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Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 04:25pm PT
Sometimes a fine line between a proper outing and an arse 'wuppin.
Wouldn't be right to cross that line and wind up with the latter, hehehe.

Thanks for some great routes Chiloe!
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Jun 21, 2007 - 06:18pm PT
Great couple of days, not doubt about it. Here's my last shot from the last climb, Short Order on Whitehorse. So where are the kites?

Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 06:47pm PT



Jaybro

Social climber
The West
Jun 21, 2007 - 07:42pm PT
Dang! even with that hat, it looks like a good time. congrats to all, esp Lisa!
slobmonster

Trad climber
berkeley, ca
Jun 21, 2007 - 07:55pm PT
Ahhh, pics from home. Thanks for making me smile.

Your fast partner (Lisa) very likely passed my former North Conway landlords, Steve & Sally Swenson (72 & 62 respectively) who also ran the road race last weekend.

Maysho, thanks for the personal perspective. Paul Ross might be inclined to know that bolts are still being chopped on Cathedral.
Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 11:05pm PT

A little more fun history from Ed Webster's guidebook to the White Mountains:




Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 11:10pm PT

Get get up to Cannon Cliff and snap off a few pitches:



Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 11:13pm PT
70's protagonists:



Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 11:17pm PT

80's Fellers:



Fluoride

Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
Jun 21, 2007 - 11:43pm PT
Great TR Roy! And congrats to the wife on her win.

I love that photo of page 484/Franconia Notch where the climbers are all wearing suits and hats. Gotta love the climbing clothing style of the 1930's. True gentlemen!
Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2007 - 11:52pm PT
I know, those dapper gents are pretty cool huh Fluoride.
Thanks for kudos to Lisa, I'll tell her straight away!
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Jun 22, 2007 - 09:11am PT
Of course your hat wearing profile again got praise.

Found one more.

Michael Hjorth

Trad climber
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun 22, 2007 - 09:29am PT
Hi Chiloe,

Somewhat better rock at your place than the rock you climbed at "my place" in Sweden recently, eh?!

Fantastic TR!

Maybe I should book myself a flight ...

Michael
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Jun 22, 2007 - 10:18am PT
Michael Hjorth:
Somewhat better rock at your place than the rock you climbed at "my place" in Sweden recently, eh?!

Better rock but no sea below us, both places were great fun. I'd go back to Kullen in a flash.


Maybe I should book myself a flight ...

Icelandair CPH/KEF/BOS not too pricey. The cliffs wait ....

I can't claim our weather always looks like that, though!
Jimmy S

climber
Granite State
Jun 22, 2007 - 10:47am PT
Nice pics Roy. Here's another.
Dana "Mad Dog" Drummond on Tourist Treat, Cathedral
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jun 22, 2007 - 10:57am PT
Howdy Jimmy,
Nice pic yourself and welcome to the madness! I bet that you have a couple more kicking around for show and tell. Any shots of Hugh on Stage Fright? Love that little tale of persistence.
bob d'antonio

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jun 22, 2007 - 10:58am PT
Damm Tar...now I have to scan some old shots from the 70's from North Conway. Great place, great climbers and hard routes. Congrats to Lisa.



Jimmy S...Bob D here...Long time no see. How are you? Hope all is well.

Later, Bob
Tarbuster

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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2007 - 11:09am PT
Jimmy!
'Haven't seen you in a coon's age.
Where you living these days?
How's it going, still involved in making films?

Welcome to the Taco Stand.
Cheers,
Roy

Yes Bob, please heat up that scanner and dish us up some North Conway jewels...
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Jun 22, 2007 - 11:26am PT
Tar, does your guidebook have that picture of Jimmy climbing Liquid Sky above the Space Platform (or maybe Jim has some real photos). That was historic.
Brian Boyd

Trad climber
Scottsdale, AZ
Jun 22, 2007 - 11:52am PT
The Zonkers photo was taken by Albert Dow. Here is a shot of Albert on Layton's Ascent in the late 70s:


Albert died in an avalanche on Mt. Washington in '82 while on search and rescue. He was a great guy, and it's hard to believe he's been gone for 25 years.

The photo of Jimmy Dunn is noteworthy because he had some interesting footwear choices during those years: You notice that he's missing a left shoe on Zonkers. He did the FA of a route called Dresden (5.10) barefoot, but the trend never caught on.

I was watching Dunn work on the FA of White Eye (5.12). There was a key move that had a great hold just out of reach. He came down off the route, drove back into town, and returned with a pair of mountain boots. He put the mountain boot over one of his EBs, and proceeded to dance up thin moves wearing this massive boot. With the extra reach, Jummy made it to the jug. He then hung by one hand, unlaced the boot, and kicked it off into space. He worked through this sequence several times, with people chanting "eject, eject" as the boot launched. This was in '78, I think. Mark Hudon and Max Jones made the second free ascent, notably bootless.
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