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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 29, 2017 - 12:32pm PT
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One week to go!
It’s time to remind you of the upcoming Bardini Foundation 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, August 5th at Mill Creek Station (see map below). We will start at 4:30pm and will quit when everyone has gone home.
Thanks to Roger Derryberry and Mary Lou Long for opening their facility 8 miles north of Bishop on Hwy-395 for this event.
It’s a potluck affair with the local Mountain Rambler Brewery supplying the beer and Bardini the wine and tri-tip. We will be showing a looping slideshow featuring some of Allan Bard’s slides as well as other mountaineering and skiing photos.
Ten years ago, when we held the 10th anniversary at Mill Creek Station, we had a huge turnout and we’re hoping for another. All old friends, ex-clients, interested mountaineers and skiers are invited.
Although not required we will be accepting cash, check, or online credit card/PayPal donations from all so inclined.
Joe and Nancy McKeown have made up a bunch of Bardini tee shirts. A generous donation will earn you one. Be there!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 29, 2017 - 12:47pm PT
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Don, I can't make it to the event but if you post an address I'll send you a donation. I trust that I make it out to the Bardini Foundation.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2017 - 10:16am PT
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Thanks, Jim.
Bardini Foundation, PO Box 1422, Bishop, CA 93515
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Jul 31, 2017 - 10:51am PT
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I'm here and, yes, mooch you can get a shirt from me. You can call me at 760-873-8036 when you're in town and I'll give you directions to my place.
Thanks, Guido and Don. My intention was to drive up yesterday after I got out from Onion Valley but it was a long day of peak bagging. May be sometime before I can get up in that neighborhood again.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2017 - 10:04pm PT
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Late night bump!
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2017 - 09:55pm PT
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Another bump as we zero in on D-day ...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Looking forward to a great event. Lynnie
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Have a great event...wish I could be there! Allan was the bomb!
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Donini-
I didn't know that you were there when it happened. On a lot of easy routes that I guided with Allan, he would tell us just to flake the rope, tell the client to make sure it fed out cleanly, and just solo every pitch. We were more worried that they would pull us off than us falling. These were all 5.7 or less mountaineering routes. We would protect all traverses and any spot where the client might need a rest or something, so I can see how he died on such an easy route. I've been on the O-S in October, when the cracks were filled with ice, and it was a little sketchy to solo in a pair of Nike's.
I wish that I could come. Allan was a good friend. Oddly, I was living at the same house that Dale was, but he was much quieter. Allan on the other hand was a non stop comedy act, and when he and Carter got together, they had you spewing red wine out of your nose. So I knew Allan better than the tight lipped Dale, who was kind of shy.
Can't believe that he is gone. Just a little slip, and he is no more. I'm glad that Lauria has kept the house open, and that his name and story are still being told.
I'll be forgotten when I go, but a person who affected so many, like Allan, will not be forgotten, especially with these kinds of shindigs.
You just need to figure out a way to go wine bouldering. He would have liked that.
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mastadon
Trad climber
crack addict
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This seems like the appropriate time to re-post these pictures of Alan. They got deleted on the Tenaya Lake Waterskiing 1978 thread because I didn't want to pay Photobucket the $399 per year they were asking to continue the account. I've had a couple people ask me to re-post them.
All these pictures were Tom Carter's slides that I scanned.
How does someone with as much spirit as Alan just disappear? He's still in all our minds and hearts....
Here's one from Mammoth 1978. I'm not sure who, other than Bard, the people are.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Don.... I noticed the green Fischer 99's in your last photo That's going back when ski gear was flimsy...The last time i skied on 99's was on the Mono craters on pumice...We invited Alan and maybe Carter ? but they decided to stay in the big cabin at the Mammoth Mine and drink coffee...The big cabin took a big hit after this big winter..
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Red line it, duders!
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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I'm gearing up today for the trek with Guido over to Bishop and I'm looking forward to a GREAT TIME TOMORROW! COME ONE! COME ALL!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Getting ready for the drive. Bringing home made apple pie with whipped cream and an appetizer. Cheers!
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 5, 2017 - 01:05pm PT
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One more bump before I head up to Mill Creek Station. Got the slideshow all PowerPointed up. Didn't have time to add music and narration.
The Bardini slides only take 10 minutes to cycle through so I added 10 more minutes of NA wall slides.
Tee shirts and Bardini caps will be available. The weather seems to have given us a break - much cooler, no rain.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Don- good on you for keeping Alan's memory alive in this way.
I hope you all have a grand evening bathing in the afterglow of the singularly wonderful life of THE BARD!
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WBraun
climber
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Alan (not here anymore) and Tom Carter two great people .....
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2017 - 12:14am PT
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Well, we did it! What a great tribute to Allan Bard's memory. Over 100 people showed up and they came from everywhere across the country - from New York, Wisconsin, and even Hawaii.
Festivities began around 4:30 PM and went on beyond 10:30 PM. Great food, keg beer, wine, and a variety of personal preferences.
Photos to follow.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Good to know the torch still burns brightly.
Yes, hoping to see lots of pictures of all the old guard, who once were young!
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