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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2016 - 08:37am PT
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bit'er ol' guy - That is a fine and true post(see boxed quote)
[Click to View YouTube Video] thnx for this Truckee? really? need lots of$$$$$$$ a range rover 2 SUPs a $10,000.00 road bike and a 8,000 sq ft 2nd home to tele commute to your BS tech job. You also need to be an arrogant tool who wants to meddle in local politics for your own self serving purpose which 1s usually to make more $$$$ and turn truckee in to Los Gatoos or Marin so you can feel more at home. The cragging sucks, its broiling hot and crowded all summer. the Local climbers are a bunch of bitter old washed up never beens who hang out ever afternnon at snowshed tanning themselves and lapping the same 4 routes over and over and over and over again. they will also chop any bolts that didn't get the approval of the "committee" then ask you to donate $$$ to save the crag. Come on up, there's now TWO 2 coffee bars, 8 cross-fit studios and the most expensive safeway in the world. truckee love myass
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Yeti
Trad climber
Ketchum, Idaho
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Feb 20, 2016 - 01:50pm PT
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Donini: A mutual friend of ours once commented that "Aspen has no soul." He was, of course, as out to lunch with his observation as you are with yours about ski resorts. I told him that I knew many long-time Aspenites with souls as deep, strong, nutritious and, you know, alive as any. Aspen and every ski resort town I know (and I know a lot of them) has soul for those with the eyes and soul to see. I've lived in ski resorts for much of my life and still do. So far as I can tell my soul, along with those of my soulful ski town friends, is doing just fine, but, yes, ski town living is not for the lily-livered, weak spirited, physically impaired, thin-skinned or easily tempted. It takes soul to survive in a ski town. With respect, admiration, friendship and a well-known obscene gesture......Yeti
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Feb 20, 2016 - 02:03pm PT
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Heard about a guy named Poncho that grew up on The Mountain , moved to BC , and avoids that Mountain because it is a holy place now desecrated...
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Feb 20, 2016 - 02:33pm PT
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Telluride is too bumped out
Move even further east from Crested Butt to Wolf Creek
Summit County is da sheet, though
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2016 - 03:35pm PT
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I had been to Crested Butte twice . The 2nd time, at New Years, I plunked down a deposit ,with plans to move there in March. 1992.
The women who is now da wife had only the basic hint of this plan. She really says she had no clue. Then I took her top rope ice climbing slipped down a slope and was fine until I stood up, the right 'pon was welded into a tree root & popped my ACL...
I had connections in NYC, and she , a good job. Ever after I've regretted that we didn't
Just go for it?
Anyhow, melt water through the town at the foot of Squaw Valley, at this point
Anyone picture that bridge?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Feb 20, 2016 - 04:41pm PT
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first person: "This thread!"
second person: "I know ... right?!"
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Feb 21, 2016 - 06:38pm PT
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Lived in a ski area for 5 years in the early 90's ( crested butte ) . Have also spent a lot of time in Aspen over the years ( imported worker). Time well spent and any thing but " soul destroying". If anything living in a ski town makes you a ripping good skier, on piste and off! Also makes one appreciate all the seasons.
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