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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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