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enigma
Dec 15, 2010, 8:56 AM
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Jim Bridwell-City of Rocks-Idaho
Peter Croft-Joshua Tree
Scott Cosgrove-Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe
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bill413
Dec 15, 2010, 1:52 PM
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enigma wrote: Jim Bridwell-City of Rocks-Idaho Peter Croft-Joshua Tree Scott Cosgrove-Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe
Myself. Various places.
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airscape
Dec 15, 2010, 2:58 PM
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I once spotted someone at a crag that vaguely resembled Edmund Hillary with a sherpa.
It wasn't cold and snowing so I'm not sure.
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j_ung
Dec 15, 2010, 3:07 PM
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airscape wrote: I once spotted someone at a crag that vaguely resembled Edmund Hillary with a sherpa. It wasn't cold and snowing so I'm not sure.
It's unlikely that anybody that fat is a famous climber.
Edit: I climbed with camhead once.
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kachoong
Dec 15, 2010, 3:14 PM
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J_ung - NRG
Caughtinside and Justroberto - E-Rock
Zeke - Cochise
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edge
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Edward Whymper on the Matterhorn. I was on the side of the rope where four of us fell to our deaths.
I was later reincarnated as a wasp and was living an idyllic life high on El Cap, but Warren Harding thought I was in the way of his Nose route and sent me and my friends to our maker.
Later I was reincarnated as a hop plant, but was harvested for beer and John Sherman got ahold of me.
In my most recent life I have been living as a devil-may-care connoisseur of flavored Cheerios and screw top Slim Fast shakes. This renewed interest in taking care of my body has resulted in me climbing with Chris Sharma. Here's a picture of me and Chris:
That's me, third from the left and two rows back on the upper balcony. Well, I was there but then I had to go to the bathroom, but I was that close to him.
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airscape
Dec 15, 2010, 3:48 PM
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edge wrote: Edward Whymper on the Matterhorn. I was on the side of the rope where four of us fell to our deaths. [image]http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/29/2941/HDXRD00Z/edward-whymper-we-saw-a-toe--it-seemed-to-belong-to-moore-the-ascent-of-the-matterhorn-whymper-c-1860.jpg[/image] I was later reincarnated as a wasp and was living an idyllic life high on El Cap, but Warren Harding thought I was in the way of his Nose route and sent me and my friends to our maker. [image]http://www.thehoneygatherers.com/images3.1/stock/Anglais/14Bees-Nepal-Hunters/Bees-Nepal-Hunters40.jpg[/image] Later I was reincarnated as a hop plant, but was harvested for beer and John Sherman got ahold of me. [image]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3905161296_59a005ecf5.jpg[/image] In my most recent life I have been living as a devil-may-care connoisseur of flavored Cheerios and screw top Slim Fast shakes. This renewed interest in taking care of my body has resulted in me climbing with Chris Sharma. Here's a picture of me and Chris: [image]http://www.susanica.com/photos/79113696147be0a6310133_f.jpg[/image] That's me, third from the left and two rows back on the upper balcony. Well, I was there but then I had to go to the bathroom, but I was that close to him.
You are a climbing legend.
I like.
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erisspirit
Dec 16, 2010, 12:16 AM
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airscape wrote: edge wrote: Edward Whymper on the Matterhorn. I was on the side of the rope where four of us fell to our deaths. [image]http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/29/2941/HDXRD00Z/edward-whymper-we-saw-a-toe--it-seemed-to-belong-to-moore-the-ascent-of-the-matterhorn-whymper-c-1860.jpg[/image] I was later reincarnated as a wasp and was living an idyllic life high on El Cap, but Warren Harding thought I was in the way of his Nose route and sent me and my friends to our maker. [image]http://www.thehoneygatherers.com/images3.1/stock/Anglais/14Bees-Nepal-Hunters/Bees-Nepal-Hunters40.jpg[/image] Later I was reincarnated as a hop plant, but was harvested for beer and John Sherman got ahold of me. [image]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3905161296_59a005ecf5.jpg[/image] In my most recent life I have been living as a devil-may-care connoisseur of flavored Cheerios and screw top Slim Fast shakes. This renewed interest in taking care of my body has resulted in me climbing with Chris Sharma. Here's a picture of me and Chris: [image]http://www.susanica.com/photos/79113696147be0a6310133_f.jpg[/image] That's me, third from the left and two rows back on the upper balcony. Well, I was there but then I had to go to the bathroom, but I was that close to him. You are a climbing legend. I like.
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Michael Reardon - Malibu Creek
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majid_sabet
Dec 16, 2010, 12:57 AM
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Last two climbers I climbed with were Jim Donnini and Jack Tackle in Tetons and these guys are awesome. Hopefully we are going to do FA next year but I can't talk about it here.
I also had dinner with yvon chaunard,chat with Dean potter and few other people here and there and climbed with few famous sherpas in Himalayas who were part of the David Breashears IMAX Everest movie crew few years back.ohh yaa, I ran in to Conrad Anckor on Tetons as well but you guys do not think he is that famous.just kidding,Ron Kauk is cool dude.
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potreroed
Dec 16, 2010, 4:47 AM
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I'm too lazy to type out the whole list.
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skiclimb
Dec 16, 2010, 5:14 AM
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The climbing world is small. If you participate for a while you will meet many climbers that are published about.
In passing or actually have conversations and occasionally maybe do some climbing together.
Especially if you hang out in a few of the places most serious climbers eventually go.
I can't think of a single notable climber I have met who wasn't friendly and interesting to talk to when I have had the chance. And the few I have climbed with I had good experiences.
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caughtinside
Dec 16, 2010, 5:27 AM
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j_ung wrote: airscape wrote: I once spotted someone at a crag that vaguely resembled Edmund Hillary with a sherpa. It wasn't cold and snowing so I'm not sure. It's unlikely that anybody that fat is a famous climber. Edit: I climbed with camhead once.
I climbed with camhead too!
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majid_sabet
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Jim Bridwell
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charlie_benton
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Here are my most memorable 'Star Struck' moments.
I used to climb with Mike Reardon all the time (if you count getting lapped multiple times in a row at Tahquitz).
John Gill gave me a spot at Mt. Woodson a while back. I wrote him off as crazy when he told me he had 'invented' chalk...
Willie Benegas freed my 'fixed cam' (according to my partner) on the first pitch of Open Book and returned it to me 20 minutes later on top.
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climbingtrash
Dec 16, 2010, 1:25 PM
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Did an FA in noiZ with God...but I never really saw him. But he was there, because every pitch my buddy lead he talked to God the whole time..."God, that placement sucks! God this pitch iz dirty! God, I'm outta Gear! God, send up the drill!"
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sungam
Dec 16, 2010, 2:24 PM
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Chossmonkey once threw a nalgene full of his piss at some goats that were trying to eat my tent.
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boymeetsrock
Dec 16, 2010, 2:57 PM
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I've only climbed with Infamous climbers: GMBurns and ADatesman.
FWIW I thought they were both very nice.
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kachoong
Dec 16, 2010, 3:17 PM
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boymeetsrock wrote: I've only climbed with Infamous climbers: GMBurns and ADatesman. FWIW I thought they were both very nice.
Dialogue ensued:
BMR- "Let's try this 10c roof"
Burnz- "Looks runout"
BMR- "Nah, it's all good, bomber gear"
Aric- "I'll bounce-test your placements"
Burnz- "I'll take pics for you from down here"
BMR- "I assure you there's plenty of bomber gear"
Aric- "Lemmie calculate the rope angles around the lip"
Burnz- "It's getting cold, you guys go for it"
Aric- "But you're the heaviest, the bounce tests work best under intense blort"
BMR- "I'm not testing anything, let's just climb it"
Burnz- "It's too cold and consensus is it's PG13"
Aric- "Well, if we're not testing, I'm taking my stuff and I'm going home!"
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airscape
Dec 16, 2010, 3:36 PM
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kachoong wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: I've only climbed with Infamous climbers: GMBurns and ADatesman. FWIW I thought they were both very nice. Dialogue ensued: BMR- "Let's try this 10c roof" Burnz- "Looks runout" BMR- "Nah, it's all good, bomber gear" Aric- "I'll bounce-test your placements" Burnz- "I'll take pics for you from down here" BMR- "I assure you there's plenty of bomber gear" Aric- "Lemmie calculate the rope angles around the lip" Burnz- "It's getting cold, you guys go for it" Aric- "But you're the heaviest, the bounce tests work best under intense blort" BMR- "I'm not testing anything, let's just climb it" Burnz- "It's too cold" Aric- "Well, if we're not testing, I'm taking my stuff and I'm going home! and deleting the transcripts of this conversation"
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sungam
Dec 16, 2010, 3:57 PM
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HAH!
Harsh, but true.
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granite_grrl
Dec 16, 2010, 5:48 PM
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caughtinside wrote: j_ung wrote: airscape wrote: I once spotted someone at a crag that vaguely resembled Edmund Hillary with a sherpa. It wasn't cold and snowing so I'm not sure. It's unlikely that anybody that fat is a famous climber. Edit: I climbed with camhead once. I climbed with camhead too!
I eventually pawned him off on my husband and climbed with clausti instead.
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boymeetsrock
Dec 16, 2010, 8:34 PM
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I'm on the phone with IT now to get a new keyboard. Them I'm going to go make a fresh cup of coffee. I blame you. 
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England
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My climbing partner, and neighbor is Jimmie Dunn.
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danabart
Dec 17, 2010, 1:01 PM
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Everybody has to be somewhere.
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camhead
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kachoong wrote: J_ung - NRG Caughtinside and Justroberto - E-Rock Zeke - Cochise
Caughtinside? The guy who wrote that article on the front page?!
I climbed with J_ung once at his local roadcut.
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