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allapah
climber
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see the classic Roper "Am I a ghoul?" letter in the appendix to Missing In the Minarets, by William Alsup
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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I've been to a lot of mountain ranges in the west and the Sierra Nevada is still my favorite for climbing, hiking, fishing, and just being there, thanks to guys like Norman Clyde and of course John Muir and Ansel Adams. Bump. bump. Bump.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2009 - 12:22pm PT
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Powder snow covered bump, Murry! Keep your tips up!
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Feb 14, 2009 - 12:37pm PT
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I don't know when it starts but there is a new norman clyde exhibit coming to the Eastern California Museum in Independence.
They usually do a good job, for such a small museum
Tom
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 14, 2009 - 07:27pm PT
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Keep us posted on the exhibit!
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dipper
climber
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Feb 14, 2009 - 11:34pm PT
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From their website: http://www.inyocounty.us/ecmuseum/ecmdexhibits.htm
“Past Tents,” a traveling exhibit about “The Way We Camped” from the Gold Rush to the mid 1900s, can be seen at the Eastern California Museum in Independence (155 N. Grant St.) from Dec. 1 to Feb. 22, 2009. This free exhibit shows how people camped from Death Valley to Yosemite by using 50 historical photographs and other artifacts from the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley and other California museums. The exhibit includes text panels and a hands-on, interactive photo album. The Museum is located at 155 N. Grant Street, in Independence, and is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends and weekdays. Call 760-878-0258.
The Norman Clyde Exhibit Spotlights ‘The Pack with Legs’
Legendary mountaineer Norman Clyde roamed the high Sierra from his home in Independence and in the 1920 and ‘30s recorded more than 130 first ascents, and topped out on every 14,000-foot peak in California (all but one are in the Sierra). His legendary Sierra Club High Trips attracted notables such as Ansel Adams and the top climbers and mountaineers of the day. “The pack with legs,” is how Clyde has been described, a testament to his ability to traverse all types of terrain with an 80-pound pack. The Norman Clyde exhibit at the Eastern California Museum, which will run from March 21, 2009 until Fall 2009, will review those well-known aspects of Clyde’s life, but will also delve into lesser-known events that shaped the rugged mountaineer. The Museum is located at 155 N. Grant Street, in Independence, and is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends and weekdays. Call 760-878-0258.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2009 - 12:11pm PT
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Does anyone know what became of Clyde's ice axe and other personal gear? I am curious what artifacts are at the museum's disposal
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Feb 15, 2009 - 01:38pm PT
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Thanks for bumping this. Threads like this should be 'Stickies'
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 15, 2009 - 04:23pm PT
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Clyde's axe is there, under glass.
Trying to remember other gear. A campaign hat, maybe a cup. Skis?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2009 - 04:36pm PT
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I asked Lauria about Smoke Blanchard's stuff a while back in hopes of a Clyde stash but I couldn't uncover much. His rifle and any personal writings would be amazing. Since a few books have come out on him, I assume his documents live on.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 15, 2009 - 04:39pm PT
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Clyde's papers are in The Bancroft Library. I've been through them. Lots of article drafts, but not much revelatory stuff.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2009 - 11:21am PT
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Did he keep a journal or any other systematic personal or climbing notes that you can recall seeing?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 16, 2009 - 12:22pm PT
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Steve-- I can't recall seeing a climbing journal in that collection. There's not much in the way of personal correspondence, either.
I noticed that the author of the most recent bio (apologies-- can't recall the name) relied pretty heavily upon the Sierra Club collection, which is also at The Bancroft.
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 16, 2009 - 08:44pm PT
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Clyde's last book, published 1971
3000 were printed
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 16, 2009 - 09:08pm PT
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Norman at his Baker Creek Ranch, April 1970
Jules Eichorn and Clyde, entrance to Baker Creek Ranch, April 1970
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 16, 2009 - 09:34pm PT
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Clyde on FA of the Milk Bottle, summit of Starlight, August 1931
Notice the rock shoes! Those Sierra boys were way into changing up their footwear from nailed boots. The rope had just come to the Sierra the week before, compliments of Robert Underhill, out from Harvard, who had learned ropework in the Alps.
The Milk Bottle is 20' high, solid 5.6 and unprotectable, with a bad fall into talus. Clyde will down-solo it. Now there's a bolt on top.
Next stop, the East Face of Mt. Whitney. Photo by Jules Eichorn
Norman's everyday footwear
Photo about 1930 by Cedric Wright
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 16, 2009 - 09:53pm PT
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"Climbing the North Palisade. Huber and Clyde going up the snow chute, 1920." Photo by Francis Farquhar
We've seen this one before. Photo by Cedric Wright, 1930
The famous pack, Bishop Pass about 1931
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 16, 2009 - 09:59pm PT
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The 1927 Chevrolet, Baker Creek Ranch, 1956. Smoke Blanchard photo
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 16, 2009 - 10:11pm PT
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The Old Gaffer at his last Basecamp, Fourth Recess, August 8, 1970
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