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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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steve, you are a man of substance, we've always known that. Now we know you are a brave big hearted man. And hey all, let's praise mark and richard for their open hearted response.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Steve....Guilt is a useless emotion....Next time use a litter box...RJ
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Steve - Doing the route yourself might be just the katharsis needed right now. Think about it.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Damn. I wish I'd shat on the ropes so I could do such a generous and humble thing.
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Riverside, Ca.
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Wow, I really didn't expect this. Especially after seeing that lame youtube video which seemed to be stoking the fire on this even more.
Years ago I read the book about the ascent and found it a good read. I could relate to the struggles that Mark and Richard were going through on and off the rock. I always felt an admiration for the ascent, I felt it was very Warren Harding-like bucking the trends of the day. The other cool thing was that they were local guys who pulled off a pretty cool achievement.
When I joined taco, I was shocked how people were still really emotional and negative towards Mark and Richard. I chose to avoid all of that until now.
I am happy they finally got an apology from one of the perpetrators, it was long overdue.......
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Everyone makes mistakes, it's what you do about them that shows what kind of a person you are.
Steve that was digging deep.
What a fine thing to do.
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laughingman
Mountain climber
Seattle WA
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Wish politicians were as honest as you Steve. It takes a real man to own up to ones mistakes...
Best regards
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 10, 2011 - 12:01am PT
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What I don't understand is why wait so long?
All these years I never knew until somebody outed you three 2 weeks ago on another thread here.
Your actions also affected a lot of locals as they were thrown into this sh!t storm thru so called guilt by association.
That fell under the term "Valley Locals".
Others were falsely accused or played with as the guilty (one/ones) and had ranting breakdowns here.
Meaty for example.
It was huge drama scene played out to the entertainment and nightmare.
What a huge fuking mess over a rock climb.
30 some fuking years over this sh!t seems pretty fuking stupid but that's life.
Thanks for pulling out all stops on this as it took balls.
Best wishes to the whole bunch of ya .... Steve, Richard & Mark
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Dec 10, 2011 - 12:22am PT
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LOL!
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hollyclimber
Big Wall climber
Yosemite, CA
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Dec 10, 2011 - 12:48am PT
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Steve-
Thanks for putting a stop to all the nonsense and lies that were perpetuated by some.
Hugs,
HB
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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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Dec 10, 2011 - 12:56am PT
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Holy crap Steve! We have never met, but I've been an avid rock climber for 33 years and I've always had tremendous respect for your acomplishments. Well, now multiply that by a thousand!!!
Class act. Period.
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James
climber
My twin brother's laundry room
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Dec 10, 2011 - 01:03am PT
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Ps that's not how I got my nickname.
That witticism was worth the whole fiasco.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 10, 2011 - 01:15am PT
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Bravo! - something we can all learn from.
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MSmith
Big Wall climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 10, 2011 - 01:17am PT
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Steve,
You must have felt like you were on an A5 lead as you considered whether or not to come forward publically. Very impressive. And for me, deeply appreciated. As I told you on the phone, my friend, all is well. We will shake hands sometime soon. The essence of who you or any of us are is best measured by where we are headed, not where we have been. Sleep well tonight.
--Mark
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 10, 2011 - 01:39am PT
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Man we've all done some things we don't care to share. Done someone wrong. Fortunately for most of us we didn't do something that went down in history with such bitterness for a whole community.
Talk about pressure! I can still remember with knots in my stomach having to confess a few things to close friends.
To have to do so publicly? I feel for you.
But out of this hard personal step please know you have brought a really positive closure to what would have continued to go down as a dark mark in climbing history.
You lift a weight off all our shoulders.
KUDO's to Steve, Mark and Richard. To helping close the book on the epic that is WOS
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2011 - 01:59am PT
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and thank you Mark Smith. yeah, sleep sounds really good right now, steve
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Dec 10, 2011 - 02:08am PT
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Schneider.....WOW, I'm totally blown away...
Pretty incredible..
Now you should be proud of yourself..
Saludos...best wishes..
nita.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSfj9kDbnpY
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Dec 10, 2011 - 02:19am PT
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I've got an almost choked up warm feeling in my chest.
This is the way of healing and humanity on both sides.
Thank you for showing the way
Peace
Karl
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tom Carter
Social climber
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Dec 10, 2011 - 03:28am PT
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Steve, good for you... And good for them.
Good things happen every day.
Thanks
Tc
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