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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Gotta love the "crashpad" on the ground below Thriller
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 7, 2010 - 02:40pm PT
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nice shot Walleye!
the MAN had some power eh...
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Here's another good look, tube socks, cut-off jeans and running shoes - 1978 Three Finger Jack - Oregon
And did someone mention painter paints, tube socks and EB's? This is looking straight up, he is horizontal on top rope with his Whillan's "nutbuster" on.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 16, 2010 - 08:32pm PT
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Tube socks on the cover of Mountain 79 May/June 1981!
Jim Collins trying to free Le Void Flake. Phil Briggs photo.
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Jul 17, 2010 - 08:30am PT
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Although tube socks were just about the only kind of athletic socks you could buy in late 70's & early 80's I always looked for alternatives; not to be different but my legs were so skinny they wouldn't stay up.
Looking at these photos of tube socks brings something else to mind. When the vast majority of baseball players were wearing pants with stirrups and tube socks one guy was different and Chris Berman of ESPN tagged him George "Pants" Hendricks...
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deepnet
Boulder climber
CA
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Jul 17, 2010 - 12:35pm PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 17, 2010 - 12:38pm PT
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Love that wrist accent! WTFIT?!?
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jul 17, 2010 - 02:36pm PT
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F10
Trad climber
e350 / Bishop
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Jul 17, 2010 - 02:57pm PT
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Original tube socks
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Jul 17, 2010 - 03:36pm PT
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Tubes were the schizz.
As previously mentioned...
Knicker socks must''a been their precursor.
I still wear socks (and get heckled by the young sport climbers with hooked shoes).
But I long ago gave up the tubes for super thin silk socks.
Previously posted pic:
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jul 17, 2010 - 04:49pm PT
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Tuolemne First ascent attempt of The Phat Slice 512.a
The General and D Griff 1986
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 17, 2010 - 05:43pm PT
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Damn Kenny,
I remember that line..
you took us out there, (long hike) and i got close but....
not close enough..
sweet line!
scan away...
ks
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jul 18, 2010 - 02:22am PT
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Kurt, here is another shot of your on sight FA attempt bud. Had you gone out one more time you would have done it. So much open stone that year....you were probably busy with five or six other projects.
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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Jul 18, 2010 - 03:24am PT
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Grammicci ledge and ultra stinky tube socks...
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jul 18, 2010 - 10:16am PT
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That's it. I'm buying a pair. This is long overdue for a revival.
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jul 18, 2010 - 11:42am PT
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Nice Walleye...that is the back side of Elephant huh?
Did that roof ever get freed?
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jul 18, 2010 - 02:46pm PT
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Kevin?
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jul 18, 2010 - 02:51pm PT
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Ten four buddy
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Jul 18, 2010 - 04:23pm PT
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I had like 100 pair. Got them free from playing football at school.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Jul 18, 2010 - 07:59pm PT
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Largo making use of one of those pair when he was still on the football team. circa 1972.
JB about to come off the Italian face at CDM, circa 1974.
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