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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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May 30, 2011 - 05:23pm PT
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Nov 17, 2011 - 08:59am PT
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Pretty amazing tattoo work there nature.
Mine just look like I fell asleep on the funny pages.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Nov 17, 2011 - 10:42am PT
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S.Leeper,
Is that Chris Sharmas signature on your arm?
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nature
climber
Aridzona for now Denver.... here I come...
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I get more ink in a week. I'll think I'll get dragon wings as a tramp stamp.
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anonymous one
Big Wall climber
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Jul 17, 2012 - 03:47pm PT
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A perspective shot. . . . looking at Half Dome.
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Jul 17, 2012 - 05:34pm PT
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 17, 2012 - 06:13pm PT
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definitely a climbing related tatt!
THE MAN
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mountainlion
Trad climber
California
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Oct 19, 2012 - 06:27am PT
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nice work nature!!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2013 - 08:18pm PT
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Pretty striking ink:
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WyoRockMan
climber
Flank of the Bighorns
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Jul 12, 2013 - 10:39am PT
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Back when I was 17, my friend Josh had this great idea, "let's go get tattoos!", he then proceeded to tell me about a guy who could do it really cheap. Plus he wasn't real concerned with checking IDs. So off we went to get our first ink.
Greg was a sketchy ex-con with a body full of poorly done tattoos, but "MICHELLE" in giant Gothic letters across his neck really stood out amongst the rest. His "parlor" err trailer was even sketchier. Me being young and dumb and having a new subscription to Rock and Ice thought the little heal hook dude would be AWESOME on my shoulder. Anyway he sawed away on both of us and away we went happy as clams with our own sketchy half-assed tatoos.
Josh wanted to go back a few weeks later to get, Animal (from the muppets) playing drums. I said I'd pass on getting one, but would gladly tag along just to hear Greg's amusing hard time anecdotes. Greg answers the door, Josh looks at him and says, "Looks like you an Michelle broke up." I laughed, Greg didn't. Greg had a new black bar across his neck. Ha!
My little sister decided her calling was as a tattoo artist. I watched and encouraged her work for years, and then finally I agreed to a big piece from her. She drew up the concept we worked on as a testament to my lifelong relationship with geology. Here is the result:
A few months later I stumbled upon the link that Ed referenced above and submitted my photos and a brief story. I never heard anything back from Carl Zimmer, other than a canned "thanks for your submission" (not that I was looking for anything else.) Then last year I was perusing a book store and found Zimmer's book, "Science Ink" (http://www.amazon.com/Science-Ink-Tattoos-Obsessed/dp/1402783604).
Flipping through the pages I found this:
It hasn't made my sister famous, as we joke about, but it is a fun story for me and my boo.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Jul 12, 2013 - 11:50am PT
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coming soon to a deltoid near me.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 12, 2013 - 04:55pm PT
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looks good, what does the crest signify?
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 12, 2013 - 04:57pm PT
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Wyorockman, what a great tat! and coming from your sis makes it that much more sweet!
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Jul 12, 2013 - 06:49pm PT
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that i am a mccoy ( mackay ) and it is both good, bad, and something in between. and perhaps ironic having strong hand branded on my arm with all the titanium in it.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 12, 2013 - 11:32pm PT
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I thought this was a good idea for a tattoo
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 12, 2013 - 11:56pm PT
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I guess I never did post the final piece....
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