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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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May 13, 2012 - 02:20pm PT
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Nice bump BBA
Sun morning always seems to be the best for Steve as he cranks up the "Oldies but Goodies" after what must be a coffee IV drip to accelerate the day.
We are fortunate to have our own climbing rendition of Art Leboe on ST to keep us informed and enlightened with a seemingly never ending supply of historical data to chew on.
Cheers to Steve.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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May 13, 2012 - 06:55pm PT
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Seconding the "nice bump", just wanted to say a huge thank you to Steve for welcoming those of us on the fringe and posting with so much humor and grace.
I've learned so much in such a short time and spent such a huge percentage of that time laughing my a&& off, too! That's genuine talent.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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May 13, 2012 - 07:18pm PT
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Steve is "museum quality," and I am not referring to his age. He's a young man yet.
He is indeed a funned of knowledge and I mean it. I bow to anything he wows. But I am an impressionable frosh and haven't climbed with him.
I am the sedulous ape
But so unworthy
Pearls mixed like metaphors among the swine, Steve
But we thirst for even your worst.
Attaboy--Attabump!
My partner Muskrat told me long ago, "Mousie," he said, "you can't know a woman lest you slept with her. You can't know a man lest you worked with him."
Those might be called "Mathis' postulates one and two."
I propose this:
You can know a man better by climbing with him than by working with him because it is generally more fun.
--Rodensius' corollary
It would be fun to share a rope with you.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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May 13, 2012 - 09:45pm PT
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Murry hope you are getting the kind of weather up in the northlands as we have had lately here on the Eastside- epic! Cheers , love you man! Hope to see you and Mimi soon. Murry
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 14, 2012 - 12:01am PT
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Thanks for the bump - I'm missed this thread in the past. What a great contributor to ST and climbing in general. Plus a genuinely nice guy. Much appreciation and thanks for all you do Steve!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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May 14, 2012 - 02:16am PT
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drove right past a shˇtload of your routes today Steve!
edit: yep, just kept on drivin'.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 14, 2012 - 09:59am PT
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If anyone deserves an appreciation thread it is Steve. The climbing community is very fortunate to have such a gifted and passionate historian, and the sheer # of his rarely to unrepeated climbs is a testament to how friggin bad ass Grossman is. He's one super nice guy to boot. The Coats photo of Steve's FA of Lucky Goes to the Creamery is one of my favorite pictures in the new Sedona Guide. (not sure if it's cool to publicly post).
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Scott McNamara
Social climber
Tucson, Arizona
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May 14, 2012 - 10:34am PT
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Thanks Steve for all the inspiring routes and posts!
It seems important that this history not be lost.
It was nice to see you and Mimi at Murdock's Stronghold slide show.
Maybe some time you will think about moving back to Tucson?
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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May 14, 2012 - 10:44am PT
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Scott,
All those people up in Seattle and the Pac Northwest may complain about the weather but they enjoy so many other great aspects of the region making it hard to leave. My mother and grandparents and greatgrand parents were from there too. It is almost as if these people are Canadians, like a cult of Tami's. NWsters love the generally prevalence of the lakes, rivers, straits, the outdoors, the endless forestation and sociologically the calmer means of living with the vast carpets of seafood they have up there. And there is a great climbing community of there too, goes way back. The birthplace of REI and all those mountaineer characters in our history. Many great rockclimbers too.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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May 14, 2012 - 07:35pm PT
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Nice history threads, Steve. Keep up the good work!
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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May 14, 2012 - 08:30pm PT
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Thanks for unearthing all these overlooked old pieces, Steve.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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May 27, 2013 - 10:19pm PT
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Bump for Steve. Never met him, but I love climbing & the history of climbing. I have learned a lot about both by reading what he posts. So much invaluable information that we are so lucky to have as a resource here. Thanks.
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old toad
Trad climber
yosemite, Ca.
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May 28, 2013 - 12:12am PT
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Keep up the good work, your posts are among the few I read on this forum. Most of the posts are B.S. and completely unrelated to climbing.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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May 28, 2013 - 12:27am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 28, 2013 - 01:10am PT
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This place would pretty much suck without his posts.
And I am inspired by that picture - some day I hope to be able to quaf left-handed.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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May 28, 2013 - 02:10am PT
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Steve and Mimi= the best of people
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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May 28, 2013 - 02:43am PT
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Hard to believe that I haven't seen this thread before tonight! Steve certainly deserves recognition, not only for his climbs and the historical threads that he posts, but also for his generally positive attitude and for the all the energy he puts into tho Oakdale Climbers' Festival! Thank you SO MUCH, Steve!
I first met him in Seattle when I took my daughter there to check out colleges, and had a lovely dinner with him, Mimi, Wayno, Ghost, and Mari.
What was REALLY hard to believe is that although I took about 300 pictures (mostly portraits) at Oakdale last fall, I didn't even view them until tonight! (I was too busy hosting LilaBiene and her Muppet!) Going through the pictures, I am ever so grateful to Steve that he created such a successful gathering of rock-climbing pioneers who not only got opportunities to speak in a casual yet formal setting, but we also had ample time to visit very informally during meals and other breaks. Those one-on-one and small group connections were as fulfilling as the more formal presentations. And Steve also gathered an incredible collection of vintage climbing hardware and displayed them for all to see and touch! I can hardly wait for this October's Oakdale event!
From last fall,
Thanks again for all you do for our climbing community!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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May 28, 2013 - 03:34pm PT
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Hanging out on the I90 bridge watching the Blue angels.
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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May 28, 2013 - 05:05pm PT
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Big Bump for SG!!
Haven't met you yet, but our email exchanges have already changed my collection habits and perception (for the better). Thank you!
...now if I could just figure out how to pry a 9cm Marwa from you I'd like you even more : D
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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May 28, 2013 - 05:07pm PT
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Great stuff, Steve. Class act.
Wayne
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