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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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