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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Welcome Kim,
I'm 67 as well, and although I'm sure you won't remember, we met around a table in camp 4 in 1970.
I'm sure a few of the older climbers here are glad you chimed in.
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melski
Trad climber
bytheriver
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ahh,,old and bold,,getting out of bed at this age can be challingin what happend to chapman? proud of ya,mate,,,
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 4, 2013 - 07:50pm PT
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I'm back in Ouray. Hiked up on Saturday to meet my German friends Max and Steffi when they topped out on the Nose. I somehow strained the deltoid muscle on my left arm carrying a moderate load with an ill fitting pack. That combined with increasingly hot temps led to my decision to come back next May for another Nose climb, hopefully in a much better time. Maybe I'll find myself coming full circle to the 70's with annual pilgrimages to climbing's Mecca.....hallowed ground.
Everything is contingent on getting another sweet apartment set up in Yosemite West. Dirt bagging in Camp 4 is definitely, most definitely, most, most definitely NOT in the cards.
Yosemite Valley.....jaw dropping scenery, the center of the climbing world and one of the worst hangs that comes to mind. Oh well.....doesn't take much imagination to figure out why the hordes descend and for so many different reasons.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Welcome home, Jim.
Again, congrats on an unbelievable effort.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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It's the nose in a blow. Or the nose in one blow. Take your pick.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 16, 2013 - 03:01pm PT
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No offense, SuzeRat, but this Harding fellow would have gone for the NIABG, thus buttressing further his rep and those of his partners, like always.
Burgundy Glass.
I was away in desertoland with Cosmic at the time of this report, and so missed it.
Better luck in the further awesome adventures of Hard Core Donini, JD.
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