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Author |
Oct 31, 2008
12:21pm PST |
Stonemaster Stories Collection
Howdy folks
A couple years ago Largo put out a request for stories about the Stonemasters, as I'm sure you know, it went on to become ten separate parts due to it's length. I had an injury in the s... |
Basilisk |
Sep 11, 2008
10:56am PST |
Roger Dean (who is Roger Dean?) appreciation thread
We (a couple of the junior Stonemasters/assorted wannabes) where way into Yes by '77. 'Went to my first Yes concert directly after my first trip to the Valley.
In '78 I asked Largo what he ... |
Tarbuster |
Aug 15, 2008
02:49pm PST |
Barry Bates and Mark Klemens--Valley free climbing
One thing to remember about the climbs Roger mentions - these are fantastic routes, absolutely stellar lines with classic climbing, not just off-the-cuff lines with a few super hard moves. That had a ... |
Largo |
Aug 9, 2008
01:58pm PST |
Jim Bridwell
Hi Amanda, and welcome! Because it's a weekend, and in mid-summer at that, your post may not get seen by a lot of people. So I am bumping it back to the front page.
You may want to contact John Lon... |
Mighty Hiker |
Jul 31, 2008
11:19pm PST |
The Stonemaster Book
Largo,
Although I can’t comment on Stonemaster antics directly, I do have some remembrances of “the long nights out at Joshua during the 70s, when Hidden Valley Campground was Ground Zero for shena... |
tdoughty |
Jul 29, 2008
04:46pm PST |
The Stonemaster Book
Closing in on finishing this sprawling picture book of the Stonemasters, and am finding that the text is a tad thin on several key areas. Much of really stellar material in the book are the spontaneo... |
Largo |
Apr 12, 2008
01:08pm PST |
Doug Robinson, Sean Jones, rap bolt South face of Half Dome!
I find it very hard to believe that a low-angle face which can be free climbed does not have a few edges on it where you could hang a hook, and drill a bolt on lead. Did the FA team not do this for a... |
'Pass the Pitons' Pete |
Feb 11, 2008
12:48am PST |
Stonemaster Stories; Part X--What? Still more!?
Well-written Rok. You captured the Stonemaster credo, I'd say, and thanks for lumping me in with that illustrious quixotic bunch. But I really think the true Stonemasters all hailed from the Golden ... |
Jello |
Feb 10, 2008
07:44pm PST |
jim bridwell
Rocky?
Why didn't you go help Jim? He was just washing the dishes in the sink after him and Peggy had dinner. Jim told security that his wife Peggy lives down the hall and he's just washing the dis... |
WBraun |
Jan 7, 2008
03:16pm PST |
Stonemaster Stories; Part X--What? Still more!?
Ahh… I sense a Bardini has joined the mix, but I could be wrong. Who else went after O.W.’s with enthusiasm?
Jello, re: Wilford…
He does indeed deserve his own thread and was/is the essence of ... |
Double D |
Nov 27, 2007
06:38pm PST |
SuperTopo Classic Threads
Here's an example - the listings so far under one popular topic. Hopefully this will help sate Patrick's hunger.
The originators of these threads aren't identified here - they were all community ef... |
Mighty Hiker |
Nov 20, 2007
11:58am PST |
need news for next supertopo newsletter
huge JTree climbers' yard sale
Largo's request for stories and pictures of the Stonemasters, 1971 - 1977
Soul of the Heights Ed Cooper's new book
busy October on El Cap bigwall routes - see T... |
Ed Hartouni |
Nov 15, 2007
12:27pm PST |
New Jack City
The climbers at Tahquitz and Suicide, along with Josh and some other spots like Woodson and other places around the area were on the leading edge in the development of traditional free climbing. The a... |
Ksolem |
Nov 10, 2007
10:07am PST |
Stonemaster Credo
I think what sometimes gets lost in the discussion here is that far above and beyond the Stonemaster's technical talents were the attitudes that, taken in block, were so influential. Hence the line: "... |
Largo |
Nov 9, 2007
04:31pm PST |
Stonemaster Credo
What a great thread!
Hobo's statement about honesty in writing applies well to Largo's, and applies well - well beyond.
I believe that people of all stripes look, consciously or not, for honest... |
flyingkiwi1 |
Nov 9, 2007
12:47pm PST |
Stonemaster Credo
John,
It sounds like you are looking for a slogan more than a credo.
Actually, I'm not looking for anything in particular. It's interesting to see the perspectives offered here.
So far as ... |
Largo |
Nov 9, 2007
12:10pm PST |
Stonemaster Credo
"but don't forget the perils of myth creation"
Mr. Mighty Hiker, with all respect to your articulate assessment of historical presentation...I subscribe to the idea that one should never let whatev... |
mingus |
Nov 8, 2007
07:04pm PST |
Stonemaster Credo
Hey, you guys gotta give a hand here. The community should have some say on this me thinks. This is what we have so far (thanks to Mal for suggestions):
Thirty years ago, a rock and a light... |
Largo |
Nov 8, 2007
03:00pm PST |
Stonemaster Credo
Largo, Mike,
Do I dare edit the master? Since I'm just an out-of-shape, middle-aged, post-cardiac multiple-amputee and have nothing left to lose, here goes...
Thirty years ago, a rock and a lightn... |
maldaly |
Nov 8, 2007
01:40pm PST |
Stonemaster Credo
As we slowly work toward developing the amorphous "Stonemaster" into a company, we keep working on the credo. Here's what we have so far:
Thirty years ago, a rock and a lightning bolt had a crazy ... |
Largo |
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