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Sir loin of leisure...
Trad climber
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Nov 16, 2008 - 06:18pm PT
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werner,kauk,shipley,tucker,eric khol,coiler,deputy stowe,chicken skinner,hornibrook,fosburg,bill russell,ken arizza,dick cilly, brad jarret,the filthy savage,skully,trent smith,speuty,scotty burke,shultzy,croft cashner,buffy,gerberdine,potter,merry,and many more
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Nov 16, 2008 - 06:21pm PT
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Only met a few of them...
John Gill
Wolfgang Gullich
John Bachar
Pat Ament
Peter Croft
Earl Wiggins
Steve Wunsch
John Holloway
Jeff Smoot
John Yablonski
Michael Layton
Edit: Hot Henry and Alan Watts to that list
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 16, 2008 - 06:48pm PT
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Seems to me I answered this question once before, wonder if its the same ten;
Warren Harding
Walter Bonatti
Layton Kor
Ricardo Cassin
Royal Robbins
Tom Patey
Charlie Porter
Jeff Lowe
Charlie Fowler
Jim Erikson
honorable mention; Lionel Terray, Doug Scott, Jimmie Dunn
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Nov 16, 2008 - 08:31pm PT
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Mike and Tom Carr.....There is NO one as tough as these guys.
Joe Crotty for making me see what is possible within one self.
Every beginner out there cause everyone was there at one time themselves.
Mark Miller a master on ice.
Mike Shelton a person you'll never hear of but one of the best on rock or ice.
John Hayward for just being himself.
Any hot woman on the rock or ice.
Bob Chase most likely the nicest man on the planet, and knows RMNP like a kid knows his sand box.
Jeff Lowe for showing us all what is possible.
Julie Ramsay for seeing what is possible and getting after it.
Brian Dold the nicest guy on ice or in the car for 7 hours.
Michelle Moore survives the lighting strike and STIll is a hard woman and the nicest climbing partner you'll ever have
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Nov 16, 2008 - 11:20pm PT
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David Stam
Eric Barret
Jon Bowlin
Mark Hudon
Jonathan Dyer
Victor Marcus
Kevin Mather
Jeanette Renneberg
That will do.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Nov 17, 2008 - 12:30am PT
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Mike Endicott and The Rocks St. Park Gang from the early 1970s
John Stannard and the Carder Rock crew of early 1970s
Jack Hunt
Ned Gillette
Hammering Hank Barber
Geoff Smith and the Poko gang
Kevin Bein
Tobin Sorenson
Dan Hare
Some guy from Ventura that sold curved ice axes
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Nov 17, 2008 - 12:38am PT
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Dean Scovell. Injured in a climbing incident, he was unable to climb anymore, but when he found out we were climbing at a local rock quarry with clothesline, he got me into the Seattle Mountaineers basic climbing course in 1974 when I was 15. and then loaned me his guidebooks for the next 20 years
AJ Culver. He would let me ride with him to go on the Mountaineers climbs as I was to young to drive. He later became mayor of Issaquah and President of the Mountaineers. A good guy and a awesome mentor.
Phil Eckes. My first partner, he was from Bellevue and I met him in the Moutaineers course. He was hardcore, and he and I did many ascents togather as young punks, north ridge of Stuart, north face Chimney Rock, Dragontail, Prusik, on and on. We rarely ran into anyone in the mountains back then.
Chris Bonington. Met him at a slideshow he gave and he spoke with me at length and signed my book. What a legend.
Joe Brown, Don Whillans, Dougal Haston. EVen though I never met these guys, their outrageous climbs so impressed me it inspired me to go for it.
Ron Kauk, Jim Bridwell, Dale Bard, Werner Braun, the Stonemasters all of them. These were the guys out there pushing the limits in The day. We could only dream of attempting lines like they were doing.
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. need I say more?
Bob Kroese. He got me back into climbing by making me go with him and dragging me up hard sh#t like Blownout at Beacon and the like. Thank you Bob.
Mark Kroese. Still kicking ass and still inspiring me with his fitness level and the fact he can climb harder and faster then I can. We just did Unimpeachable Groping at Red Rocks Monday, what a awesome climb.
Hans Florine. The guy has a climbing style that sets him apart, unbelievably graceful and powerful. and what a nice guy and class act. I WILL climb NIAD one day, but never in 3 hours.
Paul Cousar and Kay Kucera They put up more new routes then anyone I know. They climb all the time, and most of their routes are secrets. Man, once the word gets out about Supercrag... son of a....
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Wonder
climber
WA
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Nov 17, 2008 - 01:13am PT
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This will be off the wall but here goes :
Fred East
Peter Minks
Al Harris
Bridwell
Yabo
Largo
Bachar
Kauk
Werner
Demitri
Donny Reid
And my good friend Fritz Fox
Theres alot more but lets just leave it at that - oops thats 12 - yep
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Wonder
climber
WA
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Nov 17, 2008 - 01:16am PT
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Oh wait, I forgot Sutton & Burton !
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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Nov 17, 2008 - 01:45am PT
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I don't have ten... I have my friends. :)AF
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Nov 17, 2008 - 01:52am PT
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I find it interesting that both Beth Rodden and Dean Potter have been mentioned but not Chris Sharma.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Max V02
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Nov 17, 2008 - 02:59am PT
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No particular order, and I'm probably forgetting someone in my perpetually sleep deprived state:
Norman Clyde
Peter Croft
Warren Harding
Dave Bengston
Alex Lowe
John Long (especially because he is a writer who happens to be a climber!)
Derek Starr (aka Roy Naas)
Mark Twight
Fred Beckey
DMT
10b4me
Jeff Lowe
Jim Bridwell
Lynne Hill
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
Ben Bowman
Jessie Deighan
More than ten... screw the decimal system! :-)
The theme: it's all about the spirit and feel of climbing. It's about a fun and a sense of humor.
Fletch
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Nov 17, 2008 - 05:01am PT
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Early on it was Fred Nicole. He exuded that strength and power I wanted to have. His seemingly effortless movement across Martini Roof in the video I saw was inspiring.
Next, was the crew at PG in Santa Clara: Steve M, Steve A., Steve P., Steve D, Jeremy M. Joel R, Dave G, Tom C, have all made huge impacts on my climbing life. Al of these folks have girl friends and wives who have taken me to the curb adn taught me a few things as well.
Lately Tom C. I most inspiring. Battling back from nearly a year off and the chub. Has been the most prominent CP for the last decade and I'm pretty happy to have the memories I have of some of our adventures.
Russ W, at one point I heard this guy was pretty funny. Later he gave me my name. Him and his girlfriend both inspire.
Yuji H. and Hans F. watching them do the Nose both record days was a real treat and I will have the photos if the memory starts to go.
wait, you asked for ten, but there are many more than that in my world that I have to thank. I'll keep this modest grouping as my ten pack.
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enjoimx
Big Wall climber
SLO Cal
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Nov 17, 2008 - 10:57am PT
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Dean Potter- All time hero...so many boundaries pushed
Ammon McNeely - Nice guy and badass
Chris Sharma - Inspires me to climb hard
My friends Kevin, Robi, Dave, Justin, Taylor, Dan, Vincent - For climbing with me
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Nov 17, 2008 - 12:29pm PT
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My personal mentors were Bruce Adams (Brunosfari) and Rick Piggott.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Nov 17, 2008 - 01:01pm PT
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Peter Croft x 10. He is indeed from another planet...
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Nov 17, 2008 - 01:31pm PT
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Chuck Pratt -- my all-time climbing hero.
Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost -- the Chouinard Equipment catalogue (really a brochure then) taught me much about using pitons -- and later about chocks and life.
Steve Roper -- his guidebooks to Yosemite, particularly the first (Red) one greatly influenced my ethics and style.
Rich Calderwood -- He was a sort of godfather to Fresno climbers in the 1960's.
Mike Caldwell -- The first competent climber I knew with the patience to deal with me.
Ben Borson -- for showing that bouldering was all right all by itself.
Tom Higgins -- for his daring and intelligence in face climbing, and for condescending to boulder with me.
John Stannard -- for his writing on clean climbing, and for walking his talk.
Royal Robbins -- who defined climbing perfection in my formative years. named last on this list, but certainly not least.
John
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First Love
Boulder climber
La Canada, CA
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Mar 22, 2009 - 02:41pm PT
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Richard Leversee
RL's passion for climbing is unforgetable. Doing what you love - what a great path to follow. Way to go, Dick.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Mar 22, 2009 - 03:11pm PT
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1. Natasha
no particular order;
Harding
Robbins
Pratt
Chouinard
Ament
Messner
Doug Scott
Ken Yager
Skip Guerin
Mark Wilford
Dave Schultz
Pete Takeda
Bryan Law
Ron Kauk
Kurt Smith
Peter Croft
John Bachar
Walt Shipley
Mike Corbett
Steve Bosque
Jim Bridwell
Russ Walling
John Middendorf
Eric Kohl
Mike Ousley
Ammon McNeely
oh.. only ten?
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