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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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lot of sheen showing, fuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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was looking at Mountain to find the "first" Lycra shots...
...the first ad with someone in Lycra was in Mountain 100 (Nov/Dec 1984) Berghaus...
love the cigarette and the slight turn from the camera...
But I also saw this picture in Mountain 92 (July/August 1982) in an article by Jerry Moffatt, the caption:
Opposite Top: Skip Guerin crossing the roof of Psycho (5.12c), Eldorado Canyon, belayed by Chris Gore. Photo, Moffatt.
Bottom: Moffatt initiating the crux sequence on Sole Fusion (5.12a) Joshua Tree. Photo, Gore
Both Chris Gore and Skip Guerin look like they're wearing something suspiciously close to Lycra, but I don't think it is... anyone know?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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They look rather like the stretchy track pants that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Adidas, particularly, with the three white stripes on the outer leg. They had some spandex, and were snug, but weren't form-fitting. The fabric had some body to it, and was low albedo.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Good to see the stage people at least understood color coordination. Can't say the same for the climbers.
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Those were the days! Paul Humphrey on the first ascent of "The Vanishing Line", Lost Rocks, CA.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Awww!!
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Red_Belay_Bunny
Trad climber
Birmingham
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May 25, 2011 - 08:38am PT
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Recent trip - LYCRA!!!!
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Jan 13, 2012 - 09:15pm PT
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oh man that stuff sucks. Why do you want to run around with your little weener sticking out like that? I think theres a cross dressing wannabe component to all this.
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426
climber
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This thread always puts a smile on my face;
Chris Lindner's dad and I had a great lycra discussion at Rifle a while ago-he climbs in black tights and told me I shouldn't be wearing jeans in the hard wide; he sent Paisano only after he donned his lycra, claims that the seams in jeans get all hung on hard cracks like Mother Superior...
^^^
I have yet to test the veracity of this claim....
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Agreed 426 - this thread always makes me smile! Great stuff here!
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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heres a good one. 1989. new route i did with Scott Royko in E. Castle Rock Gulch, CO. We did a bunch of ground up, no dogging routes in 88. 89. this was 6 months after my left knee was completely rebuilt. This route was .12+ i think.
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WyoRockMan
Trad climber
Flank of the Bighorns
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Clear lycra. Always in fashion.
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Sep 29, 2012 - 06:40pm PT
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Reminds me - stopped by the Meadows one time and ran into TM Herbert. "You ever wear lycra?" I asked.
"Oh God no!" he said with a look of horror on his face - which you can picture.
"Why not? Looks comfortable."
"Well," he said, with his usual lugubrious expression, "I have to guide young ladies sometimes, and they'd know..."
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surfstar
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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From last weekend:
I think the best part is, I bought the outfit 'current' this isn't retro/ebay/thrift store!
(edit)For something from the 'petite' section (albeit Large ... jumbo shrimp?), they fit great and were comfy. A bit warm for sunny 70s, though.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Those are awesome!
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Apr 25, 2015 - 03:54am PT
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Bump for Hartouni!!!!!
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