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Climbing and ... Climbing => Everywhere Else => Topic started by: Brad Young on November 04, 2009, 09:51:16 AM
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Steve Dawson leading the Red Dihedral Pitch, Incredible Hulk, July 1995:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4074882557_e5e6ba5df9_o.jpg)
Steve leading the 5.9 splitter pitch, Red Dihedral Route, Incredible Hulk:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/4075649468_1cfdbf2e93_o.jpg)
Me following the 5.9 splitter pitch, Red Dihedral Route, Incredible Hulk:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/4075639452_babba91e7c_o.jpg)
Dark Star Buttress, Temple Crag:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/4074896759_8ee8a1b919_o.jpg)
Leading the first pitch of Dark Star, July, 1995:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/4074895553_4143f03b94_o.jpg)
Looking back along Dark Star from the second notch:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/4075642154_44c8115e3c_o.jpg)
Third class near the end of Dark Star:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/4074886031_a44e68b380_o.jpg)
On the summit of Temple Crag with Dave Harden:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/4074888307_1c47118413_o.jpg)
One of my favorite climbing stories occurred on this summit on this trip. Dave and I climbed pretty hard on Dark Star. Packed in the night before and got on the route at first light. We did around 35 pitches up to 5.10b and were on the top with plenty of light left. We felt pretty bad-ass. But the summit register contained an entry by another climber: "I left the car this morning and climbed Dark Star. I've got to get down now, the clouds are building even though it's only 10:15 in the morning. Peter Croft." We were bad-ass indeed!
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sweet!
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Enjoyed the photos and I love that story in the end. It made me laugh.
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I've got to get down now, the clouds are building even though it's only 10:15 in the morning. Peter Croft."
The least he could do would be to leave a beer or 6 up there. You'd think!
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Approaching the Ruby Wall, July 1996:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/4074901509_f09ef85a97_o.jpg)
On the Ruby Wall (with Dave Harden):
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/4075647182_4b4448d574_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4075656740_2036a46806_o.jpg)
Descending from the Ruby Wall:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/4074997405_3f60e9bf5c_o.jpg)
Ron Skelton on Diemos, Summer, 1996:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/4074900833_37bc6c9673_o.jpg)
Leading Fear of Flying, Phantom Spires, January 1996 (photo by Rob Behrens):
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4074899641_430171dd39_o.jpg)
I had a huge batch scanned this time, hundreds more to sort and load up. I'll post a few of the best as I get to them. Meanwhile, the rest of you, up with some old stuff!
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Ha, forgot all about this:
Up to the corner
(http://squiddo.smugmug.com/Climbing/Incredible-Hulk-2008-Eastern/Incredible-Hulk-2008/aug-21-2008-picture-download/357950518_CGfhM-XL.jpg)
the money
(http://squiddo.smugmug.com/Climbing/Incredible-Hulk-2008-Eastern/Incredible-Hulk-2008/IMG1615/356514682_r5VbF-XL.jpg)
Finally some damn sun:
(http://squiddo.smugmug.com/Climbing/Incredible-Hulk-2008-Eastern/Incredible-Hulk-2008/aug-21-2008-picture-download/357951928_jf9yu-L.jpg)
Hulk birth:
(http://squiddo.smugmug.com/Climbing/Incredible-Hulk-2008-Eastern/Incredible-Hulk-2008/08212008red1/356503173_Atf2X-XL.jpg)
Steak sandwiches at the store:
(http://squiddo.smugmug.com/Climbing/Incredible-Hulk-2008-Eastern/Incredible-Hulk-2008/aug-21-2008-picture-download/357489785_Ccqjw-XL.jpg)
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Gee, climbing pics dated back to 1995!? I have nothing to compete with that. But I also have Incredible Hulk pics from 4 years ago -- that's "back in the day" for me.
I got the best pitches on Red Dihedral.
(http://www.mxi2000.net/photos/p20050903/24v.jpg) (http://www.mxi2000.net/photos/p20050903/27v.jpg)
And also had a Hulk birth
(http://www.mxi2000.net/photos/p20050903/29v.jpg)
Back then, Mud and I were not even dating yet. So, after dinner before dark with some time to kill, we sat on a rock together (with the Hulk in sight and with a respectable distance between us). I read a book out loud and he just listened. Romantic in a non-romantic kinda way. Now that I think about it, I have not read Mr. Mud bed time stories again since. :D
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Calling Landshark, did you ever scan your old pics in?
Landshark used to have a cheezy slideshow that he would do at REI..sans Ama Dablam pics.
I might have to post up them Denali pics.
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So, post up them Denali pics. Hurry up.
Never Believe, a 5.10c sport climb just left of Pratt's Crack:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/4075326641_a06c3d6a30_o.jpg)
Picture Peak, from the Northeast:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/4076080264_3a16a66263_o.jpg)
Starting the squeeze chimney pitch:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/4075324181_9e9dd0fca4_o.jpg)
Starting the crux, Northeast Face, Picture Peak:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4075322777_db3785e4c8_o.jpg)
The summit pitch:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4076078020_1f625476a9_o.jpg)
Picture Peak got its name because of its location in the background behind Hungry Packer Lake. It was always in the background of beautiful pictures of the lake (see the above photo, it's an example). Here's the reverse shot - Hungry Packer Lake from Picture Peak:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/4075975441_cac0f5f236_o.jpg)
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Oh, and I have to comment about the photos of the Red Dihedral crux pitch. Three photos taken in two different ways, "flat" toward one wall of the corner or another. Interesting.
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I gotta repeat this one photo from Ruby Wall:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/4075647182_4b4448d574_o.jpg)
Look at the fresh "tracks" in the glacial snow below. As we were doing the approach three VW bus size chunks calved off from up high and thundered down to the glacier. Rock was pounding everywhere. Dave and I were in the left "tongue" of talus when this happened (left looking down, like the photo). One chunk, about the size and shape of a truck tire came tumbling and cartwheeling toward us (its track can be seen). It slowly lost momentum and fell over just 50 or 100 feet from us.
Biggest, baddest rockfall I've ever seen.
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frick!
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The Valley in October, from Skull Queen (with Steve Dawson):
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/4076267489_940e06a453_o.jpg)
Dinner Ledge:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/4076266441_3d3630058f_o.jpg)
Jugging the sixth pitch (the pitch is all rivets - "Rivet Queen," but hey, it was a beautiful place to be):
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/4077021218_ef11ed3b0e_o.jpg)
Following the eighth pitch:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/4077025052_b1d550d682_o.jpg)
Leading the ninth pitch:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4077023634_1884e04631_o.jpg)
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Very nice Pix, I gotta go do some of that alpine stuff huh?
I am going to dig up some Skull pix, had a bunch of good ones. I notice you got SQ when that rivet ladder WAS a Rivet ladder!
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3492/4077430216_fc2f7dca01.jpg)
Ubergoober on the column like a billion years ago. Photo by Salad.
couldn't find the originals so had to repost
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Okay Brad, here are a few of our Denali Trip, not as exciting as Jim Mc's, but some thing....(most are Landshark's photos)
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Denali/02Slides002/703733765_cmBGB-M.jpg)
Me and Pat in a ground squall on a carry from 11k to 14k
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Denali/02Slides057/703737891_N7NTA-M.jpg)
Landshark posing it up at 14k camp
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Denali/01Slides006/703731391_bgssj-M.jpg)
Are we on route?? Taking a rest at the famous fixed ropes on the West But....perfect summit weather, but we are still far from it.
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Denali/01Slides017/703732687_K9747-M.jpg)
Pat and Jake topping out on the Fixed ropes at 15k
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Denali/01Slides018/703732989_7HtYj-S.jpg)
Me on the ridge heading to the 17k camp. I was totally spent by this time and yah, you didn't want to trip right here....
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Denali/01Slides026/703733295_NBCmy-M.jpg)
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I just found these from a '99 trip to the Tetons with my bro. I had wanted to do the Black Ice & Exum with him....we ended up on the Owen Spaulding (can't remember why).
A priceless one of me (I think) taking a crap with the best view in the world at the Teton lower saddle camp.
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Other/Tetons1999/03Slides005/703741957_eHYBy-M.jpg)http://Me at camp....
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Other/Tetons1999/03Slides006/703742329_WAenm-M.jpg)
Pat on the Owen Spaulding route. Usually 5.6 (I had soloed it before), but this time it was covered in verglass! It made it a whole new route.
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Other/Tetons1999/03Slides018/703743793_AhPBg-S.jpg)
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AHHHH The lovely bigbird jacket!
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Other/Tetons1999/03Slides006/703742329_WAenm-M.jpg)
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righteous, how many years has that been? you been holding out on pics for that long?
sheesh
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Big Bird doesn't have screaming red hair.
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Big Bird doesn't have screaming red hair.
HA HA HA Brad...but dont you love that matching with the bibler?
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Sadly that was back in '97! We thought we'd be back for the '98 season!
We paid who knows how much to have all the slides scanned. Sweet service.
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We paid who knows how much to have all the slides scanned. Sweet service.
You can buy a cheap but effective slide scanner now for under $40 and do it yourself.
http://tinyurl.com/yl9guy6
Gotta love technology!
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speaking of the McC's bros...
couple pics of Bill in this thread...
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1001440&tn=20
who is Tuolomne Tradster?
I think I've met half of the McC's bros now. Cool kats.
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"I think I've met half of the McC's bros now. Cool kats."
There are 5 brothers? Which one did you meet half of?? ;D
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Wonder if Rubine has checked this site out??
Joe, did you ask him to post up??
You can buy a cheap but effective slide scanner now for under $40 and do it yourself.
Yah, thought about getting one, a case of Dr Pepper and locking Jake in a closet for a week. The service won out.
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Wonder if Rubine has checked this site out??
Joe, did you ask him to post up??
Yah, thought about getting one, a case of Dr Pepper and locking Jake in a closet for a week. The service won out.
HA, you have no idea. Remember Dave Fisch? All my picts of Rainer are with him.
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Here are some pix of Skull Queen in 08'
Same belay as brad's photo with that big bird helmet!
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn12/joshmucci/Skull1.jpg)
Crux pitch, EARLY in the morning, already busted out the shades!
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn12/joshmucci/skull2.jpg)
I really like this shot, big exposure at the last belay stance.
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn12/joshmucci/skull3.jpg)
This is what 2 guys who just did the Queen in August during a 100+ degree heat wave, notice my eyes are shriveling into the sockets from dehydration, we brought 8 gallons of water!
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn12/joshmucci/skull4.jpg)
Still, great route and pretty good climbing.
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Mucci, really cool picts thanks. Man, gotta love the big ditch.
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We did a family trip to Joshua Tree in spring 1998 with Skeltons. I still can't get over Katie in a backpack:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4100104320_9834853171_o.jpg)
A friend of mine had an old pair of red, bell bottomed corduroy pants that didn't fit him. I used them for years (they were cut off me by the rescue personnel when I crashed and burned in the Valley in 1999). They were so not-lycra. Here I'm leading Bev's Tower at the Cookie in December 1998:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/4100097744_fd2f424c7c_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/4099342635_fc9c3a8d80_o.jpg)
That takes me through 400 of the 500 slides I just had scanned. If there are any of interest on the last carousel, I'll continue. Meanwhile theres plenty of room for other people's photos.
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Jake, where are your pictures??
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Keep them coming.
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Brad,
please keep 'em coming. Loved the last picts of Bev's Tower.....right at the top too...great position on a great route.
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guess the climber and the climb...
(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Misc-Pinns-Stuff/Brad1/44857843_zWCg7-M.jpg)
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I think that's me leading (shoes, chalkbag, pants looks like mine). Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, first pitch, New Year's Day, 2003.
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YOUR KNEE IS TOUCHING!
HAHAHA.
Cool perspective on the pitch.
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nope! Same year, different month.
Hint: Ashes is on the opposite side of the park.
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The only other climb I did with you that month was Aqua Cruda. But that doesn't look so much like Aqua Cruda. Maybe something we didn't get clean and so I didn't note it down?
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You are getting warmer.
Look at the picture of Uber...it's near there.
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Do you need another hint???
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I'm thinking maybe you could just tell him..........
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(http://ebratton2120.smugmug.com/Sports/Misc-Pinns-Stuff/Brad1/44857843_zWCg7-M.jpg)
It's Wagon Wheel out on the Gargoyle... you put a bolt in after the crack peetered out.
Edit: The name in the guide is "I'll be back Crack 5.8".
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WW? huh, don't think so.
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WW? huh, don't think so.
That's what I thought Brad called it...sheesh I don't keep my guide at the office.
And it's at the Piedras Bonitas Cliff.
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F4, I've got your guide....let me check >:D
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You brought it with you to SD? That's dedication.
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oh, never mind. thought you saying something else.
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You brought it with you to SD? That's dedication.
lol yep
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Just finished four more days on the PCT with my two favorite girls (three really, Madeleine counts too). We did 55 miles in perfect to cold weather, including one 20 mile day. We're now at my sister-in-law's for the holiday. I'll do a PCT trip report later.
Meanwhile, I realized that I'd forgotten to post up the few scans that were worth posting from the last group of 100. An early Sierra summit for Katie (Black Mountain out of Virginia Lakes):
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4105174124_ea21b405bc_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4104408857_088273928f_o.jpg)
Mungeclimber on a very early ascent of Hell Nino, Potter's Rock, Sonora Pass Highway:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/4119053240_59b927e58b_o.jpg)
On the summit of North Peak after soloing the north ridge with Jim Lundeen. Saddlebag Lake in the background:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4104459537_0007b53da4_o.jpg)
Leading D.M.Z. at the Gong Show area, Rock Creek Canyon:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/4119049760_b3a574fbe3_o.jpg)
That's it for scanned slides now until I do another batch.
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Oh, and Factor, now that I know where it is, that photo of me is on what we called Outback Waggin' (while we thought it was an FA). I think that 3 of us that day had Subaru Outbacks. Turned out Jack had done the FA a few years before. He was totally gracious about the bolt I placed on his route (I did this, of course, without knowing the route had been done). He suggested I should leave it in place, which I did. But, obviously it was his to name.
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It's been pretty cool on the site lately: some newer, younger climbers are posting and with great content.
Meanwhile one of my original climbing mentors, Charles Field (call him Footie though) is going through his old climbing photo collections. Some of the shots he's sending me as his "best" border on unbelievable - almost all of the climbers depicted are now 70 years of age or older. But they aren't that old in the photos he's sending.
Maybe some of these should serve as friendly, loving reminders to the younger crowd: you think your youth will last forever? Live it up while you can; these climbers did.
I'll start with one from 1978. Dave Harden (on the right, most of you have climbed with him), Charles Field himself (on the left, some of you have climbed with him), and Bart O'Brien back on the Valley Floor having just climbed the Grade V on Quarter Dome:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53338935472_7162b0c416_b.jpg)
These three have all been climbing for over 50 years. And each has partnered with the others in climbing for over 50 years. They're all 71 years old or older.
You youngsters? Your time is coming.
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Footie cleaning the last or second to last pitch on Mescalito, 1984:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53340409590_ac7d099e71_b.jpg)
One with a story. Per Footie: Dave & Ben Schiffrin on Lost Arrow Direct, 1981. I rappelled down to the notch with dinner and a fixed rope so they could do the tyrolean in the morning. When they didn't show up by late afternoon and I realized I had an extra length of rope, I rappelled out of the notch and found them. At first they didn't know I was there. I scared the shit out of them when I called out.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53339956436_171f825bb4_c.jpg)
By the way, Ben is the author of the current Northern California PCT guidebook.
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Dave and Bart on top of Fairview Dome (probably) early 1970s. Is it just me or does Dave's hair resemble that of a certain young poster here who is currently about the same age that Dave is in this photo?
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53339978616_093451a8e7_b.jpg)
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Great to see these pictures, please keep them coming! The photos of you and Katie up thread are awesome!
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Not really from "back in the day," but for comparison to the above. A 50 year time span between photos (and they're even in the same order, left to right):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341280693_6ddddea0f4_b.jpg)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53338935472_7162b0c416_b.jpg)
Not really from "back in the day," but for comparison to the above. A 50 year time span between photos (and they're even in the same order, left to right):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341280693_6ddddea0f4_b.jpg)
Kat zoomed in with her phone on that laceration on Dave's leg - gnar bar (clink speak) :crazy:
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Dave and Bart on top of Fairview Dome (probably) early 1970s. Is it just me or does Dave's hair resemble that of a certain young poster here who is currently about the same age that Dave is in this photo?
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53339978616_093451a8e7_b.jpg)
Pretty sure I've seen this before. I think you posted it on another thread somewhere.
Bart is showing almost as much leg as you do. clink may get excited :lol: :ciappa:
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^^^
As much leg as me, as much curly hair as Marco. All in one photo. What else are we seeing? Notice the climbing boots on Dave? Boots, not shoes.
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Notice the climbing boots on Dave? Boots, not shoes.
RR's, Geoff wore those.
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Here starts a series of back in the day shots that are not of me, or Dave, Footie or Bart. The shots were supplied to me by a person who rarely posts here. He's promised to (try) to come on and explain/give dates for each shot.
Feel free to guess who's who as we wait for him to post (one at a time so he can just "quote function" my post and then put in his explanation):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53350262674_2d8906b75f_b.jpg)
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Next. One guy most of us here know and one some of us know:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53350185223_1cab35eee4_b.jpg)
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And here's the one that some of us know (as a young brat instead of what he is now, an old brat):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53350262669_f98dfa3513_b.jpg)
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I took 1 or 2 of those pictures.
The first one is part of a documentary on delayed puberty and how climbing is a great hobby while (still)waiting it out.
The second one begs for a discussion on not aging well and being in denial while transferring stuffing from the insides of a turkey to one's self.
The third one, you nailed it.
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Gee Klink, I didn’t know
They had color film back then!
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^^^
Not to defend Clink necessarily, but watch it F4. You may be younger than some of us. But you're definitely older than others here (no spring chicken anymore).
Waiting for more photos to post up.
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I've seen the first two before and they are already on the site somewhere. The one of Geoff is pretty damn funny.
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That’s Geoff on top of Charlotte’s Dome if I’m not mistaken. He climbed the “50 Classic Climbs” route in Puma tennis shoes.
Back when we were leading 5.9s Geoff tried Dead Babies 5.11a on The Apron and made it to the anchors with a couple falls. A natural on slabs.