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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Jan 14, 2009 - 11:38pm PT
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Wasn't sex INVENTED in the outdoors?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jan 15, 2009 - 02:09am PT
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McLean, aka McClinsky and other nefarious derivations was a man of many shoes and moods.
Russ in his roofing mode. Loved the contrast of red against kiln dried roof decking.
With Bud Couch and Trish in the Meadows in his laid back mode. Just a little red in the shoes for mood swings.
Trying to hustle my ex with his Big Man Mountain boots.
Sylin' again with Joe Faint in the high country. A far cry from the early days of rat shoes and funk knickers.
In Afganistan, "we don't need no stinkin shoes".
Hey McClinsky you out there?
cheers
Guido
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scuffy b
climber
On the dock in the dark
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Jan 15, 2009 - 11:44am PT
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Boche too?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2009 - 12:28pm PT
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Ahh- Who can forget the rust red Pumas.....
I am really hoping for a modern color remake of the same shoes shot if the components are still in the world and hip flexibility still allows! LOL
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scuffy b
climber
On the dock in the dark
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Jan 15, 2009 - 01:01pm PT
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The next shot, after the Pumas, looks like the wonderful
Nike LDV. Wish I had another pair of those, for sure.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jan 15, 2009 - 01:24pm PT
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Yep-Boche, General Von Hennek and McClinsky
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2009 - 10:58pm PT
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Since this thread has a West Ridge slant.....What possessed you guys to open up the shop way back when?
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 29, 2009 - 12:45am PT
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In 1966 there were two retail outlets in the LA area that carried mountaineering gear - Jona's Ski Chalet in Inglewood and Sport Chalet in La Canada. Both carried nothing but imported soft iron German and French hardware. I convinced two other engineers from North American Aviation to go in with me on opening our own "mountaineering" store so that we could provide the public (that included us) with the latest and best of what was quickly becoming available - Chouinard hardware, Sierra Designs clothing, bags and tents, etc.
Chouinard suggested talking to Doug Tompkins at The North Face in San Francisco (a stone's throw from Carol Doda's Condor Club) for some tips on getting started so we did - West Ridge Mountaineering was born into 500 sq ft of retail space on Pico Blvd in West LA right next door to The Arsenal - a bar that served great food, but we mostly drank their beer (all we had to do was knock on the wall and the owner would show up to take our orders). Within two years we grew into a new location, a stone's throw from our Pico site, with over 25,000 sq ft of floor space on the corner of Qlympic Blvd and Bundy Dr. I managed the place from 1969 through 1980, got bought out by a non-climber, and I moved to Bishop - West Ridge went belly up in 1986.
Left out a lot of details, but that's the short of it.
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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Jan 29, 2009 - 01:00am PT
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The black and white picture was Warren Harding's footwear?
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 29, 2009 - 01:50am PT
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I refer you to the 40th entry on this thread.
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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Jan 29, 2009 - 04:24am PT
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Argh, another Russ! Sorry, I was skipping over the girl pictures for some reason...
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Jan 29, 2009 - 09:11am PT
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Russ McClean. I worked at the store back then and I'm pretty sure that Don took the picture with Russ in those shoes.
Steve. Got any pictures of Chouinard's Yard? Classic!!!
Where IS McClean these days anyhow?
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Tony Puppo
climber
Bishop
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Jan 29, 2009 - 10:48am PT
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Actually the print resides in Wilson's Eastside Sports, it's in the office so it's difficult to view.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 29, 2009 - 01:55pm PT
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Hey Bldrjac,
As stated earlier in this thread, Larry Reynolds took the picture! McLean (lean not clean, obvious from Guido's photos) lives in Chatsworth overlooking Stoney Point, although I think he and his wife are looking to move.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 29, 2009 - 10:19pm PT
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And presenting the ever popular Chouinard's Yard series (in part).
Summit June 1970.
Summit July 1970.
Summit September 1970.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2009 - 11:09am PT
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Who were the shaggy participants in the Yard shoot, two and four legged?
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 30, 2009 - 11:54pm PT
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Hennek and Guido know the climbers and the dog.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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I think we should leave this one for Hennek to answer. So General Von Hennek, this would be a most opportune time to make an entrance. Please!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2009 - 10:39am PT
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Cmon, don't be bashful there Dennis! All the girls are askin' after ya ever since they saw you workin' that lip on the NA!
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