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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 23, 2007 - 11:41am PT
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On Sunday, July 22nd, Brutus of Wyde and Nurse Rachet were married by a wild eyed rouge preacher in a unconventional ceremony in secret high country location just outside Yosemite. Each had one lovely daughter as a witness.
It was beautiful but sadly, the stealth ceremony meant that there was no wild reception afterwards where intoxicated friends toasted appreciations and embarrassing stories for the crowd. That's what this thread is for.
These are two of the finest humans I know. Some folks act cool but the more you know them, the more their selfishness and human weakness becomes obvious. That's normal and I accept it. For Bruce and Em though, the more I know them, the greater they are and the more I admire them. I'll post more in a week or so.
Have at em! Toasts to Brutus and Em!
Peace
Karl
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MikeL
climber
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Jul 23, 2007 - 11:47am PT
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Congrats to the two of you! I love marriage (even though I've tried it now three times). It's not a job--it's an adventure.
Blessings.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 11:51am PT
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He's a mad man in bed...
You're one brave woman, Ratchet. LOL!
Congrats!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 23, 2007 - 11:52am PT
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My wedding present will be first crack at an FFA.
;)
oh, and wow! Now I know they can keep secrets, we'll let them in on a few other climbing locales...
Road trip, smoad trip. It's called a honeymoon Brutus. ya sneaker!
:)
may you have many many happy anniversaries!!!!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 23, 2007 - 11:53am PT
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Wild Congratulations to Brutus and the Nurse!
I finally got to meet these two in Snow Canyon, so my stories of them are short. But my appreciation is Large.
Long Live Love!
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:13pm PT
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Congrats! Hope to meet y'all someday. Meanwhile - good for you!
May the your time together be unique and full of spicy adventures - the longest and wydest yet.
Cheers!
GO
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:18pm PT
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Yeha and congrats!
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ricardo
Gym climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:23pm PT
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.. hip-hip-hooray! for bruce and em! ..
.. bruce is the man i learned the art of the sandbag from ..
.. both of them are a treat to have at any gathering! .
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:23pm PT
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CONGRATS!
-Brian in SLC
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:25pm PT
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Whodathunkitwouldhappen?
CONGRATULATIONS YOUS TWO!!!
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:30pm PT
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Congratulations !!
I wish for you both much love and happiness, the occasional offwidth...
-t
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L
climber
Alaska once upon a time
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:31pm PT
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Congratulations Bruce & Em!
Praise like that from Karl is high praise indeed. I wish you all the best!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:31pm PT
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at my wife's and my wedding our daughter attended too, wonderful...
...congratulations and my best wishes for a long and happy partnership.
note H.W.Fowler edit for better usage (?)
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:32pm PT
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Congratulations! You two deserve all the happiness in the world. We should let us Bay Area folks have a get together for you to celebrate!
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pc
climber
East of Seattle
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:36pm PT
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Ed, You and Brutus have a daughter together? She must KickAss! ;)
Congrats to the happy Newlyweds!
pc
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:47pm PT
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Congrats!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:48pm PT
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I'm sure both our daughters kick ass...
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Jul 23, 2007 - 01:05pm PT
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Congratulations....about time! Are the photo's secret too?
Wishing you both a long and happy life!!
~Susan
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 01:06pm PT
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Bruce and Em,
Congratulations! What was the rating to get to the ceremony site?
Did the bride wear a white harness?
You guys are great.
Jay
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Matt
Trad climber
the land where lois don't roam
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Jul 23, 2007 - 02:06pm PT
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hahaha
i spoke to them on saturday morning in the TM grill parking lot, and when i introduced M to my wife for the 1st time, she sure seemed happy about it- or just to be in a very good mood that morning- i guess it makes perfect sense now!
karl, are you calling yourself a wild eyed rogue now?
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Jul 23, 2007 - 02:27pm PT
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I hope this means that they'll come to Mad-Max-Desert-Halloween-Burningman-Sushifest so we can congratulate them in person (and offer drunken praise and wild stories). Right?
Best to you both!
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Old5Ten
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 02:49pm PT
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this summit shot from mt. whitney in 2004 pretty much says it all:
congratulations,
old5ten and gazelle
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crøtch
climber
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Jul 23, 2007 - 03:16pm PT
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Congrats to both of you!!!
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superboy
Trad climber
Sonoma,CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 05:31pm PT
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Congratulations to both of you!!! Can't wait to here more about it.
Ben, Liana, Madison, & Junior #2
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 23, 2007 - 05:31pm PT
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Wonderful news! Gratulerer med bryllupsfesten!!
Was sushi served at the reception?
Anders
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Jul 23, 2007 - 05:41pm PT
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I met them both for the first time at SushiFest IV:XX. I could tell by their collective presense that they are two people who are meant to be together. This is wonderful news and I could not be happier for them. They helped me a great deal rolling and doing other kitchen chores - it is probably impossible to thank them enough for that help. Em said something to me right before we parted ways - something I'll never forget. Does anyone know how to reach her? There's someone special I'd like her to meet. I hope one day to rope up with Bruce (maybe at Burning Ranger SushiFest?).
Congrats to both of them. And thank you Karl for this thread.
Cheers,
Doug
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Nohea
Trad climber
Aiea,Hi
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Jul 23, 2007 - 06:07pm PT
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Great News!! Congrats goes to Brutus and Em two wonderful people who I have been blessed to meet. Jules and I wish you a long and love filled life.
Aloha,
wil
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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Jul 23, 2007 - 06:23pm PT
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Congratulations!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 23, 2007 - 06:37pm PT
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oh, what the hell, bump for good vibes.
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MikeL
climber
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Jul 23, 2007 - 07:14pm PT
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The picture is stunning. Wow.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Jul 23, 2007 - 07:17pm PT
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It (that picture) really is stunning. You can just see the love in his face.
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 23, 2007 - 07:41pm PT
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Congratulations Brutus and Nurse Ratchet
It's a beautiful thing .......
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Brutus of Wyde
climber
Old Climbers' Home, Oakland CA
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Jul 23, 2007 - 08:47pm PT
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Thanks, everyone.
And in spite of what the Babameister said, the preacher wasn't wearing rouge.
Rogue Preachers are hard to come by.
'specially ones wearing rouge.
Tuburs fo Dywe
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 23, 2007 - 09:32pm PT
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All the best!
Cheers!
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Jul 23, 2007 - 09:48pm PT
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AHA! yet another tick mark on the universal scale for love, commitment, and JOY! congrats to the two of you, I agree with Melissa , bay area party should happen!! LP
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SammyLee
Trad climber
Memphis
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Jul 23, 2007 - 10:48pm PT
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May the rest of your lives bring you all the best.
Congrats.
live strong.
SammyLee
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 23, 2007 - 11:12pm PT
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This might also be a good place to link or paste old Brutus or Em trip reports. They had quite a time in many places! Brutus and Em do the Muir. Brutus does Tempest. Brutus and Dingus go wild everywhere.
Here's one from my vault
http://www.yosemiteclimber.com/EmandBrutus.html
Peace
karl
Brutus, dude, I'm so Rogue that I'm Rouge, I think
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Jul 24, 2007 - 12:19am PT
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A happy future to you both!
Zander
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
making desirable discoveries by accident
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Jul 24, 2007 - 12:51am PT
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that whitney summit shot is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
congratulations!!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 24, 2007 - 01:13am PT
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That photo brought tears to my eyes, and I've only met them once.
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
making desirable discoveries by accident
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Jul 24, 2007 - 01:20am PT
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it's okay jbro that photo brought tears to my eyes and i've met them never :)
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 24, 2007 - 08:32pm PT
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Here's a couple initial shot of the wedding
This is round one of the reception, with the preacher man doubling as musician on a plastic didgeridoo. Brutus showed us his tongue whistling and attempts at blowing bottles were made once they were emptied.
This is during the Ceremony while the Daughters were reading wise stuff. At the behest of the cult leader, the couple exchanged belay devices to symbolize their protection and reliance on each other, and were gifted a nut tool which would act as a native american style talking stick for when communication needed to be measured and mindful.
More later, I don't want to give anything away, like how the three rings of marraige relate to the two aspects of climbing.
Peace
karl
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Jul 24, 2007 - 08:38pm PT
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Best wishes for a long and happy life together!
-Jello
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rcknsno
climber
California
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Jul 25, 2007 - 01:37am PT
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Congratulations! You two are such an inspiring couple - may you have a long and wonderful marriage.
Karin
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nita
climber
chico ca
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Jul 25, 2007 - 02:16am PT
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Love the Wedding pictures...Congratulations!..Salud. ;-)
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TYeary
Mountain climber
Calif.
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Jul 25, 2007 - 10:11am PT
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Congrats.
Tony
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jul 25, 2007 - 05:29pm PT
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Almost got to meet them in June on the Royal Arches - North Dome South Face linkup, but we couldn't catch them!
Here is Em leading the fabulous p4:
Congrats to the happy couple!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 25, 2007 - 07:33pm PT
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Congrats to a generous guy who once loaned me the Russkies you see in the photo above!
Cheers and beers,
Pete
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Brutus of Wyde
climber
Old Climbers' Home, Oakland CA
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Jul 27, 2007 - 07:52pm PT
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Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread.
A special thanks to Karl Baba who went the extra mile to actually get ordained so he could legally hitch us, as well as playing the part of wedding photographer and reception band.
Thanks also to Mr. Dodrill, and Old5ten, Clint, and Most especially to Dingus who contributed photos (some very unexpected) of our many adventures together.
Dingus, You are my Best Man.
Thanks again. Hope to see many of you at the Yosemite Facelift.
Brutus
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Fulford
climber
Canmore, Alberta
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But what about the embarassing stories?
I organized an Alpine Club of Canada trip to Tuolumne last fall. Brutus signed up. So there we are, the Canadian contingent, waiting at the campground for our Californian teammate to arrive. When Brutus drives up he sends up a cloud of dust as his car skids to a halt. He bounds out of his old car, looks around at us all with that wild-eyed look, hair (what's left of it) springing up in odd directions, and asks, "Who wants a beer?". Two of our party were so taken aback they packed up their car and drove straight back to Canada.
Day 3: Brutus has single-handedly consumed more beer over the last 3 days than the rest of our entire party of 6. At 8am I get out of my tent and say good morning. Brutus asks, "Want a beer?". I reply, "Bruce, how can you drink beer first thing in the morning?". He responds, "How can you NOT drink beer first thing in the morning?"
Has Brutus been a climbing mentor for anyone else? His advice on strategy for climbing the Steck-Salathe and Finger of Fate were spot on.
Bruce and Em, you guys rock. Congratulations!
Nancy and I look forward to seeing you very soon.
Doug
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