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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 05:21pm PT
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Rock Neurotic (base of El Capitan, down and left from the start of Mescalito)
FYI, Roger Brown replaced the bolts on Rock Neurotic this summer, after I led a pitch on New Dawn and tensioned down and left to reach its top anchors.
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Sep 13, 2010 - 01:16pm PT
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killer thread- bump it
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Sep 13, 2010 - 02:30pm PT
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wow, thanks for bumping this, i had not seen all those shots by DC, thanks dave.
so, i always got psyched to on sight my buddies new routes. was successful on all of caunt/settlemeyer routes till i broke a hold near the top of shellshock on medlicott and whipped. then i got on rock neurotic, a little later in life, when my head had already gone to mush on big runouts. i had to back off, just couldn't feel good about going for that second bolt. a badass runouit by caunt for sure. shipoopoi
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 18, 2016 - 02:23pm PT
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Dave Caunt leading, Rob Settlemeyer belaying.
Looks like just another day at the office.
"Hey Rob, should we finish this thing today or just head to Lake Tenaya for cocktails?"
Maybe the first ascent of Angelic Upstart, Dozier Dome, 5.11a, Rob Settlemeyer and Dave Caunt, 7/86
If I have the ID right, then I would've been climbing Tune Up that day, further to the right.
Or is that Dozier Dome in the image there just below Medlicott?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Apr 18, 2016 - 03:40pm PT
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good thread
good thread bump Tar!
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dcaunt
Trad climber
Chico, CA
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Roy you got it right, Angelic Upstart on Dozier Dome, circa 1986??
I thought I had a shot of you, but all I could find in my archives was this bouldering shot at deadman's.
Can you name everyone in the pic?
How bout the second shot?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 10, 2016 - 07:24am PT
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Dave,
In the first shot, climbing, is Kurt Smith in tube socks.
That might be me in shorts, a Stetson fedora, malt liquor in hand.
*** or a Hatchett Bro?
Second shot: Lydia Paniker(sp) a.k.a. The Pocket Russian, on the ground.
Not sure of the climber.
Fun stuff!
Keep breaking them out!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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May 10, 2016 - 10:26am PT
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Roy, we ran into Lydia a few years ago in Tuolumne. She was still climbing hard and was working on getting up Peace with her husband Peter.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 04:58pm PT
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Hello Dave Caunt, it's nice to see this thread resurface.
You probably don't remember me, but I used to enjoy running into you in the Bay area and the Meadows. You were always a nice and friendly person. The last time I remember seeing you was at some new routes you were putting up on Medlicott ( late 80s early 90s?). I think Al was there. Can't remember who I was with but you asked us to climb two of the new routes to say what we thought the grade was. Don't know which of your routes they were but I do remember they sure were nice.
Take care, Phyllis
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dcaunt
Trad climber
Chico, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 10:47pm PT
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Roy you got it. The Kid and you, and I was hoping you could tell me who was on top.
The second shot is of Werner in a wide hand to fist crack, what else of course. All this great overhanging pocket climbing and Werner does the cracks.
Phyllis, thanks for the kind words, I am sure I would know who you are if I saw you again, maybe. You might not recognize me tho.
Here's a couple more random pics from the archives.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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May 10, 2016 - 11:33pm PT
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Great re-thread!
thanks for the pics. reminds me to get over to deadmans soon:)
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 11, 2016 - 05:01am PT
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First random photo is Bob Kamps!
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 Just spoke with Kurt: he says the climbers watching from on top are Mike Lechlinski and Dave Yerian.
I can't say for sure. But, the hair color is correct. It would be Mike on the left and Dave on the right.
I was there with Mike and Dave and Kurt, likely 1985.
Damn, that thing is BIG!
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