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RyanD

climber

Squamish

Dec 4, 2014 - 05:57pm PT

Can't nominate your own Ron.

But I will nominate that thread for sure! All time stuff.

this just in

climber

north fork

Dec 4, 2014 - 06:07pm PT

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/779298/southern-yosemite

The Southern Yosemite thread. So many good pics and stories. Also has the drama and ethics. Used to be a regular thread, but the negativity seemed to leave a bad taste on most of us who contributed to it. I was definitely apart of the negativity.....oops.

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

extraordinaire

Dec 4, 2014 - 08:40pm PT

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/130117/Remembering-Walt

this just in

climber

north fork

Dec 5, 2014 - 07:19am PT

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1941317/Addicted-to-Crack
Little Mike is the OP

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2302799/For-the-love-of-Dykes-On-topic
Ryan is the OP

While both of these threads don't have a ton of posts, it's quality over quantity right?

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2014 - 04:39pm PT

c_o_i: yeah, this thread is how i procrastinate as well... ha!

RA: saw your post before you deleted it... your tahoe thread is sweet... thanks to RyanD for upholding rules of order and procedure... but i have to admit i have a list of threads to add on the computer that crashed, and the tahoe thread was already on that list... so while i'm sure it's as shocking for you as it is for me, but there is hope for the world, as at least we can agree on climbing gold, Mr. Anderson... ha!

tji: i'd never clicked on the southern yosemite thread, before. not sure how i missed it, all these years. and for sure, not only does quality trump quantity, but usually quantity just ends up producing more of a mixed bag. some of the highest quality threads are the shortest because they don't have a chance to get infected... haha. nice additions. thanks.

ß Î Ø T Ç H: standout addition. thanks.

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

extraordinaire

Dec 6, 2014 - 08:13pm PT

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/255575/A-quick-visit-to-the-Valley-Trip-Report

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Dec 7, 2014 - 01:29am PT

Nice ones BIØTCH and Justin, thanks!

This one is F*#kingClassic! Walleye... Tell me a story

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/360600/Walleye-tell-me-a-story

LongAgo

Trad climber

Dec 7, 2014 - 08:55pm PT

Just to be sure women are in the mix:

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=53589&msg=2275829#msg2275829

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=194665&msg=2142585#msg2142585

And I thought the Frank Sacherer memorial thread was one of the best tribute pieces around (maybe already mentioned):

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=268647&msg=2117805#msg2117805

Well, I've ranted away on a number of threads on style issues where I though discussion was good, I guess fitting under style/ethics category, but let's not got there.

Tom Higgins
LongAgo

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 7, 2014 - 10:20pm PT

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1348291/Willis-Wall-Winter-Wonderland-Pics

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Dec 8, 2014 - 12:55am PT

Peter Haan - the birth of wheat thin

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=257921&msg=257957#msg257957

Jello- climbing 1957 style

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/291953/Climbing-1957-style

Toker Villain, some great memories and tales of Charlie Fowler- Charlie

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/299004/Charlie

Another stellar Peter Haan thread- Offwidth tips and the twilight zone

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/129144/Offwidth-tips-and-The-Twilight-Zone

And another gem that albeit short, I enjoyed reading.

Ron Anderson- Hairline, perhaps Tahoe's hardest single pitch aid climb

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2155749&msg=2155749#msg2155749

More later 100mm of rain in the next 48 so there will be time to dig around :-)

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 8, 2014 - 05:53pm PT

ß Î Ø T Ç H: nice.

RyanD: had the walleye story in the single post section, but added it to a dave schultz entry as well, as there are a lot of good photos of him in that one... also had the birth of wheat thin... added the other four. another gem from Ron Anderson... who knew?

LongAgo: excellent idea. pulled out tarbuster's thread and also added a grossman thread about Beverly Johnson in order to create a "the ladies, the ladies..." section. agreed: the sacherer thread is one of the best, and was also one of the og's to the first post... thanks for the nominations!

Reilly: what am i going to do with you guys? two rules, i tell ya... two rules! haha. oh well, it's gold so i'll hurdle the procedural requirement and nominate it myself... included it as a tr... the addendum is where the real heart of that post is at. thanks for both the op and the contribution!

guido: added a couple to guido's posts a page back: The Day I Almost Drowned Royal Robbins
[make sure you read that one closely...] and Sorcerer's Apprentice-Nose route 40 years ago... also added the dick erb thread he nominated The day I could have killed Royal Robbins and added it to the Royal Robbins section.

housekeeping: bumped the kahuna threads down, so they aren't right at the top.

super sweet! nice to see some new contributors join up with the tried and true...

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 8, 2014 - 07:09pm PT

ok. this is the thread mining equivalent to walking along a stream and looking down for gold:

here are a few that have been on the front page lately and, imo, deserve to be on the first post:

i posted a bunch of roadie's stories to the single post category:
Alaska Highway, free solo, TR [Roadie: Dec. 16, 2012]
Indian Creek- a short story [Roadie: Dec. 16, 2012]
Lynn Hills Underwear [Roadie: Dec. 23, 2012]
Beggars Buttress tr [Roadie: Dec. 6, 2014]

rounded out the WOS threads with a couple of the more recent ones...
WoS "confessions"--The whole truth about the "enhancements" [madbolter1: Sep. 20, 2009]
The 4 people who climbed Wings of Steel talk (Video) [The Wolf: Nov. 19, 2014]

yablonski, tobin, and mccray threads:
Yabo [Chicken Skinner: Jul. 2, 2006]
Brian McCray [ElCapPirate: Aug. 25, 2014]
Losing Tobin, Thirty Four Years Ago [Bushman: Oct. 5, 2014]

and a couple of excellent gear threads:
It takes balls to use nuts... [Jello: Nov. 18, 2006]
Dr. Piton's Ultimate Russian Aider Thread ['Pass the Pitons' Pete: Dec. 4, 2007]

zBrown

Ice climber

Brujò de la Playa

Dec 12, 2014 - 06:43pm PT

Friend

climber

Dec 13, 2014 - 02:09pm PT

A big +1 for this thread. Thanks Nah. I am favoriting (?) this one big time. Very cool.

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Dec 13, 2014 - 05:23pm PT

All jello, tarbuster and Pat Ament posts.

this just in

climber

Justin Ross from North Fork

Dec 18, 2014 - 09:02am PT

http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Time-for-an-Evolution/t12133n.html
I see you have a couple Evolution TRs, but this one has some great GoPro soloing video.
Jerry Dodrill is the Author.

http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Tempest-October-2001/t12421n.html
Ton of pictures from Dodrill in this one.
Author is Valerio.

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2014 - 03:13pm PT

Friend: thanks strong bald guy!

johntp: for sure... there are a bunch of jello and tarbuster's threads on there, but i'm sure there are lots more of those guys' gems remaining to be unearthed. but Pat Ament threads are a glaring omission for sure. got any favorites you'd like to recommend?

tji: sweet additions. fitting that someone who takes great photos would appreciate someone who takes great photos... added 'em.

there's been a lot of great new and old content popping up on the first page lately... so no digging was required to find the following gold:

interesting stories about interesting people:
Seeking Memories of Jim Baldwin [Mighty Walker: Dec. 18, 2009]
An Astronomer-Climber [rgold: Aug. 31, 2011]

fantastic posts from Ament and Chris Jones about Bonatti:
Good bye Walter Bonatti [stfan607518: Sep. 14, 2011]

Avery continues to reel in the big fish and their tales of canadian rockies adventure:
Mt Robson, Emperor Face: All Known Ascents [Avery: Dec. 7, 2014]
Mt Kitchener, Grand Central Couloir: All Comers Welcome [Avery: Dec. 13, 2014]

a couple high quality area threads:
STONEY POINT [pyro: Sep. 30, 2009]
Black Hills [mike m: Aug. 29, 2014]

and fantastic stories galore!
The Saga of the Triple Lever---A Trippy Report [rgold: Oct. 28, 2009]
Riding the Rails [Dick Erb: Nov. 13, 2009]
Scary Solo Stories [Maysho: Aug. 19, 2006]

especially from Don Lauria!
Dolt Stories [Don Lauria: Nov. 20, 2008]
You Want Climbing Lore - I'll Give You Climbing Lore [Don Lauria: Nov. 3, 2008]

a couple more high quality gear threads:
TOMAHAWKS! [Minerals: Jun. 12, 2009]
L'Equipement de l'Alpiniste 1900 [Marlow: Oct. 5, 2012]

replaced the macnamara thread about the same Fowler interview with the original:
Charlie Fowler Speaks! Lost interview from 1986 [crunch: Aug. 27, 2010]

and a couple of relatively tangential [to the regular SuperTopo fare], but nonetheless super informative threads:
Solo Winter Route CASSIN Mount McKinley. [Watermann2: Dec. 11, 2014]
Origin/evolution of the modern climbing topo? [Jerry Dodrill: Oct. 8, 2008]

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 27, 2014 - 08:08pm PT

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 27, 2014 - 08:15pm PT

aight... i posted what should be all of Steve Grossman's climbing related threads above.

been plugging away on this one for a while... it'll be another while before the first half are all sorted and posted to the first post of this thread. but in the mean time i figured i'd get all of these out there and in one place...

thanks for all of your work SG! the trove of information you have scanned and posted to ST and the conversations that have resulted from your op's are truly fantastic.

the mother lode of golden historical climbing content on ST to be sure...

finally i started The Steve Grossman Historical Thread Omnibus so that i can keep adding steve's posts to one place. a lot of what i didn't consider quite "golden" enough for the first post of this thread, are at this point only waiting for a few people to come out of the woodwork and add their first hand stories...

nah000

climber

no/w/here

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 30, 2014 - 10:42pm PT

this board has so much sweetness... about half of this has been on the front page recently and the other half are due to ongoing mining efforts... haha.

mexican sweetness:
El Gran Trono Blanco [Gabe: Dec. 10, 2007]

gritstone sweetness:
Gritstone photos from 1977 [Rick A: Mar. 19, 2007]

charlie porter and fred beckey sweetness:
A Charlie Porter Apparition [O.D.: Feb. 15, 2008]
On the Road with Fred: A short Tribute [Cam Burns: Dec. 29, 2014]

a couple of very obscure yosemite tales about paul bourne and then yabo + hill:
Flying Buttress direct FFA free solo story fact or fiction? [RyanD: Feb. 3, 2014]
The Yabo-Hill---SCARIEST OF THEM ALL [scrubbing bubbles: Jul. 19, 2014]

less obscure yosemite history and area:
The 1980's. The missing history. Players. [deuce4: Sep. 12, 2014]
Tuolumne Meadows Appreciation [Tarbuster: Sep. 22, 2007]

a couple sweet euro flavoured threads from Marlow:
Les Grandes Jorasses [Marlow: Oct. 13, 2012]
Zapffe [Marlow: Dec. 28, 2012]

a great tr showcasing the best of st:
An Oddyssey to Shangri La (FA and an FFA in a little paradise) [Vitaliy M. (+ DMT): Nov. 17, 2014]

there are seriously more f'ing wos threads?
Wings of Steel Part III [the Fet: Jan. 30, 2006]
Wings of Steel - Part IV [Tom: Apr. 28, 2006]

technical information sweetness:
Best Rap Anchors? [Slater: Nov. 17, 2009]

last but not least a couple of strong individual posts by TGT and rgold:
the primary character is Andy [TGT: Feb. 28, 2009]
something I learned from climbing [rgold: Dec. 23, 2014]

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