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underdutchskies
Social climber
Merced
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Norwegian - thanks.
Fogarty - I didn't get your email.....
Guys - I'll be in CA in early September and would love to return this book in person, if Clance is agreeable to that.
And to trigger memory, here's one of the back pages....
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pinckbrown
Trad climber
Woodfords, CA
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Every single one of those climbs mentioned, I was
Chucks partner.
Fogarty is your best connection to Chuck at this time.
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J Wesley
climber
Baton Rouge
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Trying to locate Chuck. My cousin found a climbers guide to Yosemite in 1976 and she forgot she had it.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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I was talking to Chuck in his Genghis Khan suit
And his wizards hat
He spoke of his movie and how he was making
A new sound track
And then we spoke of kids on the coast
And different types of organic soap
And the way suicides don't leave notes
Then we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine
I was speaking to Phil who was given to pills
And small racing cars
He had given them up since his last crack-up
Had carried him too far
Then we spoke of the movies and verse
And the way an actress held her purse
And the way life at times can get worse
Then we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine
Ah, she's a wild child
And nobody can get at her
She's a wild child
Oh and nobody can get to her
Sleeping out on the street
Oh, living all alone without a house or a home
And then she asked you, Please
Hey, baby, can I have some spare change
Oh, can I break your heart?
She's a wild child, she's a wild child
I was talking to Betty about her auditions
How they made her ill
But life is the theater, is certainly fraught
With many spills and chills
But she'd come down after some wine
Which is what happens most of the time
Then we sat and both spoke in rhymes
Till we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine
I was talking to Ed who'd been reported dead
By mutual friends
He thought it was funny that I had no money
To spend on him
So, we both shared a piece of sweet cheese
And sang of our lives and our dreams
And how things can come apart at the seams
And we talk of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine
She's a wild child
Oh and nobody can get at her
She's a wild child
Oh and nobody can get to her
Sleeping out on the street
Oh, living all alone without a house or a home
And then she asked you, Please
Oh, baby, can I have some spare change
Now can I break your heart?"
She's a wild child, she's a wild child
-lou reed
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Cancer Boy
Trad climber
Freedonia
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At the base of El Cap in the early eighties, the funniest person I have met in my life told a story about barfing himself while leading some female climber up La Cosita Left. Now I know who he was.
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Just wanted to say that I'm a fan of the Clancy.
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2015 - 11:42am PT
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Underfurdutchskies
I just spoke with Chuck, he would appreciate your mailing me his book,
To: Mike Fogarty
80590 Via Talaver
La Quinta, Ca 92253
760-260-6975
Email: mfogs@aol.com
You can send COD if you want.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Chuck gave me his Reid bigwall book.
Looks the same as the one above, all the climbs listed with partner and duration etc..
Except all of the El cap routes were early ascents, and a cool glimpse into that era of climbing.
Mescalito speed record ascent with 2 germans....5 days.
Pre cams of course..
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2015 - 09:46pm PT
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are you send his guide book to me he would appreciate it, I sent you an email?
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KitKat
Trad climber
Strawberry
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Hanging with Chuck at the Leap right now!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Their whoot whoot s
&
bump for the big guy,
dang sleeping in the drivers seat seems the least of things to mention.
Unless he was driving. . . ;)
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2015 - 04:07pm PT
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2015 - 11:42am PT
Underfurdutchskies
I just spoke with Chuck, he would appreciate your mailing me his book,
To: Mike Fogarty
80590 Via Talaver
La Quinta, Ca 92253
760-260-6975
Email: mfogs@aol.com
You can send COD if you want.
I just sent you an email, he wants you to send me his book, I will send you the postage, I will be driving to NCal, Aug 14, it would be great if you could send it to me ?
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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just last weekend i shared
an ale with clance
at the strawberry market.
he looks great
and is quite astute.
he was actually drinking
ginger ale, but who's counting?
right now he's broke down
in vacaville with a blown tranny.
i didn't know they had those
in vacaville.
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fosburg
climber
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Anyone who sees Chuck Clance, please tell him Kevin Fosburg sends his best regards.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Aug 30, 2015 - 09:38pm PT
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chuckie and i just shared
some evil that we dared not fear
at lovers leap.
outstanding gent,oh man,
did you ever hear the
one about the 80' leader
fall he took on
the sixth ascent of
zenyatta?
mostly destroyed
the lead rope!
hair raising tales.
i got the goods, g.
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pmonks
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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May 11, 2017 - 09:17pm PT
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Bump.
A big "g'day" to Chuck if anyone here's in touch with him - hope he's still traveling well!
I was just reminded of him by a mutual Glen Canyon (SF) mate, and having not seen him there for a few years was happy to read that he's still out there getting after it (well, as of 2 years ago - hope it's been 2 years of the same for him!).
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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May 12, 2017 - 06:29am PT
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Hooray for the Clancy! Gawd, he could crack me up. Way, way, way back in the day, a few of us were walking from the restroom at the Strawberry Lodge at the Leap down that narrow hallway on our way towards the main sitting room. A cute young woman is walking towards us, headed for the restroom. We step aside to let her by.
Clancy fires: "I wouldn't make contact with that toilet seat if I were you!"
Classic. Climb on, old friend.
BAd
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klaus
Big Wall climber
Florence & Normandy
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I heard he passed. RIP old buddy
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Holy sh#t Klaus... you sure? Dude was/is a classic.
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klaus
Big Wall climber
Florence & Normandy
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well I don't think they were talking about passing a sobriety test.
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