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Prod
Social climber
Charlevoix, MI
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 20, 2007 - 11:42am PT
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I just bought a few cams from Greg, pre-yard sale. Very fair price, plus he kicked in Rock Prints, his book.
Thanks man,
Prod.
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 20, 2007 - 12:36pm PT
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Rock Prints is really the best! Stunning to have my eye forced into black and white, seeing form, sensing shape, noticing afresh climber ensconsed in landscape. I like the small format. Instead of hitting you over the head with sheer scale, it asks you to dig in there and work a little, participate in drawing the great worthy worth out of those photos. Plus it includes one of the scariest tales ever from one of our greatest spinners of tale, Peter Croft.
And isn't that where (my copy's across town) Mariah Cranor came up with the great line about climbing being a "strict mertiocracy"?
I like Greg for being a shining example of modest. One day I was at Cave Rock with Epi and Lynn Hill and Geoff Weigand and Mike Strassman shooting video. Epi got clocked pretty good with a rock -- probably peering into his lens and didn't see it coming. There was a lot of blood as always with scalp wounds, but we finally got a good look at the flapper and it really did need a few stitches. I drove him to a doc-in-the-box at Stateline. When we got there he couldn't wait to shoo me out of there to get back to Cave Rock. Didn't want his little wound to distract anyone.
Greg, you are a true artist. Among lens folks, that's rare. You've got a fine eye.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 20, 2007 - 12:43pm PT
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Greg has carved a niche for himself in the world of climbing through his unique eye.
And believe me, I know about carving niches in the climbing world,..
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L
climber
Right side of the Brain, Left side of the Road.
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Nov 20, 2007 - 12:50pm PT
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Greg is one of my very favorite people. A creative genius, amazing photographer, great sense of humor, awesome climber, and like the Dr. said, genuinely humble. He tells great stories about the characters from "the old days", too...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Nov 20, 2007 - 12:53pm PT
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Greg & Kevin Powell, Mt Woodson this year:
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L
climber
Right side of the Brain, Left side of the Road.
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Nov 20, 2007 - 12:59pm PT
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Now that is a great photo Tarbaby! Look at that priceless expression on KP's face! And there's Epi, just smilin' away. Too funny!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Nov 20, 2007 - 01:14pm PT
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L wrote:
"Look at that priceless expression on KP's face!"
haha.
They were trying to combine their venerable minds to figure out how the little digital camera worked!
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Scott_Nelson
Trad climber
San Diego
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Nov 20, 2007 - 05:03pm PT
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Mt Woodson -- Eppie's Bday (across from Big Grunt).
Can't even get off the ground on this sucker!!! 11+??
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Nov 20, 2007 - 08:37pm PT
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Did Epp make it to Salad's?
Next time slide show maybe?
I personally would dig that.
Next time? HERESY!
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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Nov 20, 2007 - 09:07pm PT
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Greg didn't 'do' salad's awesome BBQ.
I think he was afraid he'd get all f#cked up, again, and pig all the meat...
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Bart Fay
Social climber
Redlands, CA
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Nov 20, 2007 - 09:53pm PT
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What's all to be said about Greg ? What would The General say ?
Generous to a fault. Sure liked his place in Bishop.
Amazing eye for the photo. I could not begin to see the stuff that he said RUINED a shot.
I cringe thinking about all the soloing he's done with a fat pack full of equip on his back.
Interesting, entertaining, etc.
Still, his best quality is that he's not KP.
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Nov 20, 2007 - 10:57pm PT
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Best climbing photog known to man, full stop.
Chez
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Nov 20, 2007 - 11:11pm PT
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Hardly know Greg, but we did do some sort of photo shoot, at one time. Can't remember exactly what. But I do remember a very likeable and affable man, who left a great impression on me. And his photography speaks for itself, of course.
-Jello
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Prod
Social climber
Charlevoix, MI
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2007 - 07:44am PT
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Hey Chez from Chicago,
Do you by chance know Katherine Chez in Chicago?
Prod.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Greg Epperson
For the goods, go to gregepperson.com
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Greg sold me some hooks a while back, included a postcard photo of his.
His art is something else.
Thanks, Greg, for putting those pictures out!
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S.Powers
Social climber
Jtree, now in Alaska
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Eppi is the MAN!!!
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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Greg is one cool cat,
Ready to go climbing tomorrow
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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eppi is the man and a solid dude as well. pretty good with a camera as well...
one of my fav photos of greg..
ks
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Greg is the greatest. He has sandbagged me more times than I can remember.
The first: I had just moved to San Diego, it was 1985ish. I was hiking down Mission Gorge road with Mooney and Freriks. Along comes a Toyota 4x4 and out pops Eppie. Freriks already knew him. Freriks says something like "cool here is Ep, he is a local and can show us the classics." Greg hops out, he doesn't even have his shoes or chalkbag on. We are heading for the "Pink Boulder." We are walking along the road and Ep deadpans "huh, look at that wierd boulder." It is like a nose, jutting out over the abyss of the canyon from road level. There is huge exposure and an injury guaranteeing fall into the jagged boulders below. My trained climbers eye doesn't even see a line. Suddenly he sprints ahead turns perpendicular to the road and leaps like superman out over the abyss. He latches the end of the nose and does an incredibly dynamic mantel onto the very end. Our jaws drop, our hands sweat, we are flabbergasted by this "impromtu" performance. Greg says something like "huh, that was cool." We were so blown away we just followed him in awe without really knowing what to think.
I have since seen him pull similar moves that years later put that one into some kind of perspective.
The last: It was the 2nd Josh climbers rendevouz. I see Ep, Linh Nguyen, Dave and Jen Wonderley and John Sherman hanging in the parking lot.I go over to chat and someone says "let's go climb something." Eppie says, "I know a new Gordo 5.7 near by, how about that?" We are all psyched, I mean a 5.7 isn't too threatening, it sounds like fun and we are off. We get there and Greg is trying to get me to take the lead. Luckily John volunteers to lead and heads up. The rock doesn't look all that great and John hesitates a bit. He soon makes the top while making comments about "kinda' feelin' a little out of it" and the rest of us follow in turn. When I see Linh hesitate I am thinking "hmmm", I am a little worried. My turn comes and whoa, I can barely keep my feet on the horendously gritty smears. I barely pull it without skating. All of us reply in turn, "that is the hardest 5.7 I have done in years."
The next morning I see Todd at the rendevouz and ask him about the route. He says "dude that route is 10b and some of the worst rock in the park!" Well.....he should know!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Greg E is the man with the killer pics! He was also nice enough to take the time to draw me a custom map of the approach to the Hulk, but I still managed to slog my way through the swamp despite his fine art work. :)
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Here's to Greg! Hey don't you have a birthday comin' up in the NEAR future Greg???? Happy early Birthday to you, ya don't look a day over 49!
Peace
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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A cool bitd friend, truly. Having a Pacifico with Epi on the front deck one day just hanging. He's a thoughtful, kind dude you can kinda share your dreams with. Told him I'd like to write and he totally encouraged me to go for it.
Thanks Guy, had some stuff published since then. Peace and a toast to the great memories...lrl
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Greg is a "class act" in my opinion. He has a wonderful friendly spirit.
My wife of 18 years now had no connection with any climbing, climbers, or any activities related to climbing when we first started dating some 20 years ago. I had taken her to Tuolumne for her first experience in Yosemite or even the great outdoors for that matter. I don't believe she had ever slept out side before this trip, she was a complete noob in my little climbing camping world (sorry Babe but it's true.) At some point we cross paths with Eppi, I say Hello Greg he smiles says hello Tommy, Hi Chris. My girlfriend says hello Greg. I am like WTF you guys know each other? Turns out Chris had done some work for Greg printing his buisness cards and what not back in San Diego.
I ran into Greg the last time I was climbing in Josh about a month ago. He and I joked and had a chuckel about how we think she secretly had a crush on him back then. She denies it to this day, but I do remember her commenting on how beautiful she thought his long hair was at the time. When she said that I thought "thats no big deal I can farm hair to" Hehe LOL
Greg your a good man! I am proud to say I know you.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Here he is again;....up by the Sisters....
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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Greg making it look easy
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all in jim
climber
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Yeah Eppi!
The greatest climbing photographer ever. And a nice guy to boot.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Dang.....I'm lookin' for a photo....20 yrs. old...
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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Couple more photo's, he makes it look so easy and simple
One foot and no hands
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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Sep 21, 2009 - 10:44pm PT
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Here's a photo of Greg with some custom QD's
A friend a I were doing some climbing in ORG after getting shut down on a Mt Humpheries winter attempt. We ran into Greg in Bishop one evening and he said he would like to join us the following day, cool. He quickly showed us how we were going to die using two oval biners on the bolted routes. Yes we had a set of slung hexes and stoppers with us that he quickly set up as QD's. Trad dudes in the gorge, what were we thinking?
Thanks for schooling us Greg
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Sep 21, 2009 - 10:46pm PT
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yep....cool guy!
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Ray-J
Social climber
socal
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Sep 21, 2009 - 10:58pm PT
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Greg was one of the original san diego team -
Spent many days at the local crags with him and others...
I am and have always been very impressed and inspired
By his rise to photographic greatness.
Too many good memories - he may not remember
The day I caught his ass on some runout sick thing
At canyon tahoe - reeled in a lot of slack, you could
Do that with a hip belay :)
Without eppi san diego climbing would have been
Lacking - a motivated guy for sure.
Remember the stilts he used?
Pretty cool.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 21, 2009 - 11:24pm PT
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Yay for Greg. Got some hooks from him, and a postcard to boot!
What a photog!!!!!
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cyndiebransford
climber
joshua tree, ca
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Sep 22, 2009 - 01:02am PT
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Epi, a good friend, kind, funny, motivated and hospitable. I have spent some wonderful hours in his company in many places in the US. He gets around and he is skilled with a camera. Just an all round great guy!
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dogtown
Gym climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Sep 22, 2009 - 01:18am PT
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Shot a bump.
Dogtown.
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Dudeman
Trad climber
California/Idaho/Beyond
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Sep 22, 2009 - 03:20am PT
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Don't know Greg E personally but his shots always have inspired me. A Great photographer!
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Sep 22, 2009 - 04:04am PT
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SteveW, who was the postcard photo of? Our very own Jobee Whitford?
Greg has captured some really incredible stuff in very creative ways. I personally love the photo of him on stilts on Boney Fingers. Gordon, post that one up. It's one of my favs!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Sep 22, 2009 - 04:51pm PT
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Greg is a great climber and stellar photographer, but he is more than those. He has transcended and is part of climbing culture.
Good luck Greg! Keep on crankin' and clickin'...
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gonzo chemist
climber
the Orange Curtain
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Sep 22, 2009 - 08:28pm PT
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I've met/climb with Greg for only one day early this spring in Joshua Tree. He wanted to shoot some photos of a friend on a few classics. All I can say is, what a great guy! super positive, laid-back, a lot of fun, really really cool person.
-Nick
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 23, 2009 - 12:13am PT
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Sooze
I misfiled it somewhere. Once I find it I'll tell ya!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 23, 2009 - 02:54am PT
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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yep, there's the stilts.
well, nothing like seeing an old friend again,
Greg rocks.
truely great guy, the real deal.
catching up was something.
he's still innovating, doing life
with style and class.
an inspiration.
good on ya Greg.
your're the man.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Nice shot.
Is that Boney Fingers, The Whale up in Whitney Portal?
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Ray Olson
Trad climber
Imperial Beach, California
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Epperson quote for the day:
"this is life, and we're living it"
amen.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Greg is GREAT!
He is a true inspiration to all outdoor/climbing photographers. He's a great climber and a nice guy!
Hey there, say Todd. When are you going to give me photo credit for my photos that you steal and post? Cheers!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Blitzo;......that's part of being a thief;.......no honor among thieves.....(Basically;...all of the photos I post that suck are mine;...and all of the photos I post that are cool I stole from Blitzo and Epperson.....)....there;..I came clean....
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Reedly
Social climber
Riverside, CA
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I have known Greg for a whole bunch of years. I think I first met him in 1988. But I only see him every few years or so and don't really know him that well. But I do know that I really like him and have been smiling and thinking about him while reading this thread. I hope to see him again sooner rather than later.
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dogtown
Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Bump what Doug said!!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Thank you Todd!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Nov 10, 2009 - 01:11am PT
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Known Eppie since he was a young'un. Brought home his awesome book to our family. Climbed with my husband, Dan. Great memories. Cheers, L.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Eppi and I working on a BIG movie in 2015, not to long ago, the movie is not out yet. EPPI in the back seat in a Astar 2. LOL he is wearing the same shirt as in the photo above..He is SUPER nice and fun to work with!
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