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gnarling
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Santa Rosa Beach, FL
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Hello old friends,
Lord Slime forwarded me this thread and I am touched and thrilled that so many of you remember me and still care about me enough to chime in. I am delighted that all of you appear well, happy and still energetic about climbing and posting.
I am now living in Northwest Florida, loving the weather, the beaches and my kayak...and my dog. Apart from the ridiculous fact that the undersigned will turn 70 (!!!) in December, things change. Nevertheless, despite cronehood I am still kicking vigorously.
A marvelous walking safari in Kenya (100 miles in 10 days) was my latest adventure and now paddling season is kicking in. Paddling isn't climbing, but there is a sense of adventure in reading the river, surprise visits from water moccasins and gators, not to mention the occasional manatee. You'all read me?
A quick word about the person, whose death touched us all, Brutus of Wyde. He was my mentor, my friend and I miss him terribly still. Climbing was a huge part of my life and all of you were actors in this play. I remember you fondly and thank you for caring about me.
Many warm regards from
Inez (Drixelius)
my e-mail is idrixelius@gmail.com
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I've missed you old friend.
Big e-hug for now, and I'll send you an email later.
David
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Inez thought that Brutus and I would make a good climbing team, so she introduced us. It turned out he was my evil twin. We were exactly the same age; born on the same day. And we were the perfect team. Brutus took the Wyde leads, I took the thin ones. Here we are on top of the Rostrum after doing the North Face. One of my best partners ever.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Wonderful to hear from you Inez. It must be terrific, this new phase of your life! Thanks for letting us know.
Hugs, PH
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MH2
climber
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Laughter and tears.
Come by the hills to the land where legend remains
Where stories of old stir the heart and may yet come again
Where the past has been lost and the future is still to be won
And the cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done
~ W. Gordon Smith
and as sung by Gordon Bok and Ann Mayo Muir on Bay of Fundy
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Nice to hear from you again!
I am lucky enough to have also climbed One Hand Clapping with Inez.
I was also lucky to meet Brutus and Em only weeks before Brutus left us.
I've met steelmnkey a couple of times in the last year. It's still a small world.
Larry
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 04:41pm PT
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This is a photo I've never shared before. Brutus in his tighties "dancing" on the very summit block of Sentinel Rock. I've always sort of wavered on whether it was "too" something, or not, but whenever I look at it, I think something along the lines of "that's a free spirit celebrating life". I took this the morning after we did the Steck-Salathe. Don't even think I was out of my bag yet, I just saw him up there and got my camera out. I know I probably hadn't finished the Mountain Dew that Brutus came over and gave me as a surprise wake-up present. He knew I was a Dew junkie and he'd snuck it up there without me knowing so he could lay it on me in the last place I'd expect. Amazing guy.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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What a great thread...it warms the heart.
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Greg, I would've proudly posted that years ago.
And I couldn't agree more. Brutus lived life to the fullest, and he knew he did.
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HF
climber
I'm a Norwegian stuck in Joshua Tree
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Gnaaarling,
It's good to hear from you again. I'm happy to hear that you are well, and not at all surprised to learn that you are still going strong. I wish I had even a fraction of your energy. The "Enfant Terrible" still puts up with me after all these years, and has certainly kept his promise "in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer". I think I'll keep him around for a while longer.
Halloween without Kraut Soup is not the same. I hope that we will see each other again some day.
Hilde
PS! You can't possibly be turning 70 yet. In my mind you will always be the age you were the first time I met you at Bonnie Springs. Thank you for being a part of that magical trip.
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