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Ghost
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A long way from where I started
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 31, 2010 - 08:54pm PT
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Some fine writing, beginning on p.93.
A tale of smelly bandages, and other things, partly told here on ST a while back.
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BBA
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OF
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Dec 31, 2010 - 08:59pm PT
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And the link and the scanned images would be found ....
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 31, 2010 - 08:59pm PT
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it was a wonderful retelling of the story, and great to see that very humane instantiation of a wonderful tale.
Thank you Mr. Haan and thank you Alpinist...
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2011 - 08:27pm PT
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Bump to get this back to where it will be seen. Peter wrote a great piece for Alpinist. If you don't subscribe, you should.
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WBraun
climber
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"Peter Haan in Alpinist 33"
What's he doing in there?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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You tell us, guru - you're the one who's good at answers to cosmic riddles. :-)
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Just read it the other night. Good job Peter. I am surprised he did not mention Eds giant hands being perfect for large cracks. Ever see Ed Drummons paws? They're huge!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Nice job, Peter! Quite the tale.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Yeah I do Tami; "A man with large hands has large friends"! Ed had big hands it is true and I can fist jam 4". We made a unique crew I guess this way but the crux on Basket Case was a bit too wide for anyone's fists.
Bill Amborn, because the tale is just off the press, it won't be "online" for some time; they want you to buy or subscribe to the physical magazine or I am guessing even subscribe to the online iteration although I am not sure how the two entities relate since I don't use alpinist.com but know they are not exactly the same manifestations.
Thanks folks. I think the next article is going to be a re-edit of the Left Side of the Hourglass tale I have had up in varying states of development and everywhere else for years now. Alpinist hasn't committed to it yet and their next issue isn't due out for months. The magazine is quarterly. And I have a book review apparently coming out in the next American Alpine Journal covering that "Pilgrims of the Vertical" book of Joseph Taylor. That piece is with the editor now.
And by the way if any of you are wondering what it is like working with the magazine and with their senior editor Katie Ives and publisher Michael Kennedy, I can't overstate how really excellent they are, how committed and awfully friendly this crew really is in action. Real pros and totally honorable.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2011 - 11:23pm PT
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Peter, you're too polite. I was thinking of saying that the link to the article is called "a subscription"
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Ghoster, Handling Bill Amborn has always been both a matter of artistry AND science (grin).
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Where's my #33?
arrrrrgh....I always get it a few days after youse guyz.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2011 - 02:34pm PT
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And my junk is IN the gawdamm thing. Shit!!!!!!!!
Doncha hate it when that happens? Get startled while reading and snap the book shut on your junk? Although I'm surprised it's a problem for you, what with not having dangly junk and all...
Of course, not reading while naked is an easy way to avoid the whole problem.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Peter,
Kudos on a tale deep on many levels, not just the physical crux but emotional as well. I shuddered to think of facing the slick pod of Basket Case; you described it so vividly; what c-c-c-courage to work past it, especially after a fall. Wow.
And the bivy...brrrr, shaking along with you. I hope you've come to peace with the emotional struggle, society is much different now in accepting the beat of a different drummer. Have we learned anything????
Best wishes,
Em of Wyde
And my junk is IN the gawdamm thing. Junk? Au contraire, Tami, your BluGoat spoof is brillyunt. :-)))))))))
They should Fed-Ex your copy, eh?
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John Vawter
Social climber
San Diego
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Wow Peter. Another rich, beautifully nuanced piece. This one set off a cascade of memories about climbing, relationships, and roads not taken. You are growing as a writer and we are all better for it. I’m so glad you chose to write down your recollections and craft them into these gems, and that they are being published. Your stuff is among the best, worthy of collection in an anthology.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Excellent. A piece that gently cajoles the reader into following the artfully arranged threads into a web of unusual design, then leads the reader back out again, to blink in the sun and ponder.
Thanks Peter.
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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pg. 22
"Dad, when I'm older can you teach me how to spray?"
I am sitting here typing, looking at Tami's caricature of a dude typing, and I am "guffawing" for sure.
Tami, I have a copy of your "Climbing Tales of Terror". I show it to my kids, and they just don't get it.
Nice to see your work again, after enjoying it in Climbing mag back when Climbing was worth reading ( back when MK was editor ).
And I just got my copy today. I was beginning to wonder if my subscription had expired.
By the way, does nineinchclimbing.com have anything to do with big hands?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I hate to say it but coloring books don't do much for the soul of an artist, no matter how small. Let 'em scribble, stroke and scrawl with wild abandon!
Conformity creeps in fast enough!
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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Just to second Peter's assessment of Alpinist editorial process, when he says editor Katie Ives and publisher Michael Kennedy are good to work with. A few months back I did an article for the magazine on Pinnacles National Monument and Katie had to put up with my wild, rambling tone poem mixing wonder with history of style conflicts, a potential big mess. Katie kept with me through several drafts, made many good suggestions, but also allowed me my freedom of style. Alpinist is the place for good tales and insights on climbing, much like Ascent from days of yore.
Peter, I have not yet seen the final piece, but will look for it and know it will be good.
Tom Higgins
LongAgo
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