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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 7, 2007 - 10:13pm PT
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Compassionate, patient, helpful with Yosemite info, and as Karl pointed out, he engages LEB on meaningless threads in order to prevent the Lois-ification of other threads!
A toast (or five) to you Karl!
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Spencer Adkisson
Mountain climber
Reno, NV
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Plus, he has his finger on the pulse of the hippest band names!
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climbrunride
Trad climber
Durango, CO
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Good photographer too. But its the babysitting of Lois that will get him nominated for sainthood.
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 7, 2007 - 11:02pm PT
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No shyte, that's some heavy lifting on your part, Karl!
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 7, 2007 - 11:12pm PT
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You are capable of free soloing, LEB. You should try it.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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I am glad to see this thread start! KB is probably the most useful and important poster here, frankly. As a pro guide and a lifetime climber his presence here is really wonderful. He is a good photographer, a very good and really solid outdoorsman and climber. And his constant and fully engaged attempts to keep the ST on track are invaluable for all of us. This forum and Yosemite climbing are ever so much better because of you, Karl. And as you always say, Peace!
best to you Karl, Peter Haan
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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karl is the goods. seriously the goods.
tom
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WBraun
climber
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I couldn't say it any better that Peter Hann did couple of posts above.
You rock, Karl
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Of course a wise man pretends to ignore his appreciation thread until he's reeled in a few. After the toast suggested by the OP, we could appreciate anyone.
I wasn't here, and I didn't post this
and I'm not saying thanks yet
But this community is important to me and I love ya'll
Karl
opps
Peace
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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here's to Karl! a real mensch
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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Karl took my son and me up our first Yos climb, and a few more too. He is kind, serious, fun, talented, and interesting. Yay, Karl!!
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nita
climber
chico ca
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Wow, Karls second appreciation thread....Ed, what is a Mensch?
Hey Karl, I never talked to you back in the day, because you were the Man. I remember your kind smile, but did not trust anyone from security. Boy ,was I wrong about you. Should of realized it ,the day of # Yabo's bike incident#. I was at the Ahwahnee dorm that day with Yabo, Irma and Terry Counts ,when it went all wrong.....another sad day in Yosemite.
Karl from your posts, I can tell you are a Great person,and a friend to be had. I am so sorry if I was rude to you. Hope to make it to the park clean up in Sept, and hope to see you and John Moosie. Love nita;-)
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Hi Nita
No worries sweetness. I thought you were fine around me. It was my partner "gestaopo John" who really rubbed you the wrong way. You were probably a bit wrong about him but he did have an arrogant side. He's way cool now though and still a good friend. I could see right through to know you were a cool Spirit and Liked Tomaselli Too, even when we had drama's to unfurl.
Much Love
Karl
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Karl, you are indeed a calm cornerstone of this forum.
-Jeff
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/mensch
mensch
One entry found for mensch.
Main Entry: mensch
Pronunciation: 'men(t)sh
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish mentsh human being, from Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisco; akin to Old English man human being, man
: a person of integrity and honor
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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That Karl guy seems pretty darn good, to me.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Here's to more appreciation of Karl! I'm sure that will increase exponentially when I actually get to climb with him...
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Gunks Guy
Trad climber
Rhinebeck, NY
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Here's to Karl. Always putting forth positive vibes.
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dirtbag
climber
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Woo-hoo, cheers to Karl!
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Here is a worthy thread. In appreciation of your gentle tone and the clarity of your perspective. A wise prof. once told me: When you shout people turn away and cover their ears. When you speak softly people lean closer and listen.
Thanks for posting softly and for putting your positive energy into this forum.
Peace,
Jeremy
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Robb
Social climber
Under a Big Sky
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Here's to ya Karl
From the many great debates back in the Curry housing days to
the present postings.
Keep on rockin'
Robb
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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We're gaga for baba.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Baba bing!
I tried to find that shirt Donny designed for you Karl, remember that one?
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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I like the trip reports.
peace.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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I look forward to meeting Karl at the Facelift in September. Not to mention a host of the other usual suspects, such as Fattrad.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 10, 2007 - 01:01am PT
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Thanks for all the kind words. I'm honored to know so many of you.
It's been a tough period for our country and democracy and I've felt the pull to post more political stuff in the past 7 years than I used to. I'm sorry if it has alienated any potential friends because I know we all have our own perspectives and that good folks can disagree. I know the folks I fight with online would be friends offline.
but Dick Cheney, if you read this thread
Peace
Karl
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 10, 2007 - 01:03am PT
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LOL Hahahahaha
Well done ......
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Jul 10, 2007 - 01:03am PT
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moving it back to the front page....I have appreciated Karl's wise words on the world, the tone in which he manages to express his views, his photos, his offers of discounted prints to dirtbags, and his helpful beta here on the Taco. Such a great part of a wonderful community.
We also bumped into Karl and some friends last year on our first day of a week in the Valley, cragging at the Church Bowl. He could not have been more welcoming or friendly, despite our rather anonymous nature around here and fairly shy personalities. Of course he did snake the Lieback out from under us while we wandered around the base ;) Later on I led Revival, not a proud route but at least my first 10a lead in the Valley.
Karl, you seem to bring happiness and consciousness to the corners of the world you inhabit - well done.
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10b4me
climber
bitd
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Jul 10, 2007 - 01:11am PT
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I don't know.
Karl is always posting great pics, and exciting trip reports.
kinda boring.
just jokin'
thanks Karl.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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Jul 10, 2007 - 01:24am PT
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Calm, cool and always has the wisest advice. Karl is the MAN!! A true pleasure to be around both on and off the rock.
He's also one hell of a good photographer.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Jul 10, 2007 - 01:29am PT
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Karl, I appreciate you. Even if you are a ufo nut.
Michael
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 10, 2007 - 03:38am PT
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Like anybody, I have my weakness and bad points
But i try to do the right thing
So I bid you goodnight and
peas
thanks to Ouch and others
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
California State Correctional Facility, Vacaville
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Jul 10, 2007 - 11:54am PT
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I lurk...therefore I am. Thanks for remindin' me Bluering. Smoove.
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
California State Correctional Facility, Vacaville
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Jul 10, 2007 - 11:55am PT
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Ah what the hell....while I'm here:
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jul 10, 2007 - 02:08pm PT
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Karl always exerts a calming and reasoned influence on ST and is definitely a person I'd be happy to rope up with anytime. The place wouldn't be the same without him.
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Paul Martzen
Trad climber
Fresno
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Jul 10, 2007 - 02:33pm PT
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Yep, it is always interesting to read and think about a Karl post. You seem like a pretty good guy. I look forward to meeting you in person some day, or at least figuring out who you are if we have already met.
Peace
and Chaos too
Paul
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 10, 2007 - 02:46pm PT
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I don't know how he does it. Always a calm voice of reason. Be it about specific climbs, climbing styles/ethics, or the political messes we find ourselves in, Ambassador Baba always plays in key and hits the correct passing notes.
Thanks for playing Karl, I always look forward to hearing what you have to offer.
Now about that fro...
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
California State Correctional Facility, Vacaville
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Jul 10, 2007 - 03:16pm PT
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Let's not get carried away here....he's no Jaybro.
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Festus
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Jul 10, 2007 - 03:23pm PT
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Damn, that was funny! The real Donny may be back.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 10, 2007 - 03:24pm PT
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Maybe so Donny, but he kicks a solid 99.62% of Jaybro a$$! That's pretty impressive.
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
California State Correctional Facility, Vacaville
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Jul 10, 2007 - 03:34pm PT
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Holy crap...that IS impressive! And more importantly, it implies that my Glutio-Spectrokickometer is out of calibration. Goddamit...meeting these ANSI standards gets expensive. Thanks a whole lot Karl.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 10, 2007 - 03:34pm PT
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Though I don't think we've ever met in realworld analog, Karl is the real deal. 'I bow down to kiss the hem of his garment.'™™™™™!!
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
California State Correctional Facility, Vacaville
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Jul 10, 2007 - 05:11pm PT
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You're not allowed to desecrate this thread with your subwit presence Crowley. Please respect it and delete your submission.
Thank you.
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
RONCO Inc: Spray-on Baldness Prevention Labs
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Jul 10, 2007 - 05:16pm PT
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Thanks Mr.(Mrs?) Post-deleter. One to go.
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
RONCO Inc: Spray-on Baldness Prevention Labs
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Jul 10, 2007 - 05:54pm PT
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Yeah I tried that too....and a profane vibe was thrown back at me....then deleted. Naturally.
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10b4me
climber
bitd
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Jul 11, 2007 - 01:31am PT
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Karl,
I'll be forwarding that one to DC. He does have a good sense of humor.
Jody's evil twin.
Karl, you're in trouble now.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 11, 2007 - 08:43am PT
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I'm not worried for myself, I worry for a few guys with Bushy Hair that will probably be tossed in Gitmo for looking like that picture.
A little practical detail, since folks besides homieland suckerity may check this thread. A couple of my common emails addresses guide at newsguy.com and peaklight at newsguy.com seem to find their way into spam boxs at Yahoo, SBC and others.
I never spam anybody (at least in a bulk way) so my isp must be dicey. In any case, if anyone ever expects an email from me and it isn't there, check your spam box and mark me not spam.
I know there's a spam joke here but I'm not too much of a morning person so It's all I can to to type this much before heading out to climb
Peace and thanks for all the support. It's mutual I assure ya'll
PEace
Karl
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Jul 11, 2007 - 08:58pm PT
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Karl you wrote the best and most intelligent analysis on Peak Oil that I've read.
I am a teacher and I intend to refer to yours for my lectures next year
Peace
murf
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Jul 11, 2007 - 09:38pm PT
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OT thread drift alert!
Since the subject of SPAM came up. When I was a kid I had a lot of Navajo friends, and they ate SPAM like crazy. Lots of them lived without electricity and it's meat you can keep without refrigeration. Anyway, its kind of a traditional food in the right crowd and there is a funny Navajo nickname for it, bilaganos nikos. Thats almost certainly not spelled right, I just spelled it phoneticly, but it means white mans neck. I ate a lot of it as a kid.
Michael
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 11, 2007 - 10:20pm PT
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Hahaha I ate that crap spam too when I was young before I became a vegetable.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 11, 2007 - 11:17pm PT
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You do post some very thoughtful & incisive stuff Karl.
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Jul 11, 2007 - 11:38pm PT
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Oh hallowed one :)
You 'da man. I was looking for the thread years ago when you took off one day and solo'd nuttcracker and the arches in a couple of hours. We were all posting on how long it would take so you did it! Sweet.
P.S. Didn't find the thread... too lazy. you've got a LOT of posts bro.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Jul 12, 2007 - 01:36am PT
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Hey Karl,
I've enjoyed your posts as well. Always insightful and thoughtful, and your a fine photog to boot. I lift my glass to you, and hope someday we will meet, share a rope, a few pitches, and some beer.
JD
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nutjob
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jul 12, 2007 - 03:59am PT
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I can firmly assert that gravity is lessened in the good mojo surrounding Karl. It elevates the ability of whomever climbs with him.
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L
climber
Atlantis...before the flood
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Jul 12, 2007 - 02:26pm PT
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Karl,
With cobra eyes and Hendricks hair and an Eveready grin, you approach life like a well-grounded yet high-climbing buddha. There is a tie-dyed wisdom far beyond your years in the posts you share, and a lovely earthiness in your outlook on life.
Like many, I consider you the bellwether for the political sanity of this climbing community, and, as Wild Bill so aptly pointed out, the au par for the more socially/politically/intellectually challenged of this forum.
I'm sure you'll be amply rewarded for that albatross next time around.
Namaste, Karl, and many more walls, peaks and faraway adventures for you. You are much appreciated here.
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Chewbongka
climber
लघिमा
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Jul 18, 2008 - 07:47pm PT
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bump for the baba
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xtrmecat
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Jul 18, 2008 - 08:13pm PT
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Never even met him, just exchanged an e-mail or two. He means a lot to me, truly an inspiration. And a great human being to aspire to.
Bob
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 18, 2008 - 08:18pm PT
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Karl's probably my favorite Hindu communist...love the guy!
He climbs like a monkey too! See you at the Facelift, Karl.
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scottpedition
climber
SJC
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Jul 18, 2008 - 08:48pm PT
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This thread needs a new picture! Karl's a considerate guy who seems to have an opinion on every subject under the sun.
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Jul 18, 2008 - 09:10pm PT
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Karl has the kind of energy that is welcoming, and makes one feel as he were a kindred sprit.
Thanks for keepin' the positive, Karl - it's a rare gift.
See you again at Facelift this year!
Erik Wolfe
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SammyLee2
Trad climber
Memphis, TN
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Jul 18, 2008 - 11:06pm PT
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I gotta chime in here. I've climbed with Karl for a few days the last couple of years and wow. Such fun on the rock, such great conversation. His insights are enlighting. Karl has cracked open some doors in my mind that still need to be explored. But at least the door is cracked.
Can he climb? Oh hell yeah. We get to a ledge. I'm looking up and see NO route. Up he scampers, palming and smearing and quickly out of sight. "Come on Sammy, you're on belay. Just try it. Trust you feet. Use small holds and edges. Come on, you can do it!" And damned if he wasn't right. I made it. He improved my climbing by at least a point in three days. He took me up Royal Arches, someting I'd wanted to do since I started climbing. Super fun.
Karl, well, he's da man.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Jul 19, 2008 - 01:21am PT
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Karl... Very good person... Well spoken threads...
Keep it up, my friend!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 19, 2008 - 01:31am PT
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Sammy, like I said......
I gotta climb with him, he really is a great guy and a monkey of a climber.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 19, 2008 - 03:02am PT
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You mean this one? Shoot, it must have been a special lens. Even Locker looks great.
Thanks for the kind words all. I'm honored to be another misfit fitting in this special community
Peace
Karl
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Jul 19, 2008 - 10:12am PT
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Screw that guy, he still hasn't been up to Wawona Dome. Lazy sack!
Just kidding Karl.
Jeff
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 19, 2008 - 01:53pm PT
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jeff wrote
"Screw that guy, he still hasn't been up to Wawona Dome. Lazy sack!
Just kidding Karl. "
How can you be kidding when it's all true!
;-)
Karl
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Jul 19, 2008 - 05:34pm PT
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Karl,
just kidding about the sack part, the rest is true.
You do need to get up there. I've been getting up there by 9:00 and have until about 1:00 until it's to hot on the left side.
I took the park geologist up there last week. He was amazed with the cave formation on one route. He has never seen or heard of anything like it in granite.
Jeff
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Indianclimber
climber
Las Vegas
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Jul 19, 2008 - 06:23pm PT
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Karl,is one of the nicest people you will ever meet
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Congratulations Karl, I hear you finally made it up to Wawona Dome!!!!!!!!
The hike wasn't that bad, was it. No bushwacking at least.
How many years did it take?
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Wawona dome was Quality! I needed the exercise.
My shame is it took 22 years of living in Wawona to get there.
My lazyness has been a virtue that has saved many good climbs until I needed the exercise to hike to them.
Thanks to the locals like you and Erik who put up good routes and keep the trail clear.
Peace
Karl
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10b4me
climber
the gray bands
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I finally met Karl at the Nose reunion. Super nice guy as expected.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 30, 2012 - 02:04pm PT
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BAH! HAH! :)
Revival time?
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