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saa
climber
not much of a
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Jun 20, 2013 - 04:50pm PT
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Tom : happy 69th birthday!!!! Eat more salad.
Others:
Yes Tom īs humour is drilling, abrasive , sarcastic, rough.
Or something like that. It takes getting used to. Took me 2 years.
Nooooobies hammering:
Tom did spank Nico and Sean (Favresse- Villanueva ODriscoll)
in october 2011, suggesting they bail.
Nobody would put that team in the nooooby category.
So itīs not only the newbies who get hammered. Just sarcasm.
If i was up there in the yellow ocean, i d be happy to know that my family knows
I m ok. With or without cell phone.
Cheers.
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Impaler
Social climber
Berkeley
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Jun 20, 2013 - 04:57pm PT
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Yes, have donated. Comments about the noobs are pretty awesome and I love them! If you want to learn to climb walls and eff up as much as you like, go get on the column or on the tower. Nobody will be watching you there. Your personal choice.
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Gene
climber
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Jun 20, 2013 - 05:15pm PT
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DISCLAIMER:
THESE REPORTS ARE THE MUSINGS OF AN OBSERVER WHO IS FAR FROM THE ACTION AND ANY RELATION TO THE TRUTH IS THE MEREST OF COINCIDENCE. SOME OF WHAT IS WRITTEN IS SIMPLY A FABRICATION, WRITTEN TO MAKE THE STORY "BETTER". SO DON'T TAKE THIS STUFF TOO SERIOUSLY. IT IS MEANT AS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE MOST PART ALTHOUGH I DO TRY TO GET THE CLIMBING FACTS RIGHT. {SNIP}
Seems pretty clear to me.
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j-tree
Big Wall climber
Classroom to crag to summer camp
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Jun 20, 2013 - 05:20pm PT
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Donated last year and this year.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jun 20, 2013 - 05:55pm PT
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"not an exhibitionist"
Must have read that wrong. DMT puts even the bear scat on display!
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Morgan
Trad climber
East Coast
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Jun 20, 2013 - 05:57pm PT
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No.
But, I did receive some awesome posters Nose + Moon and El Cap at night. The recipients of these gifts were super psyched! And that was before his lens got stolen. I bet the prints and CDs are even more rad with the new gear.
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Nilepoc
Big Wall climber
Tx
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Jun 20, 2013 - 08:20pm PT
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Here was the scene in 1992. This seems a whole lot more invasive than the current setup. Note the live video feed on the table.
And here is the quality. I would say we are better off and in some respects have more privacy than before. Toms images are artistry, and don't forget we are in a public space.
I am actually a little remiss that my last climb was not better documented (we climbed at the end of August when he was on break). I cherish the grainy images I have from my first time on the capitan. I would cherish newer images just as much. They may all be butt shots, but they are great buttshots.
Thank you Tom, I will donate based on the entertainment alone. And I have to say I may do my next wall at a time when I know he will be on the bridge.
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 08:26pm PT
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It's entertainment... nothing more... don't want to be entertained? Then don't look at the site.. your choice, no one is forcing you to read the report. More than a few people climb elCap and never get mentioned or photographed, as they requested. I don't take butt shots or people doing their own "business", so it would appear some of you are misinformed.
Many thousands of readers enjoy the site for the shots and commentary, most of which is just an attempt at simple humour. It is not an easy task to do the photography or the report, as it takes many hours in the evening and morning of each day. Many thanks to all of you who are readers of the site and if you donated over the years then that is great... if not then that is great too! Donation is not mandatory and if you got shots and didn't donate then that is fine with me... enjoy your shots as my gift to you, that's why I take them. It has been suggested that I make it into a "pay to read" website... no thanks! The Report is not about making money. That is one of the reasons don't have any advertising on the site. It is there for anyone to see, free of charge. RI or Climbing... etc usually have one issue, with several photos dedicated to Yosmeite, A YEAR! You get more than that on the Report every day, for free!!
I get a lot of email from parents, friends, family and loved ones who appreciate and find comfort in the chance to see their loved ones on ElCap and read how they are doing.
I do find it humorous that some of the biggest sprayers of hate on the Taco find the "Stick or Bail of the Day" somehow offensive!! If I wrote what you haters write on the Taco I wouldn't have a single reader left by now!!
Anyway... have to get busy on the images for the day and the Report now. Thanks to those who support my efforts to keep ElCap at the forefront of big wall climbing. See you at the Bridge!
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 09:17pm PT
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Tom, you and El Cap report rocks. Keep up the good work and public relations you do for the climbing community.
I am a poor boy and can only contribute beer, so whats your poison?
Cobra venom?
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 09:43pm PT
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Tom, PM me your address and I'll send you a little check.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:02pm PT
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Being slandered by Tom means at least you're up there.
Exactly.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:02pm PT
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Toms report is inspiring.
Pictures he hands the victors and victims are priceless.
The man is a living legend of El Cap passion. I look forward to his report and a few minutes of face to face hello each year.
Yeah, I donate to him... If you ask me, it's never enough, but it's something.
Tom, keep it up!
Jay Renneberg
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:27pm PT
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To make it easier, would it not be prudent to post a link to the donation spot in this thread?
I have it copied
here is the El Cap Reports page where the Donate Button can be located in the upper left of the page.
P.S. I will be donating to Tom momentarily
Cheers all, and thank you Tom, you inspire with every slap of the shutter
Done
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E.L. "One"
Big Wall climber
Lancaster, California
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:38pm PT
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"I do find it humorous that some of the biggest sprayers of hate on the Taco find the "Stick or Bail of the Day" somehow offensive!! If I wrote what you haters write on the Taco I wouldn't have a single reader left by now!!"
You're a Good man Tom. Damit! I'm sending another donation
Bob "Cracko" Porter
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:39pm PT
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i dropped him a 6 pack of beers at the bridge,
a handshake and an apology for my asinine ways.
thanks tom.
i am allowed (1) donation a year.
sometimes it's public radio,
last year it was blitzo / big mike.
i appreciate your work
and this year i'll deliver some funds.
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:50pm PT
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Thanks for your gift Norwegian, did you introduce yourself to me?
I am getting old and forgetful and would like to have remembered seeing you.
BUT IF ANYONE'S FUNDS ARE VERY LIMITED, I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE DONATION GO TO OTHER CLIMBERS WHO ARE REALLY IN NEED, RATHER THAN TO ME.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:55pm PT
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tom i was by last saturday,
my introduction sounded something like,
"hi. i'm chuck."
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jun 20, 2013 - 11:35pm PT
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matt how did zenyatta go?
i heard you bailed and tailed
it back to your simple life?
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youri
climber
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Jun 20, 2013 - 11:40pm PT
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I gave to Tom twice and will give more in the future !! :-) He is so constant over the years... This guy is a machine! Thanks Tom
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Gene
climber
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Jun 20, 2013 - 11:43pm PT
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If you are like me and don't have cash to spare, Tom also takes smiles, conversation, and the occasional cigar as bona fide donations.
g
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