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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 24, 2010 - 06:59pm PT
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I'm working on another bottle of Kurosawa.
Who wants hardware?
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Jan 26, 2010 - 04:02pm PT
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Many of these posts relating "Layton Stories" are entirely true! So here goes my own personal one:
I met Layton, not through the climbing scene (in 1960 there was no "climbing scene"), but in the University of Colorado UMC in the evenings where alot of us played either pool or ping pong. I was playing ping pong just about every night before hitting the books. I met this really nice friendly and VERY TALL guy frequently and playe a few games. I was a very rookie rock climber in those days, but I'd heard many "Kor stories" by that time. I recall having a Coke with this guy and talking about climbing Cob Rock in Boulder Canyon ("Empor" was my first real climb) and how cool climbing was! Turned out I got an invite to go climbing later that year--yeah--it was Layton.
Several times we went out after Layton got off work at ~ 5:00 PM; I recall doing the Bulge down in Eldorado Springs in 45 minutes, car to car. My big highlight climb with Nook was the Northcutt-Carter on Hallett Peak. Another quickie in little over 3 hours. Layton was always a great companion and person. We also drank lots of beer together in the Sink. A real good friend and an exceptionally loyal guy to his friends.
I wish him well in his struggle to regain his health. Those of us who are regarded by the climbing community as '60's climbers are a vanishing breed, however. I'd really love to see Layton again.
P.S. I know Kor well enough to understand his attitude about what he perceives as "charity." Buy something, sponser a slide show for him, pay him for an interview.
Rodger Raubach
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Jan 26, 2010 - 04:07pm PT
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My favorite memory of Layton: going swimming in String Lake in the Tetons ca 1960 and watching two lovely ladies flirt with the handsome guy!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 26, 2010 - 06:10pm PT
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Really great hearing from Rodger and John.
The Kurosawa is gone.
Who wants to buy some more hardware for Layton?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 26, 2010 - 06:59pm PT
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MANY MANY wired nuts, heads, channel angles (for sawed offs??), biners, rurps.
A few LAs and some Bugaboos.
A few of Kyle's (and mine) rigid stem friends. Kyle's old #3 Camalot and his Soloist, and his Footfangs (and many old style screws).
Layton's signature is a bonus (might have more value than the gear someday)
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 26, 2010 - 07:43pm PT
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Plenty of wires with straight faces.
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2010 - 09:00pm PT
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That picture of Kor says it all. I have been bugging Mountain Light to donate a bunch of those to have Layton autograph. They would be worth serious cash, believe me. A Rowell print is very expensive (I have one), and that look on Kor's face says so much.
I will lean on them again, and if anyone knows them, lean on them for me. Hard.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Feb 21, 2010 - 09:37pm PT
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Bumpin for Layton. Freacking guy is ahead of his time.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Feb 22, 2010 - 09:47pm PT
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Piton Ron-
Which John were you refering to as far as the check and the gear?
If it was me I never got the package. Never expected anything, so I was not looking for it.
My work is spiraling down the toilet, but if there is anything more I can do to help Layton, let me know.
Peace.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Feb 24, 2010 - 10:14am PT
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Bump for Nook!
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Feb 24, 2010 - 10:44am PT
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Ron, I, too, would be interested in obtaining a few Kor pieces for my mini-museum. How can we see what's available?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Feb 26, 2010 - 12:04am PT
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Bumpin to the front page. Anyone that can help throw a belay to Layton do so. Ron, let us know what else we can do.
Mark, are you done with the horizontal drill?
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Feb 28, 2010 - 04:58pm PT
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Question for those in the know: Why has "Beyond the Vertical" not been reprinted? It is clearly an astonishing book, and is basically unobtainable except for ridiculous prices.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 28, 2010 - 05:14pm PT
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In a phrase; a cloud over the copywrite.
Layton has plans to climb in the coming month.
I just got back, Steelmonkey,I will try to line up some friends.
For the rest, I have a pile of mostly old gear to sell off with all the proceeds (along with what else I can get away with sprinkling in as well, SHHHH!) going to Layton (or "Shorty" as I like to call him.)
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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