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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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I've reviewed Valley Walls for the Wall Street Journal.
Should be in the weekend edition this Saturday.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Thanks for bumping this. I got his Yosemite in the Sixties book nine years ago, and I'm ordering Valley Walls now. I can't wait.
John
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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So here's "Scaling the Walls of Yosemite," my reivew of Denny's book for the WSJ. It'll be in print in the weekend edition, on the racks tomorrow.
(It can be difficult evading the WSJ's digital paywall. Sometimes linking in from a google search helps.)
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Thanks for the review Crouch...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Solid writing as usual Greg.
You do an excellent job of describing the rationale behind the risks taken which is always tricky.
It would have been worth mentioning that Glen was involved in the third major route on El Cap, the Dihedral Wall.
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John Morton
climber
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Did someone say Glen was taking notes in the old days? How else could he capture the momentary things so well, and the flavor of a conversation? My favorite piece in this book is that dialog between Beck and Roper, which is so right on it is spooky. It's as if he got it on tape.
thank you Glen, thank you
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ironmtngirl
Social climber
el portal, ca
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Sep 22, 2016 - 09:38am PT
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It's Yosemite Facelift time!
Glen Denny and Hans Florine will be doing a book signing/meet and greet at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center this Thursday, September 22nd at 3pm.
Books:
"Valley Walls"-Denny's Memoir of Climbing and Living in Yosemite
"On The Nose" -Florine's Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb
On Friday, Join Glen Denny on a walk through Camp 4 where he will share his iconic photos and talk about his memories of Yosemite in the 60s. An era of climbing that shall never be forgotten.
Friday, September 23rd
Meet at the Camp 4 Kiosk.
3:00pm - 5:00pm**
The first 20 people to arrive at Camp 4 and participate in the program will receive a FREE signed copy of Valley Walls!
Hope to see you there.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 22, 2016 - 01:41pm PT
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John,
Did someone say Glen was taking notes in the old days? How else could he capture the momentary things so well, and the flavor of a conversation? Yes, Bruce said this in the 4th post in this thread, and it's true....
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 30, 2016 - 12:14am PT
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Some details Denny uses are telling, to me, insofar as he had to have taken notes. He states titles being read on stormy days in the lodge, and not just one or two, but EVERYONE'S reading matter, including the biochemistry books used by Colliver at school.
It was great to have gotten wind of the appearance of Glen in C4 last week, and I received a free copy for being there in the first 20, though it took some artful dodging to do it. I owe BoobLocker for that.
And so does Lynnie, who ultimately received that one from me, as a gift, since I had purchased a copy when Glen was set up for signing by the Visitors Center. Hope you enjoy it, L.
Here, also, are some shots of the gathering at the kiosk, the portal to the temple of C4.
Demi-gods abounded, what can I say?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 17, 2017 - 08:19am PT
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Bump.
This book's too good to ignore.
Why haven't you purchased a copy?
It's for your own good I'm asking, you laggardly schlub.
The food arrived and the talking stopped. The bun of the #24 was
warmly toasted. Inside, the fried wiener, onion, tomato, lettuce,
and thousand island dressing made a satisfying combination. The
cold weather had given me an appetite.
Beck poured some hot water into his cup from the teapot. He put some
ketchup into the cup and stirred it with a spoon, adding salt and
pepper and other condiments.
"Roper, are you going to eat your crackers?" he asked. Roper was
chewing and shook his head no. Beck crumbled the crackers into his
soup and drank it quickly, before the waitress came by again. Then
he repeated the performance with my crackers.
"Ask her for more crackers, Roper."
"Beck, are you that poor? Didn't you work during the winter?"
"Yes, but it's got to last a long time."
Eric was engaged in a long-term struggle with the Curry Company to
see how long he could stay in the Valley on how little money. Each
time he had to part with a coin, it was a small defeat. Any day
that saw the expenditure of a whole dollar was a disaster, either
a failure of strategic planning and tactical daring, or a breakdown
in discipline--a confession of weakness.
"You're too thin, Beck," Roper said. "You won't be strong enough
for the big climbs."
"I'll be all right. It isn't really necessary to eat a lot." He
paused, eying Roper's plate again. "Are you going to eat your pickle?"
Roper and I had coffee. Beck wiped his cup clean with a napkin,
removing the evidence, and asked for a second pot of hot water. When
it arrived, he pulled a used teabag out of his pocket and slipped it
into the pot.
Lois Rice next to JB.
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