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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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No sweat Ray. It is show and tell after all. Thanks for taking the time in the first place.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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And by the way, you left this rope on my car twenty five years ago Ray. Do you remember it?
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2007 - 05:33pm PT
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jeepers!
wow - neurons are firing, brain chemicals dancing - it may take a while to access that file but...
the image of that rope has triggered something in my brain
that is so funny!
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2007 - 07:51pm PT
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ok - think it might have been about 82,
think that rope (and possibly one other) were booty: abandoned gear, I recall being very careful about making sure of that - there was some other stuff, Beehay got some of it for gas, giving me a ride back to S.D. as I recall
why that rope ended up on your car is uncertain - maybe I thought it would be a good home?
amazing seeing a picture of it
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I was pulling your leg Ray. I bought it from you as a fixing rope about 83 or so. Just thought you might be amused.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2007 - 10:12pm PT
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cool - I still think it might have been one of the ones found in an old pack in camp, sat there for days, filled w/ ropes, booze and some weird old porno books - threw all the sh*it out, sold the ropes and gave the pack to BeeHay. Ha!
amazing you still got it...
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:16pm PT
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alright more from the great Neptune Mountaineering here in Boulder -thread drift to include some other cool stuff hope you like it...
thought this EB w/ nice custom side panels would kick it off nicely
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:18pm PT
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now for the meat of it, Dolt Micro pin and related closeups
glad I went back to shoot these - pretty neat
and
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:19pm PT
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these cams were nearby so thought I'd put 'em in here - nice specimens...
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:26pm PT
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back by the sleeping bags is this case with stuff that looks like it came from an archaeological dig - guess it came off K2
and yes that is a pic of Alistair Crowley, more discretely displayed these days (some of you will know why)
here's the whole case
above on top of a nice vertical case is Mal's toe
yep, there it is...wow
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:28pm PT
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let's head into the footwear department shall we?
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:36pm PT
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alright,
on the left a Russian speed climbers shoe
on the right a Chezkslovakian climbing shoe - these were both donated to Gary by climbers from those places
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:39pm PT
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a lot of us can relate to these
left, the ultra-klunky and totally sucky leather RD
middle, shock the monkey a green PA (Watusi had these man, hot stuff)
right, needs no intro - the justifiably much maligned and long hated red PA - god what a hunk of sh*t
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:44pm PT
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after that I need something really cool and really sexy to look at, ah yes, vintage Kroni's will suffice
awesome aren't they?
ready to run it out in these babies?
go for it
I love this stuff
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 08:49pm PT
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wrap it up with a little something to offend the politically correct crowd
many have wondered just what the hell this thing is doing in the nations foremost specialty shop - pretty funny
a few nice pins on a glass shelf and...
das ist alles!
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jun 10, 2007 - 10:13pm PT
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Nice pics. Ray. I've donated a handful of things to Gary's museum besides my toe. There's a bottle (empty) of Cuveé du Alpinist I got while in France a few years back and an original Jardine Friend that I bought from him in the Valley waaaaay back. Oooh! That remindes me. I have a proof set of the SushiFest beer bottles that Blinny made up that I need to take over there. Tomorrow.
As far a museum's go, Gray's is top notch. You just have to wander a bit. Next time in Boulder, plan to spend a hour or more there. No one will mind if yo bring a 12-pack of good beer.
Okay, any beer will do. But if it's good, you get a personal tour.
Mal
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 10:23pm PT
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cool Mal, pretty sure I saw that friend in there, thanks.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jun 10, 2007 - 10:30pm PT
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Go Ray Go!
Yer cookin' it up real nice.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 10, 2007 - 11:56pm PT
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thanks Roy,
not sure what happened to the pics in the earlier part of this thread - definitely an Image Shack thing/problem. Noticed some blank spots among the thumbnails - oh well...not sure I have a ton of love for or confidence in Image Shack and it's wierdness and slowness.
however - onward, upward...what the hell - more to come, why knott?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:19pm PT
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More gems from the past. Thanks again Ray. How about that early friend on the next pass. Curious what Jardine would have let out into the world at that point.
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