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Dennis Hennek
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Adding a little more info:
In Frost's photo the leader is the person sitting, and the belayer is the person just to Yvon's right. Otis, the Lab, wasn't in this shot
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2009 - 10:10pm PT
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Welcome Dennis! I hope you can forgive the badgering. LOL
Thanks for the boot shot background. Was Chouinard's yard a popular place to hang out after hours in the old days?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Yo
So cool, Hennek has jumped aboard.
Welcome Chief!
Guido
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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All hail and welcome to Dennis, another initiate of the Cult of the Blue Cagoule. A subject which has a thread of its own that has just reappeared.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2009 - 11:38am PT
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So, what fine alpenstock produced this ubermensch?!? From Summit November 66.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Feb 20, 2009 - 04:11pm PT
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The little girl is Amy Flickinger. She was my neighbor's daughter in Canoga Park circa 1966. We use many shots of her in a West Ridge calendar. If I can find some time I might post that calendar.
Larry Reynolds was the photographer.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 20, 2009 - 05:34pm PT
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Geeeez Don
Your retired, quit watching so much TV, put down the Bon Bons and entertain us!
cheers
Guido
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Feb 20, 2009 - 06:03pm PT
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There was a picture for every two months in the calendar.
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scuffy b
climber
just below the San Andreas
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Feb 20, 2009 - 06:26pm PT
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Those are delightful, Don.
I hope her descendants have these photos.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 20, 2009 - 10:28pm PT
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Knock Knock,
Who's There?
Little Old Lady.
Little Old Lady Who?
Gee, I Didn"t Know You Could Yodel!
How many of you Super Topians have worn Leiderhosen? Come on, be proud.
Ok how many have sucked vino out of a Bota Bag?
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Feb 20, 2009 - 11:16pm PT
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Guido,
Leiderhosen: no
Bota Bag: yes
Steve,
The photo to the right of the Doltpeg is the Green Arch at Tahquitz.
Rick
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 21, 2009 - 01:19am PT
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So who is the little nimrod? Too adorable for words.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2009 - 11:31am PT
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Thanks Ricky- So many people in that shot, I thought it might have some historical connection to opening up the route. Shamelessly fishing for a tale, as usual.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2009 - 02:16pm PT
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Would you buy a used bivouac from this gent? From Summit May 1966.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2009 - 10:08am PT
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How about a steak sandwich?!?
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Steven Amter
climber
Washington, DC
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Mar 19, 2009 - 01:55pm PT
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Hey does anyone remember PLASTIC stoppers, made in france? My Buddy bought one in Paris in 1973. It was about an inch wide, slightly pyramid shaped, slung 3 or 4 mm sling.
As it was obvious that it had little or no shear strength, we regarded it as a death piece, and never actually used it. I can't image the manufacturer could have sold many of them.
Off-topic to Steve Grossman:
I don't know if Steiger told you, but we will be heading to join you in Yosemite on May 21, staying thru May 31. I can't wait! (Still working on the camping tho.) What is your time window?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2009 - 02:48pm PT
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Other than a blue plastic Foxhead, I haven't seen one.
Stephane ,the Corsican Nutstory man has a few ,I bet.
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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Mar 20, 2009 - 04:52am PT
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Bonjour Steve Grossman,
Here is the list of the “plastic” nuts in the Nuts Museum:
 Peck Climbing Equipment (England): Ny-Chock (circa 1965) and 1 big prototype Ny-Chock, bigger than the marketed Ny-Chock.
Mammut (Swiss): Bi-Keil #1 #2 #3, made of red plastic (1969). I suspect that Steven Amter’s buddy bought such a nut in Paris in 1973. To my knowledge, other than home-made epoxy resin hexes, I do not know any plastic nuts made and marketed in France in the seventies.
Forrest Mountaineering (USA): Blue Foxhead #3 (1971).
Forrest Mountaineering (USA): Roll-Your-Own (1984).
Coyote Mountain Works (USA): Coyote Nut #9 (1985), never marketed.
Altitude Equipment (Australia): prototype Poly-Hex's #10 #11, Poly-Hex's #9 #10 #11 (1998), 5 Poly-Nuts (2000), 5 Poly-Nuts on wire (2000).
I saw recently a set of 8 plastic nuts, made in Ukraine, on eBay. They are an almost exact copy of the DMM Wallnuts. Unfortunately, I have not got these nuts in the Nuts Museum and I only downloaded the photo in my computer.
Stephane / Nuts Museum
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2009 - 11:49am PT
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Anyone know the personnel in that Green Arch photo?
A party of four, nose to ass crack, on that route seems a bit unusual.
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Chip
Trad climber
Sittin' Pretty in Fat City
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May 12, 2009 - 12:19pm PT
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I'ld never seen most of those Dolt chock pieces. Which came first, the Teechoch or the T-nut from Forrest? Either way, very fun thread.
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