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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 6, 2012 - 02:25am PT
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I just received Warren Harding's photo collection. Thought I would share. Here are three of the photos I scanned from one of his slide show carousels. Just getting started.
Ken
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Outstanding, Ken! That teaser you gave us just whets my appetite. I look forward to more.
John
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2012 - 02:29am PT
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That is what I say Ron. Been trying to get these for nearly 2 years. Got them today.
Ken
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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fabulous find Ken!
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BMcC
Trad climber
Livermore
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Excellent teasers - looking forward to seeing more of your scans of Harding's pics!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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So cool. We could always use more pictures of W Harding!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2012 - 03:01am PT
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Una mas or un autre.
Most of you know where these are from.
Ken
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Nice Ken. Thx for sharing. Maybe you could do a short show at the Facelift on one of the nights. That would be cool to see'm up on the big screen.
EDIT:
OPPPS- or maybe you could delegate that chore. I forgot how busy you get that week.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Keep them coming!
TFPU
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Congrats Ken, both for the Harding picture score and for the good work. Thanks again!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oh boy@!!!!!!
More, the crowd shouted, MORE!!!!!!
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Awesome!!!
Nearly finished reading Steve Roper's "Camp 4", so it's ultra-cool to be able to see pictures of the man in action.
Thanks, Ken!!!
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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WH is my Hero..
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Oh Yeah Baby!!
I can smell the granite dust and wine from here!
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Love it. Thanks for sharing
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Great stuff! Keep'em coming.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Wow! You now hold in trust a treasure of climbing history. Dunno if the family has expressed any wishes on it's use or dissemination. If they have seems it would be good to follow.
Other than that I am sure we are all looking forward to seeing what ya got! (and any info on each photo that you have)
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Dos XX
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Wow! indeed.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Very nice. Those appear to be pretty good quality and in pretty good shape. Are most of them like that?
More please.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Way to persevere in getting the collection. Batso would approve!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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WhoooWeee!!
Dang if that ain't some regulous picmonous.
And to think, Triple Crown meant something completely different on those walls.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2012 - 07:31pm PT
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Some more scans that I did today.
Can anyone verify if this is Wino Tower? Could be the summit I suppose. I remember Warren mentioning that Christian Brothers was his best sponsor of the climb. I flipped the picture horizontally as I realized the labels were mirrored.
P.S. It turns out that Park Rat is correct and that is not Admiral Batso but Admiral Basil.
Ken
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Admiral Batso?
No way!!! Too friggin' cool this is.
And look at that tipped-out bong!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Social climber
Retired in Appalachia
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Thanks for the pics.
Looks like your slide scanner leaves a lot to be desired. What are you using?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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The "Wino Tower" shot seems unlikely. Lots of fresh fruit it it, artful arrangement of rocks... Maybe at the top, or perhaps somewhere else entirely?
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Thanks for sharing these! looking forward to more!
scott
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Whoooowhoo, Thanks for sharing Ken, A fun evening is a foot.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Awesome. Great stuff and couldn't be in better hands.
Many treasures are coming, I sense. Wino Tower and that rocket car are up there so far. Oh, and the Admiral of course!
TFPU!
Eric
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Admiral Batso?
Well yes and no.
As we all know this history thing is like dominos and once they kick off it is impossible to stop them. The connections are endless.
The shot of Harding as the Admiral is on the yacht Bimi, which belonged to Basil who was the father of Beryl who was Hardings squeeze at the time and in reality for quite some time. Now Basil is the great grandson of Nathaniel Bowditch, rightly so considered the father of navigation. I would imagine this photo is taken during the Master Mariner Race on SF Bay. That is Basil's hat and he was the only person I have ever knew that could out-consume Harding when it came to alcohol.
For a little more history, here is a little write up I did a while back on the boat, the people and the times. Ah, thems was good days!
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=817048&msg=1231925#msg1231925
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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OK this is gonna be one of the greatest ST threads ever.
Obviously
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2012 - 11:48pm PT
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Guido, I was waiting for you to kick in. I need your help I.D.ing some folks.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 8, 2012 - 06:09pm PT
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Hope you like them.
Ken
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Wow-so excellent!!!!! Love this thread-DIG IT!!!!!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Sweet KEn!
We are assured MANY more WH treasures in the future.
Enough to keep the climbing world at bay!
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Wow Ken,
Ya got me droolin, looking forward to seeing more.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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I could not resist playing with this photo.
It still does not look like him, to my mind.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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awesome
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Park Rat you could be correct as it may well be the true Admiral, Basil Knauth, but it does look somewhat like Warren.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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I thought this thread was going to be about soccer or some other silly team sport. Quite the opposite. Glad I clicked, thank you for the awesome photos!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2012 - 03:15pm PT
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Park Rat is indeed correct. Good eye. Sorry about the confusion. Mary Lou Long has confirmed that the picture is of Admiral Basil Beryl Knauth's father. It is RUMORED that Basil once fired a canon at the Coast Guard. Can anyone confirm this? Guido? BooDawg? Anyone else? Basil was also said to be one of the few people that could drink Warren under the table.
Here is a picture of the real Batso and Beryl that was used in his book Downward Bound.
Ken
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 12, 2012 - 03:32pm PT
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Ken-Spoke with Harper who had a zillion miles on Bimi and he thinks it is Basil. About the cannon shot will have ask Harper but the possibility of a "shot across the bow" by either party would not be a surprise.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2012 - 04:33pm PT
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Thanks Guido,
The more I hear about Basil the more I wish I had met him.
Here's another Warren photo taken well before he met Beryl.
Ken
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Jun 12, 2012 - 04:53pm PT
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This is so cool, thanks for posting these. Love seeing old Batso pics.
Edit: He looks like Bono in that last one with Beasto.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2012 - 04:29pm PT
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Cool shot.
Ken
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John M
climber
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Jun 14, 2012 - 04:36pm PT
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OK this is gonna be one of the greatest ST threads ever.
Bingo.. Thanks Ken! And thank you whoever sent along Warren's photos. Great stuff.
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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Jun 14, 2012 - 04:38pm PT
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Thanks for sharing...WH was hard to the core...
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Jun 14, 2012 - 04:51pm PT
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Jun 14, 2012 - 04:58pm PT
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So is that some kind of winch set up for hauling the cart?
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 05:09pm PT
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labrat. They used a capstan to haul up the cart. Must have been heavy.
Here is another photo of Warren.
Ken
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jun 15, 2012 - 05:48pm PT
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Geez, Ken - quit hangin' out at the bridge and sit down with yer scanner!
Pouring myself a Christian Brothers cab and awaiting the next scan and uploading.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 15, 2012 - 05:57pm PT
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I can't tell who's scarier looking.....the bat, the beast or Basil.
Didn't Dolt's daughter start a thread here a while ago? I believe she hadn't heard of the Dolt Cart. Someone email her to come here to see the Dolt cart pics.
Never mind that, I've just sent her a message. D'oh
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 15, 2012 - 06:01pm PT
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Summit photo top left is von Derryberry, Bev, and Blind Glen Denny.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jun 15, 2012 - 06:54pm PT
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WOOHOO!!!!! The Dolt Cart in action! Awesome beyond cool. :D
TFPU, Ken!!!!!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 08:04pm PT
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Here is another.Wayne Merry, Rich Calderwood, and Warren Harding at the start of the fixed ropes during the first ascent of the Nose of El Capitan.
Ken
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jun 15, 2012 - 08:38pm PT
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Wow...so much history in four corners.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 09:42pm PT
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Anyone know where this is? I do not recognize it.
Thanks,
Ken
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 15, 2012 - 09:47pm PT
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Firefall Wall?
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Jun 15, 2012 - 09:54pm PT
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Ken, have seen that pic before in a book/magazine and I think it may be reversed. Could that be? I will do some investigating in my library.
First guess is SFHD but reversed image.
Either way, after a respite from ST I come back and this is the first thread I clicked on. This will be a classic thread! Congratulations Ken!!!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 09:54pm PT
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Guido, That would be my guess too. I think you are right. The climbing looks better than advertised. Perhaps another?
ken
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Jun 15, 2012 - 09:56pm PT
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That one must be Firefall Wall.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 09:57pm PT
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Warren was left handed so I am pretty sure it is right Simon.
Ken
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Jun 15, 2012 - 10:12pm PT
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While I have not found the image I wanted I found another on page 127 of Downward Bound of Warren on the Great Arch of SFHD and he has the same clothing on and a similar rack. I realize that is not good enough since white pants were common by that time.
I have checked Ascent and AAJ but no luck yet. I KNOW I have seen that image in print!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 15, 2012 - 10:15pm PT
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Ken
I rapped off Glacier Point when they were getting towards the top and shot some photos but lordy oh lordy, I have no idea where those photos are at this point in time.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 10:26pm PT
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Guido, you are probably at that point in life, as I am, where you could hide your own Easter eggs. Some more photos.
Ken
p.s. Simon, Did you ever see any of his shows? Could be why they are familiar.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Jun 15, 2012 - 10:35pm PT
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FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That picture of Warren leaning away from his pin was taken by Galen Rowell on the FA of Kalona Rock in Hetch Hetchy. The pic is plate 65 in the 1972 AAJ and is captioned" Warren Harding on a ceiling on the North Face of Kalona Rock."
The route was done Memorial Day weekend in 1971 by Harding and Rowell and they rated it V, F9, A3. 1,800 feet, 16 pitches with more than 50% of them free.
I KNEW I had seen that image before!!!
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Jun 15, 2012 - 10:44pm PT
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Another image taken (it appears 20-30' lower down) of Warren on Kalona Rock in Hetch Hetchy.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2012 - 11:11pm PT
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Good job Simon tracking it down. I remember that article especially the picture of them looking miserable in the snow. Here's your reward.
Enjoy,
Ken
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jun 15, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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Great photos!
Deserves to be #1 on ST for a long while!
Keep posting and we will keep bumping!
Thank you for the scanning and posting!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2012 - 12:01pm PT
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Morning bump.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2012 - 01:06pm PT
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One more. Going to be gone for a few days. I will post more when I return.Ken
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Jun 17, 2012 - 10:17pm PT
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Bump. Because it's HARDING and this man was tougher than a dozen sport climbers put together!
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 17, 2012 - 10:36pm PT
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EXCELLENT THREAD, Ken! Thanks so much for posting these pics!
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go-B
climber
Habakkuk 3:19 Sozo
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Jun 17, 2012 - 10:43pm PT
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SWEET!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 18, 2012 - 01:15am PT
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Warren was so photogenic.
Good of you to let us see these rare shots. Thanks a million.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2012 - 12:45pm PT
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Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2012 - 10:57am PT
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Anyone recognize this climb?
Ken
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Social climber
Retired in Appalachia
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Jun 19, 2012 - 12:28pm PT
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When do we get to start ordering prints?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 19, 2012 - 12:29pm PT
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Don't recognize the climb, but it appears to be Warren freeclimbing...whoa, RARE!
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oldcragster
Gym climber
WA
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Jun 19, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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Ken - thanks for the effort... nice images of Warren. The photo you posted on the 15th, with Warren (haul bag behind him) looks like it was taken at boulders at Lover's Leap....north boulder..east side..if memory serves me?? He has other pictures in his book also from those boulders. GD
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 19, 2012 - 03:46pm PT
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In case you weren't sure, this one is the South Face of Half Dome also.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 19, 2012 - 04:00pm PT
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Looks like the Bat's dancing on the Lost Arrow, IMO. See the direction of the light/shadow? Combined with the vague shape of the North Rimmage on the "skyline" and the "Village" below. Possibly the LA Direct. It's only one of many possible locations. Check the height in relation to the rim, too. A real puzzle. Cool. The charisma of WH...
Check the "sinister" hammer, too. It doesn't look like a Chouinard, so that might be a clue. I certainly don't remember seeing Warren's hammers, so someone older than I will have to suss it out. :)
Again, Ken, a blast of past.
TY. Big-time.
edit--I looked at the hammer with a big lens--very poss. a Chouinard, but Steve's the hammer thread man.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 19, 2012 - 04:11pm PT
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I don't think he is free climbing - his right foot appears to be in an aider, and you can see the shadow of the aider as well. And a dark left aider that his left foot is not in at the moment.
As Brian said, it might be near the top of Lost Arrow Spire.
If you belayed halfway up the last pitch in the topo, you might get this view.
The background does line up fairly well with the Silver Platter, judging from a summit shot I have.
[Edit:]vvvv see klaus' definite ID below - this agrees with the lower angle to the background.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Jun 20, 2012 - 06:08am PT
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From wiki on HARDING
1968 West Face or Direct Route (NCCS VI F8 A3), Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, CA, with Pat Callis.
This fits the time line. This climb was just before Warren was it by the pickup. The last time he was totally physically fit, after the accident, he was never completely out of pain when he climbed.
I wrote thread on lost arrow camp out. Which may or may not have happened after this climb was completed. Chuckle
Warren Harding and The Lost Arrow
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1071324/Warren_Harding_and_The_Lost_Arrow
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:36am PT
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I wrote thread on lost arrow camp out. Which may or may not have happened after this climb was completed. Chuckle
I liked that story Suzie!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 20, 2012 - 01:39pm PT
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Morning photo.
Ken
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:44pm PT
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Yawn. I mean Wow Whatever Snore...
No free-soloing shot? :)
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:47pm PT
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well done ken, keep them coming.
thanks,
j
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 03:47pm PT
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Probably obvious this is moving between the end of Sickle and the corner that goes to the Dolt Hole.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 20, 2012 - 08:41pm PT
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Not sure of the story behind this one. Perhaps someone can fill us in. Some funny stuff.
Ken
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 20, 2012 - 09:19pm PT
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CLASSIC stuff Ken, PLEASE keep posting up, this stuff is priceless and never before seen by most of us here. Really enjoy seeing this collection. Many Thanks!
Peace
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2012 - 11:33am PT
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Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2012 - 11:58am PT
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I like this one a lot.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2012 - 12:40pm PT
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Two more and that will be it for several days.
Now off to the East Side. Yahoo!
Ken
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jun 21, 2012 - 05:26pm PT
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Ken, you have NO IDEA how cool that last picture is from this kid's perspective, on so many levels...wow...just when you think you're too old to feel cartwheel-excited.
Edit: Upstream there was a suggestion about prints - could be a nice evergreen fundraising source for YCA/Climbing Museum...
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Jun 21, 2012 - 06:07pm PT
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Ken, I have to chime in here. WOW what a score. There is a guy named George who lives in Strawberry that has a bunch of Hardings old pics too. Unless these are them.
Thanks for sharing these with us. I am sure you have a lot on your plate so I really appreciate it. Would love to see more when you get a chance.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2012 - 12:59pm PT
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Posted from the Loony Bean.
Enjoy,
Ken
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 22, 2012 - 03:58pm PT
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Aw, dang it. Maybe the Rowell shot's in Hetchy? More mystery.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 22, 2012 - 09:09pm PT
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I LOVE that last pic of Warren, Dolt, and Powell! Never saw Dolt with fuzz on his face! Makes him looks so much OLDER than the dude that I knew years later!
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tom Carter
Social climber
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Jun 22, 2012 - 10:28pm PT
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Thanks Ken!!!!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 22, 2012 - 10:29pm PT
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To name them we do him a favor
At a loss is curator Yager
Said Harding to Dolt
Let's put in a bolt
And head to Camp 4 for a kegger
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 22, 2012 - 11:06pm PT
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The smile of youthful Mark Powell
Is akin to the grin of young Rowell
The fuzz on his chin
Lends some age to Dolt’s grin
But Warren wears almost a scowl!
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jun 23, 2012 - 11:13pm PT
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Some climbers once flirted 'bout the Nose
Their leaden packs, their greatest of foes
They cooked up a cart
Less pract'cal than art
And the rest, well you know how it goes!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2012 - 01:08am PT
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Awesome retort Audrey! Can't wait to meet you.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2012 - 10:45am PT
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These three are related.
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Ken
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 24, 2012 - 10:53am PT
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Ya think?
They may be old but it never gets old.
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Jun 24, 2012 - 11:30am PT
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Izat Beasto and Warren's mom in that last one?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 24, 2012 - 11:31am PT
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Love that last shot of Beasto and Warren's mom! Would love to see Momma's thought baloon...LOL
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2012 - 11:32am PT
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Yes it is. Good eye.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2012 - 11:40am PT
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Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2012 - 12:03pm PT
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Time for a little humor.
Ken
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ec
climber
ca
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Jun 24, 2012 - 05:13pm PT
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Ken,
Warren always had a slide of a naked gal in a hammock in his slide show to shock the audience. Where's that?
 ec
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MisterE
Social climber
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Jun 24, 2012 - 05:40pm PT
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The James Dean of climbing.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 24, 2012 - 05:46pm PT
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The bald guy looks a little like my old friend Brent. He had a shirt which said, on the front, I AM NOT BALD. On the back it said THAT IS A COLLECTOR FOR A SOLAR POWERED SEX MACHINE.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 25, 2012 - 04:45pm PT
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I flipped this photo - now it should be clear that it's a view down from Boot Flake, with modern era ropes. Not sure how this one fits in.
This one looks like one of the pitches that is shared with Wall of Early Morning Light and Mescalito.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 25, 2012 - 06:26pm PT
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That does look better Clint and familiar too. Thanks. Both slides were mixed in with WEML slides. Quite a few of the slides are duplicates and I am having a hard time orientating some of them. Identifying others has been difficult too. I have been posting these without much information hoping for help from some of you.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2012 - 10:51am PT
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Harding's last time up El Cap was the Nose with Mike Corbett and Steve Bosque. There is a carousel of those slides that I have not scanned yet.
Ken
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Riverside, Ca.
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Jun 26, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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Damn! What an amazing collection!
THANKS!!!!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2012 - 01:34pm PT
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Some more for you.
Ken
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 27, 2012 - 01:51pm PT
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Those are fantastic Ken-I wonder if you could talk Haan into "cleaning" them up a bit? At least a preliminary exposure correction would be helpful. Peter is a master at that but I know it requires a great deal of time. Just thinkin.
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Jun 27, 2012 - 01:55pm PT
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That's not a bad idea, just to do the basic color and light correction which would make the pic easier to see.
These are wonderful pictures, keep them coming.
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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Jun 27, 2012 - 02:58pm PT
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BUMP!!!!
And nice pic there Mister E ...I agree.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Jun 27, 2012 - 04:36pm PT
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I Ken,
If Peter cannot tackle this job, I will certainly volunteer. I may not have as sophisticated software as he has but I have enough to get the job done.
I have a slide scanner and software to improve the light sources of the pictures.
Please let me know if you want me to work on any of your pictures.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2012 - 05:01pm PT
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Hi Park Rat. How are you? Thank you for your offer. I am using a pretty good scanner. It is a Nikon Super Coolscan 8000. The original tif scans are 100+ MB each. I don't think they need rescanning. Many of them are dark and I have lightened some of them up a bit after copying them and resizing as web file jpegs. They look better on my computer and seem darker once they are downloaded to the forum. It would be nice to re-post them in a proper thread after they have been cleaned up.
Ken
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Jun 27, 2012 - 05:16pm PT
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Ken,
I sent you my contact info.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 27, 2012 - 06:45pm PT
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How about a a try at fixing up this one?
It shows too much red, I think.
Here's my crude attempt to reduce the red.
Show us what you can do, Park Rat, Peter, ... !
Here's my own photo at approximately the same spot, October 2009.
(But in afternoon shade, vs. midday light)
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dipper
climber
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Jun 27, 2012 - 08:46pm PT
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I am no expert at this, but here is my 2 cents on a few of them.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2012 - 10:14pm PT
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Well done. Some more?Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 12:50am PT
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Bummer when you have to bump your own thread.Ken
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jun 28, 2012 - 01:01am PT
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No doubt, they're both on the Highway to Hell...
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 28, 2012 - 01:10am PT
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Classic Sickle Ledge pix! Thanks, Ken, for this entire thread! XLNT!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 28, 2012 - 01:11am PT
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Ken, were those photos from the 1968 rescue on Half Dome? The aerial one of the summit is stunning!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 01:22am PT
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I believe so Anders. Guido has some of the helicopter and summit during the rescue and it appears to be the same helicopter. I expect he will chime in next time he is in port.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 01:49am PT
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A young Harding.
Ken
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Jun 28, 2012 - 08:20am PT
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I've seen this effect before. I suspect this pic, with grossed-out contrast and wacked-out color, is a poorly done dupe, of a poorly done dupe, of a poorly done dupe, etc. Each time you lose more of the original. This one's so far gone you can never regain very much. Trick is to locate more copies of the exact same slide, and sort through them looking for the one closest to the original, which will have more detail. At least, I hope that's not an original......
Fantastic pictures, by the way! Thanks.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jun 28, 2012 - 02:58pm PT
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How old do you guess he is in the "Young Harding" image? One thing - he doesn't seem to have that aura of Hardingness, so evident in every image shown after he picked the Nose, about him yet. Guess that's life experience for you.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:15pm PT
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Can anyone put names to this group shot? Looks like a bunch that got lost on their way to the Monterey Pop Festival.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:25pm PT
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Photo nine, LSEDFS, something on the order of a picnic/celebration? Where?
"Killer soldiers is harding than I thought."--anyonymouse quote
Is that Pete Thompson?^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I'll bump. Just keep 'em coming, Ken.
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Francesca Drake
Trad climber
California,Truckee
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Jun 28, 2012 - 04:58pm PT
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Love all the pictures I wish I could get Gene to tell some Warren stories, he has some good ones.
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oldcragster
Gym climber
WA
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Jun 28, 2012 - 05:45pm PT
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Ken...thanks again. just saw my wife's post...she's at work...I think? I had the wonderful experience of driving to Yosemite with Warren in 1970. We came up from Merced and the one thing I remember distinctly about that drive occurred just after entering the park... we were going so fast that the corvette was drifting slightly on the sharp turns. Exciting for me because of that rock wall on my side...sometimes only inches away....I kept picturing the fiberglass body splintering on impact. Of course Warren was a great driver and knew every corner ... on that section especially. I always wondered if he was testing me. If he was, I think I passed the test...I never said much about it and it was very exciting...but not scary, as I trusted him.
GD
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 06:36pm PT
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oldcragster,
You and he were my two biggest influences as a youngster wanting to learn how to climb. I have many fond memories of climbing with you at the Leap and elsewhere. Plus your knowledge that you passed on to me probably saved my life.
Take care,
Ken
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 28, 2012 - 06:43pm PT
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This is the good stuff.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 06:58pm PT
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Ken
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Francesca Drake
Trad climber
California,Truckee
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Jun 28, 2012 - 07:16pm PT
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Ken I hope you have a picture of Warren all beat up from taking on some bikers, crazy guy.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 07:31pm PT
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Cindy,
I haven't seen that one yet and I have scanned most of them. Sounds intriguing.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 07:51pm PT
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Forgot to post a new one.
Ken
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 28, 2012 - 08:59pm PT
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Ken
The chopper photo is from the 68 rescue on the South Face of Half Dome.
I plan on a TR on that this coming Nov.
Thanks for all the effort to keep us entertained and enlightened.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 09:17pm PT
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Thanks Guido. I was 99% sure as the view looked liked the one from the top looking west and it looked similar to some of your photos. The striking aerial shot was with it and I wonder if it was taken from the helicopter. I look forward to your report.
Ken
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errett
Social climber
Grumpy Ridge
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Jun 28, 2012 - 09:34pm PT
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Can definitely verify that the photo of "Wino Towers" is NOT Wino Towers on the Dawn Wall.
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Jun 29, 2012 - 01:31am PT
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I think that group photo of the LSEDFS was taken at the old Soda Springs site. Must be around 1974 ? I think that was the year the sar site was east of Parsons, we were there-all by ourselves!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 29, 2012 - 01:36am PT
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Thank you Errett. How the fires treating you?
Ken
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jun 29, 2012 - 08:30am PT
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Ken, these slides are just awesome. I take a spin through them almost every day...did I just say that out loud? ;D
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kenny morrell
Trad climber
danville,ca
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Jun 29, 2012 - 10:04am PT
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this is the best thread put up on s.t. forum in the last two years.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 29, 2012 - 10:14am PT
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I like how the "old" and the "new" shot from Dolt Tower show a completely different array of rubble on top.
Just goes to show you that things are moving around on the big bastard a lot more than many people think.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Jun 29, 2012 - 10:44am PT
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I lightened these some, I hope it helps.
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Francesca Drake
Trad climber
California,Truckee
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Jun 29, 2012 - 04:55pm PT
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Bump for Warren
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Ken! It's been ten whole days...I'm going into withdrawal here!!!
;D
Nah, not really. Just an excuse to BUMP this awesome thread.
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Harding's last time up El Cap was the Nose with Mike Corbett and Steve Bosque. There is a carousel of those slides that I have not scanned yet.
would love to see some of those!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2012 - 03:36pm PT
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Ken
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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great shot of Warren on last Nose climb, Ken!
I recall he was age 65, and at that moment the first and oldest man to climb Nose.
got any more of that climb?
THANKS Ken, Warren meant a lot to so many people, me included!
edit: Great job lightening that photo, Suzie!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2012 - 05:04pm PT
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Ken
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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I like this picture.
Makes me think of Moses on the mountain. Chuckle.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2012 - 07:29pm PT
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Ken
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MisterE
Social climber
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Tried my hand at fixing up the Young Harding Photo:
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jul 10, 2012 - 07:38pm PT
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Bump time!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 10, 2012 - 09:50pm PT
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This is the thread that keeps on giving ;-)
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 13, 2012 - 10:50am PT
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Anyone recognize the other two folks?
Thanks,
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 13, 2012 - 04:34pm PT
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Near the top of the Nose, 1989.
Ken
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Jul 18, 2012 - 01:43am PT
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Insomniac bump. ")
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Jul 20, 2012 - 03:18am PT
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Anyone recognize the other two folks?
Thanks,
Ken
Well, the guy on the left has gotta be Dick Cilley.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Apr 10, 2016 - 12:14pm PT
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BBST.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Apr 10, 2016 - 01:14pm PT
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TFPU
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Apr 10, 2016 - 03:26pm PT
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KEWL!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Apr 11, 2016 - 10:39am PT
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More Ken please!
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Apr 11, 2016 - 11:14am PT
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Ken -
When we finished the Nose FA I gave Warren duplicates of the slides I had taken. You also have scans of most of them for the YCA, and I had asked that they not be distributed indiscriminately as they do have a certain intrinsic value.
Warren was not carrying a camera on that effort, though I did hand him mine to take a quick shot of me once in a great while.
Several of my photos show up in the above series. Also, I rather think that the one of the Dolt Cart may have been Ellen Searby's, and possibly one or two others.
I still have my originals, of course.
Wayne
PS: good luck in establishing a climbing museum.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 27, 2016 - 01:26pm PT
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hey there say.... WOW, i never KNEW this was here...
wow, say, thanks ken!!! this is great...
wow, even saw park rat, here, too, :)
*say, thanks for sharing the link, in the flames, mouse...
wow, i sure MISSED this, :O
happy to see it!!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 27, 2016 - 02:37pm PT
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It appears as though Wayne Merry's request that indiscriminate posting of these valuable shots has been honored by Chickenskinner, who is a worthy keeper of the damned keys to the past.
The Yosemite Climbing Association maintains an archive of photos. There are currently only four galleries in the photo archive: Greg Epperson, Bill Dolt, Chris Falkenstein, and Ansel Adams.
http://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/photography/
What do you want to bet that Ken's time is so limited and expenses are so great that more cannot be done without help, both physical and financial.
Perhaps someone would like to donate some time (I will offer some time, Ken, and hope to get you the photos from Facelift I've been promising--it's a long story) in the coming months, but my coffers are a trifle dusty.
Some others may consider sending a few bucks to the YCA, if you haven't, and if you'd like to join, I urge you to do so.
http://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/our-sponsors/
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 16, 2017 - 12:13pm PT
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It's been over a year bump.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jun 18, 2017 - 11:08am PT
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When the cards are counted, in the end there is again only one archetype
The architect of Basically Absurd Technology. . .
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Robb
Social climber
Cat Box
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