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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Thanks, Raydog. I remember you well from those days as well as Keith. In fact, the first date I ever took my wife-to-be on was to Woodson--1979. I took her up Squaks (thanks, Klimmer for the great vintage picture), and left her there by herself for about 20 minutes. Reason being--my climbing partner and roommate, Dave Hersey (who showed up to check out the "new girl"), had spotted you carrying a backpack full of gear for sale, and insisted that I go with him to check out what we could afford. I can't for the life of me remember what you were selling, unless it was some kind of sewn FROG gear. My wife, who's kind of acrophobic, still tells people about me abandoning her on top of a rock on our first date.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Interesting mooser - I gotta admit I don't remember that time but it's cool to hear you were there and enjoyed the place.
not only a nice place to climb with nice people but, a clean one too - I can recall virtually no litter/trash issues ever at Woodson and it's probably the same today.
Regarding the spousal abandonment trauma - get this, my brother who is 55 still reminds me about being left in the car for hours when I was born, like I had something to do with it! ...laughing...
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Ha! Yeah, siblings get blamed for the weirdest things! You shoulda known better than to be born when and where you were, right?
I climbed regularly at Woodson from '75 to '85, and most subsequent visits since then when I pop in to see nearby family. It is a great place, and I have never come close to getting sick of it.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 15, 2007 - 08:24pm PT
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Kicking for fellow Woodsonites I met up with today (4-15) on Voodsun that didn't know anything about April 28th . . . Mike, Barbara, and Bob H. Hope to see you all up there on the 28th.
Pssssssssst. Hey, Poway Mtn. Boys and StoneMasters. Mike Bovee here in San Diego is a pro videographer that produced the incredible film on the history of Hawaiian and California Surfing for KPBS called "Liquid Stage: The Lure of Surfing."
http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Stage-Surfing-Michael-Bovee/dp/1891716026
All I'm saying is guys you should get to know Mike. He is really a great guy and he has a really nice family. He climbs, and he likes to climb Woodson. Just saying!
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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Apr 26, 2007 - 02:50pm PT
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BVB, yeah I'm showin', are you?
Mike, who could forget the Vato? Look at 'im, he's stinkbugin' it!
Anybody know when/where to hookup?
BH
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Apr 26, 2007 - 03:19pm PT
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Brad there's a Mount Woodson shindig thread - said, I believe 10am at the warm-up boulders - have fun Brad I won't be there but will be down in SD in July we should get together for sure.
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Wolfman
Boulder climber
Fort Worth
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Jun 19, 2007 - 11:57am PT
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Great thread, thanks for the flashbacks!
Joe here (aka Wolfman) from Fort Worth Tx. Just stumbled on this site by accident. Some youngsters at work were talking about climbing and it reminded me of my Poway years when I did a little bouldering on Woodson. I'm a '74 grad of Poway HS.
I talked a friend into taking me climbing with his buds. They finally let me tag along one weekend back in '73 (I think 'cause I was the only one with a car that ran). We did several climbs on that 1st trip up woodson, but Sickle is the only one that I remember. Had to start out upside down and I was the only one that could even get started that day, much less finish.
I remember I even got a pat on the back from Rick Piggot at the next party I went to. I also remember Rick's little brother Collin, who was into dirt bikes. I eventually gave up climbing and started dirt-biking myself, before moving back to TX in '76.
I think I also remember Greg Cameron from Poway. Believe we were in the same class at PHS.
Anyway, thanks again y'all for sharing the great Woodson stories and pix!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 17, 2008 - 02:28pm PT
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Love this thread! I hope this article didn't sneak by me here. From Climbing May/June 1981.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 20, 2008 - 12:47am PT
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The place sure photographs well!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 20, 2008 - 01:17am PT
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nice thread bump there Steve with solid content.
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Sep 30, 2008 - 06:51pm PT
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bump
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scuffy b
climber
Elmertown
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Sep 30, 2008 - 07:30pm PT
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There must be some Instant Modern Classics going up in the burned off area, wouldn't you think?
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survivalmademedoit
Trad climber
Grantham, New Hampshire
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Talk about major flashbacks! What a great find! Mark Vojtko here. Kinda wild catching up after all the years.
What is the latest on Mt. Woodson? Santee Boulders? Mission Gorge?
Who's still climbing out of the old gang? (Paul Dowdy?, Werner Landry?, Tom Scott?, Dan Curley?, Adrian and Jeff?, BeeHay?, FROG?)
What's up with all this indoor training, hang boards, multiple pairs of shoes, runners without knots, etc? What happened to the good old days when you thumbed a ride to the cliffs, smoked a joint, and started climbing?
Drop a note if you can..........thanks!
Mark
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DJMac
Big Wall climber
Bonedale, CO
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Fun thread. I remember a lot of the photos posted. Climbed at Woodson in the late 70's, then again when I was living in SD mid-80's ... loved that place, and many more in the area.
Thanks for the flashback, and sharing photos!
 John McMullen
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scuffy b
climber
just below the San Andreas
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Hey, Mark and John, be sure to check also:
Hardest Woodson Offwidths
and
Woodson Shindig
They're loaded with good stuff.
How you doing, John?
Moyles
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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hey mark, i remember you. didn't you take that photo of roger wilson on waterchute that wound up in the '76 edition of the josh guide?
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Hey bvb, what's up these days anyway? Give me a shout.
Curt
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