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Smiley Cain
Trad climber
Hemet , CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 15, 2008 - 02:10pm PT
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Comments by Dave Bircheff via Amanda Bircheff (daughter) posted By Jim Cain.
#25 Dave Hitchcock on southwest face Liberty Cap.
#26 Dave Hitchcock "The Wool King" topped on Liberty Cap.
#27 Dave Bircheff topped on Liberty Cap.
#28 Rick Wheeler on Hulk Macedonian route with hammer, drill, jumars and pulley for hauling bag.
#29 Rick Wheeler Macedonian route eighth lead, bivied on tenth.
#30 Rick Wheeler topped out on Macedonian route. Just beat the clouds.
#31 Will Miller on Arrow Direct on bolt free climb to side.
#32 Rick Wheeler on Hulk, tenth lead.
#33 Will Miller leading Arrow Direct. Sometime in October 197? for two and a half days.
#34 Will Miller on Arrow Direct.
#35 Ron Kauk and Steve Sutton on Calaveras Ledges, March 1977 after the FIRST storm!
#36 Will Miller on Temple Crag 5.7. Somewhere below third lead.
#37 Rick Wheeler onTemple Crag December 1976, loose stuff frozen in.
#38 Dale Bard in slings.
#39 Dale Bard in butt bag, Muir route?
#40 Dave Bircheff March 1977 leading...???...anyone recognize the route?
#41 Sentinal Falls, 1975. Will Miller liked ice climbing. We could hear water running under the ice at the top....really scary. 4 to 5 leads.
#42 Lost Arrow tip to main wall... Tyrolean traverse
#43 Rick Wheeler on Hulk right off belay station surprised by storm.
#44 Will Miller and Rick Wheeler on Temple Crag in "the big bowl"of rock rubble. Wheeler had good brandy at campfire!
#45 Rick Wheeler on Temple Crag with ice axes.
#46 Will Miller reading "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" during Arrow Direct route.
#47 Dave Bircheff at top of Fried Eggs above Water Wheel Falls in "Grand Canyon of Tuolomne".
#48 Phil Bircheff high up on on Lurking Fear, Jim Pettigrew lower right. 1976
Enjoy!
JC
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Smiley Cain
Trad climber
Hemet , CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 15, 2008 - 02:17pm PT
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I have reposted the Bircheff pics in order to correct the misspelled name. Apologies to both Dave and Amanda.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Sep 15, 2008 - 09:57pm PT
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Great stuff Amanda!
Tell dad more is super welcome.
You both are awesome!!!
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Smiley Cain
Trad climber
Hemet , CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 16, 2008 - 03:03am PT
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In order to NOT lose the comments from the previous deleted thread I pasted them into this "reply" box.
Re: Sep 14, 2008, 10:39pm PT
Author:
Amanda Bircheff
climber
From: CA
Great job :) Thank you!
Re: Sep 14, 2008, 10:59pm PT
Author:
Mighty Hiker
Social climber
From: Vancouver, B.C.
Thanks - I see it worked.
Perhaps you should have titled it "Palin climbing pictures" or something, given the noise to signal ratio around here lately.
ps Is it spelt "Birchiff" or "Bircheff"? Trouble is, you can't edit a thread title, although you can always edit the initial post. You have to repost with the new title, then delete the old thread. But it's NBD when a thread's just started, as no one else has posted.
Re: Sep 14, 2008, 11:03pm PT
Author:
Russ Walling
Social climber
From: Nutsonthechin, Wisconsin
Great!
#40 looks like the Blade Traverse pitch on the North American Wall.
Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:11am PT
Author:
Amanda Bircheff
climber
From: CA
It's actually Bircheff - accidental misspell. And yes, #40 is the NA Wall
Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:21am PT
Author:
Dr. Rock
Ice climber
From: Castle Rock
Looks like Duane.
Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:41am PT
Author:
Rokjox
Trad climber
From: boys, I dunno.
So Amanda, did you get any stories or pics of your dads to add the the plane crash thread?
Or did I get the wrong person?
Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:52am PT
Author:
Wayno
Big Wall climber
From: Seattle, WA
Enjoyed, I have.
Re: Sep 15, 2008, 10:29am PT
Author:
Amanda Bircheff
climber
From: CA
You have the right person. Rick (ricknie@aol?)was just e-mailing me about the crash and how it influenced climbing. But like I told him, my Dad was basically just there in camp when everyone came back with their cargo. He has told me the story a couple times but just wanted me to let Rick know his account. Crazy stuff if you've never heard the story!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 17, 2008 - 12:55am PT
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these pictures are too sweet not to be on the first page a bit longer...
here from the Andy's Inferno register...
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Sep 17, 2008 - 04:08pm PT
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One of the best pic threads I've ever seen on this sight!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Sep 17, 2008 - 04:30pm PT
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Holy buckets do those take me back!!!!!!
Thank you sooooo much!
B
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Amanda Bircheff
climber
CA
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Sep 22, 2008 - 10:47am PT
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That new picture is great, please give me some background!
Amanda
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Double D
climber
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Thanks for posting Amanda!
Robbins boots, wool, Chouinard foam-back, hexes, sailors pants, hexes…bitchen!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jan 19, 2011 - 05:05pm PT
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[knudge]
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Gene
climber
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Jan 19, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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Wonderful! Thanks.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jan 19, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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Wow do those pix belong on the front page from time to time or what?
I led that pitch on the NA!!
Thanks for the bump!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jan 19, 2011 - 06:27pm PT
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awesome pics, thx for rebumping.
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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Jan 19, 2011 - 06:33pm PT
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These are classic!
Really cool to see those Macedonia Route photos, don't see many from way back on the Hulk!
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Jan 19, 2011 - 07:45pm PT
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Does anyone even do the Macedonian Route anymore? Would love to hear more about it!
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William Miller
Mountain climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 23, 2011 - 11:58am PT
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I've got some more photos from these times I can post.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 23, 2011 - 12:03pm PT
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Go for it.
At first glance it appeared that they had used somebodies calf for the register...
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