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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 26, 2013 - 04:53am PT
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See. Enjoy.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Oct 26, 2013 - 06:44am PT
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Thanks for posting up Mouse! I'm so bummed to have missed this (in Beijing). All my favorite heroes were there...
and what is up with Sondra not aging one day in the last 25 years?
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Oct 26, 2013 - 10:41am PT
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Great job with the photos, Mouse. For those of us (like me) who couldn't make it over there this weekend, the photos are a treat to see.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 26, 2013 - 11:09am PT
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Me too!
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Tim Camuti
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 26, 2013 - 11:26am PT
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Thanks for sharing the great photos Mouse! Nice to meet you too!
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go-B
climber
Hebrews 1:3
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Oct 26, 2013 - 01:10pm PT
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A gathering of Giants, salute!
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chappy
Social climber
ventura
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Oct 26, 2013 - 04:29pm PT
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Wow! Wish I could have made it...
Chappy
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Oct 26, 2013 - 09:11pm PT
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Great pictures Mouse, keep them comming...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Oct 26, 2013 - 10:01pm PT
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ah! must be. Really looks like her mom did at that same age.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2013 - 03:27am PT
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"I'm back."--Lady Pink, Facelift Foto Fiasco 2012Roger Brown called me "sneaky" today in the collectibles shop where I found my very own Mickey Mouse Club lunch box!
I'll admit to opportunistic.
Let me simply say, Annette has nothing on these ladies who graced the festival today.
The Cover Girls of Supertopo and elsewhere.
They like to fish and hike and climb. What more could you ask for?
Cheers, lads!!!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2013 - 04:05am PT
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But is Peter pointing? And if so, at whom?
All the time here under the sun.
Only had a moment there to think about all the things I should have done.
I can't remember when I felt so good, it must have been yesterday.
--T Hocking's not mine
What, exactly, is a solo climb, anyway? We've never done one.
By request. Peace.
Word. No jive.
More appreciation--for organization and effort on behalf of our community.
Isn't it a shame all this wasted time?
You know it hardly feels right
Wasn't that the cart we all hoped to find?
Gettin' to feel a whole lot better about
Every thing
Everyone
My sweet old friends
Wherever you go the sunshine seems to follow you
I'll be there for you
Take me there
Take me away
I'll be there
For you
--Hideaway by Jane Jones, T Hocking's defunct band of friendlies
All T Hocking does is Otay by me.
Thanks for the use of your group's verses.
Yer music's great fer drivin'!
You and Mo had best make plans for next year in Oakdale or get an "F" in Bonhomie 101, Tad. :)
Bring the kids!
The theme of this conclave is A Circle of Friends.
It was a three old dog night.
Rather more blatant than sneaky.
"Tell me, what are we afraid of?"--Forbidden by Jane Jones
I used to be a mountain
Till I blew my head off
Dynamite!
See you pals manana.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Oct 27, 2013 - 07:43pm PT
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aHH, The times & the events just whizz past. Thanks for bring us there via forum thread.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 27, 2013 - 07:44pm PT
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Will post some more when I'm not riding in a car
Susan
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Oct 28, 2013 - 11:20am PT
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We need a photo of you Mouse.
Ken
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Oct 28, 2013 - 12:09pm PT
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Mouse - Thanks for the pictures!
And thanks to everyone that made this event incredible!!
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Oct 28, 2013 - 12:31pm PT
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It's sad to see Robbins in a wheelchair.
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GLee
Social climber
MSO
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Oct 28, 2013 - 12:56pm PT
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Thank you Mouse!!!
Almost as good as being there....
Well, we know that's not true....
GLee
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Sonora
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Oct 28, 2013 - 01:31pm PT
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What a amazing event! I wish I could have been there...
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Oct 28, 2013 - 02:23pm PT
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14 hours in a truck with Bridwell! Well? As usual he and I had a blast, he mentioned at the end of the trip what a great time he had, how fortunate to have so many great friends and to have been able to see everyone again. It was a great weekend, thank you to all that put this together and all that attended. A rare gathering of the Greats!
Peace
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DM88T
climber
San Juan Bautista, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:10am PT
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:14am PT
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Mouse - great work! I felt bad about failing to be there, but after those pics I REALLY feel sad - but totally determined to make it next time.
Thanks for the phone call, you guys.
Especially sorry to miss TM. See you next year, Herbert?
Hey, great to have so many well-seasoned contemporaries in attendance, but we need more young blood at these things, if only to help us up the stairs.
Well done again, Steve!
W.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:06am PT
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hey there say, WOW mouse and wow, again...
thanks for all these great pics and the great reporting here...
thank you EXTRA and so much, for all of us that don't get out,too, :)
this is so much fun!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:50pm PT
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Very sorry I missed it. Thanks for all the pics.
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 07:04pm PT
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wow- thanks for the share
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Oct 29, 2013 - 10:33pm PT
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Here are a bunch of pics that show folks on Saturday and Sunday:
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 30, 2013 - 04:35pm PT
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I tried this picture in a brighter mode, but it lost some of the "mystery". Why do I think of people like Jessie James and Wyatt Earp when I see these guys....?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 30, 2013 - 05:39pm PT
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The Mouse That Roared...And Clicked was hard at work this year!
Thanks for shooting everyone painlessly Brian.
What a freakin' blast that was!
I had a conversation last night with a couple of old friends in a trimaran on the Sacramento River delta about directed dreaming and the notion of asking yourself whether you are in a dream state while awake.
I had to laugh because I was doing that very thing at several points during the Festival this year as I would look around and see Haan, Bates, Wunsch, Robbins, Frost, Erickson, Jones, Denny, Beck, Fitchen, Robinson, Reynolds and the rest of the Dream Team!
Heaven on Earth if you are a historian.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Oct 30, 2013 - 06:23pm PT
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WOW WOW WOW!!
Looks like it was a great event. Thanks for posting all the pics, Mouse.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Oct 31, 2013 - 06:41am PT
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does anyone else see
a mirror between these two?
i not sure who is
the reflection
and who is the reflector?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 31, 2013 - 07:30am PT
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hey there say, boodawg... wow, thanks for all the new pics to share here...
:)
awww, they are not loading yet, but i will be back to see them, soon as i can...
i been up all night, very busy and such...
thank you again, though, :)
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Oct 31, 2013 - 09:26am PT
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LL LL,
WoW!
That photo of T.M and the Bird is rather incredible on so many levels!!
Bravo!!
Wish I had been there!
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TomMc
Trad climber
Massachusetts
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Oct 31, 2013 - 10:45am PT
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Awesome photos of the event. I wish I could have been there to see so many stars of my climbing era and also to say Hi to the few I had the pleasure to climb with.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Oct 31, 2013 - 11:12am PT
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If I don't make any other climbing event next year, it has to be this one!
Great job everyone, but especially Steve for his vision in making this happen.
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Oct 31, 2013 - 02:15pm PT
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Wonderful photos of what is clearly a great event. Too bad that it is on the "wrong" side of the continent for me. I do want to add my words of sorrow and concern to see RR in a wheelchair. I hope that it is as a result of something temporary, though I fear otherwise.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 31, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
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I met Susan on ST. She (and Ferretlegger) are now a part of my own circle of friends as well as many others. The Campfire Grows. :D
I know I've mentioned this several times before here on the Forum, but Royal showed up out of the blue to speak at and help with John Bachar's "Peoples Memorial" in Camp 4. I'll never, ever forget Royal Robbins and the speech he gave, the respect he showed for JB.
It was great seeing these two on the stage together. Loved what they both had to say. Texture of photo gives a feel for the uncertainty of the times they spoke of.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I am glad that both of these guys were willing to come and represent the Stonemaster crew with Largo unable to join us.
The Only Blasphemy is 200% Largo and an uberclassic. Glad our boy didn't crater on that one! LOL
Hearing about the FA of the Bachar-Yerian in detail for the first time was a real treat! Dave brought John's spirit into the room with some honest and heartfelt emotion and longing for his essence.
Dean introduced me to Charles Cole III BITD and we had some fun times on the Captain pushing each other onward and upward.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Two quotes I thought memorable and wrote down.....
Roger Breedlove about Jim Bridwell, "Creating a community that Everyone could survive in."
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Steve Grossman asking Royal Robbins, "What was it like, Royal, to be a movie star?" and Royals response, (at which I still giggle :) "It struck me, Steve, as odd and consequently I wasn't asked back."
Steve Grossman, is the weekend going to be put on a DVD and sold? I'd love several copies. Cheers, Lynne
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Lynne, I might have said "survive" but it wasn't such a dangerous time: I meant "thrive."
On the other hand, maybe it would have been more dangerous if Jim hadn't been watching over all of us.
The story I told about Jim's welcome of Henry Barber on his first visit to the Valley is telling. Jim took Henry climbing on New Dimensions and was almost giddy to learn how well Henry climbed. He just laughed and shook his head with some measure of disbelief. He reported that Henry just waltzed up the crux pitch and then told Jim what a great climb it was, and said it was cool that the hard part was right at the top.
Jim thought it was great.
When you step back and think about all the ways the leader of our tribe in the Valley could have greeted a new climber, Jim's welcome was about as perfect, and positive, as could be imagined: "More talent! Cool."
Jim did that with everyone.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Thanks for the clarification, Roger, and also for the rest of your comments. Each sentence adds more defining strokes to a picture many of us weren't there to see painted.
It was good to see you at Oakdale. Thanks for taking the time. Lynne
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 1, 2013 - 04:15pm PT
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As STeve has said, and we all agree on this,
A HUGE THANK YOU
is needed for this years sponsors:
Oakdale Tourism & Visitors Bureau
Yosemite Climbing Association
Scarpa
ClifBar
The North Face
Rock & Ice
NACHA *
The American Alpine Club
La Sportiva
Petzl
SuperTopo
Yosemite Conservancy
Yosemite Grant 150
ARC’TERYX
* We need to hear lots more about NACHA here on ST, STeve.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Brian- Thank you for doing such a great job capturing the people and spirit in the hall. We didn't take a group shot this year but you got great shots of everyone.
The only person that I neglected to thank was Tom Seawell who helped me capture the event while doing some recording of his own in support of a documentary that he is working on (with a little help from my efforts) about our good friend Tom Frost.
I will be working on getting the Sunday Camp 4 program in finished form ahead of the rest of the Festival content as the powers that be in Yosemite need to understand us in the same way as John Reynolds came to do through the efforts of Tom Frost, Dick Duane and the climbing community worldwide.
It was a bit disappointing to see the room so empty on Sunday for such an amazing program but I have it on tape to share with everyone in spite of that.
Here is a link to the main Oakdale Climbers Festival 2013 thread.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2109196&tn=140
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Great shots Mouse. Becoming the pro with that camera.
Going back to the past, found a guy in town that I am happy with that can transfer my 35s colouring right. So hopefully next week or next can post. I think people will not be disappointed just wish there was a way to get back there [time].
Great job Steve.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Just some random shots at Oakdale. There was so much energy in the room I had TWO camera batteries poop out on me. Thanks to iPhone I got some.
Susan
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Susan is that John of John and Sue behind Fattrad and standing tall as Grossman?
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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^^^^^dont know.
Sent you a PM via FB.
Susan
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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not John of "John and Sue" it was Mark Force...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 1, 2013 - 09:32pm PT
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It is Mark Force, if that's the one in the black T-shirt.
Sue, I'll swap this Fattrad for one rookie LostInShanghai. Or two Breedloves with Brillo Pad.
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Fletcher
Gym climber
The great state of advaita
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Thanks for all the great photos, Mouse (as well as those of others tuning in). You are getting an eye (third eye?) for this and it's appreciated. Especially all the time and effort it takes to capture everything, process it if necessary, and then upload it here.
Special mention thanks to DMT in the "Don't think about doing it... Just Do It!" division. That's the way to go... appreciate your lurking perspective. Similar to my mode and glad someone verbalized it!
Good stuff all!
Eric
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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Tx to all for posting up so many great shots.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Hey mouse, say there, great job on all the pictures. It was fun just watching you scurry around with your new rig. Your enthusiasm is infectious.
The festival was once again one of the coolest events that I'm sure I will have attended in my lifetime. I know that might sound weird, cuz it is. I worked hard this year and my time off is precious. I look at this as time well spent.
Thanks to everyone involved. Sincerely.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 13, 2013 - 12:49pm PT
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It was a truly amazing gathering with so many of last years speakers coming back to support the event this time around!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2013 - 01:44am PT
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Bump.
Cuz.
Word on the grapevine.
Tom-tom.
Hen party.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Out this past month
Susan
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2013 - 11:47am PT
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"Boo-yah!" to Nanny From SC!!
See you there and raise you a link.
"Is Chris Noble a real person? A name like that is pure gold!"
Poppin Fresch
The climbers interviewed include Step Davis and Lisa Hathway, both of Moab, Nancy Feagin and Brittany Griffith of Salt Lake City, and mothers Lauren Lee McCormick of St. George and Jacinda “JC” Hunter, who has four children and her signature climb is in American Fork Canyon.
“The biggest challenge I’ve had in climbing and in life is juggling a full-time job, a husband, four kids and time for climbing,” said Hunter, whose children don’t climb. “It’s a constant balancing act.”
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865590673/Book-review-Women-Who-Dare-shares-stories-of-female-climbers.html
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Geez!, some of those guys look so great, so many of them are still my heroes! I'm thinking especially T.Frost and Jim Ericson
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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It is pretty amazing to have this kind of talent assembled and accessible to everyone with no funeral involved. LOL
We all wander down the trail together...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2013 - 03:21pm PT
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And speaking of trails, when I trucked up to the base of the Nose and hung around Moby Dick, I couldn't help noticing all the improvements on the trail up to there.
I did not get a chance to go further up, but to the dudes who've been doing the work--at Facelift, I think, a lot gets done by organized volunteer convict labor--you need to be thanked, so THANKS.
I had some pics, but they were out of fucos.
Just so you know, Tom Evans did not do this shot. I stood on a chair in the meadow.
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