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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 29, 2013 - 06:32pm PT
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Good point Vitaliy. When it comes to serious alpine climbing, i, for one, have only been on one established climb- the Compressor Route on CT. I did that because my partner was a young German unfamiliar with alpine climbing.
To me, a major part of the alpine experience is exploring new ground in remote ranges. The only way to fulfill that "explorers urge" in the 21st Century.
There is still a surprising amount of untrodden real estate in the mountain realm if you are willing to dig a little.
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micronut
Trad climber
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Jan 29, 2013 - 07:54pm PT
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Tami,
"Hypurconshis" is my new favorite word. What a riot.
I eat up every word Twight writes and I admire his gusto in the mountains from when he was really gettin at it. His perspective is his perspective. Love it or leave it. Kiss or kill.
Theres a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle. I have no idea what that means but I dig it. And I have the t-shirt. I'm such a tool.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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May 17, 2013 - 02:32am PT
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I have an old X t-shirt lying around here. My wife introduced my to them and she used to go their concerts. May have one of their playlists? She used to collect them. Sorry to hear about Exene and MS. It can be something you can work with. My brother in law has had it for quite a while now and he remains quite active and gets around a lot on foot (he can no longer drive). His mind is still super sharp too... his job is to play in a sandbox at Microsoft and invent sh#t.
I enjoy Twight's brutal honesty, and his ability, at least at times, to direct that toward himself. I also have enjoyed his writing, but find I like it in small doses, like single malt (to round it out and tie in Tami!). I love single malt, but am not going to pour half a bottle on my muesli every morning. If you do find me doing that, please put me on the ice floe straightaway.
It just came to me that Twight reminds me of Anthony Bourdain writing-wise. At least in the brutal, raw honesty department. Bourdain has a sense of humor, especially about himself at the end of the day. I'm not sure I've seen that in Twight. It might make him even more interesting to reveal that.
Eric
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2016 - 02:35pm PT
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Long Overdue Bump...
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Dec 25, 2016 - 04:35pm PT
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The late Mark Hesse before the climb
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Dec 25, 2016 - 10:04pm PT
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Mr. Twight could coin a phrase, " I shat my pants"
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Dec 25, 2016 - 10:12pm PT
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I repeatedly wonder at two climbers and the things they did in foul or desperate conditions...
Jello - Jeff Lowe, things that seem ignored that are mind boggling, the north face of Ama Dablam, solo, in a day, with peplaced bivvy gear, so if he did not summit and start down, he died... no problem but for the 7,000 feet of ice he had to climb, at altitude.
and
Norman Kingsley - 200 first ascents in uncharted beta absent peaks, dolomites, alps, and more.... with manky gear.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2017 - 09:11am PT
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Bump on demand...
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Sep 30, 2017 - 09:28am PT
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I know, a drift so far as to be admonished for:
THREDDRIFT;
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1073266&msg=1141368#msg1141368
The 4th post down from "eagel"
I climbed El Cap 3 months into my 16th birthday . . .
is then followed by
"mighty hikers rebuttal,
that a Dave lane also in 1976,at 15 climbed ElCap . . .
it was huge for D Lanman to post,
sad that warmer responses were not a part of his experience here at the mexican food trck.
(Dave & his brother Steve wre/Are? righteous folks)
on the sad note who is the dingbat "Dave" who took to grinding on eagel's responses?
i will not add more,
just that it is to bad that one dave couldnt cut -that Dave- some slack. . . . mike
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 14, 2018 - 06:34pm PT
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Bump for dancing under seracs...
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bit'er ol' guy
climber
the past
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Jan 19, 2018 - 09:09am PT
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great, life changing. read this article about 30 times when it came out. It justified me giving everything the bird and focusing all my energy on climbing. No Regrets.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Jan 19, 2018 - 10:59am PT
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Steve G
Earlier in this thread you made 2 references to your upcoming book on Tom Frost. Was this ever finished/published? If so please advise the title and publisher. Thanks, HM.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2018 - 01:44pm PT
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hamie- We will be rolling it out at the Oakdale Climbers Festival in October and I will likely be doing some kind of public fundraiser ahead of that to help with the printing costs so that I am able to do a larger initial printing and keep the unit price lower.
NACHA and I are self publishing the book at this point so we need the help with costs.
I will keep everyone here posted.
Cheers
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Jan 19, 2018 - 08:42pm PT
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Excellent. Well done!
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