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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Crimpie
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I slunk away early
so I didn't/wasn't subjected to the the late night things,
but did miss the earlier fun on Friday and Saturday nights.
it was great seeing you & Dave.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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I found my own snoring enough to blot it all out.
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal
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Nita!
I cannot believe I did not get to speak with you. I was able to spy on you from behind the stage and you looked fantastci!
It was great to see how much you enjoyed Josh Ritter, he was amazing and did not stop smiling the whole time he performed. I feel he will remember Yosemite and the Facelift crowd for a long time to come. Great events draw the greatest of human beings.
Your photos are fantastic and I recognized many faces.
I spoke with Mighty Hiker, Fattrad, Crimpie, her friend Dave, and spent some time with my good friend JoeyF.
I was also able to speak with Andy with brought back many fond memories.
Thanks Nita.
-That car looks great on you Joe! Say hello to Kevin and many thanks for the bottle of Iron Horse Cab.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2008 - 12:04pm PT
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Hi Jobee! thought i would get a chance to say hi , I did not see you after the show...Bummer..;-(
Hope you have a beautiful fall and spring, love you... xo,nita
ps. please tell lynda..Hello
edit: Crimpie, where are the pics?
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Fatty: was that you yelling at the Ranger "YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME LADY!!" then? Haha! :) Also, where are the photos from the 'talk show'? I'd love to see those! ha!
Nita: I'm getting to the photos now...I'm updating the blog first and won't get up until photos start appearing on the taco. In fact, I may start multi-tasking now that I have some mate tea on board.
edit: If photobucket has slowed down, it is my fault - I'm uploading a gob of photos right now...stay tuned!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Fattrad, if I remember correctly you also threw down some, "being in the CHP and all" stuff.
Said Ranger arrived @ 11:30 and after we asked, she did say we could stay up til midnight. Thought that was pretty flexible on her part : ))
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Gary Carpenter
climber
SF Bay Area
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Peggy & I also found Jaybro's snooooooring loud enough to blot it out. :)
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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I couldn't hear Jaybro's snoring at all. The Barbarian's snoring near our tent must have blotted it out. :)
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Jilli
Trad climber
SAnta cruz mtns, California
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hey ya'll
had a blast! so good to meet you all!!
i have a few photos... how do i attach them here...?
Jilli
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Crimpie
You & Dave should be getting one of those silver Airstream
thingy's. Hee hee hee. You both would really be hot then!!!!
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Back to reality
Facelift ......... work or vacation ?
Ken you are a rare breed. Thank you for all the time you put in for this and all the other great YCA events. You are a
climbers climber. Its great to see someone who loves the area they live in and gives and gives and gives back.
Lets not forget all the great sponsors for this event and Chris Mac and Supertopo.
Dan from Redwood Creek Wine was great as was Dave from 5-10.
There was so much free beer and wine and swag , it was like a birthday party everyday.
Northface, Patagonia, Teva , 5-10, Cliff bar, and so many more.
It was great meeting everyone and staying in Yellow Pines.
I did have a Jingy sighting and it was odd indeed.
Nature was awesome. thanks for the rare treat. Sushi in the forest ?
Crowley says hi to all.
Thank you Yosemite , your towering stone walls make everyone feel welcome.
Family, Friends & Foreigners. It doesn't get any better.
Gregg
museum edit: Very cool exihbit that we all should do what we can to keep it growing. Thanks again Ken.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2008 - 01:23pm PT
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Hi Fish Finder, Thank you for mentioning the sponsors. I hope everyone remembers them when taking care of their shopping needs.
Ken, can you list all the sponsors?
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Here they come!
Nature drinking COFFEE
Blaine (and Dave) being shut down on Astroman which was littered with countless (okay, not countless, but six) parties.
Sushi decorations
Some merry-makers: Mighty Hiker, Crimpie, Crowley and Chicken Skinner
View from the top of Half Dome that BrassNuts took after soloing Snake Dike.
Soloing Snake Dike was "extra fun" because of the blasting winds. This climber wasn't bothered a bit by the winds.
Thanks again to Fatty for the birthday cake! And thanks to Lynn L for my stylish boa. :) Notice Dave Nettles waiting to pounce on a piece of that deliciousness!
Sushi mayhem
Blaine after seeing the rap station for Hotline. Anyone else like rapping on old ski rope?
Tent Ghetto in Yellow Pines
Crimpie and Happie hanging out at the fire
The crowd at one of the raffle drawing and before Josh Ritter played
Ranger Jack on our special project picking up phone wire. Had a great time with him, Ranger Jessie and the others that helped.
Happiegrrrl heading up the first pitch of Beggar's Buttress
Crimpergirl heading up the first pitch of Beggar's Buttress. Fun climb!
Crimpie heading up pitch two of Beggar's. Fun fun fun!
Same as above:
JStan and Fatty before the big party
Karl Baba, Brass Nuts and Happiegrrrl before the party
Lovely Dawn, Ricky D and Fatty before the party. A photography extravaganza!
A super fun moment at the final shebang was when a t-shirt was thrown to John Stannard to see if he could snag it out of the air. How could they doubt? With perfect grace, he snatched it and the crowd went wild. This was truly a highlight.
T-shirts, poop bags, and chalk being thrown into the audience. Only 57 people were injured.
Amazing rainbows we saw while driving home. This was in California still I believe.
Serenity Crack
Sons of Yesterday. There goes Brass Nuts...
Blaine and Happiegrrrl meet.
Brass Nuts and Blaine prepare for some climbing
Happie and Fake Blinny chat it up
Mr. E and Chicken Skinner yucking it up at Yellow Pines
A proud trash find by Brass Nuts
Returning with a car full of trash (and archeology treasures)
The Doctor
Mr E.
Everyone's favorite - Jingy!
Paganmonkeyboy and the Doctor
Brass Nuts and Blaine
Frisbee and Casey getting some sushi
Pennsylenvy, uh, well, you know...
Happie and Jingy enjoying some chow
The Doctor, Roger Brown, Pagan and Buggs chatting
Mr E., Casey and Dave resorting to squatting and talking - aching backs!
Mr. E practicing his finger jab to Mighty Hiker's horror.
Mighty Hiker and Casey doing something???
Frisbee (on the kazoo) and Buggs entertaining the masses. (Little bunny foo foo...)
John Stannard stripping telephone wire with his bare hands
Telephone wire special forces at work!
Mr E and his girl. BTW, by the end, she was quite ornate. I am sorry to report her demise though as Brass Nuts and I had to haul her carcass away.
edit: Steve W - You silly goose! An airstream? Nah, instead we bought a beautiful new Cougar. See you all in Indian Creek very soon - we'll be in the lounge-mobile! Heh heh!
double edit: I take the worst photos! I swear I can't make anything focus even with auto focus. Maddening.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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AWESOME CALLIE
And happy B-day late!!!! dern, I missed the cake!
PS
Callie, the silly goose is what I call my Lilycat!
Oops--Edit again--did you say you were a cougar????
hee hee hee
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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hehe nice pics crimpie ! though the one of me and the Dr has us both looking suspicious...
man o man i wish we were all still there - you people are the best...
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Veeeerrrrryyyy funnnnyyyyyy Steve!
PMB - couldn't agree more. It is a downer to come back and not have the whole crew around. When is the next get-together?
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Pennsylenvy
Gym climber
Fannie's Crack, AZ
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I try a couple now, saving embarrassing one's in case I need ammo......
Doug on pitch three East Butress El Cap
Doug on fun 11th 5.7 traverse to awesome 5.7 face
Great view from East Butt
Angela showing how it's done
The concensus feeling of Pennsylenvie's stack. I made $135. Enough to cover my trip and more(sorry bout the self promoting but it IS poker)
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Pennsylenvy
Gym climber
Fannie's Crack, AZ
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Whoop's something didn't work.... That was supposed to be El Cap's butt view
not Angela's.....
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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These are from my buddy Ezra's camera...
Ezra
Post climb with Ricky D, Dawn, and Nellie.
My other friend Ishun on Grant's Crack
Ishun heading up Sunnyside's Regular Route
Ezra stoked on SSRR
Ishun and one of the kids.
Me making the Carbonara suce.
Ezra, happy as ever
looking at the 5 Open Books
Which way do I go....up?
Ishun and I having post climb beers.
Ishun doing Oak Tree Flake
Me heading up to the Bay Tree anchor.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Ken has some serious energy....started early and worked late. Think this may be Ken with the wine sponsor from Redwood Creek.
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