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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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TACO TRIBUNE
Evening Echoes Edition
BIG BUSTS AT TENAYA!
Fuzz nab Fuzzywuzzy.
Carter blames Lauria.
Millis rumor remembered:
He walked on the water. No skis.
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The Camp4fire
Entertainment Section
TENAYA THREAD A CLASSIC!
Never read anything so classic.-RobbinsRevues
Never read nothing til this. Kinda nuts.-F.Foont
Love a good shaggy dog. Lauria's pretty shaggy, too.-BooDawg
Our review of this thread is long overdue.
Call me a Western hooknose snake if I didn't almost shout my britches reading this, seeing photos nowhere else exposed.
Or old "DonofTime" Lauria telling Lynne & Werner "I'm new..."--n00b writes really well when he remembers shtuff. Thank you, Don.
And the sometimes-crabby-but-always-right-or-so-he-believes sit and whisdom of The Werner Braun, who got it right: buncha cranky old curmudgeons.
Peter Haan, it's a technicality, dude. But you point out, some might say in error, that everybody in this tale is dead; but when I was reading it, I thought Lauria was telling the story, ya
get me? I had to stop, go back, re-read, then it was clear who was supposed to be telling the story, who was indeed in that nasty sleeping bag. I'm really glad it wasn't Lauria, and I don't want to borea, but...
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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For sure, Mouser, Don-of-time Lauria is very much alive and yeah he's incredible. And thriving!
My comment was a wistful memory of AB and Millis, and the gratefulness I feel towards them both and the sadness too. And that everyone should know, in case they didn't, that these critters had passed.
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CF
climber
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Jun 19, 2013 - 11:41am PT
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They rebuilt some of the tents behind the MTN School - Gas Station this spring and a old waterski was found under one of them. I was hopeful a part of history had been found but as you can see the bindings are different colors... Still pretty old
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bpope
Trad climber
Sunnyvale, CA
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Jun 19, 2013 - 01:29pm PT
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Awesome story.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 21, 2015 - 11:56am PT
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gotta bump it
Let me re-state the disclaimer for Roy one more time:
Drugs were NEVER involved with the execution of these wholesome stunts.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Mar 21, 2015 - 02:42pm PT
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Remember Tenaya Lake water skiing episodes prior to 1978 too. Seems that by '78, skiing the T. Lake was already part of a "Great Tradition".
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Mar 21, 2017 - 04:02pm PT
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Thanks, Roy, for this thread info. A toast to you and thanks for all your help. DY and lynnie
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dh
climber
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Mar 21, 2017 - 04:06pm PT
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Love the 3rd photo. MAN, imagine if the rope had snagged on one of those rocks. Skier woulda been launched leftwards outta those skis.
I'm a barefoot water skier and am mildly disappointed they didn't jack the speed up to 40 mph and go for it.
Killer post, thanks.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Mar 23, 2017 - 07:59am PT
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In case you didn't get the latest Backside of Beyond newsletter there will be a gathering at Mill Creek Station, August 5, 2017, to celebrate the life and adventures of Bardini. This summer marks the 20th anniversary of his passing and Don Lauria, Roger Derryberry, and Mary Lou Long have organized the event. Come and red-line the fun meter!
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Jul 19, 2017 - 09:26am PT
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Bump for Bardini
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jul 19, 2017 - 10:19am PT
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It's a shame that all the photos are gone
Please use the SuperTopo tab to upload your photos.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jul 19, 2017 - 12:53pm PT
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^^^ yeah, darn Photobucket charging now.
Hopefully mastadon will see your request. Google has small snapshots of them still.
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Jul 25, 2017 - 11:08pm PT
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We considered trying it on skis and pin bindings ... but went for the sure bet.
Definitely could improve the style!!!
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jul 26, 2017 - 08:36am PT
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^^^ Getting up on 3 pins with skis from the 70s would have been a challenge for sure. Not so hard anymore with boards that truly resemble waterskis!
If only those trees alongside the lake weren't so tall now :-)
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Jul 30, 2017 - 11:07pm PT
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Where there is a will there is a way.
Consider the options.
You can do it!
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