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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 17, 2009 - 08:53pm PT
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Vojtko! How's it hangin' dude?
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 17, 2009 - 09:49pm PT
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what is she, 14 years old??1?
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 17, 2009 - 11:07pm PT
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wes those are neat pics,
gee Kevin, I'm impressed.
might be kinda hard to imagine
one place having so much, and
so much room for exploring and
finding one's own till ya realize
San Diego county is bigger than
the state of Rhode Island.
ok
well, still got some odds and ends
stories coming, some slander and
full on sh*t talkin too...
wait, here's some sh*t talkin' now!
always kinda wondered why
Deerhorn was considered
"obscure" 'cause not only are both
sides of the place visible from
a paved road, the hike is only
minutes, plus, you can see the
crags from the orange ave overpass
on hiway 805 in chula vista, the 2nd
biggest city in SDC - you can even see
the Fang from there, no problem on
a clear day...
LOL
don't worry, its gonna get deep :-)
Ray
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:17pm PT
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geez ray, i never thought of deerhorn as obscure. most places in the u.s. it would be considered a destination area.
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TripL7
Trad climber
'dago
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:22pm PT
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Nice stuff here everyone!
Anyone check out the top of Mt. Lawson, east of El Cajon? Went bouldering/top roping there bitd.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:29pm PT
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speaking of deerhorn, recognize this thing ray?
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:34pm PT
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VOJTKO!,
I was at the Santee Boulders 3hrs ago, had to finish with a headlamp. Anything's better than a f&*king climbing gym. I went once.
Brad
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 17, 2009 - 11:39pm PT
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bvb, I think that's one of those ones I walked
by, took one look at, named it, rated it and never
climbed!!!
used to do that all the time,
check up thread on the bakeage
article - truth, stranger than fiction.
Deerhorn north - good send bvb!
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:46pm PT
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nah, pretty sure that's deerhorn south ray. it was pretty much the first thing you got to after hiking into the easter island boulders, in a shady little corridor formed by two boulders.
that's beehay raptly worshiping the stone in the lower right of the photo!
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:47pm PT
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Hey,
What happened to Mark V.'s post? I went back to check his last name's spelling, gone...
Ray,
I was never deep like you guys, a simple minded construction guy, guess I saw Dave H on the T Domes, thought you were talking about Deerhorn. Like I said, don't have the attention span (or the chemical assistance!) to read it all.
Brad
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:53pm PT
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Vojtko is around.
He's here in NM at the moment.
I'll tell him to check back on this thread.
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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Nov 17, 2009 - 11:54pm PT
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Yeah Bob, I was waiting for you to quit d!ckin' around on that 5.6 crack so's I could crank the dimes on the face...
Let's talk some smack when you're here in December.
BH
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2009 - 01:39am PT
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Props the the Big Guns
Self esteem is interesting, isn't it?
In the 70's we were isolated down in south east San Diego county.
All we had were a couple instruction books and what was in the
public library. And in a couple weeks, we'd read all of 'em.
But it was still weird. Because there was, in our isolation this
undercurrent or unspoken notion that what we were doing
"didn't count".
Since all we had were these dinky climbs that clearly no one
cared about, being reinforced by the fact the place was basically
deserted.
This led to a bit of a complex. A state of casual disregard for any
value that may have really been there. In truth, we didn't know
what the hell we were doing and it showed.
Then one day my partner Rob dropped by and he was excited.
He handed me this book. I took one look and couldn't believe
it. The book was Pat Ament's Master of Rock.
It was like a bright light came on. Guess what, not only did
other people climb boulders, they wrote a book about it too!
Amazing. For us, and especially for me, San Diego rock climbing
was never the same.
Especially after getting a look at the pictures. And especially
that picture of John Gill sending The Thimble. Big impact.
It rearranged my brain cells and I started to study the rock
and the moves in a whole new way.
So, anyway, it's really special to be able to share this with
John Gill and Pat Ament right here on Supertopo. In fact,
it kinda blows my mind.
Pat, thanks so much for recognizing what you did, and for
writing that book when you did. Positive ripple effects all
over the place. And John Gill, thanks for being such an
important inspiration to so many climbers for many many
years. Talk about integrity.
We were just lost idiots in the socal burbs and for us,
a book like that was solid gold.
Now, I am pretty sure that book was stolen too, ok? But I
swear I did not steal it. The bookstore paid Pat's invoice, so
we just ripped off the bookstore, not Pat Ament. Just wanna
make that clear.
Fact is, we woulda pinched the stuffed moose head out of
Stanley Andrews if we thought we could. Hey, what do you
think those running shoes were for? Blue Nike waffle trainers
with the yellow swoosh, remember?
Thanks again guys, props big time.
Ray
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2009 - 03:38am PT
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The Warbler
Imagine being a young social reject, an aspiring rock climber, totally
head over heels in love with the sport, sitting in his bedroom in his
parent's house reading Mountain magazine.
Reading about the exploits of the amazing new generation of Yosemite
climbers. It stimulated my mind, filled me with healthy ambition and a
drive to better myself. Very impressive stuff.
Now, imagine that same reject getting to meet one of those guys for
real. And remember, this is someone who is deeply involved in the
climbing action and culture of the Valley, a part of "what was
happening" in a very real way. Putting up not only cutting edge FA's
on rock, but on the dream-like frozen waterfalls as well. But more than
that - way more - Kevin was not only really cool to me, but genuinely
accepting as well.
It has taken me a lifetime to truely put a value on that kind of
acceptance from someone like him, and the value is priceless.
It told me something about Yosemite, the climbers and the culture,
and helped me begin the long climb out of my sorry little shell. And
what's more, he came from San Diego, meaning that hey, highly
skilled, famous and very cool climbers came from the same region
I did. Inspiring? You bet.
We shared some travel time, a few laughs and some nuances, including
seeing a snake that seemed to "glow" out in Joshua Tree. Good stuff, it
was all good, really was.
Over the years I'd heard about his ongoing development of San Diego
rock climbing, and his role in the all important access issues facing
climbers. What can I say?
My hat is off to The Warbler, a multi-skilled multi-talented man with
keen intuition and a heart of gold.
And, for me, still an inspiration after over 30 years.
Thanks Kevin, you rock.
Ray
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Nov 18, 2009 - 06:48am PT
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Bump for the cool SD sh#t...Seeing as I was born in that place...
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Nov 18, 2009 - 09:56am PT
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Nice thread, Ray! Quite a body of great photographs, Kevin. I'm going to have to read this all of the way through when I get the time.
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Redwreck
Social climber
Echo Parque, Los Angeles, CA
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Nov 18, 2009 - 10:02am PT
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Loving this thread. I just got a copy of the old Kennedy/Hubbard San Diego County Climbing Guide and am looking forward to exploring.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 18, 2009 - 10:41am PT
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fer chrissakes warbler, we'll buy you a damn slide scanner! digitize that stuff before it becomes lost forever!
my hard drive is laden with classic pikkys i've pinched from the taco.
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2009 - 10:48am PT
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Kevin, I can download the current drivers for my
canon scanner - its full on with a tray for scanning
slides, I never use it, its in a bag in my closet.
great unit.
use it as long as you need, just fire me an email if you like.
I could drop it by a little later this week,
no problemo...
Ray
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