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Tarbuster
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Mar 14, 2007 - 12:14pm PT
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Thanks for clearing that tid bit up Jan.
'Cuz we're on a need tah know basis.
Here's Walleye, Tim Messick, Ed & Sabine Barry, Peter Croft, at the T Meadows Mtn School, early-mid 90's:
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Slabmonger
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Mar 14, 2007 - 12:45pm PT
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similar to the Erikson photo posted earlier, what's he doing on the far right?
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John Cox
Trad climber
London, England
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Mar 14, 2007 - 06:10pm PT
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Rick A
Actually my previous guess was rubbish. On reflection I think the one sitting down in the white jersey on the rock is John Syrett, gritstone god and mate of Al Manson, and the one in the white trousers is Graham 'Streaky' Desroy, another Yorkshire climber of the period (and the present for that matter).
The guy on the right is bugging me: I'm sure I've seen him before, but I can't put a face to him.
Good company you were keeping.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2007 - 09:34am PT
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John,
If given the choice,I would decline the honor of a citation in the guidebook for falling, no matter how well-deserved! Thanks for helping with the names in the picture. I seem to recall Martin Berzins was one of the group we met around Leeds. We had a stellar trip, with marvelous climbs and good blokery everywhere we went.
Rick
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Mar 15, 2007 - 09:49am PT
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Slabmonger,
Stalking the pink jaguar?
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John Cox
Trad climber
London, England
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:11am PT
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Rick
Actually it was only one edition of the guidebook, I think. On a happier note, Accomazzo’s Wall on Fachwen, the bouldering area on the hill above Llanberis, made the same guidebook. I enjoyed this problem although it is a little difficult to find without local assistance, and I fear is now sinking into obscurity (Fachwen is deeply unfashionable).
Is it possible that the photo was taken on the day of the actual first ascent of Usurper? I have done a bit of armchair research by taking the liberty of posting the photo on a couple of UK sites, and some of my fellow gritstone-history geeks think that the chap in the white top is Nicky Stokes, who made the FA seconded by Al Manson.
John
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Chris Wegener
Trad climber
St. John, Virgin Islands
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Mar 15, 2007 - 07:12pm PT
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Tarbuster--
I'm pretty sure the unidentified blonde guy is Eric Ericson.
Regards, Chris
p.s. sorry about the resolution but I use flickr as a host and that is as big as it gets.
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Mar 15, 2007 - 07:29pm PT
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Chris, Eric is leaning against the car. The other blond guy on the right is the unknown.
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Slabmonger
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Mar 15, 2007 - 08:32pm PT
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marty(r), WTF? Is that what you call that?
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Tarbuster
climber
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:34pm PT
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No, No...
Blitzo is merely performing an unabashed girth check.
Either that or he was blazin' and thought it was detaching...
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Tarbuster
climber
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:40pm PT
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Brentz, his luvlee Gal, & der MussWadd, Hueco, maybe '89-90:
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Tarbuster
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Mar 15, 2007 - 10:47pm PT
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Luigi, Gino, Guido, & Tarbini, San Giminano, outside Italian Doli's, '93:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Mar 15, 2007 - 11:04pm PT
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Nobody who's famous for climbing.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2007 - 11:12pm PT
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Rattlesnake sighting at Suicide, late 70's.
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goatboy smellz
climber
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Mar 15, 2007 - 11:46pm PT
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L-R;
Slick,
Angel,
lite Jay,
Wildman,&
Lila
recovering in Wyoming.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Mar 16, 2007 - 01:11am PT
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nice.
A thin selection ot Super Taco Poseurs.
...and LOIS:
Brilliant selection originally made by Blitzo I think, or maybe Anders, or...
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Indianclimber
climber
Las Vegas
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Mar 16, 2007 - 10:12am PT
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A group of Supertopo trolls?
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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Mar 16, 2007 - 10:41am PT
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I'll bump this action.
Buzz, you got a Royal and a Royal clone in your front row, but I can't tell the diff. Real shady types in the back row.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 16, 2007 - 11:56am PT
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Yeah. Good catch. It is a little known fact that Royal's other brother is also named Royal. Sort of explains the name, in a perverse way. Very different personalities. Led to lots of confusion. They had the ability to substitute themselves mid climb without anyone knowing. We all know the feeling where you start up with one partner and feel like you end with another. Pratt was in on it, but he was so quite most of the time.
You are in there too, Ryan--you and Peter Mayfield in your early days of dressing as girls. Criminal if you ask me. Some of the other characters include Jello, Deuce, Chris Vandiver, Dick Erb, DMT, Brutus, Karl, Lois, Crimpester, and Mimi.
Cannot make it the sushifest--I lost my last appeal and starting serving my time last week.
Buzz
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Mar 16, 2007 - 12:01pm PT
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OK Rick, I'll venture an ID guess on that last one:
Base of right side of Weeping Wall.
Jan (G_Gnome) McCollum, Mike Pope, Alan Nelson, Unknown knee (but those shoes should be a clue), Unknown big guy, Mari Gingery, Perhaps Lynn behind the trees, and possibly moi?
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