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oldcragster
Gym climber
WA
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Jun 19, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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Ken - thanks for the effort... nice images of Warren. The photo you posted on the 15th, with Warren (haul bag behind him) looks like it was taken at boulders at Lover's Leap....north boulder..east side..if memory serves me?? He has other pictures in his book also from those boulders. GD
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 19, 2012 - 03:46pm PT
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In case you weren't sure, this one is the South Face of Half Dome also.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 19, 2012 - 04:00pm PT
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Looks like the Bat's dancing on the Lost Arrow, IMO. See the direction of the light/shadow? Combined with the vague shape of the North Rimmage on the "skyline" and the "Village" below. Possibly the LA Direct. It's only one of many possible locations. Check the height in relation to the rim, too. A real puzzle. Cool. The charisma of WH...
Check the "sinister" hammer, too. It doesn't look like a Chouinard, so that might be a clue. I certainly don't remember seeing Warren's hammers, so someone older than I will have to suss it out. :)
Again, Ken, a blast of past.
TY. Big-time.
edit--I looked at the hammer with a big lens--very poss. a Chouinard, but Steve's the hammer thread man.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 19, 2012 - 04:11pm PT
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I don't think he is free climbing - his right foot appears to be in an aider, and you can see the shadow of the aider as well. And a dark left aider that his left foot is not in at the moment.
As Brian said, it might be near the top of Lost Arrow Spire.
If you belayed halfway up the last pitch in the topo, you might get this view.
The background does line up fairly well with the Silver Platter, judging from a summit shot I have.
[Edit:]vvvv see klaus' definite ID below - this agrees with the lower angle to the background.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Jun 20, 2012 - 06:08am PT
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From wiki on HARDING
1968 West Face or Direct Route (NCCS VI F8 A3), Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, CA, with Pat Callis.
This fits the time line. This climb was just before Warren was it by the pickup. The last time he was totally physically fit, after the accident, he was never completely out of pain when he climbed.
I wrote thread on lost arrow camp out. Which may or may not have happened after this climb was completed. Chuckle
Warren Harding and The Lost Arrow
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1071324/Warren_Harding_and_The_Lost_Arrow
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:36am PT
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I wrote thread on lost arrow camp out. Which may or may not have happened after this climb was completed. Chuckle
I liked that story Suzie!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 20, 2012 - 01:39pm PT
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Morning photo.
Ken
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:44pm PT
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Yawn. I mean Wow Whatever Snore...
No free-soloing shot? :)
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:47pm PT
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well done ken, keep them coming.
thanks,
j
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 03:47pm PT
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Probably obvious this is moving between the end of Sickle and the corner that goes to the Dolt Hole.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 20, 2012 - 08:41pm PT
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Not sure of the story behind this one. Perhaps someone can fill us in. Some funny stuff.
Ken
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 20, 2012 - 09:19pm PT
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CLASSIC stuff Ken, PLEASE keep posting up, this stuff is priceless and never before seen by most of us here. Really enjoy seeing this collection. Many Thanks!
Peace
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2012 - 11:33am PT
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Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2012 - 11:58am PT
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I like this one a lot.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2012 - 12:40pm PT
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Two more and that will be it for several days.
Now off to the East Side. Yahoo!
Ken
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jun 21, 2012 - 05:26pm PT
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Ken, you have NO IDEA how cool that last picture is from this kid's perspective, on so many levels...wow...just when you think you're too old to feel cartwheel-excited.
Edit: Upstream there was a suggestion about prints - could be a nice evergreen fundraising source for YCA/Climbing Museum...
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Jun 21, 2012 - 06:07pm PT
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Ken, I have to chime in here. WOW what a score. There is a guy named George who lives in Strawberry that has a bunch of Hardings old pics too. Unless these are them.
Thanks for sharing these with us. I am sure you have a lot on your plate so I really appreciate it. Would love to see more when you get a chance.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2012 - 12:59pm PT
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Posted from the Loony Bean.
Enjoy,
Ken
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 22, 2012 - 03:58pm PT
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Aw, dang it. Maybe the Rowell shot's in Hetchy? More mystery.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 22, 2012 - 09:09pm PT
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I LOVE that last pic of Warren, Dolt, and Powell! Never saw Dolt with fuzz on his face! Makes him looks so much OLDER than the dude that I knew years later!
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