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Tarbuster
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Got it. The joke WAS the Lite beer itself.
Think you can come up with an FA date for Red Bull? In your excellent notes?
I'm going to guess 1989.
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LL: five years old, sweet!
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Tom's bride! Totally smoking hot! And then the look on Tom's face, totally priceless!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Eppies joke was stringing them all around the inside of my van on fishing line while we were out cragging. I think it was at The Trono.
Wow, those years were prodigious in FA's... insane.
Finally found it.
Easter week (7th day of the week) 4/89 "The Red Bull" 5.11 b/c Roy, Jim Angione.
I remember it was pretty much your gig (although not sure who scoped it, by CF rules that meant it was all mine if I did.), you led it. We were poor and using the "double chain link" as hangers
We did the FA of Oui Oui 5.10+ (aka, We Wee) the same day.
12 FA's that week, 22 routes. 9 days straight, I won't try and count the bolts placed.
I think I remember you saying you were getting tired of the pressure of doing FA's all the time and just wanted to climb.
I didn't understand what you meant by "pressure."
Oh, that was right after the Louie incident. The first FA of the week was called, "Never Cry Louie." with Margy 5.7/8.
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Tarbuster
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So fun having these "new" (1992, ha ha) guidebooks from Bartlett.
Ah, yes. The Oui Oui. 5.10c/d, Roy McClenahan, Jim Angione, Dave Evans
Pressure! I was totally kidding. The pressure being having to actually leave the campground and go look for routes.
So to underscore the gag of escaping the pressure of looking for routes ...
We were standing at the edge of B loop. I shut my eyes, held one arm straight out in front of me with my finger pointed forward, and had you guys spin me around in a circle until I stopped.
Kind of like pin the tail on the donkey, or piñata bashing ...
I declared what ever rock I was pointing toward, then we would go climb it. And a new route exactly where I was pointing. So, when I stopped, and opened my eyes, I was pointing towards Peewee rock, straight at what would become the Oui Oui.
The strategy worked like a charm!
I had forgotten that we didn't just call it Wee Wee. Thanks Dave!
We were on a roll. We had the touch. (even if climbing offbeat junk) ...
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Tarbuster
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Dave,
What about Cowboy Junkie? When? (likely 1989)
Queen Mountain, near Walt's White Rain.
I see you make mention of it on Mountain Project on the White Rain page.
They have Cowboy Junkie, 11c, Roy McClenahan, Dave Evans, but no date.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/cowboy-junkie/105724510
In the five books I have from Bartlett, none of them appear to cover Queen Mountain.
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Tarbuster
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May 10, 2016 - 07:42am PT
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Doing new routes! Nothing else compares!!! (... Okay that's a bit overboard)
BITD, few things felt more meaningless than putting them in from the top down.
But meaningless things can be fun!
... I have to say, CHOPPING routes (six or seven years earlier) was probably as much of a giggle as RAP placing them!
Hitler’s Brain:
Rudy McNugget, leading (with wicked tension a.k.a. "take"), Roy, fulfilling route construction tasks.
1989/90
Photo, Russ Walling
Tonic Boom:
Russ (leading?) & Roy ... living the life!
1989/90
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 07:42am PT
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There is a bunch up there that may not have gotten reported.
Dave,
How about Skinhead Nose Jerky? I think that was 5.10+ or something.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 10, 2016 - 08:30am PT
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Nice, I had forgotten the spinning Roy blindfolded first ascent selection method! Or SRBFASM.
I'm at Chevron El Segundo and will check the records later.
Rob, yes, there were a number of raving skinhead related route names following the raving skinhead incident.
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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May 10, 2016 - 09:35am PT
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Other regulars during the heady Sheep Bugger years (1977-1982ish) were:
Charles Cole the Third
Gibb Lewis
Rick Accomazzo
Largo
Bullwinkle
Kelly Carrigan
Herb Leggar
Mike Waugh
Yabo
will try and add to list
Here is a phrase that will be remembered forever by a small membership of locals
"a Sewell hit
It's when you have just the tiniest bit of herb left, so you have to divide it up so everyone gets a Sewell hit, and if you're lucky, you get 2 Sewell hits!
it's about the size of a quarter of a normal hit.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 10, 2016 - 10:04am PT
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"Sewell hits"
"raging Visigoth"
LOL!
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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May 10, 2016 - 10:27am PT
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There are times when sewell hits are a mandatory excercise
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Pasadena, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 11:29am PT
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Roy,
Thanks again for all the great photos, especially Jess and Rain...he must be a teenager by now.
Where is Jess living? Lots of memories there for sure. Love the "tribes people" shot of TG and JB.
Doug,
Nice shot of Dave Tapes.
Jeff,
LOL, I think we all had a pipe like that at one time or another!
Are you sure you have pics of me? I usually avoided camera's BITD and still do : )
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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May 10, 2016 - 11:40am PT
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Jessica, is well and living in Colorado....
LA Women... after Dean, she married Curtis and lived in Mammoth and had two kids, Max and Rita... they are young adults. Then she married D and had two kids, Rain and ?? .... They operate a school for underprivileged wayward youths with a heavy emphasis on "real world outdoor skills".. sort of like outward bound.
at the 2006 reunion Rain was about 8 so yea he is about 18 now.
And Largo could run through about 2.3 oz /weekend.
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Pasadena, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 11:53am PT
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Guy,
Thanks for the update on Jess...a woman after my own heart, wayward kids, teens and the outdoors, real life skills. I knew she had been in Mammoth for quite some time, but not about the second set of kiddos. Go Jess!
Ho Man! I believe it...I'm sure there are many in our generation still self-medicating, is that a WWII parent thingy or just plain dysfunction?? idk
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Pasadena, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 01:08pm PT
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Jeff,
Wrong V. I never climbed 5.10...must be the other Vicki. Can't wait to see your photos though.
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Tarbuster
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May 10, 2016 - 03:11pm PT
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Loving this thread!
Looks like we are having our 2016 reunion, right here, right now!
Bearamiah, toking up, 2006 reunion ...
(Joselyn, Hanna, Spencer, Bob Bolton, Tarbuster with tequila, Kim Carpenter)
BVB photo? What a great shot. I'd love a high resolution version.
Spencer, Mike Graham, Guy Keesee, The Boxer, Dave Schultz, 2008 reunion:
Bullwinkle, 2009 reunion:
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Tarbuster
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May 10, 2016 - 03:37pm PT
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Roy Boy, White Rastafarian, 1984:
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Pasadena, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 04:12pm PT
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Jeff,
I thought it was 5.10...but perhaps it was 5.8 BITD. Who was I climbing with?
The Fish? Maybe this is where I got the black eye ; )
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L.A. Woman
Social climber
Pasadena, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 04:35pm PT
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Roy,
LOVE the series shots of you on White Rastafarian. It is like having a reunion! Keep it up brah!
I'd like to have a real one (reunion) in January out at JT...is that a possibility?
We can make it a V retirement party! Curious about Jeff's photos. I don't remember doing much climbing,
I was such a social butterfly.
Hope Craig doesn't obsess : ) Too Late V, "I like big butts, I cannot lie."
Sir Mix-a-lot?
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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May 10, 2016 - 05:25pm PT
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The thing this photo captures, Roy, is the precise moment when Hanna, collapsed with despair, realizes "Oh sh#t, they're drinking whisky, doing pipeloads, they all talk non-stop sh#t and these are my parent's friends?!
Please god, don't let it run in the family....
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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May 10, 2016 - 05:32pm PT
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Too late V
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