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redrocker
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NV
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Oct 21, 2014 - 11:10pm PT
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Winston Churchill is an example of someone with much greater character.
Not to mention more memorable quotes.
John
I've always thought that this Churchill quote translates well to climbing. Like, for instance, sage advice from mentor to pupil.
"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2014 - 11:20pm PT
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Well said, Bubbles.
Neil is a hero. And Winston was in his own class....
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2014 - 11:39pm PT
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Ya know what defines a man, or woman, of character?
Honesty and humility, Someone who shows up and does the job. Their job.
Jimmy Page and Jesus Christ and MLK all are my heroes. So is Reagan, Churchill, and Thatcher.
There are more.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Oct 22, 2014 - 08:59am PT
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Edward A.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2014 - 09:23am PT
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Golda Meier, Maggie Thatcher, and Condie Rice are women who rock in my book. Those 3 chix had more balls than most men....
Seriously.
And you might give Janet an honorable mention in that pack of hard bitches.
But for reals, gimme the Cash.
Johnny done shot a man in Reno.[Click to View YouTube Video]
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2014 - 09:30am PT
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Facetiously?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Oct 22, 2014 - 09:52am PT
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ST has got it's own excellent Old School role model, Jim Donini.
From history I'll mention Riccardo Cassin, Walter Bonatti and Gaston Rebuffat.
Some climbers are serving as a bridge between Old School and New School. Catherine Destivelle and Voytek Kurtyka are two such examples. In Norway Bjørn Myhrer Lund and Robert Caspersen are examples.
Lynn Hill, Peter Croft, Patrick Edlinger, Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra I'll count as New School role models.
I could have counted Hermann Buhl as Old School and Patrick Berhault as bridge, but they died in the mountains, so I won't.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Oct 23, 2014 - 07:34pm PT
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I will if this mostly crap is still here I will scan and post
FRITZ WIESSNER and HANS KRAUS
the men from here JSTAN and RGOLD
more of the gone then .......the '1st sport climber'.....Kevin Bein
I am sure you're getting where I from...
This guy blew all our minds(bachar & kauk too) wonder who he posts as here
Henry Barber(heard he didn't care for the pre-fix hot, HHB?)
if no one else wants to pucker up and butt kiss ?...I'll say theST's own SMKIN DUCK
Now kill this thread it is st000pid and much more fun will be to moan as I will want to remember what all you said and all that will stick is what locker said and E V Debs!?!?!!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Oct 24, 2014 - 07:28am PT
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Jon Cavaiani.
Irish immigrant, Californian, Special Forces, Medal Of Honor, POW, Veterans Advocate, Chef
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Oct 24, 2014 - 08:10am PT
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Major Hugh Thompson, Jr., Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Intervened in the massacre at My Lai, threatening to open fire on Calley's troops. Saved the lives of many innocents.
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Barbarian
climber
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Oct 24, 2014 - 08:45am PT
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Tom Frost
'nuff said!
(sorry....didn't mean to turn this back towards a climbing thread)
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WBraun
climber
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Oct 24, 2014 - 08:52am PT
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These are the real "Old School Roll Models"
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DanaB
climber
CT
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Oct 24, 2014 - 10:33am PT
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the guy in yellow was technically blind any one ever look through his coke bottle bottom lensed glasses?
Several times. I believe the lenses were on loan from Mt. Palomar.
And most people who spent/wasted a lot time in the 'Gunks in the '70s said the following at least once:
"Perch! Knock it off!"
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Oct 24, 2014 - 11:27am PT
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Frank Sinatra, huh? Terrific singer, world class really, the Chairman of the Board, but role model? No. Steve McQueen on the other hand... no one cooler, but not my role model.
I prefer Gandhi to Malcolm X. While the latter seemed angry alot, the former simply walked the walk. Or this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKdwsWdH3A4
Desmond Doss. Single handedly saved 75 wounded soldiers on Okinawa in WWII. Way old school, the good kind.
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