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Tobia

Social climber
Denial
Apr 28, 2012 - 06:03am PT
These are the people that took me climbing; I only post their names out of appreciation. Please don't confuse my ability or experience with theirs. I was simply at the right place at the right time.
Steve Sereda
Bob Finn
Don Reid
Ed Barry
Al Bartlett
Don Harder
Bill Critchlow
TM Herbert
Marco _
Rick Cashner
John Bachar
Chris Falkenstein
Bruce Brossman
Bob Ashworth
K.B.
and this guy who I can't remember his name Mike___
slabbo

Trad climber
fort garland, colo
Apr 28, 2012 - 11:57am PT
WOW ! just came across this post-

Todd Skinner--"how do you know you can't do it ?"
Karl mallmen--- if it's under vertical, you can climb it"
Bob Scarpelli- " It's not wide. it's fists"

and of course the great Tom Callaghan--"new routes or NO routes"
Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Oct 8, 2015 - 06:18pm PT
BBST
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Mar 16, 2017 - 08:37pm PT
RR post
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=508291&msg=949051#msg949051
Fossil climber

Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
Mar 16, 2017 - 09:39pm PT
Gaston Rebuffat - reading his stuff helped kindle the fire.
Ricardo Cassin - ditto.
Jerry Gallwas - He started me when he was about 18 and I was about 20 in San Diego, in the Navy.
Gary Hemming - part of the same SD crowd. Always a bit crazy. We used to see who could lead climbs
at Tahquitz with the least protection until I started to realize my mortality. I don't think he ever did.
Royal - showed us what could be done at Tahquitz.
Al Steck - a distant hero in those days.
Joe Fitschen - loved his attitude. Still do.
TM Herbert - you gotta love the guy.
Chuck Pratt - him too.
Harding. Of course.
Mark Powell - a force to be reckoned with.

Lots more.
covelocos

Trad climber
Mar 16, 2017 - 10:30pm PT
Lisi Roig - She took me climbing for the first time.
Michael Kennedy - Lisi bought a copy of Climbing that day. I probably still have it.
Steve Roper - I bought a copy of Camp 4 soon after to learn about climbing history.
John Long - I bought a copy of 'How to rock climb' to figure out just what the hell I was doing!
Mark Gruey - My brother and primary climbing partner for the first 5 years or more. The perfect partner. He was too scared to lead!
Royal Robbins - He lead the way for countless climbers. I was given a copy of 'Advanced Rockcraft' after I had been climbing for quite some time. It seemed cute. John Long had, by then, set my techniques in place.
Warren Harding - For showing me I can do what ever the hell I want!
Peter Croft - Seeing him solo 'Sea of holds' when I had just started climbing blew my mind! I would much later learn the art and value of soloing.
Lynn Hill - For being Lynn Hill
Michael Lechlinski - For countless tours of climbs, climbing areas and living history!
Have I mentioned lately how much I love climbing?!?
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Mar 17, 2017 - 09:30am PT
thx Ed!
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