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Monte
Trad climber
Ocean Beach. CA
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Oct 13, 2003 - 03:21pm PT
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I just saw Fred Beckey at dinner last night as he finished a trip to Toulumne, The Needles, and Canon Tajo, Baja. He was leading 5.8 at Canon Tajo (at age 82!!!) and seems to have made no concessions to life for his age. I suspect if someone told him "You're gonna Die" his answer would be "The Hell I Am!!" He may be right. Never quit, Fred.............
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dave
climber
Oceanside
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Oct 14, 2003 - 10:24pm PT
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Long live Fred!!
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kismetcapitan
Big Wall climber
Seoul Korea
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Oct 25, 2003 - 03:02pm PT
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re: "way homo" IIRC there used to be some dude who hung in the Valley who'd pejoratively refer to everything as "way homo"...the name stuck to him, and it then presumably entered Valley lingo...
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pinkpoint
Social climber
Nevada
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Oct 25, 2003 - 04:53pm PT
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seriously, you're gonna die.
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Laddie
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Oct 26, 2003 - 08:56pm PT
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Got my first "You're Gonna Die" while on Stately Pleasure Dome.
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Apocalypsenow
Trad climber
Cali
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Oct 26, 2003 - 09:40pm PT
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For me it was on Ham Sandwich at The Leap. After my buddy yelled down (from a VERY sketchy lead) “Climb on, don’t fall,” my inner child said to my feeling,”that means the belay is about as good as it is going to get.”
Then my feeling yelled “it,” at my inner child (they don’t get along too well).
Hey everyone be sure to be at the Halloween Party!!!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Jan 29, 2007 - 10:31pm PT
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bump
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Jan 29, 2007 - 11:21pm PT
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You really need Kris Solem to tell it because I wasn't there but....
Too Strong used to tell Suzuki that slab routes were 'way homo' but didn't tell him what homo meant. Suzuki took the phrase to mean that it was a really good route. One day Suzuki is on Kalishnikov Kulture in Indian Cover (very hard, thin 12 face) and after lots of pulling and trial and error Suzuki finally pulls the moves. There is a large crowd watching and he turns around and yells 'Way Homo Route!!!!' and pumps his fist in the air.
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Mimi
climber
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Jan 29, 2007 - 11:37pm PT
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That is a classic story about Hidetaka.
One of my funniest times in the Valley was making a point to ride down to the meadow around bivy time to yell various versions of "Way Homo" at the Captain and hearing it yelled back. I recall Schneider being one to really enjoy that yell but soon enough most everyone was shouting it when the timing was right. It was hilarious counting on your friends to keep an eye on you while you were off the deck.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 29, 2013 - 11:20am PT
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Bears Are Gonna Die!!
I was sleeping in the hearse,
Late one Friday night.
I was woken up by bears--
I had an awful fright!
I rolled a window down--
One looked me in the eye:
"Go back to sleep, my brother.
We're just trying to get high."
Out came my Ruger shotgun
And I pointed it at him.
"Just keep yur grubby paws and tongue
Away from my Slim Jim."
"Now back away real slowly
And git gone away from here.
And tell yur ol' pal Boo-Boo
To drop my only beer!"
They ran off for the bushes
On the ol' Tuolumne
And that's the truth, I swear to you,
And really pleases me!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
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Was Suzuki able to pronounce his r's?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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One thing everyone here seems to agree on, at least.
The proposition that we are all gonna die.
Red Sonja, where are you, girl?
Let's party!!!
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I just like the names of vintage dated varietals.
Schwarzenegger gewurtztraminer.
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