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"Who greased the crack?" Not I, said Gus the Goose..... I heard in great detail about the "crack greasing incident" from the perpetrators and, although I didn't really (at the time) agree with Todd's methods, I thought the whole incident was kind of silly. Todd was way ahead of his time with his ascent of City Park. Who'd-a-thunk at that time that people would be climbing at the standard that they are today. Who'd-a-thunk that people would be free climbing El Cap in a few hours. Not me.

Holy s#*t..... You don't need to tell everybody about this place!!

Wish I'd had a camera on that trip.......

Truely awesome!!!

Huck the f###ing "ticklist" and go climbing just for the fun of it. Enjoy being outdoors just for the beauty of it. Slow down, smell the tincture.

These are some pictures of a line of mashies with an ancient bolt at the top that a group of us spotted on the underside of the 15th street Ravenna Park bridge in 1971 or so. We used to cut high school (Roosevelt) to go to the park and smoke illegal substances. We never could figure out who would have put up such an incredible line. There weren't that many people capable of doing something like this at that time. They looked ancient even in 1971. They're still there, slings gently swaying in mute testimony, as a reminder that there were climbers here before us.

Holy sheep-shit batman!!! That's f###ing unbelievable!!

Shelly-quite a person. Men love her, wives hate her. Dick, good to see you're still out there.

"Donald"?? I was only "Donald" when I was in trouble....... Am I in trouble again???

Go back to the Supertopo.com site where this picture was trolled from. I think they identify everyone in the picture....... The one in front is an ex-Seattleite.

Yah, it was pretty cool. We didn't see anyone the whole trip. We'd just come from Washington Pass after doing Liberty Crack. The Washington Pass road was under construction and still a dirt road at the time. We had to skirt a gate to get up to the pass. THAT was cool. There wasn't anyone anywhere. I'd love to have gone up there when it was still a trail and you had to hike ten miles to get there. Now THAT would have been wild.

MisterMo Sir, My bad!! You're absolutely right. It was Amphitheater that we did so many years ago. My, how our memories fade. (Thank goodness for the edit button!)

Donn Heller and Dave Anderson on Amphitheater Peak 1971. Long hike in. No people seen anywhere. Beautiful setting. Incredible cracks. Lots of lichen.

Donn Heller, 1971 on Amphitheater Peak.

Amphitheater Peak from Cathedral Lake......

Good God, MisterMo sir, could that have been........have been..........you?? After your prompting, I do remember Dick getting up and introducing himself as Mr Pat Emerson. At the time she (Pat) was very active in city politics and was easily recognized. Yes, I remember the laughter. Pat is STILL active in city politics, though not as much as she used to be. I'm sure there are still plenty of people who's nut-sacks shrivel at the very thought of the verbal beating they took from her.

MisterMo, Great shot!! Is that Jim Langdon? Weren't you with me at the Seattle city council meeting where they passed the ordinance against climbing at Wedgwood rock? I know Dick Emerson and Willi Unsoeld were. Actually, I remember Willi speaking. He said something like, "Climbers have an itch. An itch in their fingertips that they MUST scratch....." He sort of lost everyone when he went off on that tangent. I think it was a little too esoteric for the city council at the time. The "dirty, long-haired, bearded individuals" they were referring to were people like Mark Weigelt, Steve Ansell, and a few others that will remain unnamed (maybe yourself? certainly not me!). I remember listening to Steve Ansell rant and rave at the top of his lungs whenever he'd fail on a problem. I drove by there not too long ago and was amazed at how much the foilage has been cut back. What a great place to boulder. Nice quiet neighborhood. Easy approach. Excellent rock. Hmmmmmmmm...... How much is the fine??

MisterMo, Who's that in the picture?? Kinda looks like Givler.

"fun outside job??" Wait till it's snowing sideways outside and you have to climb towers.

Mr Mo Sir, Last week in Tahoe we had 10" of rain in three days with a snow level of 9500'. I didn't have to shovel it. I didn't have to work in it. I didn't have to thrash getting over the passes. I'm trying to think of the downside......

Ya think? We used what we had (1973). At least we weren't cutting steps............

Shit. Here's the photo....... Shit. Again.

Shit. Here's the photo.......

Hyalite was formed up nicely then...........

Okay....Okay........I stand properly rebuked. BTW- nice pic. You look 30 or so years younger. I guess Al must have taken it and it was obviously taken before the second pitch pillar with that beautiful 2" crack fell off of the Becky route and resulted in all the devestation at the base. Do you have any more from your trip up there? If you do, email them to me. I've got a bunch from my outings that I'll scan and send you... The "glory days" are now!