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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 28, 2017 - 12:23pm PT
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That was a great story from Mike Sawyer.
Can you imagine Daryl as a mountain guide? He might make the clients carry the beer
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Jul 28, 2017 - 12:35pm PT
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it rained for nearly 2 weeks steady and their plans were liquidated. Very good Tami!
Here's to Darryl and Eric, the best!
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 28, 2017 - 01:58pm PT
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One of the great aspects of climbing is the entertaining personalities involved. We have all met a bunch of characters in our time
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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Jul 28, 2017 - 02:45pm PT
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That was a great story by Mike. Freaking out uptight guides=good fun.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 28, 2017 - 02:49pm PT
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No question there....climbing attracts iconoclasts and people who have trouble adjusting to societies norms.
It's also true that many on this forum encourage destructive behaviors that they don't do themselves but think it's cute when they see it in others. Most notably, excessive drinking and drinking at crags. So, have fun and encourage behavior that you later lament when you're posting your RIP's.
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Apr 24, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Apr 24, 2018 - 08:35pm PT
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sheesh , yes I deleted it. it was inappropriate,
your hero would'a been my friend.
and
given what you said he would be as welcome here as I am.
you show so much compassion for others,
Yes, a successful, living, Blowhard. It takes one to know one
& I Am Not RR! He & I,traded leads on FAs
I'm glad I got mine and survived.
oh?
no
that's still not clear,
argh! im out;/` gonna go play my guitar
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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Apr 24, 2018 - 09:11pm PT
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Wait, Rich Romano is Gnome? Seriously?
At any rate the garble is weird nonsense to be sure.
edit-still I have to ask. Reading back through the old threads sounds like Rich and Johnoker did a lot together with John singing the praises of his good friend and mentioning some accidents. Now he's ripping him a new one. What gives? Sorry I'm slow.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Apr 24, 2018 - 10:40pm PT
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Jim my apologies I see how wrong this was, Im sincere and I think You know I am Not Romano.
ionlyski:, not mine to tell
the way I heard it,
They had big plans,
that didn't happen
John was where he said he would be. . .
I stepped on a nail after 4 hours of what i can still climb,I come in to find this, it hits,,,,, ,rains coming, . everything hurts, There might have been some mental break, there are pressure in everyone's life.
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Timmc
climber
BC
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Apr 25, 2018 - 09:04am PT
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I was lucky enough to hang out with Daryl a handful of times. I remember climbing at Fleming Beach and Sampson Narrows with Daryl, Frostback, and the Woz.
My first memory, though, was in downtown Victoria, at Island Alpine, after a Greg Child slide show on Gasherbrum IV. I think this was is 1987 or 88 and I was a 20yr old punk who had just landed a job at a climbing store and I felt like I had found my tribe.
After the slide show a squadron of us walked down to a peeler bar where we ordered jugs of cheap draught. I was definitely out of my element and felt insecure in my new Cobalt Synchilla Snap T amongst all the denim and leather. Daryl, of course, was in good form and held court over the rag tag group of climbers. It was difficult to hear the crazy stories of epics and parties over the crappy music and my eyes stung with the cigarette smoke.
A new performer emerged on stage and started to dance around the brass pole. I don’t remember if she was reluctant to remove her outfit as I had my back to her, but out of the blue Daryl yells ‘SHOW US YER TITS!’ I was stunned and embarrassed but realized that it was the time and place for this behaviour. The rest of the evening was a blur.
Daryl was larger than life and was kind and thoughtful under his rough exterior. I regret not attending his memorial on the Chief. RIP
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