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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 10, 2010 - 09:19pm PT
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An interesting, interview-based historical overview of this urban crag. From Climbing November-December 1981.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 10, 2010 - 09:52pm PT
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I think I did this before; the photo is reversed; here it is correctly shown. This is the Great Overhang in all its 16 feet of splendor.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2010 - 10:00pm PT
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A very long list of climbers that got their start there. Be it ever so humble, it's rock!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 10, 2010 - 10:02pm PT
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Location, location, location....
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2010 - 12:42pm PT
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"Indian rock holds the transition between the urban situation, commerce and the outside world. It is the link to the mountains for those in the urban environment..."
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2010 - 10:18pm PT
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Friday night bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 8, 2010 - 11:13am PT
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Microcosmic Bump!
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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I was over at IR last weekend. I think Jaybro has the photo proof of our efforts. fingertips are now healed.
Thanks for the old photos and article Steve!
Zander
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stonefly
Social climber
Alameda, California
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Trio at Cragmont, 1933. Richard Leonard and ?
Anyone know?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 8, 2010 - 10:53pm PT
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The man on the right is Richard Leonard with Jules Eichorn. Helen Leconte in the middle???
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Thanks for posting this, Steve. A great read.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2010 - 08:57pm PT
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Bump for conservation and a pump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 26, 2010 - 02:17pm PT
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Bezerkly Bump!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Dec 26, 2010 - 03:10pm PT
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tx for the bump--
didnt see this first time. ive got that article but can't recall ever seeing the leonard photo.
someone have the original? or is it a scan from another source?
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Indian Rock bump.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2011 - 11:05pm PT
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Mystery Gal Bump!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Not sure who the gal is. Will have to look through an RCS roster list. That is not Eichorn.
Ken
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2011 - 12:45am PT
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Double Mystery Now!
Thanks Ken.
Any idea what Lewis Clark looked like?
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stonefly
Social climber
Alameda, California
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Lewis Clark self-portrait in his Alameda back yard. August 1931.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2011 - 08:50pm PT
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Another great photo!
Not Lewis in the previous mystery group shot, IMO.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Another bump for my favorite memory of Berkeley.
John
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Aug 19, 2011 - 07:05pm PT
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C.S.
Is that David Byrne above? Looks like him without "the suit".
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 29, 2012 - 11:18am PT
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Neighborhood Bump...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 28, 2014 - 12:36pm PT
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Best available bump...
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Dec 28, 2014 - 01:27pm PT
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I think we did this on an earlier thread but the first image was reversed by the publisher to make a better plate I assume. It is the start of the Great Overhang. Here is the image correctly shown:
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 28, 2014 - 02:15pm PT
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Those hobnails set my teeth even just looking at them...
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Dec 28, 2014 - 04:02pm PT
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I salute those who trained there under those muggy and slippery conditions.
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FredC
Gym climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Dec 28, 2014 - 05:22pm PT
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I remember a time when Tom Higgins returned from climbing and bouldering in Colorado. Some of his time was spent trying to do routes that were put up by someone named John Gill. We knew how good Tom was and he said the problems there were REALLY hard.
Another story of the mythical Mr. Gill for us kids at Indian Rock.
I don't remember exactly when this happened, early 70s I guess.
The weather in Berkeley is usually pretty good, not muggy very often. The rock is hella slippery though when holds are used for a couple of generations.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Dec 29, 2014 - 11:03am PT
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Fred, I remember Tom's return as well, and the almost mythical status in which we held jgill. I particularly remember our trying to determine what a B2 would be like. Ben Borson thought one variation of Watercourse left, involving a swinging lieback, might qualify, but he wasn't sure if John Gill would think it so. We had no candidates for a B3.
It continues to delight me that John posts so regularly on ST.
John
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 4, 2016 - 01:55pm PT
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Berzerkly Bump...
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Training grounds for each generation:
I lived a mile down the road for a few years, and really miss it.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2018 - 09:33am PT
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Urban climbing bump...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 18, 2018 - 09:41am PT
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Brower’s footwork looks awful.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jan 18, 2018 - 10:24am PT
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Guido-Indian rock 1958 stylin..........
Couple years later, how to you like that footwork Jim? State of the art shoes to boot.........
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