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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 10, 2014 - 05:19pm PT
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I was up Red Rocks way and gotta see my lifelong friend and original climbing partner, Richard Harrison. Over the years Richard climbd everything across America and bagged the FA on hundreds of outstanding lines out at the Red Rocks, from Cloud Tower to (fill in the blank). A real hard man, and my friend.
Richard dropped out of high school because it was cutting into his climbing time - a bold move for 1970.
Per ham and eggs - they say chicken is committed, but the pig is all-in. Richard was all-in. From the first time he tied into "the perlon."
JL
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Double D
climber
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Sep 10, 2014 - 05:32pm PT
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Plus a real nice guy to boot! I had the pleasure of speaking with Richard on the phone last year and he's still putting up tons of routes around the Great Basin area of NV. One of the coolest guys ever...
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Sep 10, 2014 - 05:33pm PT
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"like" :)
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 10, 2014 - 05:37pm PT
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The original genuine stonemaster.
John, Richard.... good to see you guys on your feet.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Sep 10, 2014 - 05:47pm PT
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Nice. Climbing friends are the best.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Sep 10, 2014 - 06:24pm PT
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It's great to have your friends at the table.
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Sep 10, 2014 - 06:38pm PT
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My original climbing partner from 1983 and I talk on the phone a few times each year. Our lives have prevented us from climbing together for a long time, but that bond we made as kids still remains. I haven't engaged in too many things that have created such a bond.
Pretty special . .
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Sep 10, 2014 - 06:54pm PT
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Hey boys, go put up a route!
Arne
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Sep 10, 2014 - 07:14pm PT
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i adore many of rich's routes here in
the tahoe area.
him and sumner and jay smith, paul crawford,
those guys were a force
and left us some pretty lines.
thanks for sharing, john.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Sep 10, 2014 - 08:50pm PT
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I have high-school buddies, college buddies, work buddies, music buddies, and just pain ol' buddy buddies. But nothing beats the buddies I have who I've grown close to through "the perlon."
Way to go John, way to go Richard. Keep up the good work and the great vibes.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Sep 10, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
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Two great climbers!
;>)
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Sep 10, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
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Yeah I have to echo Weeg's words.
Some fantastic route I've enjoyed over the years.
Thanks Richard!!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 10, 2014 - 11:17pm PT
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hey there say, john... thank you so much, for sharing about: friends...
and the one, here, highlighted...
friends are that eternal treasure... found, or 'mined', through our many journies... or, simply 'dropped into our lap' becoming ours, at a quiet moment, where was have taken to pause, along the way...
friends are special... :)
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Sep 11, 2014 - 07:13am PT
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My freinds Geoff and Caleb are sleeping on pitch 8 of Lurking Fear. The best of men.
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crawdaddy
Trad climber
California
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Sep 17, 2014 - 07:01pm PT
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Cloud Tower, super cold day (Bronze Dihedral crux pitch) beautiful corner (#3 hex crux piece), such a proud FA for me, thanks for the memories, its nice to look back sometimes.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Sep 17, 2014 - 07:46pm PT
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Salute to Richard Harrison and Largo, Rope Gun Inc.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 17, 2014 - 08:09pm PT
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My old desert rat bros are still around, but I suspect I'm the only one dumb enough to keep climbing regular like. Have made friends since then, but the old ones have the old stories.
This thread could use a good story about the two of you.
Stoke the fire,
M
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Sep 17, 2014 - 08:31pm PT
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My wife and I were in one of the Rivers or Pines campgrounds in Yosemite spring 1986. One afternoon a VW van pulls up. two guys get out and say we just came down off the Nose can we stay here tonight? We said sure and I remembered Richard was one of them.
Fast forward to Las Vegas in 2000. My friend Carl and I were staying with his buddy Wendell Broussard. Wendell starts talking about Richard and I tell him the Yosemite story. Wendell says that was me and my van! Then he takes us to his garage and shows me the van.
I backed off of Rock Warrier in 1987 even though I was doing more run out 5.10 back home at the time. It was the real deal, as I am sure Richard is.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Sep 17, 2014 - 09:33pm PT
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Very cool thread. Thanks, John, for posting this.
John
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john bald
climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 07:10am PT
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A special connection beyond words. Old partners are like a touchstone to the precious past.
I keep looking for Richard as I poke around remote NV. I am sure to see you John on your movie tour out this way.
You guys were, and are, a big inspiration for us mere mortals!
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 07:34am PT
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Hey Richard .... you gonna post here?
Probably not, highly unlikely not, knowing you?
Don't blame you one bit :-)
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Sep 18, 2014 - 07:41am PT
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Ah, man...what a great post. Thanks!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Sep 18, 2014 - 08:03am PT
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Yes, Richard is the real deal.
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Sam E
Boulder climber
Malibu
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Sep 18, 2014 - 08:40am PT
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Reading about Richard and The Adventure Punks definitely effected my climbing. Especially the story of Rock Warrior. Much respect and gratitude.
Climbing has introduced me to the best friends I could have ever imagined.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:19am PT
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Just reconnected with a man that climbed with me on my first day of climbing. We have both moved thousands of miles from our original home. Out of the blue, he called to do Cycle Oregon together. In our past, we shared climbing, biking, and running. The 25 year gap seemed very small as we hammered out the miles. SOme freindships are forged in a good fire.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:40am PT
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Living in Vegas, I have met Richard a few times and he is one cool guy for sure.
The first time I met him was in the gym, shortly after I had started climbing. He was in with his daughter who was 12 or 14 at the time and leading 10s on the roof like they were walk-ups.
He sat down by me on a break and introduced himself with "Hi! I'm Richard Harrison" to which my response was "Yes, I know!" Ha. Being the standard new stars in my eyes climber, I knew the whole Stonemasters lore and was already wanting to do walls because of them.
Watching him climb, even in the gym was inspiring to say the least. Even with his leg being in really bad shape by then, he moved like he was on glass. You got the impression that he had already worked out the move on the drive over to the gym, that effortless.
Glad you got to spend some time with him JL, haven't seen him around in a long time.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 02:56pm PT
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Both of you , thanks for Dappled Mare at Joshua Tree .. Amongst many other FAs .
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 18, 2014 - 04:08pm PT
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Richard was always an inspiration to me and such an incredibly good and generous person. He has been at it for longer than most anyone, putting up an unbelievable number of great lines, developing entire areas, and as John said "all in" in a way very few have ever achieved.
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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Sep 18, 2014 - 05:57pm PT
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Schneider and I stayed at Richard's house in Vegas around 1984 - super gracious host and cool guy. Haven't seen him since…...
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meLoco
climber
Las Vegas,Nevada
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Sep 20, 2014 - 01:09pm PT
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Richard has been my climbing partner for going on 25 years. Taught me purt near everything I know. I think we've put up about 200 new routes scattered about Nevada together, and have plans for more.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Sep 20, 2014 - 07:35pm PT
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Guido, Hennek, Russ, and I have been best of friends for most of our lives. In the early 70's while Russ was working as a guide in Jackson Hole, he took this picture of the three of us.
Hennek and I visited Guido a couple of weeks ago, and we re-staged the photo. It came out like this:
Here are 2 others from 1974 on our way to Afghanistan:
Good friends last a lifetime!
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Sep 20, 2014 - 07:40pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 20, 2014 - 10:04pm PT
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I've not met John or Richard.
I missed knowing Largo and it's one thing I meant to do last year at Oakdale, to introduce myself. He couldn't make it. Maybe this year.
BooDawg and Guido have treated me like a little bro of sorts since I've gotten to know them better, and it was swell (gee golly shucks) hanging out some at Facelift last September, too, especially because Lisa was sitting there! You are a lucky dog, Ken, for sure.
I'm looking forward to hearing more of BooDawg's highly entertaining songs at the campfire up in Yellow Pines this coming week.
This kind of pose is an old one, isn't it?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 21, 2014 - 03:23am PT
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This, is a thread that kicks some serious ass!
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perswig
climber
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Sep 21, 2014 - 04:43am PT
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BooDawg's then-and-now is excellent!
Dale
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Sep 21, 2014 - 02:31pm PT
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Getting back to Richard Harrison...
He is a constant in my world: like Largo,a friend for more than 40 years; always outstanding on rock, he is still climbing well and bags new routes; we see each other infrequently, but always pick up where we left off.
Looking forward to tying in with him again in the next year.
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dogtown
Trad climber
Cheyenne, Wyoming and Marshall Islands atoll.
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Sep 21, 2014 - 03:52pm PT
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Getting old is a drag! But getting there has been great fun!
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Oct 27, 2014 - 01:22pm PT
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A solid bump for Friends..
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Oct 27, 2014 - 01:38pm PT
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John, I am sorry you lost and old friend.
Richard was the heart n soul of the stonemasters.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 27, 2014 - 02:08pm PT
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Re-reading this thread really saddens me, thinking of Richard's daughter and friends. It makes me really appreciate how fragile life remains, and to treasure my own special friends -- several of which have been climbing and mountaineering with me for more than 45 years. I am terribly sorry, John, for your loss.
John
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 27, 2014 - 02:12pm PT
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JL
Amazing that this thread started such a short while ago.
Really a great one. Sorry for your loss.
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