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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Aug 17, 2011 - 02:03pm PT
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It was called "Waverly House" and I believe that Elliott Robinson lived there too. The crack machine out back had a variable-width function too. Think Mary M. had a slide show there once of her trip through Colorado and Wyoming. Certainly, a gathering, a bonding spot when I lived in Palo Alto a few blocks away.
Those were the good old days!
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Michelle
Social climber
SH60091
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Aug 17, 2011 - 02:37pm PT
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maybe I'll go on a bike ride today..
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Aug 17, 2011 - 04:51pm PT
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Yes, Phyl, that writeup was something I made. Probably best not to post it.
One of my friends ran into Charlie Schreck at Castle Rock a few weeks ago!
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E Robinson
climber
Salinas, CA
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Aug 18, 2011 - 12:36am PT
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Brian -
Great reading your post, though wish it was in-person. I miss the history lessons on long drives. Too many great memories.
Seven laps on torture chamber sounds genuinely tortuous...damn...just reading about that and the laps on the staircase makes my forearms hurt...wish I could de-pump like the old days just to better imagine those laps.
So what's this about injuries...I'm just starting to climb again and need someone to remind me to think about whether or not I'd follow my path through the brush if I were someone else :-) Seriously though, if you ever have a hankering for a trip a little to the south, give a holler...I still think I have the best home buildering set-up around...modeled on distant memories of Stanford and Tuolumne...all hand splotched on Rapid Set Mortar Mix for 35' off traversing. (Though I do have a bias about its awesomeness.)
E
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wayne burleson
climber
Amherst, MA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 19, 2011 - 04:48pm PT
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Great to see so many old friends coming out of the stonework.
Brian, wonderful post! I'd like to hear more about Jim Collins.
Is it the same Jim Collins that writes the Business books?
And Roger, what a piece of work he was..
And yes, it is stretch to complain about climber chalk compared
to sand-blasting. I knew those holds felt different...
Phyl, I love the image of the "scruffy spider conga line"...
This was all after my time... I'd forgot all about Joe S.
What a character! and a double-E to boot...
And I can provide a bit of background on the "Waverly House".
I found a room in that house on a Stanford bulletin board in summer
of 1983. There was a lot of turnover including many climbers.
There was a shed in the back with no heat that Bill Myers lived
in for a while. We had several crack machines including one
that Elliott built that protruded at least 10 feet above the
roof. It was cool to be hand-jamming up into the dark night sky
with nothing around you. Then he adjusted it down to an awful
1 1/8" size that was desperate. Our landlord was a Mr. Kim who
had bought the place for his son when he was a Stanford student.
Mr. Kim did the absolute minimum to keep up the place which was
fine with us. I remember when he paved the front yard to cut
down on landscaping costs.. And yes, Mary M. spent time there too...
Tim Lockhardt re-built the engine of my van in the driveway.
We had a heavy-bag in the back as well.
There were numerous climbers who passed through the place.
I recall nights when we would wander around downtown Palo Alto
climbing on various buildings. There was a really good handcrack
on a bank, which of course, led to problems...
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M3
Social climber
so cal
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Greetings, Wayne, Bruce, Elliot, Bob, Brian, Phyl and all the friends of Waverly House.
Standford Buildering was a special time. Not good with words after so many years. Here is what I remember. more photos on my photo page.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Cool, Mar. Thanks for sharing your photos from back in the day!
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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M3, just sent you a PM thru supertopo mail. Let me know here if you don't see it.
If you are who I think you are I have a great photo of me, you and Clint on top of Phoebus and Demos - which I will not post!!!
xo Phyl
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M3
Social climber
So Cal
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Hi Phyl:
Got it! Just sent you a reply. I just go by Mar now a days. Would love to see your photos! I'm still digging out my slides and scanning. Hoping to find more!
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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"Murcy mentions that it is sandstone...
Any idea of the origin of the stone?
Haven't seen anything like it in Cali..."
I've heard it rumored that the sandstone on the walls at Stanford U. was quarried up at Rattle Snake Rocks up along Sandhill Road adjacent to the Linear Accelerator. Rattle Snake Rocks used to be a local climbing venue, but were closed to climbing and all general public access when the accelerator went into operation. There are some good cracks at Rattle Snake Rocks if I recall. Lots of climbing classes used to be taught there.
Can anyone confirm this?
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E Robinson
climber
Salinas, CA
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Nov 14, 2013 - 01:38am PT
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Hey Mar, nice to catch your post and go through the pics. fun times.
E
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Feb 25, 2014 - 09:35pm PT
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Just had a chance to look at some old scanned slides and found these two denizons of the Stanford bouldering scene.
Bruce you still look exactly the same!
Shoot, the silverlight thing is happening again. It usually fixes itself if I wait a day.
to be continued...
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 25, 2014 - 10:47pm PT
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A few more of Elliott's photos, from another thread:
unknown#1 on doorway - white pants, unknown#2 purple shirt, Bob Palais, Bill Myers, Wendy Hawthorne behind Scott, Scott Cosgrove
Elliott at Durand
Coz
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Feb 26, 2014 - 04:58pm PT
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 26, 2014 - 05:46pm PT
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Cool, Phyl.
That last photo is not the Art Building - it is the Torture Chamber.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 26, 2014 - 05:51pm PT
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Here are all of Mar's photos:
N.B. it is not Bob Palais in the black shorts. Not sure who it is.
Great photos, Mar.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 26, 2014 - 08:44pm PT
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Great thread!
Looks like a few of those characters had some fun at Frost ;-)
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E Robinson
climber
Salinas, CA
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Feb 26, 2014 - 11:42pm PT
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Nice seeing a photo of Charlie Schreck
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 01:51am PT
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I think Charlie moved away from the SF Bay area at some point.
In 2011, one of my friends ran into him at Castle Rock.
I don't know if he had moved back, or was just visiting.
I first met Charlie in the Bugaboos in August 1981.
His partner Perry Norris had a shoulder dislocation problem, but Charlie wanted to do the Beckey-Chouinard.
I was there with a bunch of friends from school, so Charlie grabbed one of them (Ethan Goldings) who was somewhat inexperienced, but was strong and ready for action.
They flew up the route, no problem!
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