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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Buggerville
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May 16, 2016 - 01:32pm PT
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Randy, thanks for the history of the contests and the link. Great fun!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 16, 2016 - 01:44pm PT
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Good call Randy, with the Mount Rubidoux contest thread!
Nice pictures, done with a large format camera.
Bill Leventhal identifies the guy on the left as Gargoyle,
I think he might be right. It was the cigarette that threw me off the first time I saw these:
Photo, Radish, from the 1984 Mount Rubidoux thread
We don't really have very many pictures of The Gargoyle!
The clincher for me would be his nose, and look at the size of those feet!
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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May 16, 2016 - 01:46pm PT
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That is Cilley for sure. That post was years ago lawoman. I think the Driver ID'd those people for me. I only know it is Cilley... the rest are ghosts.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 16, 2016 - 01:54pm PT
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The Skip and Dick Show, Colorado, 1986:
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 16, 2016 - 02:10pm PT
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Mrs. McCord's first grade class, Carden School, 1967
Doug Munoz on the far left, Tarbuster in bowtie:
That's my first girlfriend, Jill, on the left.
In second grade, though, Angela on the upper right, lured me with her siren call.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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May 16, 2016 - 02:27pm PT
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Randy, what year was the other one?
I went to one of those, but don't remember which one.
The first one was in 1983, with second in 1984.
The idea for the Rubidoux contests originated from a running series of bouldering contests at Woodson that had ceased a number of years previously (I think Werner Landry was one of the organizers of those). We had such good memories of those Woodson contests that we decided to put one together on our home turf.
Without Henny and Powell's motivation, and help from so many others, these would have never gone further than campfire bs.
After helping organize the two Rubidoux contests, I think we got a better idea of how much work this was and had a better appreciation for why the Woodson contests had fallen into obscurity.
I think that the year following the 1984 Rubidoux contest (or not too long afterwards) another Woodson contest (Great Western Bouldering Contest) was held. It may have lasted for a couple years (at various locals in SD County).
All were a blast and evoke great memories.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 16, 2016 - 03:15pm PT
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At one of those Rubidoux contests I was excited to find out a girl I liked and had just met was to be a judge/belayer at one of the spots. I got the beta from RV and sauntered down to hang out with little Margy.
Well...one thing led to another and most of you know how that turned out.
She has a classic story regarding the "Skip and Dick Show."
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Buggerville
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May 16, 2016 - 03:29pm PT
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E says CF is right. He did the FFA with Craig on Bloodline, back then a 5.12.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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May 16, 2016 - 03:59pm PT
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No comment.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 16, 2016 - 04:12pm PT
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Hey LA Woman, the only problem is that E is wrong and that the FFA of Bloodline was done on the FA.
This has come up a number of times on the retardnet mostly due to the fact that Dr. F has a bad, bad, bad memory and that E wasn't there on the day of the FA.
It is an honest mistake.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 16, 2016 - 04:21pm PT
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Just loving this thread!
All those Stahl Bro pictures on the previous page are super fun.
Especially the picture of Dave and Irene.
Dave's Margie picture is the stuff of cuteness.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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May 16, 2016 - 04:27pm PT
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Who actually did the FA of The Fry Problem? Largo?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 16, 2016 - 04:29pm PT
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I know Roy, just look at that girl!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 16, 2016 - 04:31pm PT
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"Stahl Brothers" camp scene.
Left to right...Todd Battey, hidden girl(?), Tom Burke, Craig Fry, David Evans, Maureen Battey (Mo), Dave Stahl, Karl, the Jewish girl(?).
Help me out.
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AKDOG
Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
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May 16, 2016 - 04:31pm PT
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I was at the Rubidoux Bouldering Contests where Ron Fawcett won and nabbed a porta-ledge as a prize. (Fawcett was a true master and impressed everyone.)
I remember meeting Margy and her friend Kelly for the first time at the Rubidoux contest, two single girls; DE and Dave Tapes where all over them before anyone else had a chance.....
Here is a memory; Roy and my first trip to Joshua Tree armed with Lowa Boots, a partial set of stoppers and a Joe Brown Helmet. Long faces; as we were failing to get very far off the ground on anything we tried. A group of climbers saw us flailing away. Took pity on us and graciously led us up the mighty southeast corner (F4) of intersection rock for our first JT climb. Standing up on intersection rock for the first time was priceless.
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E
Ice climber
mogollon rim
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May 16, 2016 - 04:39pm PT
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Hey Dave i really dont care but It prolly depends on your definition of a free ascent
mine was good....by just about anybodys standards.
I think that the doc indicated that maybe there was some um er " hangin" going on during your ascent. when Craig and todd battey took me to that route......
Craig followed it free *)
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Buggerville
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May 16, 2016 - 04:40pm PT
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Great post Doug...it is quite a magical place...
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 16, 2016 - 04:42pm PT
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Thanks E, yes it does depend on your definition of a "free ascent,"...and I'm sure yours was very clean.
That doesn't surprise me. What does is your quick presence on the internet, poised and ready!
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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May 16, 2016 - 04:47pm PT
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I only remember one complete free lead
Not really sure about other ascents of the route, where aid may have been used on the ascent.
I remember E leading it, and believing it was the first complete free lead, I followed
some other folks prolly got a TR
I took photos, which were too rare back then
Please let us know where we are wrong.
Then we can get over this dispute.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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May 16, 2016 - 05:00pm PT
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The Fry Problem as I recall was first done by the Boxer. I think he named it "Fry Quits" to go along with Martin Quits, Stitcher Quits, Mr. Bunny Quits, Sphincter Quits, etc...
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