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mcd
Trad climber
el portal,ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 4, 2014 - 09:46pm PT
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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The Man, as always. . .
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Happy birthday my friend, sorry I had to cancel at the last minute.
As usual, Crack-a-Go-Go is impressive (although he told me he fell once today before leading through - he did part of the crux "wrong" and instead of trying to re-set properly, he just tried to power through).
But I wonder whether a lead he did in Pinnacles in December is even more impressive.
In December Ron led all three pitches of Shake and Bake, an old Tom Higgins route on the Balconies at Pinnacles. Shake and Bake has a well-deserved reputation for being a great, great climb. And it's equally famous for it's runouts. Although "only 5.10a," Shake and Bake makes every Pinns climber I know nervous. It'd be easy to take a 50 foot lob off it if one fell at the wrong place.
And Ron didn't just lead all three pitches; he got some bad information about which bolts had been replaced. So he didn't see three older, rusty (but still 3/8") bolts. He led this runout horror show without clipping one bolt on the second pitch and while missing two bolts on the third pitch. Yikes! But he kept it together and pulled it off.
On the other hand, he was only 72 years old then.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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He used to relentlessly work that ultra-thin layback at Swan Slab, and with his Curry uniform still on.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Happy Birthday, You still look young for your age..
Cheers..
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, ron... not sure if i know who you are here, yet...
but each day, i keep learning, :)
HAPPY WONDERFUL and fresh new birthday to you!!
with all the new wishes for family, friends, and happy adventures, through the whole new year!
god bless!
:)
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Wowsa Ron. Yes, keep cruising around the Big Yellow....
Susan
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susu
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Happy birthday, Ron! Will always remember the time a few years ago that my husband and I happened to be there and witnessed your annual climb of that great pitch - wishing you many more years of all the same grace and power we saw in you then!
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Alyce
Gym climber
Berkeley CA
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Happy Birthday, Daddy!
Proud of you today, (as always)!
~Lisa
FYI for everyone else -
Alyce Johnson (now) = Alyson "Lisa" Skelton (maiden name)
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Happy Birthday... all the best.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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This must have been the show of the day!
Thx for posting up mcd!
Happy Bday Ron!
Lets go climbing!
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Andy2
climber
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Cheers Ron !
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mynameismud
climber
backseat
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Whoo Hoo, Happy Birthday Ron! Heck I would have taken a day off for this.
Here's to sweat in your eye
Mud
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clinker
Trad climber
California
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Ron had his limbs retrofitted with an internal hydraulic power system. The first of its kind. When he flexes you can see the attachment screws and piston rods.
Somebody please show him a nice sport climb for next year.
Cheers Ron
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Many Happy Returns and Go-Go Dances to you my friend!
Three Cheers past 70!
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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Feb 12, 2014 - 11:26pm PT
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Happy birthday indeed Ron. Bravo to leading Shake and Bake but please clip ALL the bolts on your next ascent. Chris Vandiver and I put in as many as the steepness, sun and clock allowed on the FA, which made it pretty run in a few places. No need to skip any!
Best wishes for many more climbing days.
Tom Higgins
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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I just got word from Ron that he led Crack-a-Go-Go in perfect style today. He was very, very pleased.
Yesterday was his 76th birthday.
I'm only sorry that I wasn't there - with the weather wet, he and I agreed he'd have to put it off for a while. Apparently it was dry enough today when he went up to check it out. He found a local friend to belay (that's one advantage of living 10 minutes drive from the Cookie Cliff).
Happy birthday Ron!
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Dan McDevitt
Trad climber
yosemite
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AWESOME!!!
great job buddy!
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old toad
Trad climber
yosemite, Ca.
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Actually the headline on this post is three years out of date... Yesterday, Feb. 4, 2017 was my 76th birthday. It was too wet yesterday Feb.4,to do the Go-Go so I did it today, the 5th, before the rain started. This thing is getting more difficult every year!!
Old Toad
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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best wishes to you Ron,
you truly are an inspiration.
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