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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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I ran into Tobin right after his Europe trip outside the Mtn. Room Bar. In his ultra animated way he described a near miss high on the N. Face of the Matterhorn. His crampons both popped and immediately after one of his axes popped. He swung wildly out of control on one axe, which held, before he regained his composure!
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rick&roll
climber
pdx, or
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Jul 19, 2012 - 10:02pm PT
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graber and i climbed the shield november, 1976
too long ago to remember who else had done it
after the macedonian on the hulk, bircheff told me i should go do the shield
he'd enjoyed it and was probably sandbagging me...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 19, 2012 - 11:41pm PT
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Rick Wheeler!
Welcome to the forum!
Haven't seen you in quite a long time.
'Hope all is well.
-Roy
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David Wilson
climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2012 - 11:13am PT
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Hey Rick - Good to see you posting. Graber thought you guys were in the first ten ascents on the shield - he mentioned it to me a couple times.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 20, 2012 - 01:52pm PT
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Welcome Rick!
I did the Shield with Gary Hervert in 1978 and I recall Werner saying that we got the 13th ascent. He used to keep track of the order back in those days and might have recorded some of the information.
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Tony Puppo
climber
Bishop
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Jul 20, 2012 - 03:23pm PT
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Hey Rick,
How's it going?
They were some greeat photos of you on this sight awhile back. I don't remember who posted them, hope you got to see them.
Tony
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Jul 20, 2012 - 04:04pm PT
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So awesome! so old school and such a rad route..
ks
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 31, 2012 - 07:04pm PT
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how did Tobin get into alpine climbing?
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Jul 31, 2012 - 08:01pm PT
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jul 31, 2012 - 08:08pm PT
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I love that photo.
TFPU
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Mar 19, 2014 - 11:45am PT
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Damn, that picture above is amazing. Tobin looks like he's straight out of the London rock scene of the sixties.
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dickcilley
Social climber
Wisteria Ln.
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Mar 20, 2014 - 08:48am PT
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I recognise everyone in Ricks picture except the girl. Who is it?
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Johnny K.
climber
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3 pieces and some chewing gum....
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Avery
climber
NZ
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I know this is off the topic, but here is a rare pic of Tobin Sorenson near the summit of Mt Cook (NZ's highest peak) taken by John Allen in August 1979
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Avery
climber
NZ
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Tobin Sorenson on the Eiger Direct, October 1977.
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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA (stuck in Jersey)
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Wow, didn't know about Tobin's later years knowing Jesus Christ...pretty exciting! Spreading the Gospel within the climbing circles...imagine that....beautiful. "A lot of fishing to be had in them parts" my Pastor once said (referring to Camden, NJ). Praise God Tobin!
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, California
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Feb 12, 2015 - 05:06pm PT
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More Astroman pics of Tobin in the next post.
Not sure of the order, Tobin had them numbered as such for his slide show.
-Tim
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, California
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Feb 12, 2015 - 05:24pm PT
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Here are some more photos of Tobin and David's Astroman ascent.
I'm not sure of the order, Tobin had them numbered as such
for his slide show.
-Tim
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