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Tarbuster
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2009 - 01:55pm PT
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I'll scan and post the full historical treatise on the Flatiron's early climbing developement this evening...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 26, 2009 - 01:59pm PT
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Doug Robinson made an offstage but unforgettable appearance on the day that
started my brief Grade VI career. A story I wrote about Triassic Sands recounts
this appearance in paragraph 4:
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~lch/climb_02.htm
Different parts of the Triassic Sands story later got included in Larry DeAngelo's
Red Rock Odyssey, and in Jerry Handren's Red Rock guidebook. But the Doug
Robinson vignette, one of my favorites, never made it into print.
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Gobee
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Aug 26, 2009 - 08:27pm PT
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Tar-ther Roy,
That National Geographic with Doug Robinson, Galen Rowell, and Dennis Hennek's clean accent of Half dome, was a true mile stone in climbing. I graduated North Hollywood High School in 1974. They were my hero's, I looked at that mag many times. It's when everybody switched to clean climbing and saved the rock for everyone! It's good to see you climbing together!.
Cheers!
(Late 70's or early 80's) I look like Doug only taller? Top of 1/2 Dome
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2009 - 10:38pm PT
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"That National Geographic with Doug Robinson, Galen Rowell, and Dennis Hennek's clean accent of Half dome, was a true mile stone in climbing."
Indeed !!!
OK, here's a taste of some Flatiron history from CLIMB !
(more later)
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Gobee
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Aug 26, 2009 - 11:07pm PT
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Hey, is that a young Mike Paul and Dick Cilley?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 27, 2009 - 01:43am PT
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what a great TR
joi de vivre
I could feel it...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 27, 2009 - 10:05am PT
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Less historical photo from 1st Flatiron, on the 1968 n00b outing described at the top of
this page.
John Byrd with our 120' goldline, wondering where the route goes and how to avoid the ice.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2009 - 12:43pm PT
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History from the pages of CLIMB !!!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2009 - 12:44pm PT
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2009 - 12:44pm PT
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 27, 2009 - 01:16pm PT
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The 3rd has an aura, even now trampled to death.
I wonder how the Arapaho viewed it.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Aug 27, 2009 - 01:21pm PT
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Good lord can you imagine climbing in those bulky dresses?
Them ladies were hard core.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2009 - 01:24pm PT
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Uh, the Arapahoe indian's view? ......not from any roads I'd guess.
Time to wrap up my account of a day with Doug!
Wind Tower jubilance:
Wind Tower summit moves:
And the obligatory, celebratory TOAST !!!!!!!
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Aug 27, 2009 - 01:27pm PT
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Wonderful wonderful thread Roy!
But tell me are those potstickers or Rocky Mountain Oysters?
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 27, 2009 - 01:31pm PT
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We could make a whole thread just out of photos of people having a beer
with Tarbuster at the end of a day. In every single one, they'd be looking
happy with life.
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AKDOG
Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
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Aug 27, 2009 - 01:50pm PT
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Great post Roy!!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Aug 27, 2009 - 10:05pm PT
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It shud stay there too!!!!!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Aug 27, 2009 - 10:30pm PT
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Dam-Would have been smart to be in the shoe string business back then.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 30, 2009 - 10:06am PT
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A younger Boulder, from the 3rd Flatiron in 1974.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 30, 2009 - 10:07am PT
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Fabulous thread, Roy!
A day out in your house but Mr. Robinson's neighborhood! LOL
Doug is a prince of a man and the nazzzzzzz, to boot! It has been a real pleasure hanging with him, of late.
So who is credited with the FA on the Third?
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