Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Jan 11, 2011 - 11:05am PT
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Hey Royal, don't forget the tri-counties (Ventura/SB/SLO) we like to climb.
Is there a slide-show too? Did they make slides in the 1950s? ha ha.
Either way, would be great to see you and hear some story.
-Tom Slater
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Jan 11, 2011 - 12:42pm PT
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Bump for a climbing topic
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
USA Carson city Nev.
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Jan 11, 2011 - 12:50pm PT
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cant wait to get it!
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gf
climber
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Jan 11, 2011 - 12:50pm PT
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Mr Robbins,
I can't begin to think you for your basic and advanced rockcraft books -i will always remember your words about bivis and the celestial show -very calming to a 15 yr old nervous about what lay above.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 11, 2011 - 01:04pm PT
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And it was a brilliant move to use the light hearted illustrations of Sheridan Anderson.
We lost that guy way too soon.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jan 11, 2011 - 01:08pm PT
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Great reading in BOTH of the books, really enjoyed them and look forward to the rest of the series. Hope you make it to Southern California with the tour Royal. Thanks for all you do for our community!
Peace
Ron
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Jan 11, 2011 - 01:10pm PT
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can't wait! Hope your book tour finds it's way to Arizona...
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jan 11, 2011 - 01:12pm PT
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Looking forward to it!
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Jan 11, 2011 - 01:31pm PT
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I hope you make it through SoCal on the promo tour.
Would love to bring the kids out to a signing!
Best of luck on the latest edition.
-Wayne
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Jan 11, 2011 - 01:51pm PT
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Royal,
I am in, but please reassure me that you didn't use lame remarks like "proud send" when writing about these truly historic ascents.
Bruce
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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Jan 11, 2011 - 02:06pm PT
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I picked up "To be Brave" one afternoon after work and ended up finishing it well past midnight. I could not put it down. Wonderful idea to make your autobiography a string of books, otherwise I might not have gotten any sleep that night at all! It was well worth working tired the next day.
Can't wait to read "Fail Falling".
Any chance you'll be through Bishop?
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Dickbob
climber
Colorado
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Jan 11, 2011 - 02:47pm PT
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Last time I looked at neptunes they were out. Give me a link and I will buy both of them. As the old man says, "to many books, not enough time" but I would read anything that Royal wrote.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jan 11, 2011 - 03:33pm PT
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Looking forward to getting a copy!
Wow, the people who visit this forum are so articulate that it scares me to put anything down. If by "articulate" you mean "noisy"... Though not always. :-)
I got Basic Rockcraft in 1972, soon after it appeared. My friend Len got a copy of Advanced Rockcraft for Christmas 1973. He and I and Scott went to the Himmelsbach Hut at Russet Lake (east of Whistler) between then and new year's - it was quite cold. At night we all sat reading the book, by candlelight. We were enraptured. A classic not just as to technique, but also philosophy.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Jan 11, 2011 - 03:39pm PT
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Yay -- Royal. Keep the good works coming!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 11, 2011 - 03:49pm PT
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I put aside what I had been reading at the time and also read To Be Brave nonstop in a day. Great stuff! I can't wait for the next installment.
I hope there are some more details about your climbs with Warren. e.g. the first attempt at the NW face of Half Dome.
The great majority of posters here have tremendous respect for you, but there may be a few rotten apples with a problem (it's the Internet afterall and everyone has a voice). If they post, please ignore them and don't let them keep you from posting here as much as you like.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
leading the away team, but not in a red shirt!
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Jan 11, 2011 - 03:51pm PT
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I love Spire stories.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Jan 11, 2011 - 03:53pm PT
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You must visit Portland. We can guarentee a good crowd, and I will get my marvelous Secret Santa gift autographed - and invest in future gifts for climbing friends.
I have still not forgiven my husband for loaning out Spirit of the Age, which proudly sported Royal's signature! However we still have an autographed poster hanging in our bedroom.
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Gene
climber
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Jan 11, 2011 - 04:02pm PT
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RR is a gentleman who gives time to many groups in the community. Here he is after a presentation he gave in my daughter's HS class a few years ago.
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