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perswig
climber
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This place never fails to surprise and impress me.
Dale
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go-B
climber
Habakkuk 3:19 Sozo
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Cheers to Richard and Mark!
Steve you have always been a friend and hero of mine and even more so now!
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Walla Walla, WA
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Steve, as I told you when we talked on the phone, I'm deeply touched.
I know something of what your phone call, and now this, must have cost you, and I take a knee before you and honor you as a fellow warrior of the spirit. Well done; you have indeed rolled back the clock, my friend. Thank you.
May you be blessed and at peace,
Richard
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Brian
climber
California
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I'm sure that fessing up was hard--really, really hard. But I'm sure you're feeling better having done so. I know from experience.
Kudos to you for coming clean. And kudos to Mark and Richard for being forgiving.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2011 - 09:24pm PT
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Thank you Richard Jensen, steve
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Heavy sh#t man . . . no pun intended. What a crucial step forward you have taken to heal this blemish on your soul. It takes a real man to admit his mistakes and apologize to those he has slighted.
Good luck going forward with your healing process.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Wow, Steve! Am very impressed with your 'fessing up and apology. Good on you!
And Richard, too, for being gracious and forgiving.
I'd love to see a TR on the Taco someday of you two (or 3) climbing together after all of this!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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It takes guts to own up to a mistake, good work! I bet that's a weight off your chest.
Forgive yourself, we all make mistakes.
I'm not surprised the WoS guys accepted your apology gracefully. They seem like good guys.
Good work with a private then public apology. A silver lining may be if other climbers read this they may learn something about jumping to conclusions. I thought it was big of Royal to discuss his thoughts around the chopping on the WOEML, and help people understand the ethics of the FA are a tough subject and you really need to be careful.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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bet it was pretty tough pickin up the phone for that call.
tough thing to do in print.
good on ya
personally, i hope this doesn't put pressure on the rest of us to publicly confess all the bad stuff we did while young and drunk in camp 4.
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seneca
climber
jamais, jamais pays
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Style and Grace
Bob
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Social climber
Tujunga CA.
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Hey wait a minuite I always thought Russel cranked the steamer.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Wow, who would've guessed?
Young people often make mistakes, it is part of growing up.
Taking responsibility for those mistakes takes both courage and maturity.
Good for you.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Shipoopoi,
Thank you for restoring a large quantity of my faith in humanity.
You make me very proud to say, we are climbers.
You sir, are truly a man.
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burntheman
Trad climber
slt
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More praise for Richard and Mark. They endured some major challenges outside of their once repeated route. And they took the high road the whole way. Amazing character.
And a fitting end to a Hollywood type script.. Thanks for telling your story Steve.
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MH2
climber
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Big sigh of relief.
No irony intended.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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This reflects positively on al of of you. Except Mimi.
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micronut
Trad climber
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That was a big step man. We've never met, but I hope your courage and humility, years and years in the making, serve as an inspiration to others. Asking for forgiveness is one of the great duties in life.......many go through life never doing it. i hope it and the relationship with the men involved brings you some peace.
I also hope that this act serves to change the minds of dudes who did a whole lot of unneccessary hating on Richard and Mark. I hope they realize how lame this thing had gotten. Thanks for doing the right thing.
Yall should go do a wall together. We'll be waiting for the TR.
Scott
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ClimbingOn
Trad climber
NY
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Good read, and thanks for closing that chapter.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Thanks Steve, for sharing that. And good job! That took courage. And thank you Mark and Richard for having the decency to accept his apology.
Kudos..
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Pretty amazing. The taco stand is really something else.
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