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perswig
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Nov 25, 2008 - 01:17pm PT
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I was waiting for a Great Head shot. Nice split lighting and looks like a 'dry' day all the way from the start.
Dale
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 25, 2008 - 01:22pm PT
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perswig, here's one more from that fine morning on Great Head.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 25, 2008 - 01:24pm PT
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MH2, I just noticed -- is that a sea lion in your photo?
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MH2
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 25, 2008 - 04:09pm PT
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Beautiful images.
I think I saw a witch's roost? Or an alien listening post?
And second the excellent handling of high-contrast lighting on the first Great Head shot. Is that the Acadia NP Acadia?
If it was a sea lion it was a small one. I saw it as a little seal. Possibly a midget.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 27, 2008 - 05:53pm PT
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A fine John Cleare survey of early seacliff climbing from Ascent 1972.
The right half of image above.
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MH2
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 27, 2008 - 06:25pm PT
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"The first essential is to persuade a climbing team to climb for the main purpose of being photographed"
John Cleare in Rock Climbers in Action in Snowdonia
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MH2
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 28, 2008 - 03:07am PT
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 28, 2008 - 12:30pm PT
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Some of those pictures look like they oughtta have stories.
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MH2
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 28, 2008 - 02:38pm PT
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It's an old story, abridged here.
Sound track by Ravel in one version.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 28, 2008 - 09:10pm PT
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Pot O' Goldfish at the very minimum!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 29, 2008 - 11:17am PT
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One of my unrealized life goals was to go UK seacliff-climbing.
Back in reality, took the new SD 880 out for a walk on Thanksgiving. Nothing fancy,
just snapshots.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 29, 2008 - 12:12pm PT
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Plenty of seaside thrillers that I would love to sample myself!
Andy Meyers belaying Mick Fowler on the FA of Caveman, Berry Head E4,6a. Ian Parker photo.
From Mountain Jan/Feb 1983. A little taste of the Fowler side of life....
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duncan
Trad climber
London, UK
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Nov 29, 2008 - 04:04pm PT
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Out today on Exposure Explosion, Ogmore (South Wales).
Damp rock, milky sunshine, 5°C: cold fingers and numb toes.
This one even made the cover of 'Climbing' a while back.
Steve, I would be delighted to take you on a sea-cliff tour some time. You'd be on the sharp-end for the two routes you've chosen there though!
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MH2
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2008 - 05:35pm PT
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good stuff
just snapshots?
I see colors and atmospheric improbabilities not currently available to local markets.
just mossy bearding today
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 29, 2008 - 10:59pm PT
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Nice shot Duncan! Better than the cover photo. I would love to take you up on the seaside adventure promotion! In the meantime armchair love ----> will just have to do.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 30, 2008 - 11:06am PT
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The UK stuff looks so cool.
My one experience there was a stormy day at Boulder Ruckle -- gale-force winds,
we learned later. Fortunately, Pete Debbage was game to climb anyway.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 30, 2008 - 02:18pm PT
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Where are we Naitch?
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 30, 2008 - 04:02pm PT
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Naitch, your Ireland climbing looks beautiful and wild. The sloping-grass clifftops especially.
At Boulder Ruckle there's a trail. Very civilized, but even so I recall thinking that if
the wind knocked me over, I'd be dead.
You rap to a partly-dry talus pile at the base.
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MH2
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2008 - 04:07pm PT
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Those really sing, Naitch. Nice eye.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 30, 2008 - 07:28pm PT
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