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sandbag
May 5, 2004, 11:32 PM
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Rock on Geo, aka steel nut clackin trad daddy and alpinist hard man!
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dorkmaster
May 5, 2004, 11:36 PM
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awesome.
That was great.
Thanks for sharing!
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slablizard
May 5, 2004, 11:45 PM
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Great post.
Thanks!
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brittamac
May 6, 2004, 12:10 AM
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In reply to: Nothing matters except the memory of kissing a three-year-old daughter’s soft cheek.
I'm speechless. Great imagery - I can feel my own daughters soft cheek just reading your words. Thanks -
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the_antoon
May 6, 2004, 12:44 AM
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cryder
May 6, 2004, 1:10 AM
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Dude. Thats my kind of trip report... nice, and yet strangly cruel at the same time...
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Lawnmower Solo
Back Yard, North Slope.
Beneath the Billings seracs, Montana
10 am, Saturday April 30 2004
Engine Noise.
Exhuast fumes everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Blue cloud holds me tight. Long grass lets go in the deep swings of the blade so that short grass may hold on.
Giants of Terror
Insects flee vainly for their lives, and I pity not. I will have short grass this day. My machine crushes on.
Resignation
The day is fleeting, sunny hours mourn those gone by with things not done. Sink is plugged. Garage is messy. Soft embrace of chamoix for drying the truck. Dammit. I wonder who is climbing mountains today. Forgive them father, they know not what they do.
Focus
Arms pulls heaps of stuck grass from dented blades. Engine coughs and spills blue smoke into my lungs once again before regaining its coveted rpm.
Calm
Gas is gone. Lawn is cut. Mmmm cold beer. Look mournfully at nearbye mountains. Promise self to be less lame. More like Geo.
Death
Sun goes down, and with it my chores. Watch the last rays of light fade as darkness steals beauty from the summits bidding me good night.
Life
Startle awake. Realize its Sunday. Go happily back to sleep. Wake to smell of butter melting with toast and bacon. Mmm bacon. Log on to RC.com and loathe reading the adventures of others. Promise myself again to find a climbing partner and be even less lame.
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redpointron
May 6, 2004, 1:50 AM
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"To become a crowd is to keep out death. To break off from the crowd is to risk death as an individual, to face dying alone."
~White Noise, Don Delillo
i thought a white noise reference might be a propos. i applied to graduate school for creative writing. i know now that the admissions committee(s) made the right choice. :wink: geo, you are a retired marine and by all rights shouldn't be posting / writing deep, moving stuff, but you do nonetheless. 8^) i see your quill is as sharp as your front points.
fantastic trip report. can't wait to rope up again.
r.r.
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onelung
May 6, 2004, 2:27 AM
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Your right Geo...It is warm in Maui. I'm on Oahu and I need to be in CO, but I will be in the Valley soon.
Greatly Told...er spoken....uh said?
Singing....."Brandy...."
Aloha,
bill
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calamity_chk
May 6, 2004, 2:43 AM
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geo .. wow, superb. i sat motionless after reading, my son laid his small hand softly on my shoulder, "mommy, why arent you breathing."
i breathed in deeply, turned to him and smiled, "just reading, babe."
stunning report, simple yet effective.
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reno
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My stomach got upset, I felt the cold biting my skin, and can still hear the roar of the storm...
Those were some of the finest words I've ever read. Thanks, bro.
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kachoong
May 6, 2004, 3:55 AM
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Geo wrote:
"Arms extended in the leashes of firmly planted tools, standing on good feet, the pounding and the deadly, omnipresent hiss reach a crescendo. Meditative breathing. Every cycle straining to get a grip on the abject fear pounding inside, every cycle riding the jagged edge between keeping it together and self-destruction."
That's really nice dude! Geeez mate, you really gave me a wholloping in both my heart and stomach. Great read. Makes me want to swing those tools again!
....Dave
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scubasnyder
May 6, 2004, 3:57 AM
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sweeeet........
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nikegirl
May 6, 2004, 4:19 AM
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chills!!!!
geo...
glad your ok.
amazing writings!
read to Robert...
wow.
~T
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mountainchick82
May 6, 2004, 5:56 AM
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Geo,
You have once again wow'd me. Thank you so much for sharing this trip report with us. You know I always love hearing your stories.
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climbsomething
May 6, 2004, 6:13 AM
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If for the title alone...
I don't climb alpine. But I don't have to to feel this piece. Right on, brother Geo.
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rudolphe
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Good story, and an initally underrated album that gets better with time
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May 6, 2004, 10:20 AM
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Thank you geo that was imense!!!! Its lifted my spirits for the day.... :lol:
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chizelz
May 6, 2004, 12:28 PM
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fantastic post........ absolutely riveting, thank you for sharing that.
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flashsixteen
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Great story.
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mother_sheep
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Geo. . .you have my utmost respect as a friend and alpinist. That was awesome!!! Your love and respect for the mountains is contageous!
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dlintz
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Nice read Geo, a superb description of your experience. The 3 Apostles are definitely a place where one can learn what he or she is made of.
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Super!
-Brian in SLC
ps: almost a bit Twight-esque...kiss or kill...
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... simply awesome...
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I have never done alpine climbing, and I never really thought I was interested in it until I read this, now the sheer intensity of your post struck a deep chord in me. Amazingly powerful words; thanks for sharing...
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