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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Mar 24, 2009 - 12:24pm PT
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BBA-- The ears, hair, and attitude certainly line up with the known photo of Leonard posted above. If you can place either of the Kats with Leonard on other occasions, it'd raise the odds even higher.
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BBA
Social climber
West Linn OR
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Mar 25, 2009 - 12:29am PT
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klk - Some of the other items are that Leonard and Brower wrote the intro to the Yosemite Valley climbers guide in 1940 and mentioned William Kat. Also, Leonard in some of the Bancroft Library writings said he made a 10 week burro trip in 1930 in the Kings Canyon area, so he definitely got around the eastern Sierra Nevada. One of the most interesting items is a long, 10 inch nail Leonard took out of Washinton Column (it is on the YCA site), and it was exactly the same kind of spike that my second cousin found in William Kat's belongings still kept in Berkeley. Family lore had it that William Kat used such spikes in tough situations to get over what may have been the crux of a climb. He was a carpenter for the Curry Company and built things out of logs around the Ahwahnee and other places in the 1930's, so he had easy access to such things. Thanks for your input.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 25, 2009 - 12:34am PT
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hey there chicken skinner.. and bba... say, thanks for the great history shares....
very nice stuff... and the pictures, too... realy appreciate this stuff...
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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Buff Bump
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Gobee
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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I read those letters, John Salathe was a Christian!
So was Tobin, and me too! Cool...
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2009 - 12:21am PT
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Glad you enjoyed them Captain. It would be good to see you again.
Ken
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reddirt
climber
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Mar 25, 2010 - 03:36pm PT
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bump
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2010 - 06:52pm PT
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I thought I would bump this one up with a 1957 photo of Dolt. And how about some of his patents.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2010 - 07:20pm PT
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How about the first Birdbeak made by Bridwell from a Crack-N-Up? Or his prototype slider nut? Here is another angle of the slider nut.
Ken
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 30, 2010 - 08:21pm PT
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Did Bridwell inspire Charlie Porter?
I'm guessing yes.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2010 - 08:27pm PT
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I think so Reilly.
Here is another classic piece of gear from 1875.
Ken
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 30, 2010 - 09:47pm PT
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hey there ol' chicken skinner... say, thanks for the bump here... my buddies, well, their dad, he loves the
lewis and clark stuff (just saw that i read this wrong,see *** my edit),
and is really deep into it for years...
will pass the link on to him...
though he most likely may have seen it? ...
not sure...
thanks again for this bridwell bird beak stuff...
:)
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EDIT: ooooops, just realized you meant:
lewis clark... :))
oh my... well i loved the note find, ken...
thanks again.. :)
(say,though i loved the link... he may be disappointed, now though... oh my)
:))
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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May 30, 2010 - 11:40pm PT
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Great shots of the old gear. Is that "ring pin" from the back side of Half dome or something?
By the way your web site is awesome. Looking forward to the Facelift this year.
H
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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May 30, 2010 - 11:54pm PT
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Hey Ken- did that 1875 piece come from Half Dome?
Did Anderson's toe go in that eye hole?
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2010 - 01:06am PT
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Yes, it was from Anderson's ascent of Half Dome. Here is a self portrait of Proctor doing the second ascent in 1879 when he had to lasso past missing bolts . . Imagine how adventurous it was back then.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2010 - 02:06am PT
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Tom, My kids couldn't get their big toe in those things. I think Anderson and Proctor stood on them.
Ken
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