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mooch
Big Wall climber
The Immaculate Conception
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 9, 2007 - 07:08pm PT
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Last I heard (2 years ago), he was into kites and considering a gig in Hawaii. Where are you H!?
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bler
Boulder climber
Alamo, CA
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probably chillin, having a beer.. witch is what i wish i was doing right now...
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Pretty sure he's still on the North Shore. He loves it there. After a few bad sessions of getting dragged along the beach by rogue winds he got the hang of the kite. He also makes a mean "toad food" curry. Probably the friendliest man on earth.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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I haven't seen him in ages. If anyone does run into him, please say "hi" from me. Alternatively, if anyone has his contact info--please pass it along.
Curt
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Nov 10, 2007 - 12:54am PT
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I heard that kiteboarding rumor too...people say he's really good at it.
Here's a blast from the past in honor of Mr. Suzuki!
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Nov 10, 2007 - 02:16am PT
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Hey JB,
I belayed and followed Hidetaka the first time he led Equinox. Those were the good old days. And, here's Hidetaka on another one of your fright-fests.
Curt
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, Ca
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Nov 10, 2007 - 11:43am PT
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Too Strong used to refer to any face climb less than vertical as a “homo route.” Hidetaka picked this up, perhaps without getting the full meaning (or perhaps so.) So when Hidetaka on sight flashed Kalashnikov Culture (5.12 in Indian Cove – back when it still had bolts on it) and topped out, he turned to face the assembled watchers, threw a fist in the air and yelled “Homo Route!!” with enthusiasm. We all cracked up. Too funny.
We used to sneak around following him in the market in Yucca to see what he would eat. His staples were tofu and cigarettes.
The scrutinizer and I accompanied him and belayed as he did Toxic Waltz (right of Pat Adams Dihedral.) He got it second try. Amazing. He came down after the send, looked me in the eye and said “I think I am pretty bold climber.” Big smile.
One time he came by just after Too Strong and I had each led Rule Britannia. Obviously he figured that if us two clowns could do it, he would send no problem. But still he asked me “Edging shoes or slippers??” I showed him the shoes I used, which were the regular old 5.10’s of the day, so he set off in slippers… After a few minutes he was past the steep part and up on the runout slab topout. I hear him yell “Klis!! … Klis!!! … Edging shoes be much betta!!!! …”
Of course after this admonishment he floated to the top effortlessly.
Anyone who is still in touch with The Master will please send my best regards.
Kris
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wild willy
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 12, 2007 - 07:35pm PT
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He's living on Oahau(sic?)and kite surfing. My son John (Las Vegas local climber) just got together with him a couple of weeks ago while doing a job gig in the Islands. He's managing an apartment building or something of that sort for cash to play.
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Scott Cole
Trad climber
Jackson, WY^
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Nov 12, 2007 - 09:57pm PT
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Woah! total aside. Kalishnikov culture had bolts? I didn't put any in on the F.A. Glad to hear that they are gone now.
scole
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cultureshock
Trad climber
San Diego
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Anyone have good info on Stingray (in J-Tree)? I know Hidetaka Suzuki did the FA. How many ascents has it seen...?
Thanks!
 Luke
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J. Werlin
Social climber
Cedaredge, CO
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Long ago met Suzuki at the Gunsmoke. The Scrutinizer was there, too. Watching him, with his delicate mantis legs, lap back and forth with Zen-like fluidity and control, opened my eyes to the dance that, at its best, climbing can be.
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tonesfrommars
Trad climber
California
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Here are some shots I took of "Hideous-Taco" (guy was SO skinny) back around 1988. Puhvel and I were slumming it in the Valley during the summer. He wanted to climb tales, seperate reality and cosmic debris. We hit all three. I remember getting up on seperate reality and basically feeling the roof jams before lowering off. I think he placed three (maybe four) pieces on tales of power. It was so inspiring to watch that guy climb. Very soft-spoken and friendly. We were a couple of punk kids (16 year olds) and he treated us with regard. A few days later Andy went up Astroman with Suzuki. I don't think either of them had been up it before.
Those were good times. Living in camp 4 during summer vacation occasionally rubbing elbows with Werner, Croft, Kauk, Bachar, etc. They were all larger than life.
Glad to hear Hidetaka is still out there having fun.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Nice pictures 'Tones.
Stingray: now that's a cool lookin' line.
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slabbo
Trad climber
fort garland, colo
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Good dude- I met H and skinner on the same night in JT- They did not even seem to be the species !
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Don't get me started on that Stingray deal again...After I did the Fa on TR &*^%$$$#
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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My wife and I did our first Valley trip in 1980 and were camping with the Suzukis. Great people, I remember reading that she passed away a number of years back. Shame
Anyway they were camping with another Japanese fellow who had brought a number of treats from home, afraid he could not find this stuff in the USA. We were drinking scotch with them one evening when he pulls out this sea urchin paste. Take a shot of scotch then some of this paste and they would neutralize each other kind of like mixing an acid and base. The paste was vile on its own. We really enjoyed those evenings in Camp 4.
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Burt
Big Wall climber
Las Vegas, Nv
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come on Watusi, doing first on toprope is like sleeping with a fat chick. yeah you did it, it felt good, but damn man don't want to admit it in front of your friends! Via the hideous taco!
Jk Watusi just wanted to get you all riled up!
Hidetaka is a great man, calm soul, and a riot to be around. He taught me to act like the holds are baby birds and you do not want to crush them, just hold them hard enough so they don't fly away. Yeah lets just say a flippin condor couldn't release from my grip on the holds! One day at the gym here in Vegas many years ago Hidetaka and myself where bored and we both realized we had never been to the Black Corridor here in Red Rock despite living here for years. After running around on all the routes, I was going for the anchors on one and fell. Hidetaka was leaning on the opposite wall of the corridor and I yanked his little frame (I out weighed him by 60 lbs easily) and about fit him through the first draw! I was even with him at the end of the whip, he looked over at me with a half eatin something in his mouth and utter the words in Hidetaka english "that was berry bad burt, berry berry bad"
Kurt "Burt"
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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"Best crack I ever seen in my wife"
!!!!!!
Anyone remember that?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Mar 25, 2011 - 10:02pm PT
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bump this shizzle up!
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Mar 26, 2011 - 01:18am PT
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This is the first I've heard of this guy? I take it he just showed up in the Valley one day from Japan?
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spenchur
climber
oak park
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Mar 26, 2011 - 01:33am PT
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first "real" climbing footage i saw was Dan Osman and Hidetaka on the salathe wall in my dads vhs version of masters of stone II. watching him on that was "bootehfull" to say the least, so calm.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Mar 26, 2011 - 02:33am PT
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Jan, you've been out of the loop for a while...
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Bargainhunter
climber
Central California
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Mar 26, 2011 - 02:39am PT
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Does he still make his female companions carry his backpack so he won't develop extra weight in his legs?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Mar 26, 2011 - 02:59am PT
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I didn't know he was French!
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
BIG ISLAND or Vail ; just following the sun.......
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Mar 26, 2011 - 03:16am PT
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I think he's on Maui; I think I saw him in Paia last fall. If he's into kites he's at kite beach. Kite beach is like camp 4 of wind surfing/ kite boarding.
Aloha & be well
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Mar 26, 2011 - 03:21am PT
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Kite Beach meaning west Kanaha Beach..
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WhiskeyToast
Social climber
Hawaii
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Mar 26, 2011 - 04:56am PT
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He's living on the North Shore of Oahu. Way into the Kite thing. I last saw him in the fall and he was going to be traveling for about 4 months. I think down to New Zealand/Australia, but I don't quite remember. I don't know if he climbs anymore. I'll ask next time I run into him.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Mar 26, 2011 - 12:11pm PT
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did'nt he always say "way HOMO route"!
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Mar 26, 2011 - 12:49pm PT
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When I did the Zodic in 81, he and his lovely wife were stuck 1 pitch lower then us at each bivy. This meant some not-so-comfy bivys in hammocks iirc. He was polite about it and never said a word about wanting to pass.
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Emmalou
Big Wall climber
San Diego, CA
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DanO's daughter Emma here:) I have been looking for Hidetaka for YEARS now!!! I would love to speak with him if anyone has a number or e-mail I could reach him at, PLEASE PLEASE send it to me in a message or something! He was such a wonderful person and some of my fondest memories with my dad were with him. I loved him as a kid and really want to say hi to him! thank you!!!
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all in jim
climber
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I bumped into Hidetaka in Tuolumne back in 88 or so. He told me about a great route I had to get on... "Green Egg Rancher". I looked for it in the guidebook and asked all the locals, but no one had heard of the Green Egg Rancher....
I finally figured out he was talking about the route Grenade Launcher!
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Reedly
Social climber
The High Desert, CA
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May 14, 2011 - 05:12am PT
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Heading to Maui this summer and was hoping that was where Hidtaka was. It would be great to see him again. By some strange chance he belayed me on my first 12c and 13a lead. I was living in Vegas and he was always eager to climb. For some reason I always seem to remember him asking me if I had a rope. "Hello Leed, do you have a lope?" He sure did have a problem with those "r" sounds. But he is just about the nicest guy I have ever met and it would be great to see him again.
~R
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Barcus
Social climber
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
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May 16, 2011 - 03:29am PT
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Bump for Emma!
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Rick Sylvester
Trad climber
Squaw Valley, California
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May 16, 2011 - 04:22am PT
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All in Jim's post reminds me of the frustrated Chinese hippie who couldn't find any RSD. Sorry.
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slabbo
Trad climber
fort garland, colo
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May 16, 2011 - 10:15am PT
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Ah Yes- the great Hidetaka, and the "famous" white Opel. Had a V groove a mile deep in the front but still ran. Seeing HS climb with Scarpelli seemed like looking at 2 diff species.
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Yorock1
Boulder climber
El Portal, Ca.
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So is their conformation Mr suzuki is in Hawaii sailing and jumping waves?
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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He and Mishiko were living in Estes Park in the early '80 while I was up there guiding. He was one of many who enjoyed the comforts and hospitality of Komito's house. A group of us gathered there one night, I think it was me, Westbay, Snively, Lober (yeah, that Lober), Randy Joseph and Aron (?) and probably someone else. We had busted out some herbs that got lit on fire and Hidetaka was under the influence, either directly or from the ambient air. Whatever, he got pretty lit up and we ended up spending hours listening him try to say Rick Ridgeway.
"Lick lidgeray"
"Lick Lidgway"
"Lick Lige-WAY"
It didn't matter. The next day he still climbed better than any of us.
Mal
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Holy cow, Mal. That's some funny shizz.
I recall when he was in C4 and for whatever reason, he decided reef up with us. Apparently it might have been his first time. After some time sitting there silently while the rest of us bantered and giggled, he finally pulled out a Japanese-English dictionary, looked something up, smiled and said:
"Effect"
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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EDIT: This is NOT Hidetaka At Arco this past year.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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thats yuji dude not suzuki.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Really? Did I screw up. One minute while I verify...
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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lol ! They all look the same right?
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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I am a moron... Sorry.
Let me offer this as a way of apology.
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Murzerker
Social climber
Land of Goats and Tacos
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^^^ You are so right, he moves with so much fluidity. He told me once, some thing to the effect of "imagine hold is bird, gentle, not crush." Loved watching him climb.
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sunkid
Sport climber
munich
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Hey Fans and friends of Hidetaka,
I just recieved an email from "him" i believe that it's a scammer. I' would've helped, but there was just no verification from the email to confirm it was really from him. Surfing the net, it gave me enough details to recognise this email to be an absolute fake, and that his email account was probably hacked. This is what is said..
"I really did not want to disturb you with this but I had no one else to turn to. I'm sorry I didn't inform you about my trip to UK on short vacation.Unfortunately I was mugged at gun point last night! All cash, Credit card and phone were stolen at gun point, thanking Almighty God for saving my life and keeping my passport., I really need your urgent assistance quickly ? I just need $3800 to sort out my hotel bills and I promise to refund it back to you once i get home cause i still have some cash in my account but I cant access any here right now ,already celled all my cards immediately after the muggers took my things off me!!! still at the public internet library where am making use of the free internet access, I will forever be grateful if you can help me, Please let me know if you can help me out? Am freaked out at the moment!! ... "
I asked for a number to call and verify, but no answer came back. So please beware if any of you recieved such a mail. Do verify his identification before sending out any money...and generally, yes...even if you're robbed out, a consulate will always help you out ^^.
++++ Hide, if you're reading this, (or anyone who is in touch with Hidetaka) change your email settings asap. +++++
PS: And I would really love to hear from Hide again sometime.
Cheers
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aaron Walters from (originally from)Beloit Wisconsin, Mal. Unless it was someone else....
He was a friend of that Lober's worked on the rigs in county 17 with him, lived in Estes a bunch.,,
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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I've seen those "please help me" letters from about 3 different friends who were hacked. Bullschit.
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pb
Sport climber
Redlands Ca
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we were going to clark canyon just racking draws hidetaka gives us a funny look an sez " have a fun crack canyon"
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Johnny K.
climber
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Jun 24, 2012 - 11:10am PT
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hahaa,classic ^
more stories bump
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Francesca Drake
Trad climber
California,Truckee
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Jun 24, 2012 - 01:20pm PT
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Gene and I climbed a lot Hidetaka,I hope he is OK
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:27pm PT
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Feb 12, 2018 - 11:16pm PT
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I ran into him a few times in the Tahoe area. I remember him him absolutely floating the long 5.11 to the R side of Cave Rock, very impressive, even though that route was way below his level.
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