Production does take time and effort, and we are doing it one card at a time. Currently there are two of us involved in the design and execution, myself and cfrac, who has been posting the fantastic shots of Romano routes to this thread. The cards are being produced by Dot Generation, a printing business owned by a local climber.
Of course, our ongoing efforts will be also be governed by the response to whatever we have produced.
We do have a longer range plan to have a website documenting the history of climbing at Millbrook, and that would be a place where analogously spare route diagrams could show up. But that is on hold for now.
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richross
Trad climber
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Dec 12, 2010 - 12:43pm PT
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Rich with Chuck Calef, 1981.
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SeaJellie
Trad climber
Booolduh
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Dec 12, 2010 - 01:59pm PT
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Romano is a force of a nature and a wonderful character. I'll never forget the all-too-few days that I got to climb and mtn bike with him in '94. Check on the way, and thanks for doing this.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 12, 2010 - 05:56pm PT
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I hope my dismay was not taken wrong. I wish Rich the best.
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Dec 12, 2010 - 06:30pm PT
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RR on Bird Cage in 2008 with a cast on his arm.
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seth kovar
climber
Reno, NV
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Dec 12, 2010 - 10:15pm PT
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Bump
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Vulcan
Sport climber
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Dec 12, 2010 - 11:35pm PT
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so 100 people bid it up to $300.
same people send Rich $10. Rich gets $1000.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2010 - 12:26am PT
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I guess that's possible, V, but isn't more likely in your hypothetical first case that Rich gets $1,290?
A beautiful shot by John. I just managed to dodder up that route about a month ago...
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Seth
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Dec 13, 2010 - 10:42am PT
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Please keep these Millbrook photos coming, they are awesome.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Dec 13, 2010 - 11:17am PT
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Hoping the best best for Rich.
Here is a great shot that I sell a fair amount of... 13x19, 20 x 24 matted.
All the cash goes to Richie.
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Morgan
Trad climber
East Coast
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Dec 13, 2010 - 11:29am PT
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I like your math better, Richard.
Sweet photo John O. I saw that on a poster in the Gunks.
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seth kovar
climber
Reno, NV
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Dec 13, 2010 - 12:44pm PT
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Bump...
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richross
Trad climber
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Dec 13, 2010 - 02:47pm PT
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Richie the day he did Supercrack, 1981.
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Dec 13, 2010 - 03:38pm PT
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Bump for Rich.
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Rickster
Trad climber
Pine Bush,NY
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Dec 13, 2010 - 05:19pm PT
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Bump with photos.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Dec 13, 2010 - 05:32pm PT
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Really sorry to hear of this. All the best to Romano, and his partner, who must also be suffering right now. It's hard to be always, ruthlessly vigilant when you're supposed to be having fun.
I'd be interested to know exactly which route or formation this accident occurred at. We had some issues over pitch lengths last summer, visiting at City of Rocks (we dragged a skinny, spare rope around with us, so we'd be covered). Guidebook info on lengths seemed a bit uncertain sometimes. Love the place. We will be back. A location-specific heads up would be much appreciated.
This info may be posted somewhere (if so, my apologies), but I'm not seeing it.
thanks
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seth kovar
climber
Reno, NV
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Dec 13, 2010 - 06:58pm PT
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Bump...
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