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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2011 - 11:37pm PT
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Strappo, Julie, & Thom:
Phil and Laurie, not sure of the upper two friendly folk:
Mike Amato, Christa Cline, Mike Munger, Kim Raupp:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2011 - 11:40pm PT
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The Mission, with Carol on the right:
Bobbi & Julie:
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Captain...or Skully
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My ready room
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Apr 23, 2011 - 11:41pm PT
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Hi, Ya'll! What it be like, & sh#t?
Hehehe. No, really!
Right on.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 23, 2011 - 11:45pm PT
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Third photo up - That is Mike Amato, Christa Cline, Mike Munger and Kim Raupp.
It was a great party!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2011 - 11:46pm PT
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Last picture of The Mission's 50th birthday party ...
Strappo & Julie, I believe it was them, or somebody with a great sense of humor ... gave him a fossil !!!
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2011 - 11:52pm PT
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I'll get part two up in the next couple days: Spyork's visit ... including, among other frivolities, a few snapshots of easy rock romping in Eldo.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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Apr 24, 2011 - 12:11am PT
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Awesome, and thanks Tarbaby!
Bump for the real deal!
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Apr 24, 2011 - 04:58am PT
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Thanks Tarbuster!
I haven't seen Huntley Ingles since the 1960's.
Glad he's still around and going to climber's parties.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Apr 24, 2011 - 05:19am PT
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Thanks Mr. Buster.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Apr 24, 2011 - 09:38am PT
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Thanks! Always great to have you post photos,wit, & wisdom.
More please!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 10:39am PT
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Spyork Visit
Well, Crimpster was hosting Spyork’s Boulder soirée and knew darn well he wasn’t going to get any kind of pump waddling around Eldo with me, so straight after disembarking from the plane, she had him rendezvous with us at the Boulder Rock Club.
Spyork “in country” on the blue sands of the Boulder Rock Club, People’s Republic of Boulder :
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 10:46am PT
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Now, at this point in a much younger persons' gathering the athletic indulgence would have continued long into the night. And more so, back up about 30 years, that would've happened out at the boulders under starlight and lantern.
But we is oldsters: eating and drinking is what happens most ... so on to SHERPAS, the local Nepali restaurant of choice:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 10:50am PT
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A little interior detail … suggesting a small nod to ambience:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 10:54am PT
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The usual suspects, plus Spyork:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 11:13am PT
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So much for the weekend, what with The Mission's 50th & Spyork’s arrival.
Onto Monday night and the prototypical Supertopo Boulder Colorado locals gathering ...
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 11:14am PT
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Yes, more eating and drinking:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 11:14am PT
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Finally, moving along to what I would consider the main event of any trad climber's first visit to the Boulder area.
An introduction to Eldorado Canyon !!!
Sadly, Brass Nuts was unavailable to guide a tour up the Naked Edge.
Spyork & I defaulted to, ahem, the next best thing … a perfunctory romp up Calypso on the Wind Tower:
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 25, 2011 - 11:18am PT
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Eating, drinking, climbing, (sex?), Boulder sounds like Shangri La- why did I leave?
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 11:20am PT
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*Angle slightly adjusted to allow the reader a taste of experience somewhat similar to the author's:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 11:33am PT
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Beginning the second pitch:
And entering the seldom visited, rarefied heights above the walkoff ledge on pitch three ...
Read: sometimes loose, a bit of lichen here and there, ample room for wandering and moderate creativity:
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