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Robinson
Trad climber
Chattanooga
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I cut all those shots out of the mags and had them plastered on my walls in the late 70's. I coveted that kind of power, and tried to amass as much of it as I could. (Looking back I wish I had only worked on contact strength and done yoga.)
In the late 80's, I hooked up with John, and remember one day in particular when we went for a bouldering tour at Stoney Point. I'll never forget watching him sprint towards an insane-looking overhang sporting a pair of half pad holds about nine feet off the deck, launch -- completely airborne -- and then locking off like some mutant Dobermann shredding a bite sleeve. After a couple of casual swings he stabilized and then (with power to spare) torqued up into an improbable mantel before high stepping to the top. It's too bad there's no video out there of John bouldering back when he was still at the top of his game....
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 14, 2008 - 01:16am PT
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A Wilford Horsetooth classic from Mountain 91 May/June 1983.
Jerry Moffat on Armed and Dangerous (B2), at the Quarry Area, Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins Colorado. Mark Wilford photo.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 18, 2008 - 06:54pm PT
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Horsebump!
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Dec 18, 2008 - 08:26pm PT
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Supertopo, where copyright's mean nothing. . .DF
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 20, 2008 - 02:48pm PT
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Thanks for the tap on the shoulder Bullwinkle.
The photo attribution upthread IS in fact correct for Brianne Rennie.
Clearly I misunderstood Kieth's Cunning's reference.
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Double D
climber
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Thanks Steve!
I'll add a little "late to the party" appetizer of Mark Wilford at horsetooth with a broken arm still pulling off amazing stuff.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nice shot DD! Especially like the executive length chalk bucket. LOL
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 29, 2009 - 09:56pm PT
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More pebble plundering photos!
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Blinky
Trad climber
Hillsborough, NC
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Oct 30, 2009 - 06:02am PT
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I was 18 when 'Pumping Sandstone' was published, had been climbing seriously about a year on 'Bama sandstone. It was a major, MAJOR influence. Thanks John.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Oct 30, 2009 - 11:00am PT
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I was living in LaCrosse, Wisconsin when the Wilford-Horsetooth article came out, where I struggled on Devil's Lake quartzite and wondered how F9 could be so darn hard.
What I would *really* love to see was the Letter to the Editor that appeared in an issue subsequent to Wilford's article and in reference to it - absolutely hilarious! If someone could post up that little gem, we'd all have a good laugh.
Thanks for scanning and posting, and especially for the McTopo comments from our heroes!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 22, 2010 - 11:35am PT
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Actual Climbing bump!
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pathfinder
Trad climber
Anaheim, CA
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Apr 28, 2010 - 02:19pm PT
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Interesting that the photo of Largo with the "cig" is claimed by someone other than me. I would totally like to talk to Keith Cunning about that and would like to see his original film; which I can produce.
If you notice in the "Pumping Granite" article, I am given photo credits for all the shots. The "cig" shots where taken at the same time.
Brian Rennie
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 28, 2010 - 08:29pm PT
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Nice shots, Brian! Screwing up the credits is a drag.
Any others from those sessions that you would care to share?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 21, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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King Kong Bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Any more sweet shots pathfinder?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Birth of Highballing Bump!
Great to see Mark Wilford and his daughter at Jello's birthday party recently...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 30, 2012 - 02:27pm PT
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Bumps on the landscape...
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SuperTopo on the Web
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Let us know!