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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 14, 2009 - 11:53am PT
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Here is my old pal Chuck with his oh so last century rack.
The few springy things he borrowed from me.
And with his gweeder.
That dudes got chops.
From raunch and roll to flawless, fret-less Classical Spanish and everything in between.
If it has strings Chuck can make it sing.
AND...
The man can stack.
And stack.
And stack.
Chuck can stack nuts on lead as fast as noobs can plug a cam.
And I would trust them more too.
What's up Chuck?
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Oct 14, 2009 - 12:10pm PT
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Ya need a redo on postin those photo's Phil.
I saw on the Alpinist website that you're going to have some written words in the special Red Rocks section....congrats! I've been to the local shop but haven't seen a copy of #28, have they shipped yet?
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2009 - 01:04pm PT
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Yup should be on the shelves already or any day.
Wonderful Bachar remembrance.
And a farewell from Cassin.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Oct 14, 2009 - 01:26pm PT
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And a Philo cartoon, to boot.
Good issue.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Oct 14, 2009 - 01:29pm PT
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Cool pics, no springs or mechanical thingy's to go wrong, just proper placement using static physics, kind of like the proper placement of your foot or hand! Now that's what I call Old School. (What is it with these old harcore's and their impish grins, did he learn that from Becker?)
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Brian Hench
Trad climber
Anaheim, CA
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Oct 14, 2009 - 01:33pm PT
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On the topic of stacking, it would seem to me that the older straight-sided stopper designs would be more suited to stacking than the newer curved designs. Would anyone care to comment on that? Has anyone even tried to stack Wallnuts, for example?
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2009 - 01:38pm PT
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Yeah Ghost the 'toon was a real unexpected surprise.
Hey MossMan Chuck always had that sh#t eatin' grin. Long before he and Bryan linked up Chuck already looked like he'd just gotten away with a raid on the cookie jar.
Chuck was one of the first modern climbers to open up Escalante canyon. Many, many times his desperate first ascent would end when the rope ran out. Long before Friends and BigBros Chuck would stack tube chocks and hexes and rap to terra firma. Often the stack would fall out when unloaded and wiggled. Nerves of steel and balls of titanium. A very talented and immensely powerful man.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2009 - 02:08pm PT
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Chuckles on lead.
And one more stack for the load.
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Brian Hench
Trad climber
Anaheim, CA
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Oct 14, 2009 - 03:01pm PT
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That last one is clever. He's basically taking a flared placement and making it work by using the nut to improve the contact with the rock, rather than simply making the combination wider.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Oct 14, 2009 - 03:42pm PT
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Hold please for a seperated at birth photo...
I got just the guy, but can't post up now...
maybe later... if memory holds
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Oct 14, 2009 - 04:20pm PT
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Looks like a character in the best sense of the word. Used to do lots and lots of stacking, not much anymore since using HB Offsets and cams. Still do a lot of natural pro however.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2009 - 05:39pm PT
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Picture #1: Up Chuck
Picture #2: Chuck off.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2009 - 10:14pm PT
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here is a link to Chuck's music business.
Check it out and listen to some music.
http://www.chuckgrossman.com/
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 14, 2009 - 10:16pm PT
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Is he any relation to Steve?
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2009 - 09:36am PT
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No, I don"t believe he is.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2009 - 12:35pm PT
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And bomber they are!
Here is another Grossman stack done one handed.
In fact all these stacks were done one handed.
At least it takes him two hands to play the guitar.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Oct 18, 2009 - 12:51pm PT
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I wanna hear how he freed Megapump at Escalante.
Was anybody there? Accounts?
That thing looks pretty sustained.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2009 - 01:28pm PT
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In his prime Chuck was a total beast. His arms were bigger than my legs.
There should be little doubt of his capacity to climb Megapump and harder BITD.
This is a stack I tried one handed.
It is Oh Kay but nothing like Grossman's.
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perswig
climber
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Oct 18, 2009 - 07:20pm PT
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Arcane alchemy. (One-hand placements? Holy crap.)
We should all practice this stuff once in a while.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2009 - 07:22pm PT
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Chucks a freak. He has master guitarist's fingers so he can attain all manner of weird contortions.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Idaho, also. Sorta, kinda mostly, Yeah.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 07:30pm PT
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Master Stacker.
Yowza.
That's pretty frickin' cool.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 08:14pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 08:15pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 08:16pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 08:17pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 09:41pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 18, 2009 - 11:23pm PT
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My best memory of Escalante Canyon and Charles, (Becker only addresses Chuck as Charles) was the "Blow Out Cracks." He flawlessly led what turned out to be a stiff 12 offwidth. No cams no bolts, just the stacks. He climbed till the rope was all used up, put a stacked hex belay together and brought me up. This was in January, it was getting cold and there was beer to drink and a campfire to sit around and play music, so we elected to bail. We fixed the rope to one of his more creative anchors and rappelled, leaving the rope fixed so we could jug up it the next day and finish the route. That night the wind was out of control. I mean serious wind. After a breakfast of beer and eggs we walked up to the route and found the hexs and rope on the ground, the wind had blown the anchor out!
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2009 - 01:06pm PT
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The fairly over vertical second pitch of Angels Away.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 19, 2009 - 01:27pm PT
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Ya just gotta luv those racks--Hexes rule!!!!!
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Oct 19, 2009 - 01:47pm PT
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Hey Allen, in that photo of Chuck on Fringe, up at the top of the rack, is that a totally drilled out giant Forrest Titon?....shudder....
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Oct 19, 2009 - 01:58pm PT
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Scott, that's what it is. I actually think that's how Forrest built them, with the holes. Chuck also had these blue t shaped things that I believe Paul Sibley made. He somehow made it all work. Climbing with Chuck was an adventure. Him driving was even more so.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Oct 19, 2009 - 02:02pm PT
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The only time I ever placed one of those was as an anchor at the top of steep cramponed snow pitch - sort of a mini "deadman".
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2009 - 06:52pm PT
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Not a bad use MossMan.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 28, 2009 - 11:34pm PT
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Twin sons of different mothers and a nutmaster after my own heart!
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homemade salsa
Trad climber
west tetons
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Nov 30, 2009 - 04:11pm PT
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Fringe of Death.... you know, I was there with a load of the Gunny-masters the day you guys did that. All kinds of strange noises emanating from the crack system, if I recall correctly. Then stories afterwards of loose boulders ready to eject from the crack and behead you, or at least chop your rope. Seems like it was right after Thanksgiving 1984...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 18, 2010 - 11:47pm PT
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Grossman Bump!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 12:20am PT
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It's true about the rocks in the crack. At one point on the third pitch Chuck was kinda doing these weird chimney moves when all of a sudden the rock his back was pressing on flaked off in the form of a six foot by three foot slab, maybe eight inches thick. He screams to me to get small, so I stuffed the pack into the crack above me and hunkered down. That said if that thing had come down the crack I would have certainly been killed. Chuck knowing this starts to break the thing into smallish pieces that he could throw out beyond me into the talus. The whole time holding it in place with his back. This took at least an hour of struggle, screams, moans, and actual crying. God we were scared. But we pushed on and I finished the last pitch in the dark. The descent was just as bad as the climb. I don't recall anyone else out there. But it was around Thanksgiving but I think in 86.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2010 - 12:45am PT
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Right on cue Allen! Story here?
From Vertigo Games.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:00am PT
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Oh man the "Vertigo Games" chapter. I've always hated it and so does Chuck. That's along story. That said Glen took a lot of liberties with our actual account. Oh well it's old news. We did have a lot of fun doing it. Everyone had worked it from Jimmy Dunn to Bryan Becker to no avail. I think it was the first time we realized we might just climbing as well as the elders of our group. That being the Springs/Gunnison crowd.
The following year Philo and Chuck did a harder route on the roof called "Double Time at Sues." That thing is a monster. Much harder and more dangerous. Phil can tell that story. I doubt it's had a second ascent. I ran into the climbs namesake right under it this past Summer. Had a hard time not busting up.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 01:03am PT
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Was she still hot?
Mark never made it past the point in the picture.
Chuck had many other better pictures.
There is only one fuzzy one of the actual FA.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:07am PT
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Thanks for the lowdown, Allen.
Imressive roof, anyhow!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:13am PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:14am PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:17am PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:19am PT
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Phil, she's barely aged. I'm serious. Lives in Glenwood.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 01:22am PT
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We gave Glen a ton of really good slides. We we're angry when the book came out and there's Mark not Chuck.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 01:23am PT
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Really? Wow! If I can remember through the haze she was a stunner.
I can only imagine your chagrin running into her under the big roof.
"Why are you laughing so" she asked.
"I am just so happy to see you here" he chortled.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Sep 19, 2010 - 09:45am PT
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Fun thread with great pics. Thanks for posting everyone!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 19, 2010 - 10:22am PT
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Pretty impressive! Would love to meet the guy.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2010 - 10:27am PT
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The mix of fame and notoriety can turn out to be unpalatable, at time! LOL
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 11:05am PT
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Jim, Chuck would be honored to meet you. The Gunnistoners have a deep and abiding respect for the Mixed Alpine Masters. He would relish the opportunity to rope up with you and probably write a song about the experience. You would probably really dig his song called Freeclimbin'. He is currently in Tahoe living the music biz. I would be glad to give you his # if you would be going that way.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Sep 19, 2010 - 12:47pm PT
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I was so amazed when you guys finally got that thing, after I left town. I don't know how many hours I spent belaying Rosholt, John Pearson and even Bryan Becker once when he was in town. I kind of thought it was a project that would never go.
That is a massive roof, here's a couple of pics from the early 70's of Pearson working on a smaller portion of the roof (Oh Mamma Mamma). The first one is Pearson in a "dynamic retreat" on toprope. My apologies for the funky pictures, they were scanned from slides that survived a wet basement.
This one is looking straight up, just before the "retreat" above, notice the classic gear and clothing.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2010 - 12:53pm PT
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The way we wuz...
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 07:26pm PT
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Hey Scott those pics^^^^ are of the Oh Mama Mama roof not WtC. We used to call it 5.10, now they call it 5.11 or some such nonsense. hehe. You can see Welcome to China to the right in the photo.
Here is Chuck logging some air time on Double Time.
Here is a pic of me leading Oh Mama Mama.
You all thought I was whacky because I would stem through the roof.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 19, 2010 - 11:50pm PT
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Jim, you should meet him. He's a first class guy. And can still pull down hard. Though he can be a little dramatic at times when gripped.
"Oh Mama Mama" is a fantastic climb. I think they rate it hard 11 these days. I love Taylor Canyon. Nothing like sauntering over to Harmels for a cold 3.2 Coors after a good hard steep Taylor Canyon classic.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 20, 2010 - 12:06am PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 20, 2010 - 12:09am PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 20, 2010 - 09:54am PT
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Stupid Crack of the Desert! Too funny!
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Sep 20, 2010 - 11:13am PT
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Phil, I guess you're in need of some cataract surgery or you've forgotten how to read in your old age. If you look right above the pictures, I state: :-) Edit: Probably just the ADD syndrome.
That is a massive roof, here's a couple of pics from the early 70's of Pearson working on a smaller portion of the roof (Oh Mamma Mamma).
Great audio clips, I'd love to jam with him sometime. - actually, you posted the same clip twice.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2010 - 11:54am PT
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Senior moment alert.
Sorry Scott.
Phunny story about Oh Mama Mama roof.
I had just returned to the ground after leading the roof when a guy approached me.
He was blonde haired, very tanned and talked like a surfer wanna be.
"How hard is that?" he queried.
"5.10" I answered honestly.
At least that is what my hard men mentors had always told me.
"No really , how hard?" he persisted.
"5.10" I insisted.
He started to get pissy with me and I didn't know why.
Again, more forcefully he asked "How hard is that roof?"
Turns out he was from California and wanted me to give an A, B, C, or D to go with the 5.10.
He had been watching me stem through it, which actually made it look easier than it really was, and wanted to do it if it was in his letter grade ability. Unfortunately we climbed in a vacuum and the alphabet hadn't reached us yet.
I said "It's a Taylor 5.10!"
Then un wisely added "It's totally tubular Dude."
That set him off and he stormed away hurling insults over his shoulder.
I hope he has finally recovered.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Sep 20, 2010 - 12:43pm PT
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Before we figured out how to navigate the roof on Oh Mama Mama(and I don't include myself in the "we"), that climb was always started by traversing across the bottom of Whiskey Crack. I think I lost them, but I had a great 3 picture series of Scotty Gilbert leading it, taken from the sundeck, he was on blotter at the time, I was blown away.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2010 - 12:59pm PT
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Mr. MossMan sir, you preceded me to Gunnison by several years and were well established as a local before I got there. I was a brash and arrogant front range phrig and you were a Vet. I admired you all so much. My life was changed when I was accepted by the local "family". Thank you.
Now back to Chuckles. He was a few years after me and was the brash arrogant front ranger d'jour.
But he was immensely powerful, thoroughly driven and beyond merely talented. It didn't take long for the locals of the day to sit up and take gape mouthed notice of the dynamo that was Grossman.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Sep 20, 2010 - 01:28pm PT
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I once wrote a song about getting old titled "Since when did I become Sir?" :-)
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2010 - 01:38pm PT
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Moss, he is in Tahoe. He is always jammin. Busiest man in show business. You should head north to Lover's Leap then show up and sit in on a session.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2010 - 07:34pm PT
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Up Chuck bump
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 26, 2010 - 02:25am PT
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Boy I'd love to see the picture of Scotty Gilbert. I missed him by a year. I got to know his girlfriend fairly well after the accident and somehow as a result did and continue to have great great respect for him as well a strange connection to him. Doug, Jimmy, and Rosholt told me such amazing stories.... normally during my career as the get the beer boy during their poker games. Chuck, Jimmy, and Tom, did the second ascent of Gilby's Tower out in the Needles of Canyonlands in his honor about a year or two after his death. I've always thought that might be one of the neatest ascents ever.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 12:38am PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 12:39am PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 12:40am PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 28, 2010 - 11:51am PT
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Great shots and stories! Isn't it about time Chuckles pulled up a chair?!?
Tell him we have a fat recording contract waiting for him...no strings or stacks attached...LOL
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 28, 2010 - 11:54am PT
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I have told him about this thread so he may have lurked. Next time I talk to him I will urge him to post up. He has great stories and pics.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Sep 28, 2010 - 12:42pm PT
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That foto sums up the Chuck. So did the names of his cars. He had "Gorvy" which was the black Ranchero (as I recall). Then he got "Proto" - the orange VW bug.
I have a hazy recollection of one of our trips to Escalante Canyon of getting to the top of Cerro Summit and Chuck popping Proto in neutral, putting his feet on the dashboard and exclaiming "Look! Proto's trying to fly!"
It saddened me when I stopped by Escalante last fall to find some of the routes we did back then had chains on the top of them. Sometimes the crux of Escalante routes is stepping out of the crack and on to a sloping sandy ledge strewn with loose boulders.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 10:47pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 10:50pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 10:51pm PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 28, 2010 - 10:57pm PT
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Good stuff!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 11:08pm PT
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It's fun to dig up these old photos. Chuck taught me to climb 35 years ago and we still have a ball when we get out. He's a great guy who really deserves a lot more credit for his role in Colorado climbing history.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 28, 2010 - 11:17pm PT
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Sep 29, 2010 - 10:52am PT
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BITD Chuck had outstanding taste in climbing clothing - more so than the average Colorado crag rat. Usually his threads were held togather with masking tape and staples.
I recall one day Chuck was wearing a pair of bright red sweat pants - the kind with the elastic ankles - that had a 2 foot gash torn open along the crotch. After a day at Taylor Canyon, we somehow managed to scam some meal tickets to one of the WSC dining halls. I nearly bust my gut watching Chuck strategically sitting in view of some barely-legal Cherry Creek coeds, shifting in his seat so the hole in his sweats was playing peak-a-boo with the dorm girls.
I'm going to have to dig into the vault for some slides to scan...
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 29, 2010 - 11:01am PT
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shifting in his seat so the hole in his sweats was playing peak-a-boo with the dorm girls.
Ha ha ha. In conjunction with the last Chuck pic that says a lot about a true Colorado character.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 29, 2010 - 08:56pm PT
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 29, 2010 - 08:57pm PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 29, 2010 - 09:41pm PT
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He is a wizard if he could get that Colorado Nut to work!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Sep 30, 2010 - 12:22am PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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When is Chuck going to pull up a chair and play a little???
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Betty Uno
Boulder climber
Denver, Colorado native
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I said it before and I'll say it again. They do not make them like that anymore. Hi Chuck.
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Cuckawalla
Trad climber
Grand Junction, CO
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Hey Allen, Jesse Zacher here. Did you see that Stewart added a small section in his new Falcon Colorado Climbing Guide for Escalante?
-jesse
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FinnMaCoul
Trad climber
Green Mountains, Vermont
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This is pretty wild. I lived in Colorado for a decade or so. I knew Chuck in passing through a bunch of pickers where I lived up in Jamestown. I'm an amateur harmonica player and I used to very occasionally join the fun at the Mercantile or up at a friend's garage (Nolan's place if you're lurking Chuck).
Chuck was one of the most talented but also one of the most patient guys I ever jammed with. I always felt like a better musician for having played with him.
It's funny... I knew that he climbed, but I don't think we ever had more than a short conversation about it. I had no idea he was such a pioneer.
An all around quality individual.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Jesse,
Stewart told me the last time I saw him which was in May. I think he had just finished the book. I haven't seen it. Likely based on the material from the first Desert Rock that Chuck supplied Eric. I've been hearing lots of new stuff is getting done which is great news! I might sneak down here before long and take it all in.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 27, 2011 - 01:29pm PT
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Wierd Stack Bump!
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2011 - 04:36pm PT
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Beer whack stump.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2011 - 02:44am PT
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Happy Birthday Chuck. What's up?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Aug 14, 2011 - 01:07am PT
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hey there say, philo.... after the ol' birthday post, i just had to give this a fast peek before signing off for the night...
wow, say, chuck, will NOW i know you here...
;)
god bless and once again, have a great birthday year,
:)
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Aug 14, 2011 - 04:32am PT
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 19, 2011 - 03:37am PT
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I just randomly met him last night at a little picking session. "Hey, you're on the SuperTopo!!!," says I. Good dude, good picker, can't vouch for his nut-stacking.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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cool thread bump, good fun stuff on here, thanks everyone.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2011 - 06:31pm PT
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 19, 2013 - 11:33pm PT
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I still can't vouch for Chuck's stacks, but here's a beaut I felt compelled to employ as a (redundant) part of a hanging belay on Hobbit Book on Saturday.
Chuck, you still in Incline? Let's pick!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 29, 2014 - 11:02am PT
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Frosty Nut Stack Bump...
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jan 29, 2014 - 02:36pm PT
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Bump for another Grossman! The more around here the better!
Really cool stories, Chuck G sounds like some sort of wizard with the passive.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 24, 2014 - 04:33pm PT
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Why thank you, sir!
Chuck certainly gets my attention and may eventually post here with a bit of luck.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Wonderful singer songwriter and guitar player to boot!
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philo
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2015 - 06:39am PT
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Chuck bump.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 22, 2015 - 11:21am PT
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How about taking the trouble to repost the photos in your OP so that this thread returns to its original quality?
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Pewf
climber
Gunnison, CO
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Bump
Spent some time out at First Buttress today, had it all to myself except for a sweet little red fox and some cliff swallows. Love the old photos in this thread.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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This thread is fun, but I feel like I'm missing a bunch of great pics.
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