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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Aug 16, 2008 - 12:09am PT
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The man's introspective style, and ability to capture the essence of climbing is unmatched!!! Plus, his wit and sophomoric humor will have me laughing to the grave. Thank you John Long for who you are and what you have contributed!
Cracko
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Tarbuster
climber
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Aug 23, 2008 - 08:17pm PT
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...Sophomoric humor you said Cracko?
This thread needs a bump...lemme see, I think I have some more pictures of Largo.
...ooops, that's Russ Walling.
My mistake.
Here let's try another:
Nope, that was Wonder Braun.
Shoot & Darn.
I better dig deeper into the collection,
one moment please...
Okay here we are -apologies for the delay.
John Long, new routing at Giant Rock Airport, 1980s-ish:
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Tarbuster
climber
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Aug 23, 2008 - 08:47pm PT
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Largo, 'cuple years ago, with mentor Bridwell, ringside, JT:
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Tarbuster
climber
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Aug 23, 2008 - 08:49pm PT
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...And ensconced in the current thirst for learning curve:
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 23, 2008 - 08:57pm PT
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So in that picture from Giant Rock Airport, what exactly is it that Largo is doing, and what is the gadget he's doing it with? Is it some sort of experimental unicycling or something?
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Tarbuster
climber
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Aug 23, 2008 - 09:04pm PT
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I'm not at liberty to say...really.
Fact is, whatever it was, it was so kooky, I couldn't for the life of me recall exactly.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Aug 23, 2008 - 09:15pm PT
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Mid '70s, sitting at a table in camp 4. I had a giant wart on my index finger. John is sitting across from me and pokes the wart with his huge index finger and says, "Ho man, what the hell is that thing? You could hand jam a fist crack with that!"
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Tarbuster
climber
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Aug 23, 2008 - 09:16pm PT
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HOH MAHN... drain a red inch off that jug and pass it!!!
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Aug 23, 2008 - 09:30pm PT
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Juan, Juan Largo?
donde estan los peche negras?
peche cabbron...
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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Aug 23, 2008 - 10:21pm PT
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Somebody chime in here and tell me the story about him and Bridwell doing that heinous traverse of Borneo or New Guinea or wherever.
Like, did they get Guinea Worm or any thirty foot long gastro parasites?
Weren't they sponsored by Camel?
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 23, 2008 - 10:25pm PT
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"Fact is, whatever it was, it was so kooky, I couldn't for the life of me recall exactly."
Whew! That's a relief! I was worried that those "trousers" might be the kind of thing that say circus performers on unicycles wear - they sort of had that look. Or maybe the kind of clothes that L wants TeamWayHomo™ to wear at the FaceLift, to astound the NPS and the tourists. It just didn't seem Largo-like.
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Tarbuster
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Aug 23, 2008 - 10:36pm PT
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Sorry BASE,
I got nothin' except this clip from Ma Vie A La Verticale, by Lynn Hill:
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Aug 23, 2008 - 11:16pm PT
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base -i'm wit u man...
we gotta get the facts.
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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Aug 23, 2008 - 11:23pm PT
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I don't give a damn about the facts. Bald lies are far more entertaining. I myself am a fantastic liar.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 24, 2008 - 12:39am PT
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What a fun thread to revive. Much appreciation to a great guy!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Aug 24, 2008 - 12:48am PT
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"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story."
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Aug 24, 2008 - 12:59am PT
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"The power of fiction"
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Aug 24, 2008 - 04:46am PT
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His words have brought much laughter...
Much appreciated
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Footloose
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe
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Jan 18, 2010 - 12:37pm PT
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One of my John Long favorites:
"There is so much in life one can thieve his way past,
can wheedle over with guile and fancy talk, can ride out
on the strength and toils of others."
It goes on... "But not wall climbing.
Nobody can climb so much as a single inch of
one for you, so the victory is all yours." (Big Walls)
It's that first part esp that I've carried around with me
all these years and hits home once in awhile. Thanks John.
P.S. When I was taking up bungee jumping-- before
taking everybody bungee jumping!-- back around 1989
(it was all the rage then) in the bay area (off the
hwy 280 Durand Bridge), before my climbing days, I
watched one of his "learn to climb" videos somewhere.
It was great, fact-filled, for this noob. Sure wish
some of those bits and pieces were somewhere on youtube.
(I still remember him in a three-piece suit
belaying or something).
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 18, 2010 - 12:56pm PT
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I find his ideas have infected my thoughts in many areas...
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