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johntp
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 14, 2013 - 08:45pm PT
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Spent a bit of time with them in JT yesterday morning. Good time; it was hard to leave but I had things to do. Thanks Harrison and crew for the coffee and making me feel welcome. It was sweet to see the prayer flags.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Apr 14, 2013 - 08:55pm PT
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nice!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 14, 2013 - 09:05pm PT
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hey there say, johntp!!!
wow, great to hear this ... :)
and many more good times, in the future, too...
:)
god bless, :)
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2013 - 09:10pm PT
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H put up some prayer flags which were blowing in the JT blow. Meeting Steck and Richard was a pleasure, but mostly I was drawn by H and the Pink. Good people!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Apr 14, 2013 - 09:16pm PT
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Who is Steck Long?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2013 - 09:25pm PT
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Allen Steck, Richard Long. They are climberz. And great people. I wish I would have brought a camera. It was a last minute trip. I felt more at peace for the hour I spent in that campsite than I have in a long while.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 14, 2013 - 10:57pm PT
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hey there say, johntp...
such a wonderful day, story, and i love the part about all that peace, :)
again, thanks for the very nice share, :)
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Apr 15, 2013 - 01:29am PT
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Great people indeed! Glad you had a good time with them.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Apr 15, 2013 - 02:00am PT
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Dese guys?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 15, 2013 - 04:32am PT
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Does are the ones!
Edit: When I introduced myself, he said "Richard Long". It took my brain a few ticks to put it together.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Where the Hoback and the mighty Snake River meet
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Apr 15, 2013 - 09:02am PT
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:( Was there a year ago! Hope it's a bunch cooler than it was last year.
Got tooled for my prayer flags.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 15, 2013 - 09:07am PT
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Windy but reasonably cool.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Apr 15, 2013 - 11:52am PT
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Good times with nice people - can't be beat, Johntp. These winds have been crazy the past week or so, everywhere in California as far as I can tell. We were in Death Valley last week and it was like being on another planet at Stovepipe Wells.
Same winds forecast for today in the Bay Area, with highs in the 50s. But by the end of the week, all will be back to normal!
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Apr 15, 2013 - 03:37pm PT
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I just got home last night from 4 nights at Ryan. I was suprised to see Mo and H next to our camp.
Cool to see Alan and meet Richard and a few others in the camp.
What a great camping and climbing atmosphere there. We had so much fun and hope everyone at Ryan enjoyed our light show saturday night.
we have pics of climbers climbing headstone friday night if that was u.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 15, 2013 - 08:52pm PT
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we have pics of climbers climbing headstone friday night if that was u.
No, not me. The shoulder is still busted and unfortunately I had to blow out of there (pun intended) after about an hour of visiting. I was just out making a book delivery to H.
Steck was wearing the same green felt hat from the pic posted by mighty mouse.
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MisterE
Social climber
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Apr 15, 2013 - 09:43pm PT
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Sorry we missed the visit - stuff came up at the last minute.
Erik & Skip
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Apr 15, 2013 - 09:47pm PT
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Now there's some TRAD!!!!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 16, 2013 - 09:39am PT
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bump; can anyone tell storys of H? he appeared to me to be someone that has been there but never swung it.
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Moquah
Trad climber
Carson City Nevada
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Apr 16, 2013 - 11:33am PT
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I believe Doc Long just retired. Should be seeing more of this unsung hero out and about.
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Gunkswest
climber
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Apr 16, 2013 - 11:59am PT
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We had dinner with the crew last night at Ryan CG. Other luminaries in attendance include Eric Beck, Roger Evje, Jerry & Sigrid, John Thackray, Brock Wagstaff, Tad Welch, et al. Chris Jones and others are arriving today.
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Apr 25, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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John,
It was great to meet you. Thanks for coming all the way out there to visit.
Thanks for the kind words too. It was a blast being out there. The stories around the fire were fantastic. Excellent camaraderie. Steck told a story about that hat. It was left behind at a lodge in the alps and given to him by a friend. It was of excellent quality. While they were all sleeping, a dog got a hold of it and chewed on all night. That was like 40 years ago and its still intact. It had to have been well made.
It was a blast watching Dick, Eric, Allen and Ken Boche climbing at the the Hall of Horrors and elsewhere. They still have it. I hope I can still climb like Allen when I am 87!
Roger sprained his ankle and was hoping someone could drive his truck home. Seeings how the kids were leaving (Mo's son, girlfriend, and friend) and it was getting windier, we all convoyed back to Petaluma, the 6 of us in 4 cars. Chris Jones, Tom Kimbrough, and Beverly Boynton had just arrived so we did not get a chance to hang out on the rocks with them.
John there aren't any stories about me. I have not done enough to tell stories about. I was just lucky enough to be invited to this thing. I think they needed someone younger to pick on, thats all.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2013 - 09:55pm PT
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I think they needed someone younger to pick on, thats all.
I'll bet they just wanted a ride that had good eyes. That and to mess with you. Those buzzards were still bright as a full moon.
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dr. jay
climber
petaluma, ca
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Apr 26, 2013 - 01:58am PT
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c'mon H, don't sell yourself short--you've done plenty of things to tell stories about. i'm sure you carried the torch for us young guys well...and you too, Mo
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - May 4, 2013 - 01:12am PT
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there aren't any stories about me.
gotta be some H stories out there; post them up...
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Thanks to Harrison, I got an invitation to the annual "Golden Gathering," the first one I've been able to attend. Here are a few pix of some of the participants tho I've got more that I intend to put in an upcoming thread...
The setting:
The sitting:
Harrison told snippets of, and alluded to, escapades on mountains from Alaska to Mexico and beyond, but I cannot do them justice..
As you can see from their clothes, the weather was a bit chilly!
There is more to show and tell about the time there, but it'll have to wait till a bit later...
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