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10b4me
Gym climber
Happy Boulders
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 17, 2009 - 11:55pm PT
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caught Huell on his telly show hiking up above Saddlebag Lake.
went up past Greenstone Lake. I don't think he did the North Ridge of Conness, or one of the couloirs on North Peak though.
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BW
climber
Big Pine, CA
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Aug 18, 2009 - 12:00am PT
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That's AMAAAZING!!!
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Srbphoto
Trad climber
Kennewick wa
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Aug 18, 2009 - 12:06am PT
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I miss Huell. Always got a laugh watching his show. Don't have it here in the great Paciifc Northwest
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Boise....
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Aug 18, 2009 - 12:16am PT
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Mike is awesome, huh?
Yowza.
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Barcus
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
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Aug 18, 2009 - 12:28am PT
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Just watched Cali Gold, saw the shot of the lake w/ Conness in the background, I've seen that same shot here on the Taco!
Now wich effin thread was that........Damn....who took us on that TR to conness and the colier???
Too fun, I love the Taco!
Marcus
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 18, 2009 - 12:32am PT
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Saddlebag?
Saddleback is in So Cal, no?
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euro-brief-guy
climber
Auburn, ca
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Aug 18, 2009 - 12:33am PT
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Is he gay?
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Aug 18, 2009 - 01:59am PT
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A football bat;LOL He lives in Rancho mirage. My art dealer introduced himself to Huell. Huell responded, "I louve art!I'll have to come and see ya.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Aug 18, 2009 - 10:40am PT
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just AMAZING!!!!
WOW!!!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Aug 18, 2009 - 05:17pm PT
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Huell ruells.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Shivasana
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Aug 18, 2009 - 05:42pm PT
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Huell is the best.
Never a bad attitude with him... at least on his shows.
Eric
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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Aug 18, 2009 - 05:46pm PT
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The episode about stocking alpine lakes by plane in the sierra was awesome!
Dude's got a child's sense of wonder for sure.
Huell rules.
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Radish
Trad climber
Seki, California
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Aug 18, 2009 - 06:40pm PT
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Gawwlee, now I didn't know that!! I love Huel and try to watch when I can. Its just good clean fun.......
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Redwreck
Social climber
Echo Parque, Los Angeles, CA
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Aug 18, 2009 - 07:14pm PT
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Suck it hippy!
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kevsteele
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Aug 18, 2009 - 08:19pm PT
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Here he is in June in Santa Barbara (...the one without the hat)
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 18, 2009 - 08:25pm PT
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I wonder if he's ever heard of the Howser Towers?
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jstan
climber
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Aug 18, 2009 - 10:13pm PT
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Was out in JT earlier in the month. The neighbors there watch Huell every night. I saw the show on the amphicar. I even remember ads for that back in the fifties.
Man, what a maintenance effort to keep something like that in one piece for 60 years!
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Aug 18, 2009 - 11:03pm PT
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HH's gotta have one of the greatest attitudes I have ever had the prividlege to watch. A camerman I used to work with ran with Huell for years. Guy's supposed to be a workhorse. Always loved his show because he almost immediately works up an intimate relationship with folks and the viewers. That takes great emotional skills.
"Queer as a football bat" is something Huell would probably howl at because I'm thinking the guy just rolls like that.
JL
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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Aug 18, 2009 - 11:37pm PT
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Say it ain't so!
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kevsteele
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Aug 19, 2009 - 01:00am PT
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I had no idea who Huell was when I took this (don't watch the tube)and I was trying to get a nice shot of the SB Solstice Parade Director when this really friendly guy put his arm around her. Of course after chatting (needed their releases) I learned he did a series - he was not filming, just having fun before the parade kicked off.
Now that YouTube link above is just magic - I see what I've missed!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Nov 28, 2012 - 11:18pm PT
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I went sailing with Huell earlier this year, he was looking old but seemed hail and hearty IMHO. Got to talk with him quite a bit, he is a genuine guy, no facade on camera.
He did an episode in the meadows once, waterwheel falls.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Nov 29, 2012 - 05:23am PT
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Oh myyyy. Just LOOK at this LAKE! It's amazing! And the snow! It's even more amazing!
God I love Huell Howser.
I've seen him a few times at the Saturday morning Joshua Tree farmer's market. Many folks at the market recognized him. As a big a celeb as we've seen there. I think he kind of wanted to be left alone but he's Huell Howser, a California treasure! He was polite enough to all his well wishers but never stayed long.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:06am PT
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How can anyone stay that friendly and enthused all the time?
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10b4me
Boulder climber
member since 2002
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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He did an episode in the meadows once, waterwheel falls.
That was a good show. Inspired me to want to go there.
Really going to miss the shows.
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billygoat
climber
Pees on beard to seek mates.
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Nov 29, 2012 - 12:16pm PT
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Aww man, that sucks. I grew up on that show. Then, when I lived in Okinawa, my homesickness was cured by watching his show on AFN.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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RIP
Loved that guy!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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That sucks, really a cool human being, who we need more of on this planet. Rest in Peace Huell. Your memory will live on.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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I met him when he visited San Onofre.
He was taken by the beach culture, surfing history, and natural beauty of the local state park.
He became a vocal opponent to the proposed toll road that would affect the park and surf spots.
Here he is narrating a PSA for the Surfrider Foundation.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
I'm going to miss that guy's voice and childlike sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2013 - 03:48pm PT
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well, that is really sad.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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I had the honor to have lunch with him at the fire station I worked at in the Los Feliz district of LA, while eating lunch he asked if we ever rescued cats out of trees, we all said no, that only happens on TV, well not 2 minutes later we get a call for a cat stuck in a tree. The timing and his look were priceless. You will be missed.
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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RIP Sir
Erik
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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i just heard it on the radio. damn.
r.i.p Huell
ur show's are the best when it come to Califonria's Gold.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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So sad! He was such a fixture I thought he'd be around forever. Though he apparently grated on some people, I found his sense of wonder and enthusiasm to be genuine and I loved watching his programs. I remember both the Conness piece and the one on LeConte Falls, which I still have yet to see.
Rest in peace Huell.
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aguacaliente
climber
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Kind of reminds me of what Elvis's old guitarist Scotty Moore (I think) said about learning of Elvis's death: "It's like if somebody told you there weren't going to be any more hamburgers in the world."
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Thanks for the memories H H
One of his episodes he interviews an elderly man that use to work and train with an Elephant, there is a reunion of the elephant and man after some 15 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HBTpn7BjP4
Makes me cry just thinking about it.
That's amazing!
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Ahh man that's sad, one of the good guys. We need a Mount Huell somewhere.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Maybe someone will do an FA in the future and name it something in his honor.
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Gary
Social climber
Right outside of Delacroix
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Oh my gosh! RIP Huell.
Just watched his how last night on the stage coach route over San Marcos Pass.
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Gene
climber
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Will you just LOOK at those Pearly Gates? That's AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can only imagine the shows you can do from your new location.
Thanks, HH and RIP.
g
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2013 - 06:35pm PT
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We need a Mount Huell somewhere.
yeah, maybe one of those peaks up near Conness
Maybe someone will do an FA in the future and name it something in his honor
not a bad idea
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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The Amaaazing Arete, Mt. Huell Howser. I like it. Sign me up.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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the best of parody is lavished upon him, the kind that brims with cheer and respect
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Anastasia
climber
InLOVEwithAris.
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I loved him, he was so excited about the most mundane things and then... Bam!!! With his manner, Huell will get someone to open those unknown places, like the underground station in L.A. that is truly wondrous. I don't think anyone else could sweet talk them into showing it. Only Huell because he really was interested.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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I'm truly sad to hear he has left us. I've always enjoyed his shows. Truly enthusiastic and it was very contagious. The Man truly seemed to have fallen in love with California. I think I remember him saying he was former Marine and that he had spent time at Camp Pendleton.
RIP Huell
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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The show about Mt. Conness and the glacier was with my old Geology Prof, Dr. D.D.Trent. He said Huell was a hoot. He will be missed.
TY
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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I was riffing on Huell Howser one afternoon at the bridge to the Pt. Bonita lighthouse. The docent (my victim) nearly collapsed laughing. Apparently H.H. had filmed out there a week or two prior, and I had just nailed it. R.I.P. Huell, you'll be missed.
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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Anyone can do a show on Yosemite or Sequoia , but Huell went to the forgotten, insignificant, and borderline mundane places in CA . I always wondered how he managed to stay so enthusiastic and upbeat when talking to some old timer or looking at some dusty old can .
I'll miss you Huell ...
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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really sorry to see this particular era end.
rip
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jstan
climber
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A book with 900 chapters. Chapman University needs to back them all up.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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a friend to all of California, the best representative we've ever had.
Also someone who seemed to find the best, everywhere.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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How many can head out of here universally mourned?
What a nice man.
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Reilly,
if all my ex-girlfriends die before me......
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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When Huell Howser came to Tuolumne to film California's Gold, i didn't even know who he was.
Years later i finally got a television, and had fun watching a bunch of his shows.
In 2005, i got to met him in person while he was filming an episode of his show in Chico.
He was a pleasure to met, and he signed the cd copy of the show...........very nice man...
so long, Huell...)-;
RIP ...............
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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OK, only Huell could bring me out of Taco Stand winter hibernation... genuine, enthusiastic... he was the real deal. He was a big piece of California's Gold! This is like losing a family member. Chokes me up. I remember seeing him at the opening of the YCA's Granite Frontiers opening reception at the Autry and being too shy to go say hello. What was I thinking???? I have always said I have had no regrets in my life, but this may be an exception.
The best tribute to Huell I can think of is to be like him: Welcoming, interested in others, genuinely enthusiastic, and curious. Some of you here definitely have it in you... I've seen it! Keep the magic alive!
Here is a nice obituary from the LA Times:
Heull Howser Dies at 67
RIP.
Eric
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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RIP Huell. At least he left behind a wealth of his work for us all to love and enjoy.
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Gary
Social climber
Right outside of Delacroix
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His plan for the visit to Newberry Springs didn't quite work out, so Huell had to wing it. That Bagdad Cafe bit is priceless.
In one part of that visit, he and Cameron pulled off on some dirt road to look at this desert rat's abode. Huell approached this guy and it was very tense. This guy lived in the desert for a reason. He was not happy to see a dude with a microphone and a camera walking towards him. He was suspicious, a little paranoid and we thought Huell might actually be in some danger.
Within a minute, Huell had engaged this guy and had him showing off his rock and crystal collection. The dude was very sharp and knew his geology. He had a great collection, too.
It was a great episode, and showed what Huell was all about. RIP.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Bumping for Huell. The guy seemed like a kid that always kept his enthusiam alive. RIP Huell.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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There was an episode where Huell rides along for a drop.
Here's some cool archival footage.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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huell's brand of journalism is actively discouraged by media management. this very thread demonstrates how welcome and well-received it would be. his predecessor was charles kurault, who stayed on the road a couple years, then got kicked upstairs, then kicked out of the attic.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Home away from Home
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His distinctive enthusiasm was inspiring... as a pup raised on Public Television, his voice still rings in my ears.
What a great sense of humor...
As a Simpsons fan, who could forget this:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Tracey Ullman clip... (love it)
[Click to View YouTube Video]
~peace
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Wow....78 posts on the taco and not one negative remark - I think that's a record? For him to have such an impact on this notoriously cynical crew speaks volumes. I had the pleasure of meeting him @ Warner Bros., a very nice man with an infectiously great attitude.
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jstan
climber
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That Ulman clip! If it was real, Huell should have been in the Foreign Service.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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That Newberry Springs show was the best, unrehearsed, pure road trip gold. He visited some real characters on that trip. Huell owns the Volcano house in that area, it is up for sale.
I went sailing with Huell last year, genuine guy for sure, it was a cold, wet and windy day on the bay, but he was a great sport about it!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Last night my Family and I were sitting around mourning the death of Huell.
We started talking about how funny he was and how you were really laughing at him, because of his antics.
We all started laughing uncontrollability when my son started doing Huell impersonations, we went on for hours.
It was a nice night, the TV stayed off and we all had a good laugh and cry.
You are California’s Gold, Huell, and we will miss you.
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Gary
Social climber
Right outside of Delacroix
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They should put a statue of him in the new Grand Park in LA.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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RIP Huell. I never wondered what the center of California was, but now thanks to you I know this and so many other cool things. Hint, it's not Merced.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Powder
Trad climber
SF Bay Area
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Jan 10, 2013 - 02:50pm PT
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Wow the vids of Yosemite firefall are cool. ...learned some history.
Thanks for sharing!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 11, 2013 - 01:21am PT
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I like the part on the half done cables hike episode where he tops out and walks up to a couple guys about to celebrate the summit with some shots and he offers Huell a shot. Huell says sure, the camera cuts away for a couple seconds and comes back and you know Huell just downed the shot and was even happier than normal.
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ChizzDizzle
Trad climber
Rocklin,CA
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Huell is on KVIE watching Cliff make Apple Cider near Ferndale. I love his show and now I want Cider.
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snarky
climber
Hoisington
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Dec 19, 2014 - 08:39am PT
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Surprised no one mentioned the Whitney/Badwater episode with our favorite hamburger-slingin' punk loping down the trail to talk to Huell at 09:22.
(You can also watch all the episodes on that site, too.)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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AAA has a new Huell Howser California map. A regular map of major California roads, with notations at places Huell did shows.
I haven't gotten down to AAA to pick one up yet ( the one I saw belongs to my Old Man ), but looking around the subject I found this:
https://www.issigis.com/ThatsAmazing/
Damn, he's been to a lot of places.
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dirtbag
climber
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I'll have to get one, Chaz.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Mar 18, 2019 - 09:33am PT
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I’ve been binge watching Huell today, his curiousity, enthusiasm and earnestness is so great. I’m all about the Mojave episodes.
One thing I noticed, he holds hands with people for what seems to me like an uncomfortably long time. Maybe he’s trying to keep them from moving around while they’re on camera, maybe he just genuinely liked holding hands. No judgement. Just something I noticed. Dude was the sh#t.
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