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Poloman

Sport climber

Anna, Il

Mar 15, 2015 - 07:40pm PT

Sorry...my last post was a bit cryptic. My name is Dave O'Melia.

Peter Haan

Trad climber

Santa Cruz, CA

Mar 15, 2015 - 07:46pm PT

That is an INCREDIBLE photo of Werner and Mary.

Poloman

Sport climber

Anna, Il

Mar 15, 2015 - 07:48pm PT

We had a hell of a time getting down. The snow was a real problem once the sun got up a bit. We followed a bear's tracks for a long ways to avoid post holing. About half way down the trail by the falls a girl met us and knew who we were...

throwpie

Trad climber

Berkeley

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2015 - 08:28pm PT

Mouse and I were in the Mountain Room bar ( The Mounting Room) the night before the "rescue" when Gypsy came in wet and worried....she had just come down from on top of the captain looking for you guys. She was freaking out that you were freezing to death up there. We got a bit of rest, then headed up Eagle Creek canyon at daybreak. We carried warm clothes and socks, as well as the aforementioned "medicine". The trek up the canyon was loose and steep to say the least, but we made it. We searched and hollered but to no avail. We headed back down to find Randy at Camp 4 looking quite whipped, smoking a corn cob pipe. Never dawned on us to call for a rescue...ah youth.

From what I remember hearing, your ascent (and descent) was quite wet and miserable.

Poloman

Trad climber

Anna, Il

Mar 15, 2015 - 09:15pm PT

Thank you guys for that. I lost some skin on my toes from the wet and the cold. The whole climb was "climb and shiver". When we got to the top we packed bark under a rock and climbed under there as best we could. By morning, feet were a bit numb but at first the snow was hard. I never thought we needed rescue but it wasn't any fun. I was wearing all wool. Probably doubled my weight but we were climbing in running water much of the time. The thing that really worried me was the falling ice but none of it nailed us.
Again, really appreciate your effort.

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Mar 15, 2015 - 09:58pm PT

Thanks, Throwpie. I was hesitant to try to recall events so long ago because of developing brain farts.

Dave, nice to hear the story from your perspective, also.

I will back up all that Pie said as to our motive--Gypsy's concern--and the relief I felt when Randy had appeared not too worse for the wear.

Well, I certainly related to the weather conditions, as Doug Ross and I had to posthole out after the Salathe (March '74). We had bad weather, too, but I don't recall suffering like you two did. I stayed dry.

We were climbers once, and young, as my good friend Throwpie said.

I'm happy that those of us who are left alive are alive. What else is there?
Pele Juju/Happy To Be Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F1klCusVzo
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Gypsy

Social climber

Usually behind the camera

Mar 19, 2015 - 02:11pm PT

Hope you are feeling better, Mr. Mouse

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Mar 19, 2015 - 02:38pm PT

And thank you for the sentiment. I'll be better by and by.

throwpie

Trad climber

Berkeley

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2015 - 04:11pm PT

And how time flies.

or

Time flies like the wind and fruit flies like bananas

Gypsy

Social climber

Usually behind the camera

Mar 19, 2015 - 04:30pm PT

Only one thing wrong with Throwpie's story of the rescue. Randy NEVER smoked a corncob pipe. Only briar for that man...Comoy's and Dunhills. And his blend was either Rattrays #7 or Dunhill 965

throwpie

Trad climber

Berkeley

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2015 - 04:48pm PT

Sorry, I was confusing him with General Macarthur.

Poloman

Trad climber

Anna, Il

Mar 19, 2015 - 06:31pm PT

Randy was a great partner to have on that climb. Honestly, could not have done better. It saddens me that he is no longer here. I didn't know of his demise until this week.

rmuir

Social climber

From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.

Apr 2, 2015 - 06:31am PT

Phound Photo from Camp Phour:

Rick A

climber

Boulder, Colorado

Apr 2, 2015 - 09:02am PT

That is Rob's yellow MG.

What a fun car...when it ran.

C4/1971

Trad climber

Depends on the day...

May 10, 2015 - 10:52am PT

I liked climbing with Randy also.

And I remember Gypsy and Liza bringing Guinness to us after we climbed Sentinel with a liter of water apiece. We were so dehydrated, and those Guinness were exactly what we needed.

Life was (and is) good.

Pilar

Social climber

Westminster, CA

May 27, 2015 - 11:00am PT

In the pic posted by BASE104 the guy on the far left is Steve Rathbun

Stephen McCabe

Trad climber

near Santa Cruz, CA

May 27, 2015 - 04:38pm PT

That looks like my blue VW. Correct time frame. It belonged to Mark Hopkins "Hoppy" before me. Yabo had scratched into the paint in the inside back of Mark's car the word degerent. I think he meant degenerate. I thought my car would be more likely to make it into this kind of thread than me.