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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 23, 2007 - 10:10pm PT
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giant lie... just got home....
not to be missed: Bravo to the Nature, Piton Ron, Nurse and Brutus, Mom Nature and all the rest.
Locker edit: pics to follow (someday.....)
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Mimi
climber
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Apr 23, 2007 - 10:22pm PT
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Glad you had a good time even though it rained on your sorry butt. Now wrap up that future award winning TR and post up. Werner really wants to see it.
Have you seen the clown?
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Matt
Trad climber
places you shouldn't talk about in polite company
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Apr 23, 2007 - 10:25pm PT
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liar, liar, i smell pants...
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Mimi
climber
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Apr 23, 2007 - 10:35pm PT
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This clown arrived while you were away.
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 23, 2007 - 11:02pm PT
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Preliminary Pics:
k-man sending:
Medium Sue and Pennsylenvy enjoying a margarita:
Healy showing us how it's done:
Nature working his magic:
The award and presentation:
The beautiful Reddirt and Crimpergirl:
k-man and friend Lana:
The Doctor:
My room-mates, Mike and Parker:
Pennsylenvy demonstrating proper Bandaloop technique:
The bar, first night:
Erik
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matty
Big Wall climber
Valencia, CA
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Apr 23, 2007 - 11:15pm PT
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E-Gads, that is a scary clown. Where is that from?
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Apr 23, 2007 - 11:29pm PT
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hahaha - Look closely at that pic of heleyeJ slacklining. The guy to the left looks like he's a reeeeallly tiny man, holding on to one big mufo cup o joe!
Sushi fest was fantastic!!!!!!!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 23, 2007 - 11:30pm PT
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I still say someone needs to photoshop out the pics of Joe to remove the slackline.
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Mimi
climber
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Apr 23, 2007 - 11:31pm PT
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That should be on a different thread, matty. I was just updating Russ.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Apr 23, 2007 - 11:40pm PT
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Dam, Russ musta got outta the big house early. And another thing, didn't anyone commit any crimes against Nature?
I'm sorry I missed this.
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N0_ONE
Social climber
Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:25am PT
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I can't wait to see some of the photos that Malcom took. He's was taking picture constantly. He's got to have atleast 400 good ones!
That was a good weekend!
There's some good folks postin on this here site!!!!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:30am PT
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In the beginning, it all looked so calm. Quiet even.
Boy did that change.
For some reason, this is about all I remember...
Maybe this has something to do with it:
Now we're getting ready for some serious action:
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:36am PT
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Mal got some great photos. For those of us still around there late in the day yesterday he got his computer out and did a slide show for us of everything he took. He really captured the spirit of the weekend.
Great times and a giant thanks to everyone who put it together and made it happen. Really great to finally put some faces with names.
Beth
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:50am PT
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I can hear you from the PETRIFIED DOOOOONS!!!
Great to meet y'all and big thanks particularly to that drunk guy with the knives. What's his face. And yeah, Mal took somewhere around half a quadrillion photos and some of them are of boobs.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:51am PT
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[disclaimer]This is MrE posting under Nature's avatar[/disclaimer]
Crimpie took like 1000 pictures, seriously.
Oh, and we are still celebrating the 'Fest at Nature's tonight. Present are: The Doctor, MisterE, Pennsylenvy, and Nature....Whoops!
Good times.
Must resist...the temptation...
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 02:45am PT
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One more of Rodman and Patsy Cline I forgot:
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Apr 24, 2007 - 03:21am PT
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Looks like Burning Man!
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Apr 24, 2007 - 08:46am PT
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Coats and hats?!
Glad I had to stay in the warm northeast. Days started at 60 and went up to mid to high 70s.
No party, but Neko's serves good sushi. Try the Banzai Roll and the Crab's Eye Roll if you ever get there.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:17am PT
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I JUST rolled in. On a flight all night. I do have a pile of photos I'll start downloading today. It was a great time. Yesterday, Reddirt, Shakeyy (sp?) and I played in Vegas all day - good times! Thanks to everyone too - great time!
p.s. my toes have thawed
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:32am PT
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Well its about time Crimpie.
You'd think people had to wait for their film to get back from the lab.
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Howie
Trad climber
Calgary, Alberta
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:37am PT
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Don't care where it is next time (I hope Nature), I'm going!!
Howie.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:41am PT
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So far as I can tell no crimes were committed against me. It's sorta tough to sit down right now but I'm thinking that's from the driving. Hell... ron didn't run me up a tree after presenting him with the Golden Chisel award.
Next sushifest:
The penthouse suite at the Wynn in Vegas in June (possibly)
Summer SushiFest in Flagstaff (July to celebrate the summer birthdays - this one is a for sure)
Fall SushiFest in JTree (just an idea)
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:53am PT
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Well you know Doug I've never used a chisel* to manufacture a route, just drills and a rat tail file (I have to be careful about saying "rat" around Junior). But what the hey! Now that you've given me one (and even painted it so distinctly for me) I might as well go and try it out. Huh?
*a drill is a chisel with a central point
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Blowboarder
Boulder climber
Back in the mix
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:57am PT
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Why manufacture routes?
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:20pm PT
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Great Pics, honored to meet everyone and it was a BLAST, thank you..
Looking forward to the next ....Fest if you folks will have me back? Shhhhhh.......
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 12:28pm PT
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Rad, you're not far off. Apparently there were too many distractions. Mind you, I have no objections to seperating the inebriated from their pecuniary resources, but the focus is best kept on the game rather than the repeated attempts to get our asses busted for noise. (You yourself observed that I had remained sober enough to drive home in the wee hours...)
Besides, Texas Hold-em no limit is the best game for a television viewer with a "god-cam".
You give me a seven handed game of limit Hi-lo with the last to bet or raise as the first to declare and I'm all over it.
Perhaps if we had moved the game to Mike's RV which pulled in at 11:30, but he didn't know where we were (must've been deaf), and nobody supervised logistics (note to future SF organizers).
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 24, 2007 - 01:02pm PT
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Thanks for the photos Riley.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 02:41pm PT
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Sushi!!!
And:
The real stars, though, were the sushi chefs:
Nature:
Piton Ron:
Brutus Of Wyde:
The cast of characters was exhaustive and included:
The incomparable crimpergirl:
and the beautiful reddirt:
Jello:
Mighty Hiker:
Mark Miller:
Susan Peplow and Mussy:
the Real Blinny:
tarbuster:
Radical and Jackie:
And if anyone is in doubt regarding the evils of alcohol, here's crimpie before drinking:
crimpie drinking:
crimpie after drinking:
HappieGirl...cheer up!:
Okay, this is better:
And, ohmygod!, the hair.
An easy start with David Bloom, lurker extraordinaire:
it's getting better. Rodman:
and Mike, the vet:
a toast from paganmonkeyboy:
and Bloom, Lana and K-Man showing off the locks:
All right, I'll stop but perhaps the best part for me was just hanging around the fire, shooting the sh#t and getting to know all of the wonderful people who make the taco what it is:
Peace,
Mal
More pics here:
http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/maldaly/07SushiFest1/
and here:
http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/maldaly/07SushiFest2/
Edited: I have lots more photos I'll post up later.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 24, 2007 - 02:49pm PT
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I was just TIRED! OMG - that photo!
Edit: Uh oh, now the fun begins!
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 02:55pm PT
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I think I had just served you from the bar:
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dirtbag
climber
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Apr 24, 2007 - 02:55pm PT
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All these photos are going to keep Ouch! up all night for weeks.
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Apr 24, 2007 - 03:02pm PT
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oh man - such a sweet party, such good food, such cool people...and k-man that big panorama is sweeeeet...
many thanks to those who worked so hard to feed us all so well ! you all rock !
next time, the rest of you gotta come !
-tom
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Apr 24, 2007 - 03:17pm PT
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Looks like you guys had a blast. Next time...I'm there!
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
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Apr 24, 2007 - 03:31pm PT
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"I was just TIRED!" uhHUH, suuure, paula abdul! straight up now tell me :P
you doodz look like you're enjoying the sunshine rain desert to the max - i'm sure i'll join y'all sometime, when i'm done doin' a lil' more growin' up :)
keep um comin' - these pics rock hard - they bring such a smile to my face, & many others i'm sure :)
*hugs*
t*r
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 03:32pm PT
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That greying out of Anders' photo; was he doing something obscene again?
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 03:34pm PT
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More pics from the SushiFest.
Here's Mister E looking suave:
Piton Ron looking very sage:
Here's Nature hard at work:
reddirt showing her stuff. That's sushi stuff:
Jingy and Crinpergirl:
Parker and Junior:
Watch those hands! Mike and Karen feeling good.
Nature and Happiegirl fighting over the last piece of octopus:
Don't know who won.
the fake (?) Blinny? Not really, Kath is a real as they get. Great to meet you.
Piton Ron before the mess:
I'm not sure what's going on in Mighty Hiker's head here but, if I were Happirgirl, I'd be watching my six:
Got to love the party!
healyje trying to look like...whatever:
Mike strumming:
Piton Ron looking VERY happy with Fluoride!:
Nature doing his thing. Wait a minute! Wasn't he supposed to be making sushi?
Hey! Anyone know how to use these things? Russ Walling befuddled at SushiFest.
Break time. Piton Ron, Nurse Ratchet and Nature:
Can't tell by the light if that's coffee or tequila in there. Susan?
reddirt and Jello
Mister E chilling in the sun:
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Apr 24, 2007 - 04:03pm PT
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Each new post, or new photo that I see, I KICK MYSELF for being
SUCH A FOOL as to miss this gig, but, you know?
IT HURTS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep 'em coming. I'm headed to San Diego on Friday. Life is
compensation...adjustment...rationalization...armbars...
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Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
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Apr 24, 2007 - 04:07pm PT
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Bow down before Mistriss Happie!
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Tom the Cop
Sport climber
Northern Virginia
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Apr 24, 2007 - 04:35pm PT
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When's the next one? Can we start planning now? I'm free this weekend.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 04:40pm PT
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Sure looks like fun. Can only hope folks have nearly as good a time at the Woodson shindig (leaving for a long, lonesome drive tamale).
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Apr 24, 2007 - 05:31pm PT
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maldaly, a most excellent set of shots. Takes me right back there...
The mad professor shots still don't explain the magic trick.
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Apr 24, 2007 - 05:34pm PT
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^^ what k-man said...but you all seemed so much blurrier at the time ;-)
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L
climber
NoName City and It Don't Look Pretty
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Apr 24, 2007 - 06:00pm PT
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Great photos, Mal! I think you captured the delightful debauchery better than anyone!
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mooch
Big Wall climber
The Immaculate Conception
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Apr 24, 2007 - 06:30pm PT
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I'm f#cking jealous!! What a blast you all had! Great pix all around. I need to get off my ass and meet you all.....now where did I put my "Buy one set of Sushifest training wheels, get the other one free"* card??
* - offer void if pose down is exposed :P
and o's to you all!
~mooch
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 06:40pm PT
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Thanks for all the props on the photos. It's my secret love... Radical, did anyone actually go climbing? I could have almost missed that part of the 'fest.
Here's another pic of you and Jackie:
(Edited for Jackie--sorry Riley!)
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 24, 2007 - 06:51pm PT
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Jackie! It's Jackie! Riley+Jackie=love
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2007 - 07:34pm PT
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There was some climbing.......
Dreamy Chris leading the Atomic Indian:
Sooze on the Atomic Indian:
Ebola Erik leading something:
First climb of the Fest for Sooze:
Day one crew:
A rougher crew on day two:
Dreamy Chris on something:
Basic hip belay on some multi pitch:
OMG! Don't ask what is going on here!!!
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Apr 24, 2007 - 07:40pm PT
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clearly you folks are really good at what you do...
thanks for posting
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 24, 2007 - 07:40pm PT
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Yikes. Looks ambiguous to me Russ.
And true, that Chris is SO DREAMY!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 24, 2007 - 07:50pm PT
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Separated at birth, and then by a few generations,
Dreamy Chris & Robert Redford.
Nice photos all.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 24, 2007 - 07:53pm PT
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The place was *crawling* with dreamy people. Great looking, super fun group.
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Apr 24, 2007 - 07:58pm PT
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About that hip belay...is someone Tunin' the Cello?
No? ok
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 24, 2007 - 08:01pm PT
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must...keep..brake hand away from beer...
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Apr 24, 2007 - 08:08pm PT
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No worries, I'm sure your left foot has the situation under control.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Apr 24, 2007 - 08:13pm PT
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Nature, you should patent that octopus move.
:-p
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 08:16pm PT
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I dug out some more nice ones.
Here's pennsylenvy chillin':
If you don't look too hard it would seem that reddirt is grabbing some goodies. Eat your heart out boys!
Not sure what's going on here but I got out of the way:
[IMG]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/maldaly/07SushiFest2/SushiFest07-18.jpg{{/img}}
Mark and Noheah yukkin' it up:
Mark with his eyes open:
Is that captain Badass?
Love that party!
No, my nose isn't really that big!
Horseshoes, anyone?
Where did it go?
Counting Worms:
tarbuster practicing the hip belay:
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 09:35pm PT
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This may not be kosher but I just came up with something tasty. I got the idea from a segment on a $1,000 per pie pizza being sold in NYC that was topped with caviar.
So I just tried some canadian bacon and pineapple also topped (after cooking) with a little ikura and it turns out to be fantastic.
Yeah baby! SushiFest leftovers!
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2007 - 09:44pm PT
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Here's a great series of Jingy eating sushi:
And Nature Getting ready:
Set, Go!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 09:49pm PT
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I AM THE KING OF SUSHIFEST LEFTOVERS AND WILL RELEASE!
I *almost* feel bad with having all these leftovers.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 24, 2007 - 09:53pm PT
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Jingy likes to have a little maguro sashimi with his wasabi.
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goatboy smellz
climber
colorado
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:06pm PT
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gheesh, what a sausage fest.
Here I count over twelve beautiful women in attendance and all we get are a bunch of photos of guy's eating raw fish & getting lit.
Where's the incriminating shots, you folks are holding back the best photos.
Give it up!
Seriously, what fun, thanks for the passing the love along.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:12pm PT
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zero sausagemaki was served over the weekend. We did, however, consider grilling up some elk loins and doing elkmaki.
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:34pm PT
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I AM THE KING OF SUSHIFEST LEFTOVERS AND WILL RELEASE!
I *almost* feel bad with having all these leftovers.
Where will the week-old Fish turn up next?
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 24, 2007 - 10:53pm PT
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This thread is Super, thanks for putting the gathering together Nature. You are one hell of a guy.
And all the wonderful people that came that made it so.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 11:03pm PT
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Werner: namaste
I read your post and felt my face blush. I did so much to make this happen and am really damn proud of my part but without the amazing group of people it would have meant so very little.
EbolaErik stylee edit: The last photo above is turning into one of my favorites. People are consuming sushi like it's about to be gone (nooooooooooot going to happen). Mussy has a pie hole filled. Pennyslenvy is serious about gettin' some. Tarbaby is simply determined. Faux-Blinny is chowing down just like the rest of the crew. How AWESOME!
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 24, 2007 - 11:22pm PT
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One more of the Table of Iniquity (NOTE: Nature is actually sitting!!!)
"I COULD HEAR YOU FROM THE PETRIFIED DUNES!"
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 24, 2007 - 11:27pm PT
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Thank you to everyone for a fantastic weekend! Especially Nature, Mother Nature, the Brutus of Wyde, Nurse Ratchet, Piton Ron, Crimpergirl, Mal, and Happiegirl. And the cast of thousands of helpers.
Hopefully we can have another such gathering in the autumn or next spring, involving even more. Though I fear that nametags may be advisable.
Here ismy brief post-SF report. (No photos yet.) Some of us had a bagel for lunch on Monday in St. George - it was still raining. To be precise, it started raining on Sunday morning, and continued to do so, sometimes heavily, through Monday. Desert schmesert.
After the bagel, I set out for Zion. I'm pretty sure I was there - there were signs and buildings and shuttle buses and things. But I didn't actually see it - it was pouring rain the whole time. Teach me to behave like a real tourist. I didn't see any Zionists or AIPACers or any of Daftrat's imaginary friends, either. But the drive out via the tunnel was pretty neat - I hoped to stop at the galleries and peer out, but was in the middle of a traffic-serpent, so no such luck.
Then it stopped raining. (There was 1" in Zion on Monday.) It started snowing instead, as I headed north on highway 89. It's probably pretty ranch and farm country, with mountains on both sides - if you can see anything. I bivouaced in the Richfield area. A pile of Scandinavians settled in the area. They even have a Scandinavian festival, but I missed it. But many of the businesses have -sen and -son names.
Today I wandered north via scenic highways and byways, and am now benighted in the SLC area, or is that in the benighted SLC area? If accosted by missionaries, I decided that I would claim to be a Zoroastrian or Manichean or possibly neo-con. Nothing like comparative religions for muddying the water.
I not only experienced a great deal of rain and snow on this trip, I also acquired a cold. Wednesday I have some meetings (Fatty: not with the RNC), and hope to drop by Jello in Ogden before heading north.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Apr 24, 2007 - 11:47pm PT
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Man o man, too funny, good job, all. Thanks.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 25, 2007 - 12:01am PT
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One more from Nature, the sushi machine:
View from behind the knife:
Swellymon is not a vampire. He really was there. Good to meet you, mon.
David Bloom trying to juggle bowls. Success? Don't know yet...
Another campfire scene. Love the fading sky and the firelight reflecting in the faces.
Parker reflects the fire.
Funny, I don't remember all the color. And I thought that tequila did that to me.
Tarbuster hanging with the fish:
When I saw Mister E looking like this I knew it was time to climb into my truck.
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 25, 2007 - 12:07am PT
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lol, Ya Bastard. Wait 'til the Jingy pic - I get my just desserts.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Apr 25, 2007 - 01:56am PT
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Mighty Hiker- Looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow. I have to leave Ogden at 3:30 in the pm, though, so I hope you can get up here earlier. Give a call to Ogden Climbing Parks 801-399-1130 and you'll get me or you can ask for my cell number.
Really, this weekend bolstered/renewed my faith in my fellow climbers/humans. By extension, Supertacoland rules! I hope to meet you all, one day.
-VeryFestiveJello
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Apr 25, 2007 - 02:50am PT
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Where's Hugh Hefner.?....Looks like alot of fun;.......and I recognized a few faces;...no doubt.....maybe about 100 that had slept on my floor at Joshua Tree over the years...........You guys know how to party........PARTY ON!!!!!!
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 25, 2007 - 04:09am PT
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What a party! Nature - thanks so much for organizing such a good time
and keep the fest alive. Lots of thanks are due all around. Nature,
Mother Nature, Piton Ron, and Brutus of Wyde, and Nurse Ratchet all worked
their asses off cranking out an endless stream of amazing sushi. All in all
it was incredible meeting so many of you all in the flesh after several years
of virutal bantering. Real faces, real voices.
The only way I could have enjoyed it more is if I hadn't been climbed completely stupid
by Larry DeAngelo in Red Rocks before heading for the Sushifest. As it was,
I got such a savage beating up in First Creek Canyon I was a virtual Alzhiemer's
case for the next four days - Judy Who? Where's my tequila? Is the van in park?
How do the doors work? Am I wearing underwear? What's your name again?
Sh#t, did I forget my towel again? I didn't just turn the wrong way onto a
one way street did I...? On and on it went for four days and I can tell you
the tequila didn't help one bit.
Malcolm was an animal with his camera for the whole event and has the
real trove of images but here are a couple I managed to catch.
The stone speaks for itself
Larry DeAngelo after our descent from the nine pitch FA we called "Tin Pan Alley".
For the uninitiated and out-of-shape (me) it was a mostly a matter of taking
a big #6 Wild Country cam for a long, brutal walk.
Desert in bloom...
Crimpergirl and Blinny
Radical and his lovely wife Jackie
Brutus and a sushi shark (almost lost my arm getting this shot...)
They might not all be Tacos, but the Flagstaff crew were Super - The doctor and Rodman
Flouride looking as grand as she did the whole time
Reddirt and Crimpergirl looking fine as well
Vet Mike, PaganMonkeyBoy, Jeff Lowe, and Radical
Mother Nature, Mark Miller, and Mrs. Blinny
Texplorer, Jeff Lowe, Rodman, and Anders
And of course, the sushi...
Parker and Frankie keep each other warm
Parker earning his Jim Beam the old fashion way
Malcolm, Crimpergirl, MisterE, Reddirt, and Nature seeking shelter from the storm
Malcolm giving Parker a lesson on optimizing your footwork
Slickrock
Back to Sin City and home...
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reddirt
climber
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Apr 25, 2007 - 11:05am PT
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as sketchyy was our witness, Crimpie & I made a baby when we were in Vegas on out way to the airport... will post pic when I find a scanner w/ compatible drivers.... see, I'm not *always* so slow ;P
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Apr 25, 2007 - 01:09pm PT
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nope...ahhh, now I see. Nice pics.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2007 - 01:21pm PT
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all his pics look like little blue boxes to me.... nice boxes though.
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Quaken
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Apr 25, 2007 - 02:02pm PT
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They are 'boxed out' on this box but my other one brings them right up. The 'Stone Speaks for Itself' pic is worth working the snafu out to see. Very nice.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 25, 2007 - 03:07pm PT
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I see boxes....I see boxes...redrum redrum redrum
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rbolton
Social climber
The home for...
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Apr 25, 2007 - 03:12pm PT
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Boxes
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Apr 25, 2007 - 03:16pm PT
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I can see "Stone Speaks for Itself" but the rest are total Daley city.
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Beatrix Kiddo
Mountain climber
Denver
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Apr 25, 2007 - 03:37pm PT
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I missed out for sure. :-(
Love seeing the pics though.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 25, 2007 - 04:05pm PT
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Should be fixed now...
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 25, 2007 - 04:12pm PT
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Awesome - thanks for posting!
I keep coming back and looking at these photos. Oh how I wish I were still there vs. sitting here at my desk. The horror.
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Tom the Cop
Sport climber
Northern Virginia
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Apr 25, 2007 - 04:33pm PT
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healyje posted
Umm. This isn't really my jurisdiction but--Sir do you know how fast you were going?.....Say is that leftover sushi I smell in there?....Hmmmm....Well alright I'm gonna let you off with just a warning this time...
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 25, 2007 - 05:01pm PT
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Amazingly, that is only 4mph over the speed limit.
Joe's speed is nothing compared to Happigrrrl. You should see her drive! We were doing 95 on the tail of a police car when I casually mentioned perhaps we should slow it down a wee bit. He immediately rode behind her for a couple of miles as she did 75 like a good defensive driver. He bolted off and to the floor went her pedal again! Hilarious!
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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Apr 25, 2007 - 05:25pm PT
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Great pics Joseph, but...
I'm still waiting to hear the blow by blow...every salacious detail!
C'mon! Crimpie? Russ?
I wanna hear about who made the biggest ass of themselves?
Who got totally wasted? Who barfed?
Who slept with who?
Oh wait, nevermind...I was thinking of Slanderfest™™™.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Apr 25, 2007 - 05:41pm PT
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Aw Shack, do you really want to know all those details?
Isn't it enough to know that all of us who ran naked through
the camp at 2am that first night made it back without being
caught by the camp host?
On another note, there was some bad-ass climbers there.
Here, you see MisterE belaying some guy in a red shirt.
Man, what an entry move!
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2007 - 06:07pm PT
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There is no way I'm saying that Kman was the first puker and Minerals made a mad dash to the bushes at 6am..... no way......
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 25, 2007 - 06:14pm PT
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ANd thRere is n0 wa4 I'm g*ing to tell yOOu that #$#$@ boi@nked #$#$@!@. Wh#at the hel& is wro&^ng with my k(^eyboard?
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Apr 25, 2007 - 06:51pm PT
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it wasn't the fish, I swear...
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2007 - 07:18pm PT
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hahahaa! Plus was that mousse in Sketchys hair or the dreaded bile comb-over???? For a while there in the morning people were talking like he might of actually expired in his tent during the evening...... what's the sketch Sketch??
Butthole edit: all them poisonings were quickly cured with a nice Cowboy Butthole session by PensylEnvy.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Apr 25, 2007 - 07:31pm PT
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Wow - I thought for sure this was Tad... then I noticed the Heineken...
Alas, Tad would knott be caught dead drinking skunked, oxidized piss-water (no offense).
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2007 - 07:32pm PT
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I must be mistaken.... no way that guy was a puker... look at the self control
(hehehehehee)
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 25, 2007 - 08:32pm PT
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The last day, there were about ten of us staying to load the all-in and clean the campsite. We were about to leave and noticed that Sketchyy was no where to be seen - still asleep in his rig. A lot of giggling ensued saying how he would get up, emerge and find the place vacant. That would have been cruel! Luckily for him, he emerged just before we all pulled out.
Southern boys know how to party!
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Apr 25, 2007 - 08:36pm PT
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Uhhh... Still drinking the Euro piss water and it still tastes good! Yum yum... But, ya gotta watch out for the hangover when you skip most of dinner to rock out to some death metal in your Death Star with the only other true metalhead at the party... Sushi, what sushi? I thought this was a beer party! Damn, I was so drunk that my hat was on backwards!
And, it wasn't at 6am, Russ... I was still dead at 6.... more like around 9 when I kept down the first batch while trying to quickly put my pants on and jump out to make a run for it. I only made it to my front wheel and then that was it... seemed like I got some good distance on that one!
Hey, that was a great party and it was fun to meet you all! Thanks for the good times!
Thanks to Nature, Brutus and Em, and Ron for slicing and dicing and EXTRA thanks to Mother Nature!!! You all put in so much effort to make everything happen according to plan. The sushi was great, the breakfasts were great... the party was great! What more need you? THANKS!!!
Oh, wait, I almost forgot the gun stuff! ...Guess it wasn't really that important... or at least the weather decided so. NEXT TIME!!!!! Next time I will get the chance to teach you hippies how to be a good redneck!!! (That's a joke... really.) So, on the way home, Wade Icey (Steve) and I stopped at one of my favorite redneck hangouts and unleashed a bit of lead and made things go BOOM. I have to admit though, that Wade took more of a liking to blasting than I had expected, given that he is a good peaceful Cali hippie... Hey Wade, tell 'em about that bowling pin!
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Apr 25, 2007 - 09:25pm PT
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Don't know if it's of interest to anyone, but I just opened my recent Mountain gear Catalog to find Malcolm Daly photographed on page 7.
I just met and had a bunch of sushi with that guy!!!
Pretty cool!
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:20am PT
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Except for the hat, you wouldn't know Minerals was even at a party...
That's how he always looks.
Looks like you had a good time Bryan...Mark too.
How was the drive?
Next time I'm goin.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:22am PT
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That's the third time he's called me "ustoppable" in the catalog. I guess we'll have to ask him to the next SushiFest so he can see me stopped cold by the best sushi feed in the world!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:24am PT
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*crimpie quietly files away "unstoppable" for next yearbook...*
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:37am PT
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Yearbook, Hell. Nature wants it quarterly the way he's talking.
Big Up to Maldaly for hookin' The Chef up with some adventure cater gigs...and hauties?
He really is *unstoppable*
Cheers, E
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:38am PT
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I hope he doesn't stop. It's a good start.
It's party week folks. I'm not stopping. The theme in yoga today was "party" - Ulla played dance music in class (never in my seven years of attending her studio has she done that). The class got lucky when I showed up with a box of um... guess what?!?!? She worked the sushi into the party theme nicely.
One margarita down, seven to go. party on baby!
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:40am PT
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If BAG hears you calling her a hauty she'll force feed you PBR 'til you puke, then her BF will burn some sh*t in your front yard at midnight. Watch out!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:43am PT
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we mentioned no names. uh... nope!
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Apr 26, 2007 - 12:58am PT
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PBR? Brutal.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 26, 2007 - 01:00am PT
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actually... that part sorta had me interested.... at first.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 26, 2007 - 01:54am PT
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I'm with MisterE - PBR, that is torture...
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 26, 2007 - 01:57am PT
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Pssssst! Malcolm is easily stopped by proscuitto wrapped salmon.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 26, 2007 - 02:00am PT
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A couple of more photos from the Sushifest...
Brutus gets down
Raluca (Mrs. Texplorer), Roxanna (w/ Frankie), and Texplorer
MisterE as the Master of Ceremonies and Mighty Hiker
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 26, 2007 - 02:03am PT
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that jackass in the front looks like he could shed water like a duck.
Piton Ron Edit stylee: that velcro[/o] in the front looks like he could shed water like a duck.
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Tom the Cop
Sport climber
Northern Virginia
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Apr 26, 2007 - 03:31am PT
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The speed limit there is really 75mph?! I have got to get out of this area and move west! (79 in Virginia is just one mile per hour shy of a reckless driving charge).
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Apr 26, 2007 - 03:42am PT
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Tom, in Montucky, you can pass a MHP @ 79mph and they won't even look at you. Up to 89mph, the ticket is $20.00 and it can be paid on the spot without counting as a moving violation or reported to the insurance companies. Man, I love this state. A few weeks ago, I was clocked @ 91 in my Legacy wagon, and because my record was relatively clean (1 careless w/in 3 years) and I pulled over right away, he wrote me up for 85 and the "cheap ticket". Go speed racer.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 26, 2007 - 01:44pm PT
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Bump so Roger, a potential future host, can check us out.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 26, 2007 - 06:31pm PT
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Bump plus new pictures:
Mr. Smooth...Rodman
The one and only Mighty Hiker:
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 26, 2007 - 06:41pm PT
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This one is adorable. And it's in focus which is rare for my photos...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 26, 2007 - 09:26pm PT
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Keep 'em comin' folks, fun stuff.
Ouch has done some nice work so far...
Lisa & I are on the lamb & not well wired, so I'll have tah post up my pics early next week.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 27, 2007 - 01:12am PT
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roger bump
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Apr 27, 2007 - 01:26am PT
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Crimpie girl, that photo does it all for me. Thanks!
I also loved being Crimped in person!
By the way, eKat, I love you, too. (the Real Blinny, too, just differentLY)
And Red, the dirt you trod is sacred.
-WetJelloDaydreams
PS- way too much positive reminiscing to do about the event and most impressively all the great folks. I can't get to it right now, but when I have time next week, I'll make up for my relative silence. Suffice to say, WHAT AN AMAZING BUNCH OF TRULY SYMPATICO PEOPLE!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 27, 2007 - 08:16am PT
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Jello: it was a pleasure to crimp you in person. Glad you will make it to the next SF. :)
Here are a few more shots to share:
Malcolm preparing to crush a climb. He says he can't smear. Um, I beg to differ - he did some moves that REQUIRED me to grab a draw. :)
The Real Blinny is a real kidder! The Real and Fake Blinny took off when I wasn't around. :( They are super great folks. Look forward to hanging out with them more in the future.
Oh boy was this always a happy site:
Here Reddirt is trying to tell Healyje that the sushi is being served at the other campground. He didn't fall for that!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Apr 27, 2007 - 10:14am PT
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A bump since I edited in a few photos.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 27, 2007 - 04:46pm PT
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Sewellymon, Russ, Sewellyson (Tim?), and Tarbuster
Tarbuster with folks who I believe are friends of Jeff Lowe's
Jackie with Mr. and Mrs. Mike the Vet.
Susanpeplow, Long-time Lurker, and Flouride
I'm going for sushi tonight!!!
Nohea's, PaganMonkeyBoy, and Sketchyy
Mark Miller
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Apr 27, 2007 - 07:29pm PT
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OK, one or two more ... These are about the bottom of my barrel:
Someone (or something) that ate too much fish. Caught this one
over by the Dunes parking lot.
Here's one of a bunch of folks millin' about. I think they
were getting ready for a mass assault on some 5.6.
Here's a girl that makes more noise per foot of altitude than
a Black Hawk chopper:
Here's the Doc, no noise, lot's of altitude:
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 27, 2007 - 07:43pm PT
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Ouch!
climber
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Bump because I'm on the wrong computer.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Joe,
that second photo is of Sharon and Greg Saunders with Jello.
And lets not forget Julie sitting behind Nohea.
K-man and Healy get high marks for those scenic shots. That place looks like paradise. I gotta try some of that out.
Thats a great photo of Mark Miller, but does he have a pierced tongue? No wait! I don't want to know.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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NO all my piercings from the 80's have long healed up..
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Any bullet holes?
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Yeah a .22 in my calf. A good bro and I were F...ng around and he keep walking in front of the dart board so I stuck a balanced dart in his leg ( Pretty deep), He went and got a gun and I took off running up the street, I was about 125+ yards and thought I had got away and bamm, I went tumbling down the street with a very burning sensation in my leg. Back then I had an open perscription for Codene ( construction accident), that and alot of vodka and he dug it out with some needle nose pliers. Good times... In those days we always had broken knuckles and open scars over our eyebrows, glad I got married so I didn't get killed.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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.22LR in the leg is not as bad as the .22mag Randy Grandstaff got in the ass by his cousin. Took 3-4 months to heal and then the family gathered round to watch Randy beat the crap out of his cousin.
Ah, it just warms your heart to see such love.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Lookout kids,
The master is digesting material here...
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MisterE
Social climber
Across town from Easy Street
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Yeah, must be. The "r" isn't anywhere near the "m".
Warming up the laugh muscles...
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Ouch!
climber
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May 29, 2007 - 03:45pm PT
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burmp
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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May 29, 2007 - 06:05pm PT
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Uh oh. :)
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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May 29, 2007 - 07:15pm PT
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What the hell is going on over here?
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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May 29, 2007 - 07:17pm PT
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I'm waiting for you to sign up for SushiFest you slacker!
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nature
climber
Somewhere else....
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Dec 12, 2008 - 01:11am PT
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bump.
Cochise Sushifest early next year. Stay tuned.
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Dec 12, 2008 - 01:12am PT
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So freakin THERE!
Yeeehaaaawwww!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dec 12, 2008 - 01:40am PT
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See--I told you all MisterE is one of the tops.
Bouncin' this TR back up top where it belongs.
What a guy, that MisterE!!!!!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 12, 2008 - 01:44am PT
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So Doug, if you want some of Lynne's losing's yo gotta say where is this place ? :D So Cal's don't get out much. hehehe
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nature
climber
Somewhere else....
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Dec 12, 2008 - 01:57am PT
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Southern Arizona. About an hour from where I "live".
Details coming soon. First I need to get settled.
And if you have a little time on your hands pick up a poker book. Heck, I'll send you one I've already read.
Steve: oh sure.... givin' all the love to MisterE. I bumped it..... jackazzz ;-)
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dec 12, 2008 - 02:16am PT
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So where's my shirtz?????????
Huh, Nature man. . . sushi chef par excellente
Photographer par excellente. . .
yogi man par excellente. . .
muy humble apologies, o nature sir. . .
:-)
PS Schedule it in March, over my spring break, so's I can
come to it. . . pleeeeeeesseeeeee!!!!!!111111
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Dec 12, 2008 - 09:47am PT
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Lynne, it's right here...
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Dec 12, 2008 - 02:19pm PT
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hey doug
im in.
email crowley, it wouldnt be the same without him.
best candyman
p.s. find a place yet?
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Nohea
Trad climber
Aiea,Hi
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Great Bump! Jules and I enjoyed the few days of meeting great ppl. I climbed one pitch of some easy thing but found sandstone is like climbing on 60 grit.
Aloha,
wil
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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bump for fish N fun!
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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Apr 10, 2009 - 12:58am PT
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Why is this posted here on Russ Walling's thread?
http://supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=831199
The picture is hosted on Russ Walling's web site for the purpose
of spamming other people's threads. If it belongs anywhere it
belongs on his own thread. Since it's on his web site he has
complete control over it and can remove it if he wants.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 10, 2009 - 01:28am PT
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Is it posted in lieu of the 400+ pics that Russ promised to post, but didn't? A sort of bait and switch thing?
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Apr 10, 2009 - 01:53am PT
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Thanks For the laughs, you made my night. Was it really 2 years ago?....Let's get it on anyone up for a 4/20/09 somewhere? We'll let the Barn burn.....
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Apr 20, 2009 - 05:41pm PT
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Two Year Bump!
Where has the time gone? Feels like I'm still standing in line waiting for a god damn hand roll.
~Sooze
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 20, 2009 - 05:49pm PT
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Is that a Smooth Organ Fest or just a Meat Meet?
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Apr 20, 2009 - 06:21pm PT
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2years, and Ed has his van fixed, already!
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Apr 20, 2009 - 06:22pm PT
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wow... how the time flies.
I'm still trying to make sushi two years later. Some people just never learn....
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Bump for fish, more ways than one!
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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May 11, 2010 - 06:47pm PT
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bahdahbump
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Dirka
Trad climber
SF
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May 11, 2010 - 07:41pm PT
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Sweet thread. good to see what some of you look like.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Feb 13, 2013 - 02:38am PT
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once in a lifetime festisush.
wish I had been there.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Feb 13, 2013 - 02:43am PT
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Wondering why all Russ's posts are from yesteryear. I used to begin to respond and then note 2007, 2009 cetra, cetra and such.
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