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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 14, 2007 - 12:59pm PT
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An incredible ingathering of the clan, six generations in one room, counting the kids. I don't have a photo of the main event, but here is a smaller (four-generation) gathering at the Mountain Brauhaus a few days earlier.
A key to those in the picture:
1: Mike Sawicki
2: Rob
3: Bob D'Antonio
4: Top to bottom: Gene Smith, Iza Trapani, David Feinberg
5: Top to bottom: Russ Clune, Rich Romano, Burt Angrist
6: Top to bottom: Steve Wunsch, Anka Angrist, Rick Cronk
7: Top to bottom: Jeff Gruenberg, Laura Smith, Richard Goldstone
8: Back row L to R: Eric Keto, Mark Robinson
Front row L to R: Marcia Wunsch, Barbara Devine
9: Back row: Susan Robinson
Front row L to R: Rich Perch, Sue Rogers
10: L to R: Joe Bridges, Mara Goldstone
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Oct 14, 2007 - 01:13pm PT
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Here's to good people & good living!
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jstan
climber
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Oct 14, 2007 - 06:46pm PT
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What was it Joni Mitchell said? You don't know what you got till it is gone.
Very happy to see it isn't.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2007 - 09:02pm PT
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We missed you John...
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 10:09pm PT
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Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell, 1972)
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot,
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot.
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don't know what you’ve got ‘til it's gone,
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot.
etc etc.
Luckily none of the forebodings in the song seem to have come true, at least not at the Shawangunks, in part due to the efforts of jstan and friends. Part of it is, sadly, closed, but no one seems to be planning to pave it.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 15, 2007 - 01:23am PT
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great to see you all, names in a book of adventures but real live people
I am happy that you got together, hoping you do it again in the future.
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phillip mike revis
climber
snowbird, ut
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Oct 15, 2007 - 02:26am PT
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truly legendary
too bad the weather didn't cooperate better
seriously it hasn't rained here all summer until last wednesday when theses guys all showed up
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 15, 2007 - 08:52am PT
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Maybe one of the most emotional weeks of my life. Seeing everyone and how well most of us are doing was/is heartwarming.
The Preserve did a wonderful job on the main-get-together on Saturday night.
The Gunks is a very special place with very special and wonderful people. Thanks to all of you who played a very large part in my life.
I will post some photos in a day or so when I get back to Colorado.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Oct 15, 2007 - 10:32am PT
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Looking forward to more photos, Bob. I never got to the Gunks in ye olde days, but met a few of those folks when they drifted out west. Steve W and I did a few climbs together.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Oct 15, 2007 - 11:58am PT
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Thanks for posting - I am sure everyone had a BLAST!
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 16, 2007 - 12:24am PT
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Some photos... there will be more.
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Oli
Trad climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Oct 16, 2007 - 01:07am PT
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Good spirits. I wish I could have been there. A few missing: John Gill, Jim McCarthy...
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Oct 16, 2007 - 02:32am PT
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I wish I could have been there--I've climbed with 7 or 8 of the people in your first picture, Rich.
Curt
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Oct 16, 2007 - 02:37am PT
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Now, that's the stuff!
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 16, 2007 - 10:25am PT
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Some more photos...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Oct 16, 2007 - 10:31am PT
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Nice photos! I recognized Hugh of course on Wasp, but for some others -- captions?
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Jersey
Trad climber
Pawleys Island, SC
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Oct 16, 2007 - 11:27am PT
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It sure was great to be apart of the Gunks family reunion.
One of the particularly touching moments for me was when my 9 year old daughter topped out for her first time on rock. She made me wait before lowering her on top rope saying, "wait daddy, I want to take all this in." The friends and fall colors made this weekend magical.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 16, 2007 - 11:32am PT
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What are we doing today??
Gene Smith on Simple Suff.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 16, 2007 - 11:38am PT
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What an awesome gathering! Bob, you weren't kidding about heading out that way. Thanks for posting, Rich.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 16, 2007 - 02:25pm PT
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Rich G on the Spring
Gene Smith on Golden Showers and someone on April showers
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