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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 18, 2011 - 12:35am PT
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This was a great gathering of great climbers; but I was not being very diligent as a photographer. Hopefully others will contribute.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sep 18, 2011 - 12:38am PT
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Best Wishes to Jeff! Sorry I had to be working this weekend!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 18, 2011 - 12:48am PT
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Man I wanted to be there.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 18, 2011 - 01:14am PT
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Sorry I missed it--HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEFF!!!!
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Sep 18, 2011 - 01:42am PT
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Jello, Happy Birthday!!!!!
I hope you had a very sweet day.
Prost..
Salud..
Campai..
Cheers..
L'Chaim..
Saludos..
Skal..
Chin chin..
Mazel tov..
xo
nita..
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 18, 2011 - 01:52am PT
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hey there say, jeff.... couldn't travel... but my cheers are there for you...
happy birthday!
have fun, with everyone...
:)
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Sep 18, 2011 - 01:53am PT
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Cheers Jeff.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Sep 18, 2011 - 06:26am PT
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jeff you have a lot to celebrate.
to know of men like yourself
sheds, for me, warm candlelight upon the often dark
mystery of life.
take care.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Sep 18, 2011 - 10:00am PT
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Super Happy Birthday Jeff!!
You are an inspiration to generations of climbers.
Always friendly to us all.
I don't think I've ever seen negativity from you.
We are all looking forward to Metanoia.
Sure wish I could've been there!
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Anastasia
climber
I'm simply missing my mama.
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Sep 18, 2011 - 01:42pm PT
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Happy Birthday to the lovely handsome Jeff. :) Hugs from Bill and I!!!
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go-B
climber
Sozo
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Sep 18, 2011 - 03:35pm PT
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Happy Birthday-JEFA!
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Nohea
Trad climber
Living Outside the Statist Quo
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Sep 18, 2011 - 04:55pm PT
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What a great reason to gather, Happy B'day Jeff!
Aloha,
will
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 18, 2011 - 07:32pm PT
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EDIT:
Great photo in the middle, the Lowe Bros, Mike Jeff and Greg, with a pink shirted Paul Sibley in the middle and Weiss on the right.
There were a lot of taco heads there. (There were even two that I had flame wars with years ago. I ended up riding the gondola down next to one, and he wanted to pat me down first. LOL)
Snowbasin looks like a great ski area. I never knew!
It was fun introducing Mike Weiss to Steve. Mike and Jeff put up Moonlight Buttress more than 40 years ago and Steve, in his thirties, has done the route repeatedly.
But it went the other way too. I had never heard from Jim McCarthy about how one of my heroes, Lionel Terray, was a slob who never bathed.
I also heard the backstory to the Gary Hemming demise from a principle in the event.
But where was Donini???
He was supposed to sign something.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2011 - 09:07pm PT
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the morning after
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2011 - 09:14pm PT
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aerial filming with Jeff and Connie
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N0_ONE
Social climber
Utah
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:49pm PT
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What an honer for me! Thanks Jeff for the invite! Brittney and I had a great time. It was way cool to get to know Anastasia some more and to meet Mimi and Steve and to enjoy their company for dinner. As always Ron it was good to see you! So many faces I've been seeing and reading about over the years were in the house! And a private night time gondola ride down the mountain with the most beautiful woman at the party!!! Thanks Jeff!!! I owe you one....or two!!!
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Sep 20, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
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Thanks to all of you for the kind words and good wishes. It has been busy since the party. Connie and I have been working with Tom and Chelsea doing an aerial shoot of the old climbs along the Wasatch Front, From Willard Spires in the north to Lone Peak Cirque in the south. We have another day or so of filming here.
Connie really out did herself with the party. I was never too keen on a big party until I realized I could use the opportunity to thank all the family and friends that have made my life such a full one. The party was amazing for the incredible people it brought together.
I also want to thank the Taco Tribe for being the supportive, kind and sometimes cantankerous crowd it is. I love all of you.
Cheers, Jello
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Sep 20, 2011 - 11:26pm PT
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Well Jello...
Whoot! Good to have you posting to the Taco.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2011 - 01:19pm PT
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we've been flying every day this week, Wasatch Range, Tetons, Wind Rivers, City of Rocks, Sawtooths...
sorry...too busy with flying and HDV camera to catch stills of Warbonnet and Elephant's Perch
Edit: I had forgotten how much I loved the Idaho Sawtooths Range. Perhaps I never should have met climbers from California...
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Sep 24, 2011 - 01:44pm PT
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The Taco campfire at Facelift blazed brighter with tales retold of your birthday, Jeff.
Smiles and laughter...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 24, 2011 - 03:08pm PT
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Jeff's birthday party was amazing!
We were also honored to be there. Snowbasin Needles Lodge is a magical mountain environment and all you need is a ride...
And a friend...
And the Man of Honor...
And away we go...
More photos would have been nice but I was lost in conversation with many of the estimable guests! Too many decades between meetings these days so a gathering like this one is really special!
As Jeff talked about his adventures the realization hit me that he has taken a proud and commanding role in every meaningful revolution in modern climbing; clean climbing, the ice revolution and light and fast superalpinism.
Jeff on Ama Dablam! Tom Frost photo.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 24, 2011 - 03:14pm PT
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Is Jeff hammering a Warthog into a rock crack?
My caption for Tom's first photo today would be;
"Do you think we can manage not to hit that?"
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sep 24, 2011 - 05:21pm PT
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I am sorry that I had to travel for work, and missed the party.
Tom: one note on your two aerial photos of the Sawtooth Range. First photo captioned Redfish Lake: is of Alturas Lake. Photo captioned Sawtooth Range, has Redfish Lake in it.
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Sep 24, 2011 - 09:03pm PT
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Sounds as though everyone had a good time, and I certainly
wish Jeff a great birthday. He knows he has lots of friends.
I had planned to be there but wasn't feeling well. I have my
ups and downs. My daughter too was mad at me, because I
was going to visit her as well and couldn't.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 25, 2011 - 02:04am PT
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Ron, yesterday after a few passes through the Sawtooths, Chelsea had enough and was glad to have me fly it out of the range
at first Chelsea wasn't willing to fly the Wind Rivers today, so i gave a small demonstration of the airplane's capabilities with a couple of passes by Mt Temple. After that Chelsea was very happy to take over the controls again and let me resume my role as cameraman
we spent several hours flying circles around the southern Wind Rivers; filming Mt Temple Surprise Wall, East Temple, North Tower of Haystack Mtn., and Cirque of the Towers with Warbonnet Black Elk, and Feather Buttress, and Warrior I North Face, Wolf's Head, and Pingora
tomorrow we go to Wheeler Peak in Nevada, Capital Reef and Zion
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 25, 2011 - 09:13pm PT
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drlin
Trad climber
planet earth
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Sep 27, 2011 - 01:57pm PT
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Happy Birthday, and Many More.
Virginia
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 27, 2011 - 08:24pm PT
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A BIG THANK YOU to Connie Self and everyone that contributed to this wonderful birthday party!
Snowbasin Resort provided the Needles Lodge, Petzl the wine and a mystery donor the delicious food that we all enjoyed. Thanks for supporting the event!
On Sunday morning Connie broke out a large tin of chocolate covered fortune cookies that somehow slid under the radar. Two keepers!
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 28, 2011 - 01:08am PT
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when we were filming the range at low altitude a few days ago there was a big forest fire between Mt Temple and Big Sandy Meadow with the smoke blowing up into the northern part of the range and the fringe of the
southern part of the range
flight home today:
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Sep 28, 2011 - 05:10am PT
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Missed this - Jeff, looks like you had a great birthday...happy happy!
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Polar Bear
Mountain climber
Moraga, California
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Sep 30, 2011 - 04:04am PT
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Hi Jeff, Happy Birthday from fellow 1969 Tahoe College student. Spent my September 18th Birthday near the summit of Rodgers Peak in the SIERRA. Best Wishes, Steve Thaw, Moraga, California
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RDB
Social climber
wa
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Sep 30, 2011 - 11:57am PT
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Happy Birthday Jeff!
Fun party and thank God for name tags :)
Having spent little time in Utah the ridge line hike above the lodge was pretty spectacular.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Love to come back and visit when the snow fills the basin!
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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Sep 13, 2016 - 08:47pm PT
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Best thread I could find for a birthday bump to honor the living legend and a fine fellow.
Happy Birthday, Jello!!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sep 13, 2016 - 08:49pm PT
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Best wishes to Jello for a very happy birthday.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Sep 13, 2016 - 09:00pm PT
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Hey.. Jeff..
Happy Birth day to you!..
Hope you enjoyed your birthday today with lots of love from friends and family..
Cheers..
xo
Nita..
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Sep 13, 2016 - 09:03pm PT
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Happy Birthday Jeff iiii
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Sep 13, 2016 - 09:12pm PT
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Happy birthday Jeff!
Paul Teare
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 13, 2016 - 09:14pm PT
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I hope you had a grand birthday Jeff!
Great seeing you at Sibleyfest even if briefly. What a fun gathering that was!
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Sep 13, 2016 - 09:19pm PT
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Happy Birthday Mr. Jeff Lowe:D
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 14, 2016 - 08:18am PT
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A belated happy birthday, Jeff!
Hope it was a great one!
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