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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 8, 2015 - 11:14am PT
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I have always loved those "Where are they now?" type shows.
Here, my purpose is to fill in a few blanks about a crowd of great, yet unknown crew of dedicated rock climbers from Oregon BITD.
Please feel free to add information about an individual, add characters I've missed and generally correct me wherever you feel like it!
Me? I started out at Smith Rocks in 75, but was a bit slow in getting up to speed. I'm still kicking and still capable of a few hard leads here and there. I've got 30+ trip reports here, just since 2008 to prove it.
*Jeff Thomas, still kicking, but still climbing?
*Bob Mcgown, Astrophysicist, still kicking, climbing status unknown.
*Bill Ramsey, still climbing I think?
*Mike Smeltzer, ???
*John Rich, still kicking, still climbing!
*Jim Davis, still kicking and climbing! Desert explorer and photographer extraordinaire.
*Pat Carr, still kicking, still climbing!
*Rob Lesher, still kicking, hiding in Hawaii.
*Mel Johnston, still kicking, fishing and building.
*Keith Royster, still kicking, still climbing, Chinese medicine Doc.
*Jay Kerr, still kicking, sailing captain, hiking Sierra.
*Alan Watts, still kicking and nursing his knuckles?
*Chris Jones, ???
*Scott Davis, playing mean guitar and building huge things.
*Mark Wodtli, whereabouts unknown....
*Jim Anglin, deceased.
*Avery Tichner, deceased.
*Ron Hauk, ???
*Mike Ludeman, running a nursery in Tumalo.
*Scott Kimmet, building sailboats in Maine?
Fill me in!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Chris Jones and Scott Davis? Brits and Seattleites count?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2015 - 11:48am PT
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Wrong people Reilly. Wanna look up how many Chris Jones there are in the USA?
Guys from that neighborhood and era will know exactly who I mean. Chris Jones was ahead of his time in bouldering in Central Oregon.
Scott Davis was the Warren Harding aid man of our crew. Hard nailing, hard headed, individualist.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Ha! I suspected some such subterfuge from you! ;-)
Hard nailing, hard headed, individualist.
That well describes Seattle's Scott Davis, aka What Heart?
(jess kidding, he has a really big heart - read his books on Syria)
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2015 - 12:12pm PT
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*Chris Grover?? Another hard bouldering man.
*Jeff McMillan, aka Worm, I took him up the Column.
*Doug Brown, pussed out early in the game, C'mon Doug, talk back!!
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clarkolator
climber
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Really sorry to hear about Avery. Maybe we can have another B, B, and B party at the Sisters Bouldering area some day, remember those who are gone, and regale the leftovers? There's lots to talk about, I'd drive up there in a heartbeat.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2015 - 09:40pm PT
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I'll get together with you anyway Clarkolator! When you say head up,...from where?
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jeff Thomas, alive and well, kicking ass and taking names. Still climbing, still putting up rad routes.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Studly,
Are you willing to tell us where that^ is? It looks familiar, but ... ... ... . Just a hint?
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dean Caldwell - still kicking, no longer climbing, but you can find him down at Saturday Market on weekends.
Brooke Sandahl - way still kicking [ass].
Vern Stiefel - deceased, a totally amazing climber.
Mark Cartier - deceased, total bummer as was the loss of Vern and Jim Anglin.
Darryl Nakahira - still an attorney in Bend, not sure of climbing status.
Kim Schmitz - definitely still kicking.
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Texplorer
Trad climber
Sacramento
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Joseph Healy - still kickin
What about Opdycke?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2015 - 07:49am PT
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Yes, thanks Joe! I just had a nice chat with Kim a couple weeks ago.
Yeah, what about Opdycke? Great guy.
And Jim Olson? He was guiding in the Tetons last I heard?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Wasn't Alan Lester originally an Oregon climber?
Bill Ramsey and the bigger boys used to give Little-Mo-Lester MUCH grief BITD. Ha ha.
Couple years back there was a terrific video of Bill Ramsey climbing a 5.14 for his 50th birthday IIRC.
Darryl Nakahira: technically and expatriate Californian right?
I think he came up with the Orange County crew.
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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How about Neil Olsen?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2015 - 08:53am PT
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Yes Tar, Alan Lester was from "The hood." Lots of names slipped my feeble mind I guess. That's why I need help!!
I had heard about Cartier. Major bummer. We have sure lost some good ones!!
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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I climbed with Jeff Thomas in the Gunks and met Bob McGown at Smith and maybe when he came to Vancouver for a climbing comp, though that might have been a different Portland climber.
Thanks for the news. I am often wondering, "Where are they now?" not limited to climbers or even to people I met.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Somebody should do a climber's version of baseball cards.
I'm just too busy right now.
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fgw
climber
portland, or
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* Dave Jensen - (FAs in Wallowas, Turkey Monster, others). Here.
* Don Baars (FA Steins Pillar, 2nd ascent St. Peters D.) - passed away about 7 years ago. Edit in: was a geologist.
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clarkolator
climber
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That would be Davis, CA Survival. Across the western swamp from Sacramento. I still get up to OR from time to time, will ping you next time I'm sniffing the sagebrush. Maybe we can convene some people!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2015 - 03:08pm PT
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Thanks fgw!!
I had some communication with Dave Jensen about a photo.
That original line up Steins is so cool. Loved it!
Clarkolator, the reason I asked is that I'm in Newcastle / Auburn!! We can hook up for a hike sometime!
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