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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:09am PT
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Deano did a terrific job with #1 and is on track for future issues. Yes, I might be a bit biased. ;-) Get your subscription. The $15./yr price barely covers shipping.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 02:01am PT
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It's 395mb - better have a fast internet connection....
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 20, 2012 - 02:43am PT
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Lycra must be on the verge of a comeback...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 20, 2012 - 09:55am PT
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The magazine seems like a good idea; I certainly endorse one thing about it at present--the editor.
I love California like Donini loves Colorado, q.e.d. Keep your copy under the bed, Big Jim?
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all in jim
climber
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:30am PT
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California Climber has the highest quality printing and paper of any of the climbing magazines and it's free! It's pretty cool to pick it up, recognize the quality and then realize "Wow, this is free?"
Fingers crossed for a long run for this one.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:44am PT
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There's a copy in my garage right now. Nice pics, looks good.
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Killer K
Boulder climber
Sacramento, CA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 12:43pm PT
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Big props for Deano! Keep it up! See ya'll in columbia the most badass non-granite bouldering north of bishop. Send the $15 bucks in for support! Local buisness for the blue collar man is unheard of these days!
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 20, 2012 - 03:18pm PT
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^^^^^^^^^^^
Dragon lady.... (Great movie)
I'll be sending my $15 of support.
I'd love to see this one take off!
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jun 25, 2012 - 10:15am PT
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bump for california climber, which i picked up free yesterday at A16--last copy in the store!
the magazine is based in sonora, a nice, strategic location in the middle of the state. i was happy to see a feature on chipmunk flat, where i camped once and wondered about the climbing.
it'd be nice to get the principals to do a little posting on this thread--talk about goals, suggestions, and what inspired them to get into this. a magazine is a tricky career path, but if it finds a sweet spot it can be wonderful.
hey, names make news. good luck to:
dean fleming, publisher & editor in chief
alton richardson, art director
nicholas miley, departments editor
jerry dodrill and jim thornburg, senior contributing photographers
fitz cahall and james lucas, senior contributing editors
and first edition contributors: jim thornburg, jerry dodrill, anthony lapomardo, bill serniuk, nicholas miley, john vallejo, james lucas and fitz cahall.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Jun 25, 2012 - 10:20am PT
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My question (as a Californian) is: when did we start calling California "Cali?" Can't abide.
But...I'm looking forward to my first issue of California Climber! Looks promising!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 25, 2012 - 10:21am PT
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What is the point of reading a magazine when there is no naked girls in it?
What is the point of reading a magazine with naked girls in it?
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sethsquatch76
Trad climber
Joshua tree ca
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Jun 25, 2012 - 10:30am PT
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These guys have done a great Job with this magazine!!!!
Not to mention the business concept behind this project....... Not sure if it sustainable, but I damn well hope so! I believe this is a first for the climbing world.......
Cliffhanger Guides in in full support. I am currently in contact with Dean about purchasing ad space........ Get ready to see some ads that R&I or Climbing would never print..........
Seth Zaharias
www.cliffhangerguides.com
P.S. Love the old school Blitzo shot!
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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Jun 25, 2012 - 12:58pm PT
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Didn't know anything about it. Took a look at the link and low and behold I have a mention in the thing.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 25, 2012 - 01:59pm PT
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I call "tilt" on that first photo. Look at the angle of the dangle of his gear. Juss' sayin'...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 25, 2012 - 02:21pm PT
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Impressive layout. It's strange to think of a Cali-centric climbing rag, but I like it anyway.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jun 25, 2012 - 03:48pm PT
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Mooser said:
My question (as a Californian) is: when did we start calling California "Cali?" Can't abide.
I think that cropped up in the late 80s Gangsta Rap scene.
Like N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes ... Easy E, "Straight Outta Compton" and so forth). Or maymbe Tone Loc ("Funky Cold Medina").
 Brandon: California centric? To me that defines California. I.e. West Coast trendsetting and etc.
... a bit of narcissism, an ounce of inventiveness, a splash of the unique, a gallon of go for it.
All the best to CALIFORNIA CLIMBER
And thanks for making the download possible: definitely a good move to get this thing rolling (market seeding).
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Jun 26, 2012 - 08:36am PT
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Thanks, Tarbuster. That could explain why I haven't fully embraced the moniker--much as I'm all about Gangsta Rap.
On the question of a "CA-centric" mag...I understand that there are some who feel that CA is the epicenter of climbing (and others who aren't too stoked about that perspective), but at the same time, I'd imagine that most CA climbers (like myself) would think it pretty cool to stumble across a mag called "Colorado Climber," or "Georgia Climber," or the like.
I'm definitely subscribin'!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jun 26, 2012 - 09:30am PT
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Roger dodger, and copy that mooser, per the state specific.
My next vote would be for a "Montana Climber" ... 'xcept it would be called "Montucky Climber", and you could read it but 'den dey have to kill you.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jun 26, 2012 - 09:53am PT
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just to set you fellers straight on a few things--
california is the center of the climbing universe. i could prove it by dropping names here that would go off like nukes, but you should know this. a big reason for it is the misery of southern california. because we're miserable, we climb harder. what else is there to do, really?
san franciscans hate to hear "frisco". my theory is it derives from the days of the barbary coast when pockets were picked a lot.
san bernardinoans hate to hear "san berdoo" on los angeles traffic reports. it's the only attention they ever get from l.a. and it comes pretty close to "bird doo". i've developed my own nicknames, like san boodleloney and san gorgosaurus.
if you lived through the vietnam era, "cali" picked up a bad ring from lieutenant scapegoat. the other nickname for california is simply "cal", which is a contraction of "casual", which californians like to think they are because it takes their minds off miserable. berkeley is "cal"--pretty casual university, no? i'll bet no one in berkeley would ever admit they are miserable.
i hate to drift this thread too far, so let's get back to the subject at hand. i've worked on and written for half a dozen magazines, and i think this one has some potential--"the right place at the right time". i'd like to invite all of its staff down to southern california to suffer a little more. the picture on the back cover seems a step in the right direction:
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jun 26, 2012 - 10:12am PT
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Alright... I was all skeptical *(eye-roll)* at first. A whole mag just about California? Was this just going to be another homage to beer and graffiti at Stoney Point or weekly pictures stolen from the El Cap report?... Well ... now that I actually perused the online copy.. they are winning me over.
It' looks great!
Route Data base from Noob.com:
California... the only state with #'s in the 5-digits... more than double the next most prolific state of Colorado.. I guess that can keep them busy with articles for a few years.
Alabama (840)
Alaska (949)
Arizona (3475)
Arkansas (1390)
California (14374)
Colorado (5836)
Connecticut (507)
Delaware (71)
Florida (17)
Georgia (784)
Hawaii (96)
Idaho (1853)
Illinois (889)
Indiana (54)
Iowa (238)
Kansas (10)
Kentucky (1344)
Louisiana (15)
Maine (457)
Maryland (839)
Massachusetts (666)
Michigan (146)
Minnesota (956)
Mississippi (48)
Missouri (624)
Montana (1349)
Nebraska (8)
Nevada (2198)
New Hampshire (1375)
New Jersey (290)
New Mexico (747)
New York (1566)
North Carolina (2091)
North Dakota (13)
Ohio (479)
Oklahoma (947)
Oregon (1479)
Pennsylvania (2313)
Puerto Rico (319)
Rhode Island (87)
South Carolina (97)
South Dakota (516)
Tennessee (1606)
Texas (2109)
Utah (4906)
Vermont (245)
Virginia (986)
Washington (1765)
Washington D.C. (2)
West Virginia (1952)
Wisconsin (625)
Wyoming (1642)
PS: Yup... "Cali" is lame. Only haters in flat states use that term.
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