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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Tarbuster, you've done it again, posting pix of people I haven't seen in ages. Thanks.
Ed Barry, arguably the master of one-arm pull-ups.
Though back in the early to mid-1970s there was this gent at Indian Rock in Berkeley, he must have been in his mid-60s and his name was Bruce (Cook, I think) and he use to get a fist jam at the place where the branches of the main tree down in the 'pit' there would split and do one arms - on a fist jam at his age, simply amazing. He was wiry like Ed.
I know there have been some other climbers like Chappy and Bachar, who had great one-arm pull-up techniques, which is why I used arguably for Ed.
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Maysho
climber
Truckee, CA
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Good Morning and Welcome, Mark!
Thanks in advance for more of your great stories. We look forward to your getting up to Yo West to grab your photo collection. Hope to see you soon.
Peter
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Ed Barry: The Little King...
Good morning Mark, Patrick, Peter et al!
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neebee
Boulder climber
calif/texas
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Apr 28, 2007 - 04:24am PT
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hey thre all... i am new here and just stepped in... this is my nickname that i use from my writing name---my name is lizzy...
say, i had just been surfing through and i found this picture of my brother (mark chapman)... i was just wondering who took it...
it is the picture where he is with his dog, and the mountain range is behind him???
i had a chance to see him in southern calif, for a special event just about a week ago, but sadly was unable to do so... now, just seeing his picture here, sure made me happy...
i was in south texas too many years and never got to know him... he was always very very nice to me... am in michigan now..
i will take a look around and see if there is anymore picutre here...god bless to all you rock climbers!!!!
i remember wayyyyyyy back to when we first discovered yosemite---we all just loved it... i once had a neat picture of mark, with all of the valley and el capitan behind him, as he leaned on a rail---i had the feeling then, that this was a very special pic... never did any of us know then, that he'd one day be such a well-known climber in yosemite... god sure works in powerful ways, and upon the heart, showing us little hints of good things to come!!
well, thanks for letting me share here... just seeing a picture of our brother, sure can make you feel good...
when we were kids, they used to call me beth, yet in school and all my life i have been liz, lizzy... (now neebee, or neebeeshaabookway, on the internet)... if any of you all every talk or write to my brother, just let him know that liz/beth said hi, as i cant afford long distance phone and can not do it!!...(i can write, though...but sending fast voice-hellos, is a lot more fun!!!!)...
god bless, all, and happy safe climbing... i am off to see what all else is in here!... neebee/liz/beth (former chapman, now, gonzalez)
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neebee
Boulder climber
calif/texas
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Apr 28, 2007 - 04:35am PT
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hey there.... say, i just saw you DO post here mark, i had sent an email to check it out, if this as really you...
glad to know, it is--CHAPPY---say, i SAW you do stacks of one-armed pull-ups back a ways, too... in your yosemite house.... i didnt even see this picutre, until now... this is a great picture! ...
will not post here, much as i dont know these folks, but i was so very happy to see your yosemite history, as i missed out on too many years of all of this stuff you did...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 28, 2007 - 04:43am PT
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hey there mark... say, i just saw that you have a whole link here, just for you name---so you are posting things from back when you were climbing then?... this is great mark, congrats!
i was just surfing around and thought i'd see if you had any photos up from when you were selling your photography---hey, and lo and behold, i found this! ... just had to come in see my brother, man, OH, man!...
congrats again!!!! email me when you can... i already posted as to another pic of you... with your old dog... someone in a poncho took the picture...
say, i remember back when i had one of them ponchos from texas!!!
nice and warmmmmmmmmm....
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 28, 2007 - 05:09am PT
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hey there mark/chappy.... say, i just read your first story posted up here... man, oh, man, mark... wish i had known about your guts and grit start... say, now that first picutre i ever took of you at yosemite, is even more important---it was destiny for you and yosemite to meet up! ....job well done! ... god bless, your sis...
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 28, 2007 - 11:43am PT
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Ed and Sabine are living in Sonora. Ed is playing music with a couple bands and Sabine works as a PT and rides show horses.
Mark, I didn't know you had a sister.
Ken
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nita
climber
chico ca
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Apr 28, 2007 - 12:07pm PT
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Mark, When you have time....How about some *Wedding Pics*.
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Oli
Trad climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Apr 28, 2007 - 11:58pm PT
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Mark,
When you said ...Pat... were you referring to me or someone else?
I think Patrick Sawyer mention Ed Barry as the one-arm pull-up king. He was light and strong. I bouldered with him a fair bit. That kind of strength of course has its function but doesn't help on lots of other kinds of climbing. But Gill was miles ahead of everyone I ever saw, in terms of strength. Maybe Patrick means among the Valley climbers... Bates had that one=finger pull-up with his finger in a sling...
All the best,
Pat Ament
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Anne-Marie Rizzi
climber
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Apr 29, 2007 - 12:56am PT
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Hi Mark:
Glad to see this thread resurrected. Whenver I get moved (another story), I'll try to post some some slides I have of you from back in those days.
Anne-Marie Rizzi
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chappy
Social climber
ventura
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pat, Anne Marie--everyone
On my honeymoon in mexico be back in a week! best to all!!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feliz viaje matrimonial caballero! Hasta luego.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there ken (chicken skinner?)
and all... yep... say, he's got two, and five brothers... i did not get to the wedding, as i did not have the funds... i did not want to mention the event, until mark had... so i called it a social event... i will love to see any pics, too... sure was sad that i could not be there... give that special gal a great "chapman welcome" for me... all for now...
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Mark,
Congrats on your wedding! Good to see a nice guy finding a good lover and friend. Wedding and honeymoon pics would be nice to see. It was nice to work and hang w/ you in Lone Pine, thanks for setting Howie and I up w/ that
doug
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Congratulations Mark!!!
Hey Flanders,
What's cookin' today?
-Roy
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Lacey
Social climber
Boise, Idaho
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Once again, Congrat's Mark to You and your Wife. I'm sooo happy for you but darn, okay I confess, you have alway's been a secret crush of mine (blush blush, throb throb). Hope you have a long and Happy marriage.... I wish you both the best.......
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 18, 2007 - 10:40pm PT
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hey there mark....
to ol' chappy:
thought you needed a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
over here too! love from sis, lizzy/beth/neebee
best wishes while you are in budabest...
am praying for your safe return...
say hi to jaime...
love, much!
too bad you can't stop in here for cake!
and a glass of wine, you'd warm
michigan up!
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matty
Big Wall climber
Valencia, CA
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Oct 18, 2007 - 11:08pm PT
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who who?
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tetonhack
Social climber
jackson wy
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Oct 18, 2007 - 11:52pm PT
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Hey Mark, I remember doing some great Mamoth bouldering with you and RK in the 80's. You had a young daughter (6 or 7) going along with us. I have a really funny picture of her in front of a boulder with a black eye from a soft ball accident. She would always say "cheeseburger" from whatever bird makes that sound. Now my 7 year old daughter always does the same when she hears that bird.
cheers th
ps:some day when I finish this house I will dig through photos and post up
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