Happy Birthday Don Lauria-The big 80!

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nita

Social climber

chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.

Dec 23, 2012 - 01:18am PT

Mr Lauria, You look Marvelous for the big eight-oh..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ...and many more.

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Dec 23, 2012 - 02:00am PT

Happy Birhday!

Tony Puppo

climber

Bishop

Dec 23, 2012 - 11:20am PT

Happy Birthday Don. I heard you had a little coronary episode last week. I hope you're feeling better.
Tony

Mountain climber

there and back again

Dec 23, 2012 - 11:55am PT

I was just thinking Dons one of the must well preserved 80 year olds I have ever met. Hope its not serious!

Thanks Guido for posting up this thread.

Big Mike

Trad climber

Dec 23, 2012 - 01:11pm PT

Happy birthday Don!

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Dec 23, 2012 - 01:29pm PT

Hey Don, will you teach me to climb?

Happy birthday my man!!

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Dec 23, 2012 - 04:26pm PT

Happy Birthday +1 Don!

The Man WBITD pulling down at Stoney Point where the holds disappear long before the legends! 1968 Chouinard catalog photo.

It has been a pleasure hanging out with you!

Many Happy Returns!

Don Lauria

Trad climber

Bishop, CA

Feb 14, 2013 - 12:48pm PT

My sideburns were never that short! Me thinks we're looking at Dennis Hennek.

JEleazarian

Trad climber

Fresno CA

Feb 14, 2013 - 01:00pm PT

I'm not sure why I missed this thread the first time, but a belated happy birthday to you, sir! The Summit magazine containing your "Dihedral Diary" article is one of the first ones I received, and I still have it. That article set the bar rather high for the quality of climbers' writing.

Thanks for the inspiration your articles -- and the stories handed down to us -- gave to me.

John

McHale's Navy

Trad climber

Panorama City, California & living in Seattle

Feb 14, 2013 - 08:21pm PT

One of the coolest shots ever - from Dihedral Diary
Also from Dihedral Diary

Text page 1;

Happy Birthday Don! As simple as a story like this is, I hung onto the words many times over so that I could make them my own.

Fritz

Trad climber

Choss Creek, ID

Feb 14, 2013 - 09:56pm PT

McHales! Thank you for finding and posting that great article!

Do you know where it was originally published?

McHale's Navy

Trad climber

Panorama City, California & living in Seattle

Feb 14, 2013 - 10:11pm PT

As far as I know, this issue of Summit Magazine that I have - Sept, 1968

Ghost

climber

A long way from where I started

Feb 14, 2013 - 10:56pm PT

Thanks for posting the Summit piece Mr. McHaley's Navel.

And best wishes to the birthday guy.

Mountain climber

there and back again

Dec 22, 2013 - 03:24am PT

Happy birthday Don. I hope I am as in good a shape when I am 81!

you celebrate the same day as my sister. Many more!

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Dec 22, 2013 - 09:05am PT

hey there say, ... fresh new happy birthday from me, :)

happy wonderful 80! a good strong new year of it, to you, and
many happy adventures, too!

god bless!

*my new year resolution:
make a bunch of supertopo cakes, and upload a bunch on
someone's birthday thread so they will all be up, and
ready to use for folks, so i don't have to WAIT each
time a birthday shows up and i need one, :)
the will be 'archived' close together... :)

Tobia

Social climber

Denial

Dec 22, 2013 - 09:23am PT

Happy Birthday. 80 is a landmark!

It beckons someone to answer a question concerning the demographics of supertopians, who is the senior member and what is his or her age?

I would imagine the median age would be between 40 and 50; but that is only only a guess.

(I hate to think what the age is of the youngest visitor to this site is; as it might have a profound effect on their mental development.)