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WBraun
climber
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Hi Craig
Good to hear from you. Hope you're still shredding.
I still never forget and always remember that wild day you me and Steve in Mammoth on that windy day screaming down the slopes. :-)
It was an all time favorite and the only thing missing that day was Bridwell.
I'm not very fond of threads like this though.
Still I must thank those with their kind words ......
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captain chaos
climber
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That was a great day Werner, one of my all time bests and favorites... I'm still cranking away, take a look above this post, I just posted a pic that shows some of my turns in the Annapurna last winter. I think you'll like what you see... miss you, tu fratello- Craig
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Thanks for saving me from getting punched one time 33 years ago Werner, even though you don't remember me I'm sure. Werner is the man!
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Captain Chaos, how do you do this? Just hike up there with telemarks and ski anywhere you want? No permits required? I love Nepal, to just go there and hang out, hike around trekking, whatever. There's more to Nepal than standing on line at Everest. I think a fun trip would just be "peak bagging" the smaller ones that don't need permits. Maybe some of them are ski-able. I thought Anapurna was one of the deadly ones, but on skis I guess you can just ride the avalanche.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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1975
27 year old Noob named HT in C4 for a week scrounging for partners.
I find this rather odd guy who appeared to be half deaf and he offered to climb Nutcracker with me. Gave me the alternate thin crack start for my first 5.9 lead (heck, I could hardly lead 5.8). Up we went. Smooth, fun, straight up climbing.
Thanks Werner for a great climb.
A day or two later I chatted up eKat in C4 (not knowing of course that she had a b/f) and then the 3 of us climbed Commitment. Again I got the 5.9 crux lead.
Yahoooooo!
Never heard of KBrockman again till SuperTopo.
Two days that helped me realize that climbing really was for me. (even though I still often feel like a Noob)
The circles of life.
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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He really should just retire to Kansas or Florida.
Rescuing all those stupid climbers must get old.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Oct 10, 2012 - 12:08am PT
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Just took a little survey. Herr Braun has made something on the order of 21,000 post to the ST forum.
The amazing thing to me is that he can remember them all verbatim.
Besides saving folks lives.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Oct 10, 2012 - 02:00am PT
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Yeah, I am now in the "Ass saved by Werner Braun" club. Much thanks to the man and all he has done.
And while you may not like threads like these, you are one of the people that deserve them - partially because of that very attitude. I owe ya. The things that you and YOSAR have done are a big part of why I am in SAR today. I've always wanted that yellow shirt, but being as I can't live in the Valley I do what I can.
Travis Spaulding
Red Rock Search and Rescue
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Mar 10, 2014 - 09:28pm PT
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Appropriate thread. You're a cool guy too, Dave. Sat around a fire with ya at Facelift a couple of years ago.
Werner is just a another man doing the work put in front of him, he would tell you. He doesn't like this bullshit praise, he just does what needs to be done.
I respect him because he does more than most, and does the jobs that not many others can.
And despite that, the dude has a very generous heart. A pure heart. That's what i dig about Werner. God bless ya, Werner!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 10, 2014 - 10:31pm PT
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To embody the Yosemite icon of the dirtbag hardcore veteran with a mind of his own and a style no one could ever duplicate is a feat only one man could pull off.
Everybody knows him, not everyone likes his ideas, but he has the respect of each of us who know him.
(I guess and would like to think, but there's always one stupid idiot out there.)
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Quack!
(That's happy birthday in duck).
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 10, 2015 - 05:28pm PT
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Missed this one first time around. Werner is an original....talented climber, rescuer extraordinaire, and not afraid to speak his mind. I met him 45 years ago and always look forward to seeing him on my infrequent trips to the Valley.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 10, 2015 - 05:58pm PT
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Right on Crankster...you know I sometimes think that if I lived in the Valley going on a half century and spent a good portion of my time trying to wipe the smile off of Darwin's face by rescuing people who did profoundly stupid things I would be so cynical about the human race that my time on ST would have been very short.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Apr 10, 2015 - 06:33pm PT
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Crankloon...There you go again with your projections...
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Apr 10, 2015 - 06:34pm PT
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Click to enlarge...
your projections.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Apr 10, 2015 - 07:08pm PT
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he gets a pass because you two are highly annoying
that gollum pic is pretty funny though lol
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujň de la Playa
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Apr 10, 2015 - 07:20pm PT
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Herr Braun is a good man
and the brother that Lenny Bruce never had
get off his case, fools.
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Apr 10, 2015 - 07:43pm PT
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Werner’s is sort of like the Bob Dylan of the valley and Yosemite. A living legend. Like Dylan, he is humble, happy and humorous underneath it all. Those here who have never met him, but put him down, are out of touch with the real world of climbing in Yosemite and who Werner really is. Cheers to Werner, even if he too is just another “stupid American!” Great person and flat out hero to scores of people.
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10b4me
Social climber
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Apr 10, 2015 - 08:10pm PT
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Werner is the man, someone I respect.
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