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speelyei
Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
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@ Gregory Crouch:
Nope, Oregon! That board must've migrated north and showed up dinged, yellowed, and under $100 at a shop. Gave it some new glass and a new look. Got some good rides on that board, hope it's in better hands now.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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O Man,
funny, your Halfstep story was very familiar to me. Turns out you'd posted it before- it's buried back in the 500s.
Your stories, updates, and photos are much appreciated. drljefe, I was afraid of that but I posted it any way needing to share some climbing. Somethings that happened this week have me very introspective lately mainly the passing of Mark Hesse.
Dude I am sorry that you're feeling ill. I hope you're better soon.
Thanks again for yet another great post!
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Sonora
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From a trip over the holidays to Baja:
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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¿Punta Camalu?
Was the road f*#ked up at Salsipuedes yet?
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Sonora
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If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya! It is deep south of El Rosario.
When we drove past Salsipuedes, the road was just starting to fail. There was a 1-2' scarp you had to drive over and then up again. The Mexican transit folks were trying to pave over the whole mess. The entire thing collapsed a few days later:
http://www.sandiego6.com/story/toll-road-collapses-in-tijuana-ensenada-20131229
To drive back we had to cut inland on the non-toll road. I had never been this way before and I may take it in the future...
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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You may HAVE to drive that way!
bust out more pics!
Edit
Bottom of the page Buttons shot
So sick.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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^^^^^^^Makaha.
Saying Mahaha to a local there might get you punched in the face.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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QuSaying Mahaha to a local there might get you punched in the face. ote Here brotherbbock, That was a typo and I corrected it as soon as I noticed it. before I read your post.
I assure you that I have a very deep respect for Hawaiian culture.
Your point is taken and I apologize to any and all that might have been offended in this matter.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Saying nothing at all might get you punched in the face over there.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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nice post jefe. i also enjoy your additions to this thread. this winter has turned out pretty good since the crap fall we had. Have done a few "missions" and conditions have been stellar. went to santa cruz last swell and the lane and pleasure point were on. have to download a few pics. also thanks o-man for all your great stuff. never know you might see me in your backyard.... heh heh heh edit : eastside tube time got to get it while you can....pray for snow
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Right on ESU.
We'll hook up eventually brother.
Maybe here...
Or
Maybe here
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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the Ranch? ^^^^
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Dar-Dar, it's probably Mexico, but yeah it does look like the Ranch. From my memories of it in the late Sixties. The railroad track runs right through the Ranch just like that too and are visible from Governments, Perkos, not sure what happens much south of there.
Jefe always loves dropping these things like this, leaving quandaries and kerfuffle. It is fun. Makes him the big master.
Yeah; it really looks like The Ranch. What a superb piece of coast that is. I will never forget it.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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It's this mysto spot Kerfuffles Rights. ;-)
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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I've always been way into the histories of both climbing and surfing, and their many parallels.
My favorite era for both was the 70s.
The casts of characters, the advancements in gear and performance, the style factor, and the lifestyles and subculture.
The parallels are many!
These guys were pushing limits at spots like Pipeline with effortless style, tripping on acid.
Trips were funded and companies started with profits from hash and herb brought back from far off places like Indonesia(or Tuolumne).
The bolt logo on Lightning Bolt surfboards was taken directly from the stamps that could be found on afghani hash. I've been told that some of the major surf wear companies still around today got their start the same way.
I think a lot of the same stuff was going down in Yosemite during this time too. The best in the world were Americans and they were loaded.
Pretty amazing time in general and especially in the worlds of climbing and surfing.
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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The stories of those who push the limits and make it are always attractive.
For balance? I remember a hard interview from a way talented kid in the movie below.
http://viooz.co/movies/6540-dogtown-and-z-boys-2001.html
Jefe, not pointing fingers. If I remember, you lost a friend somewhere north of old mans.
I remember a friend who used to talk about his cousin's surfing. Relatively, they were riding overhead waves. Kids in the heavy heavies can get rough.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jim, I think I smell what you're cookin'.
Drug use has been prevalent in these subcultures, especially back in the 70s (I guess, I was playing with Evel Kinevel toys at the time).
Psychedelics and ganja are one thing, performance enhancing maybe- Think "Free your mind and your ass will follow".
Unfortunately there's a dark side to our subcultures too, with those who cross the line of recreational use into addictions with the hard stuff.
In surfing the cautionary tales are many, spanning every era.
And yes, I did lose a friend, a loved one, to heroin.
There are posts about Travis back in this thread.
He was my favorite surfer, so talented, and he ended up sleeping in the bathroom at Salt Creek and stealing sh#t to feed his addiction before he OD'd.
I'm definitely not advocating or glorifying drug use but there is something romantic about those guys surfing Pipe in the moonlight with some sunshine, Orange Sunshine.
From Litmus.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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