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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 2, 2013 - 03:18pm PT
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We have the estimable Elaine Matthews in the house as ambassador plenipotentiary from the Vulgarian Mountain Club. She is here as vmcgal and just posted for the first time here on the Chuck Ostin thread.
Welcome Elaine!
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Welcome indeed! Elaine was a legend already when I started climbing. Unfortunately we were never in the same place at the same time. Now finally we meet.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 2, 2013 - 04:01pm PT
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I met Elaine back in 2008 at the big Gunks Reunion and Vulgarian panel discussion at Rock and Snow in New Paltz.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=697229&tn=40
Elaine, Rosie Andrews and Barbara Devine are can hopefully come out and speak next year at the Oakdale Climbers Festival where we will be taking a look at women's climbing history.
I have a hunch that these gals will have a lot to say about their experiences.
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Gene
climber
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Welcome Elaine.
Pull up a seat by the camp fire. We are all ears.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Have heard various Vulgarian stories over the years. What a crew that must have been. Some fine climbs done and it seems they had more fun than anyone is supposed to while they did it.
More legends on the Taco..very cool.
oh and
YER GUNNA DIE!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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A fine howdy-do to a fine lady and a fine climber.
I saw you bouldering one time at Camp 4 in the year 70 or the year 71.
Welcome and we'll look forward to Oakdale next year, presuming you and the other ladies will be there to speak.
We're all gonna be dying to meet you.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Welcome Elaine!!
Please don your heat shields, calibrate your extreme bullshit filter and hop right in.
Bust out the old school pix too!!
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MH2
climber
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Welcome and hello from Neil Bennett (if he were here, too).
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, welcome to the supertopo, elaine!
i look forward to learning all about you and hearing what
you have to share... thank you for being here...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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This is ABSOLUTELY so cool. A true cover girl.
I have a hunch that these gals will have a lot to say about their experiences. Ya think!!!!!!!
Susan
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Big welcome Elaine, the only secret here is there are no secrets. Sort of................Lots of old friends hanging out in the background and with a wee kick they can be activated.
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jstan
climber
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Elaine:
A short while ago I think I pretty well summed up the ST experience.
Long periods of absolute nonsense, occasionally interrupted by unbelievable excitement.
Oh, and 30 years from now, the present cast of characters will all be dead.
Naught of this is pejorative. Just the facts ma'am.
J
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Just saw Elaine recently in the Near Trapps on the day I was out there with Dingus and Lady Scarlet. She and I are among the younger Vulgarians; we're just now hitting our seventh decade (or is it the other way round---our seventh decade is just hitting us). Of the whole decrepit lot, only perhaps four or five of us are still climbing, and she is climbing the most and the best, with lots of trips to exotic locals keeping her sharp.
Oh, and 30 years from now, the present cast of characters will all be dead.
No worries---we'll be right up there with them.
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TomKimbrough
Social climber
Salt Lake City
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Yo Elaine! Cheers from Tom K and Barb Eastman!
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Welcome.
Come close to this virtual campfire.
Your presence will increase the glow now as it did so many years ago...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Howdy, Looking forward to meeting you. Cheers, Lynne
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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So, is she only pretending?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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WELCOME!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Welcome to the pool Elaine! Don't know you but would like to hear some stories.
Cheers!
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vmcgal
Trad climber
New Paltz, NY
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Thanks for the welcome - it has left me speechless. Not sure what stories i can tell. I can say that I am still trying to make them (stories, ie), though in a much more sedate manner than in the sixties. That however, makes them on the boring side.
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Gunks
Trad climber
NY
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Welcome.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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OK who is going to post "The" photo?
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MH2
climber
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Memory serves me well enough.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Heh.. Now thats a good story right there.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 3, 2013 - 01:37pm PT
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Sure put the PING in Pingora. LOL
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Welcome, Elaine.
Jstan KNOWS. . .
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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OK who is going to post "The" photo?
How'd I know you'd be the first to ask?
Susan
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Ah yes Susan but the "Ping in Pingora" is soon to be a new reality tv show on the climbing channel.
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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Hi Elaine. We climbed out in JT 20 years-or-so ago. "Bird of Fire" and a couple of other things I think. Welcome to the internet version of the "Time Eraser."
Curt
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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holy shti!
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vmcgal
Trad climber
New Paltz, NY
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Curt - i remember very well. Hi!
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life is a bivouac
Trad climber
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Hi Elaine!
Good to know you'll be contributing...
Hey and think about this get together in Oakdale next year... it's a gas!
Russ in Bishop
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Welcome, Elaine! Our paths crossed many times in the Valley, and I look forward to hearing some of your stories, or at least, your virgins (sic) of stories that I've already heard! No pressure tho! Lots of friends here!
Russ, is that you? LOL!
Guido: We all know you have a copy of "The" photo handy, so why keep us all waiting???
Ken Boche
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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I looked through the archives but me thinks someone pilfered The Ping of Pingora. Alas, it shall remain embedded in our minds forever.
So far we have pulled into the fire McClinsky, Boche, Guido and only General Von Hennek remains to come forth of the fearsome four. Or was that fearless or more likely fearful lads?
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Another photo: Elaine on the right...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 4, 2013 - 10:30am PT
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No wonder Mimi and I didn't see much of her at the 2008 Reunion...Hanging with the stalwarts she was! Serious climbers with serious intent.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Bump....because after all Elaine is a Cover Girl
Susan
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