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Tarbuster
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right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2008 - 11:26am PT
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Not sure about any gabbing over statistics,
But Spartacus and I did engage in a healthy dose of "rope talk" on the way down from Lumpy Ridge.
Where was Wootles when we needed him?
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Jul 10, 2008 - 11:28am PT
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Looks like great fun. Cool!
Next year I'm in!
GO
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Jim E
climber
Mountain Road
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Jul 10, 2008 - 11:50am PT
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Wootles passed away last fall. Severe case of Taco poisoning.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 10, 2008 - 12:41pm PT
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True true! There was talk about XTME analysis, Stata version 10 and other exciting stats stuff. COOL!
It was great finally meeting Larry and the Rocky Mountain crew. You were missed Wootles - one of these days we WILL cross paths. :)
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:09pm PT
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Wot a cool picnic that was.
Major fun meeting all you online legends, I had good conversations with pretty near everyone ...
Phil, Ray, Eric, Tom, Callie, Dave, Bruce, Julia, Bob, Keith, Buggs ... who's that leaving out?
Oh yeah, Roy, who brought everyone together.
If you weren't there, you probably got talked about!
Everyone else posted good pictures, but here's one not seen yet. I thought it was sweet.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:17pm PT
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Glad to know that no ones camera broke capturing my gr-im-age.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:18pm PT
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Some climbing even happened. Goatboy took this nice shot the day before, on the West Buttress of
the Bastille. I hadn't done the route in 32 years, but strangely still remembered the moves. Wootles
might notice that his rope made the trip, even though he didn't.
By coincidence, we ran into my old friend Roger on a belay ledge halfway up. Roger and I haven't seen
each other in 31 years, and it took a few moments for recognition to set in.
GB on the scenic summit:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:25pm PT
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The next day, Tarbuster and I met the Cosmic Banditos at Lumpy -- another place I ain't been since the 70s.
We all hiked out towards the book-crags.
I had it in mind that we ought to climb Fantasy Ridge, just because I never had. Tarbuster thought
that might be a fine idea. Here he is stylin' pitch 2.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:27pm PT
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I got pitch 3, which felt pretty cosmic, turning corners and thin cracks right up the edge.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:29pm PT
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From the top, grand views and a scrambly, not entirely hassle-free, descent.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:31pm PT
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R & R at Chez Tarboussier in Nederland, before we drove down to the party.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:32pm PT
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bumpy for lumpy...love that place...
looks like a lot of fun was had ;-)
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:33pm PT
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Bobby D, Survival and Goatboy (Eric) Smellz
Cozmic Keith, Logan and Eric
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cowpoke
climber
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:33pm PT
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Right on! The pic of you, Larry, on the West Buttress skyline and the last one of Tarbuster (what a smile tells) are fantastic!!
and, I have to admit, talking multilevel mixed modeling with stata sounds fun :)
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:37pm PT
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Cool - someone got a photo of Bob D'Antonio. He couldn't stay late, but was there. Nice to visit with him again...
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Jul 10, 2008 - 01:39pm PT
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L names for group shot you asked about are as follows left to right. Bruce, Keith and Buggs (the Old Trad Dads of the Cozmic Bandito expedition) Eric, Phil, Logan, Dave, Cali, Julia and Spartacus.
Is it just me or is Tarbuster one of the most photogenic SuperTacos around? Great smile man!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jul 10, 2008 - 02:26pm PT
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Of course we all know Tar has one of the best smiles and
is one of the most photogenic of us. . .
but that Logan sure is a good Tarbuster lookalike with
that stylin' hat!!!!
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Jul 10, 2008 - 08:02pm PT
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it was great meeting Larry for sure,
and seeing Tom from Yosemite who's living in the area now...
and getting to meet philo's wonderful family also,
thanks for the nice evening everyone.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2008 - 08:38pm PT
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Yes Ray, another stellar gathering with lots of fun people!
A couple shots from Lumpy Ridge,
The view across the way to Mount Meeker and Long's Peak:
And the verdant meadows below Lumpy Ridge:
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2008 - 08:44pm PT
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Two of the more popular crags, The Book to the right, and The Bookend on the left,
Fantasy Ridge, the route Chiloe and I climbed, is marked:
Spartacus charging up the route!
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