Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 13, 2006 - 07:43am PT
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Hi Kevin,
Welcome to ST land. I think that your excellent post on the Salathe slabs, John Hansen's Bolts on El Cap thread [url="http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=251146&msg=252263#msg252263"]The Warbler[/url] and Mike's bolt removal is your first post.
Some of the best times I had climbing were with you and Geroge on Middle.
Best, Roger
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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Sep 13, 2006 - 07:50am PT
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Mr. Worral's long shot of Herr Alex Huber on the Salathe Headwall circa 1997(?) is one of the most breathtaking climbing photos I ever saw. Taken from over near Ribbon Falls or something, and I believe it took him all day (hike in, sunset photo, hike out all night) for one shot. Bravo!
Umm, Buzz, if you're gonna keep inviting people in here make sure some of them nail, okay? Otherwise it's a total double stannard.
(Thank you.)
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Blinny
Trad climber
NorthWestMontana
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Sep 13, 2006 - 07:51am PT
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Kevin Worrall?
HohMahn!
Good to see you here, too!
Some of my fondest memories are playing guitars and singing with you back in the dirt, back in the day!
Look what I'm up to now:
http://blanchardguitars.com/
Whoulda thunk!
I've always wanted you to see and play Mark's work. . . his is a rare and precious gift.
Keep the MAGIC alive!
Kath (Brockman!)
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Sep 13, 2006 - 07:54am PT
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Kevin Worrall??? NO way... where is he? Welcome to the TacoDome.
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hardman
Trad climber
love the eastern sierras
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Sep 13, 2006 - 08:45am PT
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yo or anyone have a link to the pic?
blinny those are some mighty fine guitars!
welcome to supertaco Kevin
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Blinny
Trad climber
NorthWestMontana
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:17am PT
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Thanks, hardman!
:-)
Twang!
eKat
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:53am PT
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Hi Kevin
Good to see you on here.
Cheers
Pat Nay
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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Sep 13, 2006 - 03:14pm PT
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Kevin,
Nice to have to you around. Glad you could remember that day on the Salathe slabs so well. It was pretty cool free climbing to the terraces one afternoon without a care or a thought of the ramifications to come.
I’ll track you down.
Mike
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Blinny
Trad climber
NorthWestMontana
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Sep 13, 2006 - 07:10pm PT
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Can't let this welcome get buried on the second page. . . so. . . bump. . . and welcome, again, Kevin!
ox
Kath (Brockman)
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Sep 13, 2006 - 07:38pm PT
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swami belt. small backpacker's stuff sack as a chalk bag. huge loop of slack in the rope. crisp, new e.b.'s. spring updraft lifting breezes up the face.
when my wife and i finally sacked up to do quicksilver, i'd had this photo stuck in my head for seven years. one of the more classic valley images ever, in my not-so-very-humble opinion.
welcome, indeed. if we see so far, it is because we stand on the shoulders of giants.
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Blinny
Trad climber
NorthWestMontana
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Sep 13, 2006 - 07:45pm PT
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DANG!
Were we ever REALLY THAT YOUNG?
:-)
eKat
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Sep 13, 2006 - 08:17pm PT
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Wow, Kevin Worrall! I haven't seen him in twenty years!
Welcome!
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The Warbler
climber
the edge of America
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:16pm PT
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Talkin' shop on the net sure beats those nights in the smoky mountain room bar or some funky smellin' camper. Roger - those days on Middle were the best- the adventure, the virgin eversofine stone, that cheshire cat grin on Meyers' face! Kathy, what's a '69 D18 in OK condition worth for a trade-in? Mike - you've reminded me that on Free Blast we were on a youthfully idealistic mission to raise the free climbing standards above all (we should have kept going!). Mr. Nay, Blitzo - all you guys - thanks for the warm welcome.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:23pm PT
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Hey Kevin,
How do you like being a Dad? Heard you were up here recently from Sabina and Eddy. Sounds like you had fun on Hoffman. Sorry I missed you.
Ken Yager
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:27pm PT
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On Quicksilver, the second pitch. WTF were you guys thinking back then. I could've died from that run out.
It didn't happen, and look where we ended up.
Here?
Bawhahahaha ..... oh man.
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The Warbler
climber
the edge of America
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:41pm PT
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Sorry Wonder Brawn. Ask Vern, he led the second pitch. I think we were thinkin we'd run out of bolts if we placed too many and we didn't have the scatch to buy more. Besides, when's the last time you fell on a 5.9? or a 5.10? or a 5.11 for that matter?
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:45pm PT
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Kauk told me to lead that pitch because it's the "easy one".
Sh#t .........
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The Warbler
climber
the edge of America
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Sep 13, 2006 - 09:51pm PT
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What was that Chappy quote about Kauk's stretching program? something like "the only thing he stretches is the truth"! har har!
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Blinny
Trad climber
NorthWestMontana
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Sep 14, 2006 - 08:46am PT
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Yay, Kevin. . . I always wondered if you ever got your Martin! Good for you! That must mean you're still playin'!
YAY!
Here's Katrianna. . . Blanchard #1. . . built for me as a mind boggling, life changing surprize Christmas present many, many years ago! She's what started this whole thing!
She's a far cry from that old "cheap plywood topped Japanese nylon stringed guitar" (that's what Blanchard always called it!) I had back in the dirt. You can acutally TUNE Katrianna!
:-)
MAN. . . I would love for you to play some of Mark's stuff! Come to Montana!
Keep the MAGIC alive!
Kath
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