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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 10, 2007 - 08:25pm PT
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Didn't Patey define the "crux" as where everyone unties to watch Wes?
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Jul 10, 2007 - 08:35pm PT
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Let us not forget one of the sanest posters ever (and former Vulgarian??) rgold.
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jul 10, 2007 - 08:44pm PT
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It's always nice to have this virtual campfire to go to...thanks all!
The smoke and farts never seem to bother me either... cheers, jb
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2007 - 09:14pm PT
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How could I have forgotten Rgold. One of my heroes from my Gunks days.
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Jul 10, 2007 - 09:21pm PT
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I'm just thinking of a couple more names to add to the list--from the "underground" category: Watusi, and Dick Cilley (Leroy?)
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 10, 2007 - 09:28pm PT
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Ya no doubt those 2 guys are sweethearts.
But back to that Weschrist stuff: shoot ya'll are killin' me wit dat stuff!
I can't count the hours I've spent here, laughing myself silly with you people.
Huh, nyah, one time BVB posted up some bit of tweak and jetisoned it my way, dude had me doubled over in laughter for 10 straight minutes, my wife didn't know whether to throw a bucket of water over my head or call the paramedics...
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Jul 10, 2007 - 09:46pm PT
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Didn't Patey define the "crux" as where everyone unties to watch Wes? --Piton Ron
I think he said that right before rapping off the end of his rope on the Old Man of Hoy. That said, I think Patey would have enjoyed all the piss-taking on this site.
And I certainly enjoy the internet equivalent of walking in the footsteps of giants while on this site. 21 years climbing makes me an oldster among most of the folks I hang with, but I'm a babe around here.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 10, 2007 - 10:11pm PT
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Alas, of all things the good scottish doctor took the big biff off the Maiden, another stack, and twas not the crux but rather he became disconnected from his figure 8 as he backed over the edge.
Once rapping a fixed line at the end of a long day my partner pointed to my figure 8 which was barely being held by the hook of the gate of the locking biner, "Hey man, you almost pulled a Patey!"
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Jul 10, 2007 - 11:28pm PT
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Tim Shinhoffen, my manager, told me an interesting story today about Bottles. I had brought up that I climbed Flower of High Rank last weekend, and it got him talking about Robs Muir, which indefinitely ends in something about a game called bottles. Needless to say, this invoked words such as "i think he cheated," "he was 6'6" and 95 pounds" and "Houdini would be proud."
One thing that I gather the most is that the community seems to be a lot less freindly in and out of Camp 4, Hidden Valley and lunch rock these days. Maybe its the lack of all the hippy lettuce and LSD, but these stories seem almost like in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round.
I've never played bottles, but if i walk up to you in 2 weeks in the valley with a bottle stuck in my finger, try not to interpret it as some kind of prison lingo. I'm middle heavy, i think i might win a game or 2..
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 11, 2007 - 12:14am PT
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It is a cultural thing... the weschrists perhaps find the whole web thing rather banal. But many of the people posting here haven't seen or heard from one an other for a very long time... longer than some of the youngin's have been living.
So perhaps those of you who became aware of the world in the last 10 years may not understand that there was a time when such a meeting was impossible, a time without a web, sh#t, a time without indoor climbing gyms.
It was a time when meeting meant actually meeting, not just sitting where ever you are and typing on your computer. And in that time, there was precious little actual meeting going on. For decades, in fact.
I guess the good news is weschrist actually reads the thread, so he must be interested in it to some level, inspite of his display of bored youth. Many people posting are still awed by the fact that there is a community which has found itself again. And though that community may not be physically together, the together that is possible is better than nothing.
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Jul 11, 2007 - 12:21am PT
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more awed that someone like me can peek in and say "hi" :D
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 11, 2007 - 12:30am PT
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Well put Ed.
But well before the www climbing had one of the few true "world" communities and I can remember plenty of times in the seventies when some people I knew would run into someone else I knew who would travel 8,000 miles only to run into them again.
I've had partners from more than twice as many countries I've visited sometimes doing long routes with only a few dozen words in common.
Climbing calls of course!
The computer just means we can sit on our fattening arses and have more meetings than ever.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 11, 2007 - 12:55am PT
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Also note, that Bobby d' is too modest to put his own name on that list, where it, of course, belongs.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Jul 11, 2007 - 01:00am PT
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Bob d' is one of our prized rocks. He's been there, done that. Always contributing.
Thanks, Bob.
-Jeff
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crøtch
climber
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Jul 11, 2007 - 01:26am PT
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Lots of history here for us youngins to enjoy. Chris, I hope this server is backed up offsite so that we never lose some of the gems that have been posted here.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Jul 11, 2007 - 01:44am PT
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...How could I have forgotten Rgold. One of my heroes from my Gunks days...
Not too surprising. You seem to have forgotten a number of people. Haha.
Curt
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 11, 2007 - 01:49am PT
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Its great having so many fine folks on Supertopo, getting acquainted and reacquainted. Some classic stories are shared and saved for the future. We have good time ands thoughtful exchanges.
I think in the future we'll find that we've formed a powerful network that can support us all in any time of uncertainty, local crisis, or in many unknown circumstances that might arrive. Just like it's good to know your neighbors, it's good to have friends who have been through the wringer known as rockclimbing.
peace
Karl
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 11, 2007 - 12:44pm PT
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Weakwrist trolls as well as he spells.
"Boldering"?"
(I mean I can understand it if you miss the spelling on a NONclimbing word but...)
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Jul 11, 2007 - 01:23pm PT
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Gimme a few Bob D', I got some scans for yer other thread. ;?
On the OP, well said...I love hoops but I'll never meet Jordan. Climb enuf and you may well run into our Jordans...mebbe even share a "care".
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Jul 11, 2007 - 08:53pm PT
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Seems like you take yourself pretty seriously.
Ken
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