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MisterE
Social climber
Concrete Jungle, CA
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Jun 22, 2011 - 04:56pm PT
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jun 22, 2011 - 07:27pm PT
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whilst on the car subject
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sween345
climber
back east
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Jun 22, 2011 - 09:37pm PT
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For those who don't know the story behind Edge's first picture
Albert Dow, a member of the volunteer Mountain Rescue Service, participated as a member of the search party that set out to locate two missing climbers, Hugh Herr and Jeff Batzer. On January 23, Herr and Batzer had left Harvard Hut to climb Odell Gully in Huntington Ravine. When they failed to return that evening, the caretaker of the Hut notified the authorities that the two were missing. Cold and windy conditions prevailed: temperatures on the summit on the 23rd registered 1 degree F, with winds of 56 to 69 mph. Blowing snow limited visibility severely. On the 24th and 25th the weather deteriorated with colder temperatures and higher winds, hampering search efforts. Avalanche warnings had been posted by the U.S. Forest Service for many areas around Mount Washington. Despite the inhospitable conditions, the searchers persisted in hopes of locating the lost climbers alive. On the 25th, Dow and another MRS team member, Mike Hartrick, carefully threaded their way down near the Lion Head Trail, striving to avoid avalanche prone slopes, after finding no trace of the climbers. Well below treeline, an avalanche swept over them. Hartrick managed to clear an air hole and radio for help. Dow was found two hours later under three feet of snow. He had not survived.
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MisterE
Social climber
Concrete Jungle, CA
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Jun 22, 2011 - 09:44pm PT
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Pate: Skip doesn't post much here anymore, but she just informed me:
"He's jealous."
Carry on with that thing you have going, hope it works out for you.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jun 22, 2011 - 09:49pm PT
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 22, 2011 - 11:11pm PT
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There used to be a great poster floating around New England of Hugh Herr climbing his (is it 5.11 or 5.12?) thin crack route at Cathedral Ledge in his steel prosthetic lower legs and feet. He had put the route up just before his accident.
Hugh became a motivational speaker for a while about overcoming adversity. Then he went back to university, got a Masters in mech eng from MIT and a PhD in biophysics from Harvard. He holds several patents in prosthesis in including a computer controlled artificial knee. Now has started a company to commercialize the concept.
One driven guy.
If anyone has a pic of that poster, post it up here.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Jun 23, 2011 - 09:31am PT
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This is the poster of Hugh Herr on Cathedral Ledge's "Stage Fright" 5.12c X.
Hugh used to ride a mountain bike into Whitehorse from the Cathedral parking lot because it was easier to peddle than to walk (this was before the days of the hotel and parking at the base.)
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 23, 2011 - 10:15am PT
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BINGO!
or as eKat would say TFPU!
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouldering the Gnar
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Jun 24, 2011 - 12:01am PT
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too funny.
You are very entertaining Pate - show us the hate dance again?
You know, the one that dances around all of your OWN issues by grinding out your "Night-At-The-Roxbury" moves on-line.
Bravo! Encore!
Might as well encourage it, because I know it is coming.
Hell - when your friend apologizes for you, I have nothing left to do but laugh.
And just to stay on-topic:
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jun 24, 2011 - 02:37pm PT
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Jun 24, 2011 - 04:22pm PT
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Halloween fun:
Sadly my picture was a prophecy of a fateful year for our costume friend. Regardless it was fun day, back in the day!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2011 - 04:28pm PT
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Jun 24, 2011 - 05:04pm PT
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Tami, yea loved those lava domes! It was slightly earlier maybe mid 80's? Anyone recognize the youthful Dave Johnson?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 24, 2011 - 08:32pm PT
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guido,
We need to know where that place is. I got some bizness for them (I'm not in Chicago any more).
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Jun 25, 2011 - 08:47am PT
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Guido,
I am packing now.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jun 26, 2011 - 02:32pm PT
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Guido...what do they cure the pigs of? Short ribs?
BTW. We are on the hard at Svens if you happen to be in the area.
Susan
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jun 26, 2011 - 02:58pm PT
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jun 26, 2011 - 04:35pm PT
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This picture tells a story that can't be told any longer. Shoestring Glacier, Mt St Helens
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 27, 2011 - 03:50pm PT
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BTW. We are on the hard at Svens if you happen to be in the area. Susan. Post a pic to tell your hard story.
BTW you must be of British descent to call it a hard.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2011 - 04:02pm PT
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Pig curing-New Zealand, where else?
Tobia setting himself up for a sail in French Polynesia next season in trade for haul out work if we journey that way from NZ next May. Susan, busy with a major building project for a spell.
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