Nov 7-8 in Bishop - AAC Fall Highball, Doug Robinson show

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dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 1, 2009 - 11:12pm PT
Hey all - just trying to get the word out early. On November 7-8, the American Alpine Club is going to host their "Fall Highball" weekend here in Bishop. Some details are still coming together, but here is what we are looking at -

Saturday morning Nov 7 - Adopt-a-Crag day at the Peabodies. From 9am-1pm, we will continue to work on protecting vegetation and habitat, and marking out a network of use trails, in the Peabodies in Buttermilk Country

Saturday evening Nov 7 - A gala evening of entertainment and friends, held at the Inyo Council for the Arts in the center of Bishop. Our main presenter for the evening will be Doug Robinson, with slides, stories, and maybe some video, all about the history of adventure on the Eastside. Your ticket will cover drinks and some light snacks. We will also be having a killer raffle. Proceeds will go towards the construction of a toilet out in Buttermilk Country, so no one else has to find a loaf back behind The Loaf.

Sunday morning Nov 8 - hopefully a "climber coffee" with representatives from the Forest Service, BLM and LA Dept of Water and Power. When climbing and camping around Bishop, we are dealing with those three agencies - this is a good chance to find out anything we can do to help maintain access to the resources we use around here.

More details to follow....here is a photo of the Buttermilks. Help me out by bumping this along and adding your own photos, and by planning to come out - it is going to be one great party.

TLloyd-Davies

Trad climber
Santa Clara, ca
Oct 1, 2009 - 11:27pm PT
bump for warm-up laps on the Solar Slab
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2009 - 03:26pm PT
seriously people, one bump?

We've got lots of drinking, killer bouldering, and one of the Taco's own, Doug Robinson, getting us all in the visionary climber groove....maybe this is nearly as important as skinny vs fat chix?

Maybe not.

See you in November, I hope. I don't want to have to drink all of the AAC's beer on my own.
F10

Trad climber
e350
Oct 2, 2009 - 03:29pm PT
I'll see if I can make it and of course help down some suds
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 2, 2009 - 06:25pm PT
F*cken FIX the buttermilk rd. It normally gets graded twice a year. Once in the spring and once in the fall. It is LONG OVERDUE. WTF. The hell with the toilet. I want the road graded. Many locals have complained that it is the worse that they have ever seen it.
ohhh ya..I will be there helping out with the restoration too.


ALSO we need a sign at the upper and lower parking lots talking or stating some LOW impact ideas(maybe have it in multiple languages too....so the FRENCH do not leave there FRENCH POST CARDS) ie camping down next to the creek and not at the parking lot....where it more windy, more of visual impact and takes up prime parking.
ALL TOO often due we do restoration and some A-HOLE decides that they are going to GATHER wood and have a fire. While it is legal to have fires it does not help to place sticks and branches in the sand in hopes of keeping poeple on trail.
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 3, 2009 - 01:21pm PT
are tickets available in advance? bump
DonC

climber
CA
Oct 4, 2009 - 01:58pm PT
when does the Sat evening show start?
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 5, 2009 - 01:03am PT
bump for a DR show. can't wait to see this. any Okies gonna make it?
Lucke

Trad climber
Claremont, CA
Oct 5, 2009 - 11:48am PT
I'll be there. It sounds great!

JPL
squatch

Boulder climber
santa cruz, CA
Oct 5, 2009 - 01:34pm PT
can't make it, but bumpers anyway cause i love this place.
10b4me

Ice climber
the reticient boulder at the Happies
Oct 5, 2009 - 01:59pm PT
I will try and make this
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Oct 5, 2009 - 02:03pm PT
Link?
I may be there
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2009 - 12:36am PT
just back from a little Monday Night Football at Lauria's house. That old fart got a dog since I last saw him.

Thanks to all of you for your help bumping this along....here is another bump, along with some questions and answers.

No doubt that Buttermilk Rd is in horrible shape. Oddly enough, when we had our restoration day out there in April, some young kids in a big old truck showed up towing three tractor tires behind them. I guess that counted as the Inyo County road crew or something. Anyhow, I am not sure who grades the road, whether it is the County or the Forest Service, but it absolutely needs to be done.

Other suggestions of signage to discourage leaving cigarette butts, camping at the parking area, and some of the other high-impact behavior is also a good idea. I did hear from the Forest Service today that they will have someone at our "Climber Coffee" on Sunday, Nov 8. That will be a great opportunity to get some of these ideas in front of the people who can make them happen, or at least remove roadblocks so they can happen. As climbers, we ought be be looking at opening some lines of communication with these agencies that will keep our favorite areas accessible and beautiful for decades to come. The more we work with them, even if it is frustrating at times, the better it will be for us in the long run.

And E., if you can help with some pre-restoration gathering of rocks and vertical mulch material, that would be pretty big. Get in touch with Andrew at our office, or maybe he will get in touch with you.

Other stuff....

Not sure about tickets in advance. Watch this space for updates! But I would guess that we will have them for sale at Wilson's for the week before the event.

Doors will open on Saturday for DR's show at 6:30pm. The show itself will have to wait for Doug to be in the right mood, stars aligned, moon in the right phase...probably around 7:15. We will have everything finished by 9pm, you can make it to the Crab Cooker by 10.

Link....great idea! Someone out there is working on getting something set up at the Alpine Club website. While these sorts of events might seem like a smooth easy ride, there is always some behind-the-scenes work to make it all happen. This time, that is all happening a little later than we would like - we will get you a link within a few days.

But the basics are all lined out, and it looks like this -

Sat Nov 7 - 9am - Restoration and trailwork at the Peabodies, and Access Fund Adopt-a-Crag day with support from the American Alpine Club, Friends of the Inyo, the Eastern Sierra Climbers Coalition, the East Willow Alpine Climbers Society and the cat from next door.

Sat Nov 7 6:30 pm - Doors open at the Inyo Council for the Arts for the Fall Highball party. Your $10 ticket includes drinks and light refreshments. Great raffle with lots of cool prizes, and a show from Doug Robinson tracing decades of adventure and exploration in the Sierra

Sun Nov 8 - Climber Coffee at the Peabodies, come and discuss climber access and issues with the Forest Service, and hopefully with LADWP and the BLM, too.

More questions? Keep 'em coming. More photos? I'll get out there and pose for one myself if I have to....
billygoat

climber
cruzville
Oct 6, 2009 - 01:11am PT
Sounds kick arse.
dogtown

Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
Oct 6, 2009 - 01:33am PT
My friend and mentor in his backyard. I wish I could attend! I would encourage everyone that can to do so.

Dogtown.
schilds

Trad climber
eastside
Oct 6, 2009 - 03:11am PT
Maybe I should pony up a batch or two of cookies for the refreshments? I'll take requests...and no fair requesting unless you're at least 60% sure you'll be there to eat them!
BW

climber
Big Pine, CA
Oct 7, 2009 - 04:44am PT


Doug Robinson

Trad climber
Santa Cruz
Oct 7, 2009 - 02:36pm PT
Sweet photos, Bruce!

But now that you posted them here, what am I gonna put in the slideshow?

Okies? I don't gotta show you no stinkin' Okies... John, you've gotta come so we'll have us genuine Okies represented.

Actually, there are vintage Okie shots in the slide show, right after the part about how the Armadillos invented the Buttermilk. Which is sorta true, until it gets trumped by the true truth, which is even stranger.

Dogtown, I'm bummed you can't be there. But it's fair; I haven't gotten out to the Voo to see you, either.
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 7, 2009 - 10:28pm PT
Doug-

I will be there. This should be SWEET.

Looking forward to seeing your amazing photos and narrative. This is something not to be missed.
BW

climber
Big Pine, CA
Oct 7, 2009 - 10:50pm PT
Sorry 'bout that. Only spilled the beans with the knowledge your words are sweeter than photos.
hossjulia

Trad climber
Eastside
Oct 7, 2009 - 10:57pm PT
You betcha I'll be there!

Great shots bty.

Re: the Buttermilk road.

The road is in bad shape because too many people drive too damn fast on it!
If your raising dust, your going too fast, even if that means going 5 mph.
If your going over 25, your speeding, knock it off!
Leave it alone and it will(unfortunately probably NOT) slow everyone down and reduce the dust that damages road side plants.
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 7, 2009 - 11:15pm PT
Spoke with a visitor today out in the b-milk. Funny he actually asked me why the road was in so bad of shape. He said that it was his first time out there and that he was working park time for the USFS in Northern Cali and had expected the road to be in better shape.

How are washboards actually made? I know it does not help that people head out there right after a snow fall and rutt the place up either. BUT IF i had just drove 20hrs to climb at the buttermilk, I may rutt the place too, to try to climb out there.

BUMP!
BASE104

climber
An Oil Field
Oct 7, 2009 - 11:34pm PT
The real problem is going to get DR to show up...even on the right day!!

He runs on mountain time, whatever that is. I bet he has never owned a watch in his life.
spot

Boulder climber
Atascadero,Ca
Oct 7, 2009 - 11:51pm PT
a link about why dirt roads get washboard

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF12/1291.html

Hossjulia's observations/advice is right on. Go Slow! The faster you go, the less you get to enjoy the scenery. The rocks will still be there.
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 8, 2009 - 12:39am PT
YA, 5 MPH AND UNDER. Maybe they should change the 25mph speed limit sign.
Josh Higgins

Trad climber
San Diego
Oct 8, 2009 - 05:02pm PT
Doug Robinson,

I sent you an e-mail through the ST website. If it doesn't go through, you can contact my friends and I at pullharder.org, scroll down to Contact, and send us an e-mail. I'd be happy to share my photos, and I assume the others would as well.

Josh
Nate Ricklin

climber
San Diego
Oct 8, 2009 - 06:34pm PT
How much does it cost?
Nate Ricklin

climber
San Diego
Oct 8, 2009 - 06:39pm PT
I was just out there and I thought the road was great. If you cruise at 35 or faster you glide right over the washboards, that's the secret.
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 8, 2009 - 09:34pm PT
Base104-

Are you going to be there?

John Penca
BASE104

climber
An Oil Field
Oct 8, 2009 - 10:11pm PT
Nahhhh.

How are you John? I haven't heard of you in ages. Still in Oklahoma doing the oil business gig. I will be steering a horizontal well starting in a couple of weeks or so. Those take a lot of time.

I have spent enough time around Doug for some of his gentle vibes to infect me. The gestation period was about twenty years, but I try to roll with it. Better for knowing him. I remember his 40th birthday party. Lots of people show up for those. I think I puked red wine on some lady's dress, but I can't be sure. That dude has a LOT of friends. I just have a beer on my birthday and carve another notch in a tree.

I would like to see him up in front of an audience. And I wish that he would write more. I am wagering that he has about 200 pounds of notebooks full of great stuff.

If I get rich, I will hire him some assistant to organize things. Then we would get more of the groovy stuff. It will have to be a MALE assistant.
Lucke

Trad climber
Claremont, CA
Oct 9, 2009 - 01:25pm PT
Bump
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 11, 2009 - 06:42pm PT
That smiley BW photo reminds me of the creature in Men in Black. Time to load my particle maxcellerator and prepare for a trip to the Eastside. Piton Ron, I'm gonna need some backup on this one. I hear they don't do sushi. Oh yeah, bump.
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2009 - 06:59pm PT
hey, that's a lie, we've got a sushi restaurant now. Freshest sushi on earth, they take trout right out of the Bishop canal and dump them on your table alive. The cow dung in the water gives it a certain joo no say quah.

Keeping building momentum, people....we need to get that trail network finished, drink all the beer the AAC can afford, and then struggle up to the Buttermilk at 10am on Sunday morning to show the Forest Service and the BLM that climbers can be thoughtful and respectful, even when hungover.

I'm back in VT right now, hike up Mt Abraham today. Damn, this is a beatiful state....and they produce a whole lot of great food around here.

Speaking of which, just about time to tuck into a dinner made by Sarah's mother and grandmother. Homecooked x2. Keep it real out there - Darren
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2009 - 10:18pm PT
bump, because you should all be making your plans....and stuff gets moved off the front page WAY too fast sometimes so we can contemplate people's relationship difficulties.
dogtown

Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
Oct 11, 2009 - 10:46pm PT
Hey Doug;
post up that old buttermilk Logo shot!
Doug Robinson

Trad climber
Santa Cruz
Oct 11, 2009 - 11:18pm PT
Hey Bruce, A bit puzzled here... Somehow I don't think this one -- my group that migrated from SF and likes to take credit for "Inventing" the Buttermilk (even though a local snaked us) -- is the one you mean?

hossjulia

Trad climber
Eastside
Oct 13, 2009 - 08:46pm PT
bump for stoopid question,
????Armadillo???? do tell
Mighty Hiker

Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Oct 13, 2009 - 08:52pm PT
Sure wish I could be there for Doug's talk. Maybe he'll come to Vancouver some time.

Dirt/gravel roads can't help having ruts, potholes, and washboard - it's in their nature. Even very slow driving only helps a bit - something about simple harmonic motion, heavy objects, springs etc. (Probably the NTSA has a bunch of information about this somewhere.) Although fast driving does tend to damage them more quickly. You'd have to grade them every week to keep them fairly smooth.

It was nice that the NPS put a bunch of gravel in the Camp 4 parking lot this year - it's kept it smoother, plus kept down the dust.
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Oct 14, 2009 - 08:47pm PT
Bump
And our Fall Highball poster.
Look for it in your local gym.

Be there or be square
(dyam, that expression sure dates me)

This party is brought to you by the AAC Sierra Nevada Section, Friends of the Inyo, Access Fund, Eastside Climber's Coalition, BLM, USForestSvc and your friendly east side area climbing shops.
All proceeds go to a permanent vault toilet in the 'Milks

Doug Robinson is putting together a great show of old and new stuff, some never before seen by human eyes. What? you thought DR was human?
Slide show and party on Sat night.
Camping at the Pit (what could be lovelier)
Work party on Sat (what could be more satisfying)
Comraderie (without stinky socks in your face)

Fred
MooseTracks

Mountain climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:07pm PT
I will put this on the calendar. Sounds like a blast!

-Laura
BW

climber
Big Pine, CA
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:58pm PT
High Traverse:

That poster looks great. Good job!
JesseM

Social climber
Yosemite
Oct 14, 2009 - 11:38pm PT
This sounds great!

I'm going to try to make it...maybe I can serve some coffee with the other agency tools!? I love the Milks, it was my first stop in California as a climber, and they will always have a special place in my heart.

Looking forward to DR's show, and helping at the Buttermilks.

Jesse

Yosemite Climbing Ranger

Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Oct 15, 2009 - 11:39am PT
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Oct 18, 2009 - 02:18am PT
"It will have to be a MALE assistant."

No shirt! Good on ya Base104
Josh Higgins

Trad climber
San Diego
Oct 21, 2009 - 05:23pm PT
I'll be there with a few friends! (Bump!)

Josh
Mic

climber
Davis, CA
Oct 21, 2009 - 07:07pm PT
Sarah,

I vote for Vegan cookies and I'm 87% sure I'll be there.

See you then
--Mike Skaug
schilds

Trad climber
eastside
Oct 23, 2009 - 04:37pm PT
Hey Mike! Haven't seen you since bakery days it seems like...although maybe we ran into each other in Tuolumne sometime? Or maybe your picture was in someone's TR lately. Anyhow, since you're the only one who's voted so far, maybe I'll try out a vegan cookie recipe for you!
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Oct 23, 2009 - 05:11pm PT
We're putting together swag for the Sat night raffle.
Admission is $10 which gets you one raffle ticket, beer, wine and treats PLUS Doug Robinson's slide show and talk.
You can buy more raffle tickets if you want to have a fighting chance. (unashamed begging for more $$)

Sorry, no reserved tickets. We plan to accommodate all comers. I do suggest you come early as I suppose it is possible to fill the room to capacity.

It's wonderful to see such support for improving a popular bouldering area.

Us out of towners will most likely be camping at The Pit which is north of Bishop on the north side of 395. $2 per car per night I believe. I'll have to find it myself since I've never been there.

Fred
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 23, 2009 - 10:52pm PT
LOCAL bump!
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Oct 25, 2009 - 12:39pm PT
Additional camping info:
Some of us will be arriving Friday night.

Camping at The Pit: alias BLM Pleasant Valley Pit
$2 per night per vehicle.
NO WATER - Bring your own
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop/bouldering/camping_b.html

37°24'3.43"N
118°30'39.87"W

BLM directions:

Work party 9:00 Sat morning at the Buttermilk. A great way to give back, socialize and meet new people.

Oh, did I mention PARTY, free beer, wine and snacks on Sat night AND a raffle/silent auction?
I'll also bring a begging bucket to collect voluntary donations. Checks made out to AAC-Buttermilks will get a tax deduction statement back from AAC.

We're planning to get the vault toilet funding complete and the toilet installed next year.
We're short about $4000.
We: American Alpine Club, Access Fund, East Side Climber's Coalition and Friends of Inyo in cooperation with BLM and US Forest Service.

With a lot of support from Eastside businesses and climbing shops.

Fred

The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 26, 2009 - 12:09am PT
WOW. THe road is really crap. I had not been out there in a while and the rain just RUTTED the road. Some areas, you may need to back up and go around some of the water cuts on the road. Now there are drainage pipes showing, making more work for the next grading...ya if that ever happens.

If they were waiting for the road to be worse...it is now. I think the Bishop city chamber of commerance has something in there advertisement of the Milk's as seeing the largest boulders in the state or county or something. If I wasnt a climber I would not be driving out there.
Lucke

Trad climber
Claremont, CA
Oct 27, 2009 - 12:53pm PT
Hope to see ll of you there.
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2009 - 06:48pm PT
Hello all from the East Coast....Sarah and I are flying back west tomorrow, we'll be on the Eastside by Friday. We have learned some things in three weeks out here, including...

somedays, it is cold -


somedays, it snows -


somedays, the weather is fine -


somedays, you have to grill up a grass-fed burger to eat on seedy ciabatta, with avocado, tomato and bel paese cheese -


and on a lot of days, it rains and rains and rains -



I'm excited to get home and help get everything else ready for Doug's show next weekend. I hope a lot of you are planning to come up, and bring some friends with you. It should be a lot of fun.

I will point out that upthread there someplace, my wife offered to bake whatever cookies some of you requested. So far, only our old bakery colleague Mike has chipped in with a request....others? There must be some of you who want a few cookies to go along with your beer.

Home soon...
Lucke

Trad climber
Claremont, CA
Nov 2, 2009 - 04:57pm PT
Should be a beautiful weekend. Y'all come.

jim
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Nov 2, 2009 - 08:15pm PT
Quick update on tickets.

There are NO advance ticket purchases. Buy at the door. I'll try to be there by 6:00 Sat night.

See y'awl there. I plan to be at the Pit by early Friday PM.

Fred
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 3, 2009 - 04:17pm PT
ok, time for the roll call....who is coming?

There is going to be some great stuff available on Saturday night - a bouldering pad, a few pairs of Chacos, lots of other good prizes. Come be a part of things. As further enticement, it is freakin' beautiful here right now - about 80 during the day in Bishop, big bright moon at night, perfect weather for anything except igloo construction. But things are supposed to get cold on Sunday, so you can have sunshine for volunteering on Saturday morning, and then nice, cold sticky temps on Sunday for sending your project.

We'll see you all here....
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Nov 3, 2009 - 05:27pm PT
Also Technical Friends, and other goodies.

There will be a raffle. You get 1 ticket with your $10 admission. You may buy more tickets of course!

There'll also be a silent auction.

Did I mention the legendary Doug Robinson will give a slide show? Please don't ask what he's legendary for.
Did I mention the free beer and wine?
Did I mention the work party at 9:00 AM on Saturday at the Buttermilk?
Did I mention the coffee and climbing on Sunday at the Buttermilk

Proceeds from this event will go to help fund a vault toilet at the Buttermilk to be installed in 2010. AAC is partnering with Access Fund, Friends of Inyo, East Side Climber's Coalition and USForest Service.

AAC has raised over $1300 already this fall, about $2700 more to go from the AAC
Let's make this happen

Fred
Chugach Man

climber
Anchorage / San Diego
Nov 4, 2009 - 01:43pm PT
Anybody out there heading back south towards San Diego Sunday AM by chance and have extra space?
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Nov 5, 2009 - 12:06am PT
dmalloy-

Re: roll call - I'm in. The Bird's piton pounder is making threatening remarks that I need to take it to the Eastside to see some friends. Damn, this hammer has an attitude...

Guess it is jealous 'cause it can't float a #16 olive wooly bugger.
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Nov 5, 2009 - 01:25pm PT
Tioga Pass is open, road is dry.
Currently the weather forecast is fair for Tioga Pass through the weekend.

Bishop forecast: Warm days, chilly nights, clear weather through Sunday.

I didn't do the poster: thanks to Nils Davis Graphics in Bishop.

We're getting help on the beer and wine from Manor Market in Bishop
coffee from Black Sheep coffee in Bishop
Pastries from Great Basin Bakery

Other Bishop contributors:
Rubber Room
Wilson's East Side Sports
Mountain Light Gallery
Spellbinder Books
Mammoth Mountaineering Supply
Sierra Mountaineering International
Sierra Rock Climbing School

While you're in Bishop, please patronize these shops who are supporting the Buttermilks.

I'll post a complete list of all donors here next week.

Fred
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Nov 5, 2009 - 01:52pm PT
Hey Jesse, would be grand if you can make it. I think your crew is doing a great outreach job.

A favor:
IF it looks as like the Park will close Tioga pass, can you post it here? CalTrans doesn't post it on their site as you probably already know.

See you there (maybe)
Fred
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 5, 2009 - 08:52pm PT
another bump, since we are congratulating Doug over on the other thread. He is VERY enthusiastic about the show he has been able to put together; this might be the only chance anyone ever has to see it, so don't miss out!
hossjulia

Trad climber
Eastside
Nov 6, 2009 - 11:00am PT
Back to the front page with you!

Now hopefully there is a printable copy here somewhere of a poster I can put in a great spot for today, wish I'd thought of it sooner.
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Nov 8, 2009 - 05:24pm PT
STANDING ROOM ONLY! Just got back home. A great show, a great effort by all. Good times on the Eastside! Many thanks to all that made this come together. Doug was there early.....


I just saw Satan walk by, wearing a parka.
hossjulia

Trad climber
Eastside
Nov 8, 2009 - 10:18pm PT
While it was a good turn out, there were a lot of faces missing and that was a disappointment.
The coffee meeting this morning was a good one.

Basic subject was sh#t. Really.

POLL:
Part 1;
Sit? or Squat?

Part 2;
TP or NM? (natural materials)
and if TP, do you pack out?

edited:
john? really?
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Nov 8, 2009 - 10:54pm PT
Julia; I'm lost here. Care to elaborate?
hossjulia

Trad climber
Eastside
Nov 8, 2009 - 11:05pm PT
did you really see Satan walk by in a Parka?

johntp

Trad climber
socal
Nov 8, 2009 - 11:10pm PT
oh man, I'm falling on my keyboard. Julia, this is the best splitter I've had in days. Thank you!

What I meant was Doug being early was like hell freezing over. Sorry I missed you there.
dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 9, 2009 - 01:06am PT
yo....great weekend. Not sure what faces were missing, we had 70 people volunteering on Sat morning at the Peabodies, about 135 people for the show on Sat night, and 30 for coffee and talk this morning. A lot of it was sh&^ talk, for sure....but not all. And it was important.

In the house on Saturday night...Allan Steck...Don Lauria....Doug Robinson....Allan Pietrasanta.....Lisa Rands. Probably some other badass mofos who I am forgetting.

More to follow, might have to be Tarbuster-style, drips and drabs as I get photos from other folk. I was a little too busy to take photos most of the weekend. But here is a little taste from Smoke's Rock Course on Friday...



dmalloy

Trad climber
eastside
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 9, 2009 - 01:10am PT
damn. that was a really nice day.
Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber
Will know soon
Nov 9, 2009 - 02:40am PT
Nice TR. Wish, wish, wish I lived further North where all the action is. Glad yo all had a great time. Peace and Smiles, lynnie


And more photos of the event would be nice. :D
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