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Feb 7, 2006
04:47pm PST |
Stonemaster Stories (Part II)
Thanks, Russ.
And, for the record, the start of this (continuing) thread was a first post by John Long (a.k.a., JL, Largo, J-Elvis, Juan Largo, Hoo-man!, Johnny, et al.), to wit:
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rmuir |
Feb 3, 2006
12:43pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
The circle of "Stonemasters" had expanded to include quite a few notables, by the mid-seventies. Someone should tell some stories of the guide school that was formed up in Idyllwild called "The Calif... |
rmuir |
Jan 31, 2006
04:36pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
By the time folks were hoarding "their" projects (as was their right), the true Stonemaster era was already over. In the Stonemasters "Golden Era," it was come on, come all, and that included ... |
Largo |
Jan 30, 2006
08:59pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
wow. floodgates breach, and the air is so thick with memories i have to swat them away like flies.....
two of my favorites largo stories, probably as much myth as reality but we lived and died by ... |
bvb |
Jan 29, 2006
11:19pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
I think it was the summer 1975; one of my first trips to the Valley. It was a solo trip, with the idea of spending a month or so and hooking up with other So Cal climbers who said they would show up. ... |
looking sketchy there... |
Jan 28, 2006
02:41pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
Largo,
Just a suggestion, but you might wish to include a couple of stories from those of us who have always toiled in well-deserved obscurity, but had encounters with Stonemasters during the heyda... |
paulj |
Jan 27, 2006
01:50pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
OK. So Mike Graham might have a better recollection of this, as he's much younger that some of us...
Right after we had done the first continuous ascent of Valhalla, I transferred to UC Irvine and... |
rmuir |
Jan 27, 2006
10:40am PST |
Stonemaster stories
Jobee--
I still remember that night at MC's house and the big turkey and also a lot of beer and of course all the gorgeous girls. One of the greatest things about the Stonemasters was the way they ... |
Largo |
Jan 25, 2006
05:14pm PST |
Stonemaster stories
Anyone out there with old (before, say, 1975) Stonemaster stories, I'd love to hear them as I'm slowly trying to put something together. Hearing other perspectives might help trigger some lon... |
Largo |
Jul 13, 2005
04:05pm PST |
Calling all old skool JT craggers!
Fun thread Mike.
My first Josh route was Mike's Books in '71 with my cousin Ken. We had my dad's old goldline and about 10 Clog hexes on funk white cord.
Two years later (?) we met the Stone... |
DE |
Jan 5, 2005
02:22pm PST |
Do the Wide with Pride
"If I remember correctly, Paul sought out John Gill and then passed the knowledge learned to the Stonemasters?"
That´s pretty much how it played out. Paul could really and truly pull down back then... |
Largo |
Jan 5, 2005
01:26pm PST |
Do the Wide with Pride
Largo, I've heard some great stories of the Valley and all your escapades back in the day from the Gleason brothers. Your rendition jibes with what I heard, I just thought he had come back and sent it... |
Blowboarder |
Jan 5, 2005
12:49pm PST |
Do the Wide with Pride
Yeah, Phil Gleason (who was one of my first partners in Yosemite, and who´s brother basically taught the Stonemasters how to climb), during the first attempt on the route, actually climbed all... |
Largo |
Dec 22, 2004
11:15pm PST |
James Lucas
Sounds like James have finally surmounted the crux of it(simply surviving), barring something odd; and seeing how the Fates have short-roped him this far, I trust, and pray, they be paying out... |
Largo |
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