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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 22, 2006 - 03:54pm PT
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Tardy was talking in another thread about a dude called Thom Engelbach, aka the "Waste Mission".... I remembered I had a business card from him so I dug out the archives.... on the back of card was a message for Eric Goukas saying "your next victim has arrived" announcing that he (Thom) was in the Valley and ready to go climbing. Not sure if he ever got to go climbing with Goukas, as he died while climbing that same day/week. After looking through my archives, it seems a bunch of these guys are dead.... but anyway... here are some familiar names in the climbing world from long ago, and the business they were into at the time.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Aug 22, 2006 - 03:59pm PT
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Generic School of Rock Climbing...catchy title.
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SamRoberts
climber
Bay Area
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Aug 22, 2006 - 04:04pm PT
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Russ- Was "High and Wild Mountain Guides" Galen Rowell and friends? I remember before there was Mountain Light Photography, Galen called his business High and Wild Photography.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2006 - 04:05pm PT
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High and Wild was Jay Smith out of Tahoe or Truckee
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 22, 2006 - 04:09pm PT
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High and Wild was out of Meyers. Jay Smith and Charlie Jenkowitz.
I remember getting pretty hammered with Eric Goukas, the night before he died.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Aug 22, 2006 - 04:50pm PT
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So Cory is the guy you get taken to for regrooving. Is he related to Russel Dudley?
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 22, 2006 - 05:03pm PT
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Aug 22, 2006 - 05:09pm PT
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Nice collection Fish. Maybe that drawer full of old business cards that I tried to put away has some treasures in it.
Ken
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Aug 22, 2006 - 05:16pm PT
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susan peplow
climber
Desperately Seeking Climbing Related Topic!!
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Aug 22, 2006 - 05:20pm PT
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Inquiring minds want to know.....
Are you cleaning up the office?
~Susan
former custodian
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2006 - 06:29pm PT
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Sooze: No office cleaning here... power just went back on... been out for hours....I've been lashing everything down as the typhoon swept through....
Kath... can't remember where I got it.... it is old though.
Jaybro: Obscure Novelist (love it!)
Blitzo: Mr. ElCap@yahoo.com (hahha! killer!)
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Aug 22, 2006 - 07:06pm PT
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Thsoe are great. I like the "Generic School" too....funny. Also, the wood b/ground on the tree one is very nice, especially considering the business is trees.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
one pass away from the big ditch
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Aug 22, 2006 - 08:45pm PT
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trip out
'generic...' classic.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Aug 22, 2006 - 09:46pm PT
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Tardy's Brought Some Cardies to the Pardy Too:
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Fluoride
Trad climber
California somewhere
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Aug 22, 2006 - 10:18pm PT
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Bwhahaha....love Croft's card. Coffee drinker AND snappy dresser! (and no e-mail!)
Some great cards here, but I think Peter's wins so far.
Funny you can tell how old they are by whether or not they have e-mail addy's on them or not.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
LA, Ca
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Aug 22, 2006 - 11:05pm PT
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This is hands down the best thread ever!
Especially the arrows to the backsides, which remain a mystery.
I'm gonna go rummage through my drawers (no, not my pants) cuz I think I might find something interesting there ...
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Fluoride
Trad climber
California somewhere
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Aug 23, 2006 - 12:11am PT
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Agreed Kris, this thread rules.
I think the arrows to the back probably mean more numbers or info written on the back.
I wish I had a scanner, I've got some interesting ones I'd like to add to this thread.
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Mimi
Trad climber
Seattle
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Aug 23, 2006 - 12:24am PT
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Wonderful collector's items. Where's John Sherman's card? I remember it being pretty funny. He probably had several.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Aug 23, 2006 - 01:35am PT
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At Alan Bard's memorial, didn't T.M. go around with a name tag or business card reading "R. Robbins"?
Mussy, reminds me of your "Shoat Bollocks" and "Head Slave" badges from Action Sports Retailer. Maybe it's time to show off your "Power and Rubber" ID as well!
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Blowboarder
Boulder climber
Back in the mix
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Aug 23, 2006 - 01:55am PT
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Russ, blast from the past there...camped with Ray Olsen my first Jtree winter, he was selling gear to pay for gas in that big guzzler he rolled around in, trying to get to Colorado to start up Smiley Nuts, those shiny anodized ones...I've still got some old pieces on the back up rack I got from him...jeebus, flashback attack!!
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