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SeaToSky
Mountain climber
Vancouver, BC
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 28, 2014 - 05:21pm PT
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Greetings Supertopians! Our names are Joe and Heidi and in a couple of months we will be moving to Fresno and looking forward to connecting with you!
We have 3 little kids and love spending time with them on adventures. For us, climbing has always been about relationships….ours as a couple….the relationship we have with our kids….and the many friends we've made and met over many years of climbing.
We love camping…and have always camped with our kids since their very first days! It kinda reminds me of an old proverb that says, "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." I suppose we've taken that to heart.
We also love traveling with our kids. Road-trips across north america or to places around the world have taught us a lot as a family.
^^ Here we are at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Our newest son, Noah, was a few months old.
We love all types of climbing.
Multi-pitch trad is our favourite type of adventure. Our favourite place to spend time is Squamish (our local spot) but Red Rocks and Tuolumne Meadows are particularly special places of ours.
We love alpine climbing….rock
or ice (mostly Joe).
In the winters we are avid skiers and Joe especially with regard to backcountry skiing. He loves the way it's slow enough to talk with his partners on the skin up, adventurous enough to keep him interested, and fast enough on the way down to have some fun!
We also love to spend time as a family in beautiful places. Having lived in British Columbia for almost the last 10 years, we have spent time in some incredible places!
We also love just going to the crag, kids in tow, friends, some climbers some not, and just setting up top ropes for people! It doesn't always need to me a summit for us.
In a couple months we are moving to Fresno and looking forward to spending more time in Yosemite and Sequoia and heading to the California Coast for some fresh breeze. Those of you in the Central Valley are close to everything we love!
Anyway, not sure if anyone is really going to read all this…..but just wanted to introduce ourselves and say we'd love to connect with some of you in the Fresno and surrounding area come January!
Peace,
Joe and Heidi
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:25pm PT
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Welcome aboard! Cute kiddoes. Where ya coming from?
edit: Never mind; see the BC reference. Hope you know what you are getting into. Thanks for the pics.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:29pm PT
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Good to see someone adding a little class to the Taco!
;>)
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:36pm PT
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Welcome!
The trip report page is pretty awesome, be sure and check it out on the pull-down forum menu on the far right above.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:39pm PT
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Ward Trötter
And if you have any questions concerning forensic existentialism , just let me know.
Seriously, you guys look like great family people. Welcome to ST and the People's Republic of California
(If you click on my photo you'll see I'm wearing the same BD blue helmet as yourselves )
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:40pm PT
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wrt supertopo: RUN!!!!!
no really welcome. Fresno is a pretty good spot to be in for climbers. You chose well.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:51pm PT
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Welcome and thanks for the hello!
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two-shoes
Trad climber
Auberry, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 05:55pm PT
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Welcome! You look like a really nice family.
I grew up in Fresno. You are right about it being the total hub of California, very centrally located. I've seen it grow from the time I was in grade school from 45,000 to at least 10 times that. Did anyone tell you that it is the asthma capitol of the USA? This place will shorten your life by years. The city's answer to air pollution is to build another freeway. I hate to be so negative, but you need to know this. You won't be giving up good Canadian health care will you?
Again, you are welcome, but I would think twice about this. All the Best..........
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:09pm PT
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Welcome to the Taco.
Hopes you find what you are looking for.
P.S. What TwoShoes said...
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:13pm PT
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What's up what's up what's up!
Make sure to keep your posts Cali-centric lest you get accused of prancing.
If you have a 4th please name him/her after me.
Peace!!!
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whitemeat
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:19pm PT
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Let me know if you come down to the coast and I can show y'all some bishop peak classics... You should go to metalmark... You can meet local climbers there!
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SeaToSky
Mountain climber
Vancouver, BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2014 - 06:30pm PT
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WhiteMeat - Thank you! I appreciate the invitation. I've actually visited Bishop Peak in 2010 on a climbing trip through California.
I actually wrote a little blog about it here: http://www.joeandheidiwhite.com/2010/03/rockclimbing-biship-peak.html
I'd love to take you up on your offer though! Thank you!
….all the responses on this thread made me smile. I think I am going to like it here :)
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:40pm PT
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TMI!
Seriously....
glad to see you here.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:51pm PT
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Welcome! Welcome!
Hugs and Howdy to the Campfire. Several of my grandkids spent their first time at Sawmill Campground, Tioga Pass, when they were two weeks old.I think you'd enjoy meeting their parents, my daughter and son in law. They rock their family the same way you do and are close by in Carson Valley, NV.
I work at Tioga Pass Resort summers. Hope to met you and climb with you and the kiddos.
Cheers, Peace and Joy, Lynne
Edit: Adore your great pics!!!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:57pm PT
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u pore f*#kers
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:59pm PT
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snowshoes? you gotta ax that pic.
Vancouver for Fresno? Ouch, hope it's worth it.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Oct 28, 2014 - 07:15pm PT
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Whitemeat is an 8 year old kid living in his mom's basement.
The fact that he is tearing up the yos walls is irrelevant.
edit: just funning with you meat.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 07:18pm PT
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???
Sorry, you must be misinformed. You've stumbled upon a political forum. I'm sure somewhere online there's a safe haven for your type of people, who actually enjoy the great outdoors more than their keyboard. Good luck finding it. ;)
P.S. Shuteye sux. Don't go there.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 28, 2014 - 07:18pm PT
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Welcome to the Taco!
Now that your leaving the sea to sky, Check out the Squamish Photos and Stories thread if you miss home.
Fresno is smoggy for sure. Check out shuteye ridge next spring once the snow melts. Amazing climbing on cool features. Check out the Southern Yosemite thread here.
Good luck with supertopo. It can get roudy around here, but most folks are well meaning.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Oct 28, 2014 - 07:20pm PT
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Oh My God!
You poor folks just rang the dinner bell at the Piranha Pit.
Carnage awaits.
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