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steelmnkey
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Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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May 26, 2009 - 12:46pm PT
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Very cool of him to contribute such a collection to the community.
"A common misconception about guidebooks is that their purpose is simply to give directions."
The last bunch of years, I get the idea that the Falcon/Globe publishers of the world are striving to achieve exactly that misconception.
Edit: after reading the article...it's ironic that Falcon will be donating guides to the collection. I still stand by my statement... when they started deciding that FA information was just a waste of pages, they started the cleansing of the historical record.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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May 26, 2009 - 01:10pm PT
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Yeah, Armando has already asked for some of my books to be donated. It is my understanding that the reprint minguides that I have are lost treasures.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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May 26, 2009 - 04:32pm PT
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Allen,
Thanks for sharing the 1940 Yosemite guide!
Ed,
Sentinel Rock is on p.51-52:
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Sentinel Rock (7000). First ascent obscure, but a popular tourist
feat by 1870. In 1886 Mrs. George Bayley was reported as the
only woman to have made the climb. Approaching by the Four-Mile
Trail, ascend the gully heading in the notch just S. of the summit.
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Lower Yosemite Fall - East Side is on p.52:
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Lower Yosemite Fall - East Side (4420). First ascent, July 22,
1935, by David R. Brower and William W. Van Voorhis. A short
distance above the horse trail bridge a series of easy cracks and
ledges lead to the E. (right) to a small platform about 40 feet
above the stream. From here the route ascends vertically through a
shallow chimney and up a difficult friction slab to tree-covered
ledges, from which easy climbing and a short descent lead to the
top of the fall.
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[some OCR edits]
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