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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 6, 2008 - 02:01pm PT
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Almost forgot about this response to the 3rd ascent of the Nose-classic!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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That's great, Joe.
What a crack up.
Of course, there are a lot of people out there
that still think that we're some kind of crazy. . .
:-)
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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I wish my 3 pigs would climb up the stone.... I'm always dragging 'em.
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BBA
Social climber
petaluma ca
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That's actually a good letter, and I wish I had written it (in jest), but I was in Baltimore in the army and no where near LA at the time. The way you can tell it's a good letter is Roper saved it.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Oh my god that's classic!!
Too bad the fellow had poor spelling and grammar!!
All the better I suppose.
Well done guido!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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bump for climbing relatedness
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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That is classic. It's funny how letters like this always seem to be from some elliterate[sic] no talent ass master.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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That one always cracks me up!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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sounds like my wife!
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Sounds like the letters the papers in Oregon/Washington get after a rescue on a Cascade peak.
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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"great work you climbed a hill like a few stupid beatnecks..."
I think this guy had some flair.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Still cracks me up!
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Didn't they do it in two and a half days also?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Three and a half days on the third as per Camp 4.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I still have all the VDs.
(maybe I should rephrase that)
Wasn't that published in Vulgarian Digest?
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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3.5 days, no modern bolted anchors, no cams, no nuts, 98% nailing and aid climbing. Not many parties these days could match that effort!
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Guido -
You have quite a collection!!
Keep doling it out to us - please!!!!!
TC
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 1, 2010 - 09:42pm PT
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Roper sent me a copy of that letter along with a letter I would love to share with the folks on ST, but not only would it not pass muster with the current censor, it could quite possibly bring the entire site down. col, crash out loud
Remember the combined heights of that team would be close to 20 ft and just a couple of three- men stances with Kor at the top to reach, (add another 5ft) would have a dramatic effect on the speed. Try to visualize that scenario.
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Mimi
climber
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C'mon guido! Post that letter! There are no censors here when it comes to climbing.
Don't tell me you're getting all ladylike and proper!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Don't tell me you're getting all ladylike and proper! Are you perchance thinking of giving Guido a lecture on the subject? This ought to be good!
Bump. For those on boats in the Pacific.
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Mimi
climber
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Don't think I'll be lecturing Guido on anything. Especially manners. Not that I don't know what they are...heh
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I think that letter saw the light of day in "Games Climbers Play." Or maybe an early issue of Ascent.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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It was in The Games Climber Play, but attributed to Vulgarian Digest, 1970.
Edit: Referring to the letter Guido published upthread, not to the other one he's alluded to. Though maybe that one got published somewhere too.
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Mimi
climber
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Guido! If this has already seen the published light of day, then you're doubly girlie! Right down to your lacey garters. tee-hee
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 2, 2010 - 08:32pm PT
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Especially for you Mimi!
and yes "the letter" did appear in the VD
cheers
Guido
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Page 25 of the first VD (Shockley's Ceiling bareass cover) right after the Poets Dihedral and before the Quote Of the Year.
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Mimi
climber
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Whoa, Nellie. What's with the redacting? I understand if you're trying to protect Roper, but heck, he was really ranting.
Shirley, it can't be that bad. Ron, you have a responsiblity here to post up. Share your VD with all of us. Really. Show us the VD.
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Transporter Room 2
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You know, there's a really good pun there.
I won't say it, though.
And you can't make me.
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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It's OK, Ron, maybe just with some of us...
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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Joe, how much of that is from the Army censor and how much from you?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 2, 2010 - 09:47pm PT
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Mimi
Nellie and Shirley-should I know them?
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Guido, hard to read the letter....did the Army censor that or did you? If the latter, we are all big kids now and don't need protecting:-) lOL! The thread, and you, still are rawcking awesome though....
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Mimi
climber
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I'm shure you know them. Even in the biblical sense. LOL!
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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"3.5 day's, no modern..."
Probably used prussik knots also, since Jumars were not available...incredible feat!
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