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Wade Icey
Social climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 30, 2006 - 04:53pm PT
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I heard. back in the day, via the grapevine rumor factory, that you soloed the NW face of Clouds' Rest (Yos), In winter. If true and If inclined I'd love to hear about it, here or via email.
Sorry, I can't afford the book (I'm a teacher).
As 'they' say here in Cyberspace,
Dude, WTF?
Thanks,
Wade
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Dec 30, 2006 - 06:22pm PT
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Wade-
To borrow a line from Ken Kesey: "It's the truth, even if it didn't happen."
Happy New Year!
-Jeff
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Wade Icey
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 30, 2006 - 07:00pm PT
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Happy New Year to you , Sir. All the best.
Ever consider a second career in politcs?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 30, 2006 - 07:34pm PT
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Hey Wade, just because his answer was terse and nebulous there's no need to insult the guy. lol
(Along those lines; my favorite Lowe quote is, "I can neither confirm nor deny the vagueness of my comments." but it was a different Lowe.)
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GrandMastaD
Social climber
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Dec 30, 2006 - 07:47pm PT
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If you are poor because of being a teacher, use that to your advantage. The book could be assigned reading for your students. I remember doing numerous book reports in school. You got to think outside of the box.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Dec 30, 2006 - 07:50pm PT
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Wade-
If you must know the REAL truth (if there is such a thing) - I'm not guilty. Furthermore, I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of Ron-O.
-Jefflo
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 30, 2006 - 09:17pm PT
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famous last words
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 30, 2006 - 09:19pm PT
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All good politicians know it's important to be economical with the truth.
Osama who?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 30, 2006 - 09:35pm PT
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Sheesh,
Mastadon, ya'll hardly ever post up.
Give Jane my best.
Hey Jello: 'got dem books and they are mahvelous.
Now, whut are you's guys talkin' bout...I'm feeling obfuscated.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Dec 30, 2006 - 09:48pm PT
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Tar-
It's about old rumors. Some are true, some are hard to deny and with some it doesn't matter. I'll be toasting to all you old farts tomorrow. May we all remain legends in our minds.
Merry Happy to you all.
-Jeff
edit: Roy, if I drink too much tomorrow night, will I be obfuscated?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 31, 2006 - 05:37am PT
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Eschew obfuscation.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 31, 2006 - 09:42am PT
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Totally Verklemped!
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Dec 31, 2006 - 10:08am PT
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"it's the least factual but most truthful account"
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Dec 31, 2006 - 01:12pm PT
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Never let the truth get in the way of a really swell story.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 31, 2006 - 03:38pm PT
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So if it got rimed up real thick and things stayed cold that thing must've been a cool solo.
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Dec 31, 2006 - 06:51pm PT
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Poor because you are a teacher. Lame-assed excuse. 180 day work year on average compared to normal 235. And teachers on average have 5% absenteeism compared to industry average 1.7%.
On top of that they usually have a defined benefit retirement plan that is far better than industry. Get a summer job, or don't complain.
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Wade Icey
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 31, 2006 - 08:09pm PT
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wow TG- you're making a lot of assumptions. Not the least of which is that I give a f*#k about what you think about anything.
Happy New Year.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Oh my gosh, I can't believe I would ever defend a schoolteacher like my ex, however I would have to say she was one of the hardest-working professionals I have ever met. She was always at home doing lesson plans and marking grades into the late hours, and even on weekends.
During the summer "holidays" she would take courses to better herself professionally. That woman put in way more hours than most anyone else I knew.
As for pension plans, the teachers up here have Superannuation, which is a money-purchase type plan, where you get your bucks to invest as you see fit. It is hugely superior to a defined benefit plan, where you get a certain amount per month.
No doubt she will need a financial advisor at retirement to help her invest her scads of dollars. I am doubtless the last one on her list.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I don't know about this claim.
BVB knows Ron-O and he says that guy is an imposter!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Can you confirm that BVB knows anything, much less exists?
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Louis
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The Ron-O photo looks suspiciously like an OUCH product. *snicker*
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Notice how Nature always seizes the opportunity to make exagerated claims about his, ..uh,..er,.. equipment.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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I never claimed to have a Sea Pussy.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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You never claimed to have seen pussy?
Look at aldude's thread.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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I was going to start a thread to ask Jello the following question but perhaps this thread is appropriate.
Hey Jeff, are you still an owner of Lowe Alpine or involved in the company? Several months back the Lowe Alpine store in Dublin closed and was replaced by a North Face outlet.
Were outlets such as the Dublin one owned by the company or were they franchises/independents that were licensed to use the Lowe Alpine brand?
Just curious.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Nature, yours are the most appetising posts on the Taco!
Patrick-
My brothers, Mike and Greg sold Lowe Alpine to an English company back in 1988. No Lowe has been involved since then. I only had about a 3% interest, so no real say in things. We set up Lowe Alpine International, with the help of an IDA grant in the early '80's in Tullamore. All the packs for European distribution were produced, there, until the end of the decade, when competitive pressures forced additional sourcing from eastern bloc countries and Asia.
Lowe Alpine is currently owned by the Italian family that also ownes Asolo. I've been trying to convince them for a couple of years that they need a real Lowe involved to help revive the brand.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Begs for an Ouch pic of Jello with the defib paddles,..."CLEAR!" kachooonk!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Wow... Jeff, thanks for the compliment. Fow what it's worth, Deuce may very well get to sample the goods very soon and not just have to be teased by photos.
We need to organize a large climbers SushiFest.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Nature- sign me up for that!
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Since Jello can't come up with a picture of his own here's a picture of the burn that the paddles left on me:
Eat well and exercise every day.
Mal
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