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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jul 14, 2010 - 05:01pm PT
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No offense to Peter, Scuffy, Long Ago, and all the other Indian Rock regulars who post here (and whose presence here I really appreciate), but Bruce was beyond a doubt my favorite person at Indian Rock, and one of my most cherished memories of my time there.
John
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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Jul 14, 2010 - 06:11pm PT
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John,
Could not agree more with your feelings about Bruce (as you can tell from my post on this thread) and certainly no offense to me in what you said.
I keep telling myself I should post a couple of good pics of Bruce but then get distracted. Will make note to self again!
Tom Higgins
LongAgo
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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Jul 14, 2010 - 06:16pm PT
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OK, cool Bryan. Prominent ledge was right of you, I suppose. That Kev guy sure gets around. Pics would be neato. And yes, you were definitely hungover if you think The Balls are part of Shuteye Ridge. :)
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Gene
Social climber
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Jul 14, 2010 - 06:20pm PT
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And yes, you were definitely hungover if you think The Balls are part of Shuteye Ridge. :)
Lighten up, Nate. I have similar navigational skills. ;)
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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Jul 14, 2010 - 06:58pm PT
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Oh, Johnny, I am so hurt!!
Truly, knowing Bruce (I think to nearly any degree) was remarkably
beneficial to untold numbers of young climbers.
Even if you never actually conversed with him, he was a conspicuous
example to counter the pervasive belief that we all had: that climbing
was for the young, that we would be washed up by the time we hit 30, let
alone 40 or 50 or 60.
To see a 60-year old man (who could act like he was 75) hold a front lever
and talk at the same time...well, you realized, there's washed up, and then
there's washed up.
He did, also, have a childlike side to him, and his joy and humor were
infective.
He could poke holes in your delusions with kindness, making you rethink
your views without becoming defensive.
I think many of us relied on his judgement rather like an impartial,
improved version of a parent.
I know you're John now, but back then we all got away with calling you Johnny...
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crazy horse
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Jan 27, 2012 - 05:17pm PT
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planet granite goes up just to the right of the route line in the picture above to a large obvious ledge just to the right of the red route line in the picture. the opening pitches are vague as to where they go and i'm sure it's just all runout as hell. When you get to the obvious ledge there is a big left facing seam/corner with a few bolts to the left of the feature. Not sure what this is rated. To the left of that is a stout bolt line with vintage gear headed straight up the face. This is planet granite .11c? I'd be interested to know if y'all ran into any fixed gear up there or saw any signs of previous ascents anywhere. I've heard there was routes done up that area in the 70's and 80's but the topos went missing when the Summit Adventures guidebook got lost. Anyone?
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jan 27, 2012 - 06:52pm PT
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I had posted this photo earlier in the thread, but the supertopo "naughty word" filter now applies the filter to filenames, so the URLs are changed and the photos no longer appear.
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