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Flip Flop
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Earth Planet, Universe
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Nov 24, 2015 - 07:59am PT
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Nice
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WBraun
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Nov 24, 2015 - 08:03am PT
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CAMP 4 to be BULLDOZED!
About time.
They're putting in the Trump Plaza in Camp 4 and the golf course across the street in the meadow.
America will be grand once again ......
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not applicable
Trad climber
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Nov 24, 2015 - 08:25am PT
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Talk about click bait...
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C4/1971
Trad climber
Depends on the day...
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Nov 24, 2015 - 08:31am PT
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along with 1500 orange plastic chairs in Leidig Meadow.
Don't laugh...MCA did that in 1973.
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2015 - 11:59am PT
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Hi Supertopo,
not applicable - Talk about click bait...
Yes... guilty!
But we need to get your attention because this film is extremely important and we are doing our best to make this a 100% community funded project. We only have two weeks left!
Jebus H Bomz - Everybody wants a handout.
Yes... Guilty again!
Films are expensive to make and we have received zero $ from any brand. 4 years and 100% funded by two Flatlanders. All profits, if any, will go to a non profit of Tom Frost's choosing.
Fritz - That photograph says it all! Exactly what our film is not about. Choosing not commercialize our film is our goal. This is a "documentary film" not a commercial.
Fact - Camp 4 would not exist today without Tom's fight. He gifted that to you and your community.
I can't tell you what to do but only inspire by example. I encourage you to watch the video above.
This film is for you as well. We hope you join us!
Best,
Tom Seawell
Director
http://www.flatlanderfilms.com
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 24, 2015 - 01:00pm PT
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Are you all just sitting on your piles (of money as well as 'roids)?
I got my donation in as soon as I saw the thread. Good for me, you say.
But I'm challenging all my Facebook friends to match or to better my own measly donation of five bucks, which is all this indigent former indigene of Camp 4 (only a few actual seasons, really, but memorable) can afford near the end of the month.
So all you retired and retreaded and retarded moneybags are challenged to part with some of that lucre you have stashed away in a dozen accounts in several different countries to support a worthy proj.
So there!
And Merry Christmas!!!!!!
MFM
Fritz: How appropriate! Mariposa is the butterfly county, ya know!
Donovan/There Is a Mountain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkLp9d7HKuA
First there is a drive-in
Then there is no drive-in
Then there is.
Then there is a walk-in
Then there is no walk-in
Then there is.
Oh, Juanita!
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2015 - 09:18pm PT
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mouse from merced Awesome! Thank you...
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Nov 24, 2015 - 11:53pm PT
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they should bulldoze that place, or at least scrape off the first ten feet of top soil and bring in exposed agregate, there is enuff stale urine in the ground there to warrant a super fund rating, and i do not mean normal urine, i mean urine that has been infused by old english 800, pbr, and other toxic liquids, then filtered by stale kidneys due to sleeping with their backs on hard granite,all climbers there should be forced into self catheterization,then have their enlarged baldders made into chalk bags,
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deuce4
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Hobart, Australia
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Nov 25, 2015 - 01:00am PT
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There was a time, before Tom got involved, where the Access Fund had essentially signed off on the development that would have seen 4-plex hotel units from Swan Slab to the Columbia Boulder. The park had done a 30-day comment period Environmental Assessment, and it was a done deal.
Greg Adair had provided me with some maps of the secret plans, and i created a brochure called "Hotels or Campsites", which i distributed widely in the park (steathily at night, on cars mostly). I was also a board member of the AAC and began campaigning the AAC to oppose the development--this was met with resistance as the AAC had never opposed the actions of the Park Service in its history, which dated back to times when the AAC and the NPS were both fledgling organisations.
Tom was climbing some El Cap routes with his son. When i first approached Tom about getting more involved (i was seeking his help to sway fellow AAC board members), he was also initially resistant--the parks momentum to develop Camp 4 was quite strong. I recall pestering the park superintendent multiple times, he asked me, "aren't you a bit young to be an activist?" He knew i was working with some Earth First friends to stage a portaledge protest in the trees of Swan Slab, which were all slated for felling, and it was a bit confrontational.
I was extremely overjoyed when Tom decided to join the effort, and was willing to fund a lawsuit. The issue I had was that the EA was quickly done without the knowledge of many people and was canvassed as routine rebuilding after the big flood; i believed that the park should have done a full blown EIS due to the impact of natural values such as the trees and the extensive plumbing/electrical etc that would be needed for the new development. Thanks to Tom funding Dick Duane's effort, that is exactly how we eventually won. At one point we met with high up representatives from the Department of the Interior in San Francisco (Yvon Chouinard and Melinda were at that meeting). Around that time Tom called me the "chief architect" of the project. I was also able to pass a motion at an AAC meeting condeming the park's plan and that's when things got more in the public eye and folks like Alison Osius and Lynn Hill got involved.
There's some more of the original documents on the bigwalls.net webpage.
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scooter
climber
fist clamp
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Nov 25, 2015 - 06:31am PT
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It sure seems like a movie should be made about Deuce. He is the real motivation behind saving Camp 4!
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 25, 2015 - 10:01am PT
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Scooter - It sure seems like a movie should be made about Deuce. He is the real motivation behind saving Camp 4!
Tom Frost has said many times on camera that it was a huge "team effort".
Deuce's take on it is new to me and great stuff ! Need to interview him for sure! Thank you Deuce!
What most don't know is that Frost spent a huge amount his own money to save it and other organizations took credit for it. Fun and informative discussion for sure.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
Tom Seawell,
Flatlander Films
http://www.flatlanderfilms.com
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John M
climber
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Nov 25, 2015 - 10:06am PT
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The issue I had was that the EA was quickly done without the knowledge of many people and was canvassed as routine rebuilding after the big flood;
this is so true.. I'm glad you stood up Duece. A big Thank you!
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Nov 25, 2015 - 12:47pm PT
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My letter to Flatlander this morning...
Sure, i would be happy to chat anytime.
I have always been happy that Tom has been recognised for his work in saving Camp 4, but it does look like you are creating a solid documentary, and some of the people you are interviewing might not be aware of the early background.
But I still wouldn't want to diminish the centrality of Tom in the story. I haven't been in touch with Tom for many years, but he and Joyce were good friends to me in the period which was difficult for me--mid 1998 and after--for other reasons.
Ask Tom if he remembers calling me the "chief architect" of the process.
I was involved immediately after the floods in January 1997 and was heavily involved until about mid 1998, when it was clear the process was on its way and i did not mind stepping back. There were a few other players involved in those early months, too, but they were of the same mind as you have captured well in the Chouinard interview in your teaser. I think it was summer or fall of 1997 when Tom's involvement began in earnest.
I recall having a lot of ideas that when initially put forth were considered too difficult or not potentially effective, but in the end were accepted and became keys to our success, which is why i think Tom came up with the "chief architect" compliment.
But certainly your main premise is correct, as in the George Harrison song, it was going to take some money, a whole lot of money, to bring the legal strategy to fruition, and it was Tom's money, but to me it was more his positivity and benevolent outlook that was Tom's most influential aspect of the saving camp 4 story.
Cheers
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John Middendorf
http://johnmiddendorf.net
http://bigwalls.net
http://porta-quad.com
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Nov 25, 2015 - 12:51pm PT
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Also the referenced link:
http://www.bigwalls.net/climb/camp4yosemite/index.html
This site is almost exact as published live in mid-1998 or so. Since it was in the middle of the legal process, i omitted some of the earlier stuff (before Tom's involvement) which had a bit more radical approach.
--thought i would just post this stuff here for the record, seems like a good place for it.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 25, 2015 - 01:29pm PT
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I have registered at your website, Deuce, and am awaiting admin approval so that I can post there, too, along with Mucci y El Mungeclimber and others.
Looks like a lot of good discussion and beta there.
I look forward to meeting you, someday in the future. Our paths never crossed at The North Face because I left their employ in 1980. I was responsible for starting up and running the TNF Factory Outlet on Berkeley's Fifth Street in 1975, located at Gilman, across from the building owned by Raffi Bedayn. The Good Good old days.
Happy Thankgiving and thank you for your efforts on behalf of good old C4.
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Nov 25, 2015 - 01:39pm PT
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Finally found some scans of the original "Yosemite Crisis--Pave Paradise?" brochure! (created and distributed Spring 1997)
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Nov 25, 2015 - 04:42pm PT
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Super cool Deucey. Solid.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 26, 2015 - 01:04am PT
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A little Pep Talk from Coach Mouse,
who loves his "little crucible" of a valley.
Climbers rallied, played the game by their rules and won.
I think before that, most NPS administrators had no idea of the level of passion, commitment,
and intellect which runs through much of the climbing community.
That said, and the "victory" won, remember that in the world of big commercialism there are Boards of Directors whose main job is to guide their corps to the largest possible figures in their bottom lines. Often, sadly for wilderness and users of wilderness, the path they choose to follow runs straight (or deviously) through that wilderness.
History, present and future use by those who choose to visit these areas on those areas' own terms (roadlessness, freedom from civilized amenities, and often remoteness), and concerns of conservation-minded groups all are doomed to suffer under the relentless tides of pressure applied by tireless boards of directors, seeking only to screw the last two cents from their concessions and grants/perks from the government bodies in charge (BLM, NPS, USFS, etc.).
That means that a permanent state of antagonism is working at all times to undermine the protection of those lands and waters in question. Expansion or attempts at expansion of the concessionaires' net worth and profits will always be first and foremost on the minds of these directors, who are replaceable if they do not meet the expectations of shareholders. Any failure of theirs will be met by shareholders with attempts to redress these failures, time after time.
It's NEVER victory, therefore, when "saves" by concerned activist groups are seen as wins, and not simply forestalling of what will come about inevitably if the activists do not take their eyes off of the various doors and back doors available to these resourceful brigades of lawyers who work for the various corporate boards. Skulduggery is always afoot, whether or not we campers and climbers have somehow been given reprieves or concessions by the legal process.
Just look at how long the GMP from '92 was sitting there ineffectually, due to the efforts at obfuscation by D.N.C. I can compare this in my mind to the parable of the ten virgins found in the Bible, in MATTHEW 25:1-13, if I may be so bold (and I certainly am).
Read the passage, if you will, but the last two verses tell us:
"Therefore keep watch,
because you do not know the day or the hour wherein the Son of man comes“ (vs.11-13).
Watch them like a peregrine in it's nest on Zodiac watches his domain for interlopers.
Hell, even when the corporations are caught with the goods, found with their pants down around their ankles and their parts exposed, they just grin and keep hiring lawyers and using highly creative and well-paid advertising departments to put a happy face on the situation. I'm thinking of BP as the supreme example in recent memory.
In the world of politics, too, this sort of thing happens from one election to the next, ad infinitum. These "evildoers," to borrow Meretricius Bushimus Junioris' term, never stop promoting their agendas, implementing their policies, and promoting their wars. Their minions are skilled at keeping low profiles, much like predatory snakes.
The idea of a Yosemite Lake, behind a Moraine Low Dam, offers unparalleled opportunities for profit. This ghastly idea is completely within the realm of possibility as seen by some ambitious, zealous directors on the board of Aramark, the new Yosemite concessionaire. Our problem as opponents to the permanent antagonists is that we haven't the organized resources nor the line of credit needed to keep up the surveillance on these snake dens, to respond to the minor mis-directions and smokescreens initiated by these reptiles.
People like Tom Frost will be passing the torch soon to the newer generations. Let us not be afraid. Let us keep our counsel and plan for the next battle/skirmish/skein of lying propaganda. In the words of Jim Bridwell, "Fail to plan, plan to fail." And failure in the case of the area around Swan Slab and Camp 4 is unthinkable.
[And, having counted to fifty, I dare to post this reply/comment. No holding back, either.]
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flatlander_1
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San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2015 - 08:39am PT
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Well Dick Duane saw it in a different light
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Nov 29, 2015 - 07:44am PT
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Ps Ron Mackey was the long term ranger that listed all the dwinding walk-in campsites in Yosemite over the past 50 years (see list on bigwalls.net)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 29, 2015 - 09:09am PT
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2015 - 06:44am PT
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Ha. Nice mouse from merced!
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WBraun
climber
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Nov 30, 2015 - 09:04am PT
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Pitons and Hammer!!!!
Will they make a comeback?
Passive clean climbing is sooo boring.
It makes no sound.
Except the sound of "Yo bra I did this and Yo man I did that"
In those days everyone had a hammer.
A hammer could fix sh!t fast.
These modern climbing tools don't have a hammer to fix sh!t fast.
They get out their cell phones and dial 911 and then stand there and drool.
Just see our modern drooling world.
The sweet sound of pins ringing in the forest is missed ..... :-)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 30, 2015 - 09:12am PT
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There is nothing quite so pure sounding as the ring of chromolly steel pitons driven into impeccable Yosemite granite....quite uplifting really.
Compares with the olfactory bliss one gets from the smell of naplam in the morning.
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WBraun
climber
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Nov 30, 2015 - 09:14am PT
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YO bra yo yo yo LOL ^^^
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 30, 2015 - 10:13am PT
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Driven iron mixed with rock dust has a certain tangy smell, too, guys.
Quite enjoyable, it was.
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2015 - 11:54am PT
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 1, 2015 - 07:04am PT
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2015 - 07:59am PT
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2015 - 08:10am PT
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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Bump! :)
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2015 - 08:14am PT
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2015 - 08:03am PT
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flatlander_1
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San Francisco, California
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Is this thread drift or an off shoot of the Tom Frost film fundraiser?
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2015 - 05:16pm PT
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Yosemite's CAMP 4 to be BULLDOZED!
That was the headline in 1997. While The Sierra Club, American Alpine Club, Access Fund and others stood by, Tom Frost stepped in and took the lead. He personally financed the lawsuit that saved Camp 4 from development. He rallied your peers and your mentors to do the unthinkable: take on the National Park Service in court. And win!
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2015 - 06:07pm PT
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Dogtown.
Trad climber
Marshell islands atoll
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Tom Frost cares, boy is that a under statement! Not only does Tom care about the camp and its history, he cares about all of us too. Just think no camp four! Where would we go to meet up before a climb, to socialize to boulder and the all important bulletin board would all be gone. Not to mention I think it was DR that said; it’s the only real camp with in stumbling distance of the bar! Camp four is a Dump that’s what makes it cool! Thanks for saving it Tom!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Tom Frost had the moral clarity based on the way that he was raised and what he values to understand that if he didn't act decisively then inertia was going to rule the day and mar the land irreversibly.
Do what you can right now to learn more and teach others to be so fine in their decisions, conduct and stewardship.
SUPPORT THIS FILM!
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2015 - 07:24am PT
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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They're putting in the Trump Plaza in Camp 4 and the golf course across the street in the meadow.
Didn't the valley have a 9 hole golf course at one time in the deep past?
Nigh every inch of the valley is used for something. Nothing is natural anymore. The best thing about Camp 4 being saved was that it hopefully stopped expansion for overnighters who couldn't camp.
And, of course, it is hallowed ground for climbers. Snell's Field in Chamonix was similar, but was privately owned. The story we always heard that one of the gear sellers owned the land, and let climbers stay there if they wouldn't rip off the store.
Late in the summer of 1984, the Gendarmes showed up and kicked everyone out of the Field. There was a pay campground right next to it, so we all just carried everything a hundred yards away and paid the small fee. I have a picture of the cops running us out. They had dogs, guns, the whole bit:
I'm not sure if that was the end of Snell's, or just the end of it for that season. Does anyone know precisely when Snell's was ended?
It almost cut the heart out of the climbing community. Suddenly it was harder to find people for partners or get route beta. We ended up across the street, Walt, Duane, and I. A bunch of Germans hung on to us, and we had quite the gang by the end of the season.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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BASE 104,
A golf course was later built near the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley, but was removed and converted into a meadow in 1981.
--Schaffer, Jeffrey P. (2006). Yosemite National Park: A Complete Hikers Guide. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press. p. 258
This is found in the Wiki article on the History of the Yosemite Area.
I recall the visit we first made as a family camping in Yosemite around 1964, when this nine-hole course yet may have been playable.
My father mentioned wanting to play this course, as he was a regular on the Country Club course in Merced.
He was in charge of the busiess office of the Merced telephone exchange where Curry did business,
so I like to imagine that he may have finagled a way to play the Ahwhanee nine one day,
if it was indeed kept up during that time.
It probably went fallow first from neglect and non-use and then the NPS 'meadowized' it.
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2015 - 07:59am PT
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2015 - 11:10am PT
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Tommy Caldwell on Tom Frost.. Must see!
What Tommy & Kevin Jorgeson accomplished last January in Yosemite has been called "the worlds hardest climb". We psyched to have them both supporting our film!
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2015 - 09:39pm PT
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Dear Supertopo Family,
Our fundraising campaign that comes to an end Friday, Dec 11th @ Midnight.
As I work on this letter we have raised over $30,000! Unlike Kickstarter, Indiegogo allows us to keep every dollar raised.
What we are personally most proud of is that the most famous athletes in the outdoor world, all sponsored by different brands, are playing in the same sandbox together. This is unprecedented and reminds us every day why this film must be made. The making of the film is not about us, it is about the Tom Frost's legacy and his reputation within the photography & outdoor community.
We were rewarded by this concept by receiving many personal donations from the owners of some of the largest outdoor companies. Symbolic victories for sure!
Have we chosen the hard way to fund this adventure? Yes… But it’s the right way. This is a passion project, not a commercial venture, and we are trying to capture history in the "best style" we can before it goes away forever.
Again, there are very few times in your life when you get an opportunity to create something so important that can inspire change.
“It’s not that you got to the top, it’s how you do it that matters.” Tom Frost
That said, we still need financial assistance and would be truly grateful for any donation you can afford during this time of giving. Click Here To Donate!
The best part is we have perks donated by the biggest outdoor brands in the world to reward you for your generosity & just in time for the holidays! (We also have artisan chocolate.. to keep for yourself shhhhh)
All perks, from $1.00 on up, grant you a special “thank you” in the end credits of the film. Your name will be attached to history. How cool is that?
Check out the perks here: http://igg.me/at/frostdoc/x/10880133
To all of you who have already donated, shared, told your friends, etc. a heartfelt THANK YOU from all of us at Flatlander Films!
Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful & warm holiday season!
Sincerely,
Tom Seawell
Director I Flatlander Films
415 370-7535 I www.flatlanderfilms.com
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Jan 12, 2016 - 10:57am PT
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jan 12, 2016 - 11:09am PT
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I'm not sure how I missed this thread, so I apologize for missing your fundraising deadline. At least it makes me feel good about supporting the Access Fund, which has served climbers well, IMHO.
Didn't the valley have a 9 hole golf course at one time in the deep past?
Yes, BASE104. It was a pitch and putt in the meadow east of The Ahwahnee. I always wanted to set up a tee box in the Jungle and see if I could drive one of the holes. By the time I was sufficiently competent to hit the ball with that kind of distance and accuracy, the course was long gone.
John
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Jan 22, 2016 - 12:47am PT
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I just came across this file from my archives. It is a short piece I wrote for the Boatman Quarterly Review when I was a river guide in the Grand Canyon when we were facing a similar issue in GCNP.
http://bigwalls.net/climb/NEPA.html
I have recently revamped my bigwalls.net website as well with lots of new stuff.
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2016 - 11:47am PT
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Hello FOTF, (Friends Of The Film)
Whew! We are finally done making and shipping t-shirts, prints, backpacks, tents, shoes, sunglasses and Tom Frost Nuts. We hope you love your perks!
Things are exciting on the movie making side as well. With you support, we’ve been able to continue to produce valuable footage. This weekend we are off to Las Vegas for the Red Rocks Rendezvous (thank you Mountain Gear)- please be sure to stop by and say hello if you’re around!
Later this month Doug Robinson will join us on a trip to North Carolina as we spend a weekend getting to know Kai Lightner and filming him on some of the local rocks.
We continue to forge amazing partnerships- and while we’ve come close to getting the entire film funded with a couple of large companies, the search for just the right title sponsor continues. We feel great about our momentum and look forward to spending an entire month in the Valley this fall filming Kai, Doug and a collection of some of the worlds elite athletes.
Thank you for your continued support and confidence in the project. We continue to accept donations on our Flatlander Films website and are working hard to create a film that will make Tom proud and you entertained!
Get ‘er Done!
Tom, Jeff and Craig
http://www.flatlanderfilms.com
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flatlander_1
climber
San Francisco, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2016 - 08:59am PT
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Dear friends of the Tom Frost Documentary.
We are going to be shooting in Yosemite for ten days (Sept 24th - Oct 2nd) and we are in need of donated RV.
We can provide insurance, food, libations, gas money and camping for ten days.
If interested please email tom@flatlanderfilms.com or Call 415 550-1807.
Thank you!
Tom Seawell
Director @ Flatlander Films
415 550-1807
tom@flatlanderfilms.com
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