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The Authors of SuperTopo
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Tuesday June 12, 2012 12:56pm
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Chris McNamara
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About the Author
Climbing Magazine once computed that three percent of Chris McNamara’s life on Earth had been spent on the face of El Capitan – an accomplishment that left friends and family pondering Chris’s sanity. He has climbed El Capitan more than 70 times and holds nine big wall speed climbing records. In 1998 Chris did the first Girdle Traverse of El Capitan, an epic 75-pitch route that begs the question, “Why?”
Outside Magazine called Chris one of “the world’s finest aid climbers.” He is the winner of the 1999 Bates Award from the American Alpine Club and founder of the American Safe Climbing Association, a nonprofit group that has replaced over 5000 dangerous anchor bolts. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and serves on the board of the ASCA and the Rowell Legacy Committee. He has a rarely updated adventure journal, maintains BASEjumpingmovies.com, and also runs a Lake Tahoe home rental business. |
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 12:22pm PT
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David Harris.(Ghost)
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Tami
Social climber
Canada
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Jun 12, 2012 - 12:42pm PT
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+1 for "Ghost" who's CV includes - among other things , being editor of the CAJ for years, editor of an international trade mag now , author of the novel "Vortex" and editor of two of my tomes of garbage :-)
Don't forget that Michael Kennedy & Katie Ives both post to Supertopo.
"Mighty Hiker" , Anders O, wrote a guidebook to Squamish about 30 yrs ago.
Thanks for including me on the list. I'm kind of a hen in the foxhouse.
Snicker.
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Sam R
climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 12:58pm PT
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Doug Robinson
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:01pm PT
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I have written a few guidebooks (17).
Bob D
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 12, 2012 - 02:18pm PT
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You didn't list Pat Ament? (Patrick Oliver)
And Ghost's novel was the bomb!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 12, 2012 - 02:14pm PT
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Tom Higgins (Long Ago) wait, did you list him already?
Fattrad is our top fiction writer..... :0) You know we love ya Fatty!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 12, 2012 - 05:06pm PT
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hey there say, chris...
me.... :)
pen name:
NEEBEESHAABOOKWAY
author of:
FOUR NOVELS:
JAKE 'i'm thinking'
JAKE AND SOFIA
JAKE HUGS TEXAS
JAKE'S RANCH AND THE SECOND GATE
"INTRODUCING..."
(an intro to the short stories--a colllection from
some of the stories in the first three 'short story' books)
_FIVE COLLECTION BOOKS,
each one has
12-13 SHORT STORIES BASED ON THE JAKE NOVELS:
SO-NAMED:
STEPPINGSTONES THROUGH JAKE'S RANCH
VOL. I-VI
(vol 6 is progress if the jake series, is soon to be done)
(whole series mentioned as--the jake smith ranch series)
ALSO, a short learn to read book:
"HELP ME!", "I WANT TO READ THIS!"
TWO picture/story childrens seizure awareness books:
(one for boys, one for girls)
CATCH ME IF I FALL
NOTE--
the jake series is a fiction, seizure/head injury awareness, family/buddy/life situations, ongoing, story...
following the trail of 'seeking to overcome'...
THANK you for asking us, WEBSITE IS:
http://neebeeshaabookway.com
http://read-jake-and-donate.com
HERE IS THE STORE FRONT:
http://neebeeshaabookway.com/id31.html
books available at lulu.com
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fattrad
Mountain climber
GOP Convention
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Jun 12, 2012 - 05:09pm PT
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I've written columns for the Contra Costa Times newspaper, I should be included.
Don't forget Jaybro, Jay Anderson, he has at least one guidebook out.
TheTool
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locker
Social climber
Some Rehab in Bolivia
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Jun 12, 2012 - 05:09pm PT
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Guidebook Authors: Robert Miramontes
rtm here on ST...(or some close initials)
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BBA
climber
OF
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Jun 12, 2012 - 05:58pm PT
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I put this out after asking for comments from people on the Taco. Lots of familiar names from the old days.
https://sites.google.com/site/starrkingbook/
Bill Amborn
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