tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62563036588080382372024-03-13T05:27:00.870-07:00Yosemite Climber Project...a high school yearbook of feral jocks establishing, expanding or discarding boundaries of the possible...Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-51690424150940585562012-07-24T17:48:00.000-07:002012-07-24T17:48:06.868-07:002012 Updates<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-46538527048898374982010-09-01T19:26:00.000-07:002010-09-01T19:40:12.689-07:00Fundraising Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TH8LvaU5j4I/AAAAAAAACKE/CD_kjEwrsZg/s1600/P1180073.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TH8LvaU5j4I/AAAAAAAACKE/CD_kjEwrsZg/s320/P1180073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512137378073513858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I put this check in the mail last week, $900 in all, and sent it off to the Bridwell family. I'm hoping that our efforts go a little distance toward helping out. Thank you to everyone who contributed time, patience, and some greenbacks to the project.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TH8NUvDZ0UI/AAAAAAAACKM/owSXIw8v33k/s1600/P1180166.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TH8NUvDZ0UI/AAAAAAAACKM/owSXIw8v33k/s320/P1180166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512139118804062530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you haven't checked out the latest copy of Alpinist yet, do so. There's a little piece in the "Off Belay" section that I wrote about the project. I'm pretty psyched on how it turned out. Thanks to Michael Kennedy, Katie Ives, and Erik Lambert for their editorial assistance--most of it was written in Cambodia and Patagonia over the past year.Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-80255840098050508712010-07-21T22:01:00.000-07:002010-07-21T22:03:26.267-07:00John Stannard. Kim Schmitz. Potter. Meyers.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfRFUORbSI/AAAAAAAACHk/33DlEedvU4w/s1600/Stannard,+Schmitz,+Potter,+Meyers.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfRFUORbSI/AAAAAAAACHk/33DlEedvU4w/s320/Stannard,+Schmitz,+Potter,+Meyers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496591759487102242" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-68928246619879886432010-07-21T21:59:00.001-07:002010-07-21T22:01:26.935-07:00Glen Denny. Hudon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfQl6uAyII/AAAAAAAACHc/WEGayrXiIDY/s1600/Hudon,+Denny.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfQl6uAyII/AAAAAAAACHc/WEGayrXiIDY/s320/Hudon,+Denny.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496591220064962690" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-88983003328736611232010-07-21T21:57:00.001-07:002010-07-21T21:59:42.867-07:00Jan Sacherer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfQH_A9LqI/AAAAAAAACHU/qv9l3Gllf5w/s1600/Sacherer.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfQH_A9LqI/AAAAAAAACHU/qv9l3Gllf5w/s320/Sacherer.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496590705822084770" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-74093630284267199092010-07-21T21:55:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:57:18.083-07:00Keith Nannery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfPpKjSPGI/AAAAAAAACHM/zCDPkFwJlos/s1600/Nannery.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfPpKjSPGI/AAAAAAAACHM/zCDPkFwJlos/s320/Nannery.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496590176342916194" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-37315019727121760942010-07-21T21:53:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:55:47.671-07:00Rick Cashner. Mike Lechlinski.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfPPg1f-0I/AAAAAAAACHE/cyp3Ix_7TrQ/s1600/Cashner,+Lechlinski.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfPPg1f-0I/AAAAAAAACHE/cyp3Ix_7TrQ/s320/Cashner,+Lechlinski.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496589735648295746" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-78952001328599838502010-07-21T21:51:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:53:42.502-07:00John Dill. Tech.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfOxf-50xI/AAAAAAAACG8/76TUY_pkGA4/s1600/Dill,+Tech.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfOxf-50xI/AAAAAAAACG8/76TUY_pkGA4/s320/Dill,+Tech.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496589220023227154" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-18085983152268726622010-07-21T21:40:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:44:15.451-07:00Ellie Hawkins. Jeff Dozier. Gary and Reva Colliver. Higgins.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfMCbt93HI/AAAAAAAACG0/XIqtNHbgV5k/s1600/Hawkins,+Higgins,+Dozier,+Colliver.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfMCbt93HI/AAAAAAAACG0/XIqtNHbgV5k/s320/Hawkins,+Higgins,+Dozier,+Colliver.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496586212401339506" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-71553623807551844712010-07-21T21:38:00.001-07:002010-07-21T21:40:06.932-07:00Werner Braun. Dean Fidelman.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfLijGyN9I/AAAAAAAACGs/dSGrESvwM7Y/s1600/Braun,+Fidelman.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfLijGyN9I/AAAAAAAACGs/dSGrESvwM7Y/s320/Braun,+Fidelman.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496585664628668370" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-4530541647071770952010-07-21T21:35:00.001-07:002010-07-21T21:46:28.277-07:00Dick Erb. Croft. Higgins. Kamps (in spirit).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfLFcq7lWI/AAAAAAAACGk/vK3X1huIOAs/s1600/Croft,+Kamps,+Higgins,+Erb.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfLFcq7lWI/AAAAAAAACGk/vK3X1huIOAs/s320/Croft,+Kamps,+Higgins,+Erb.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496585164685022562" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-56063919822976753532010-07-21T21:32:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:35:10.581-07:00Dave Diegelman. Bard.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfKWtIjT6I/AAAAAAAACGc/6KXfCalJ87A/s1600/Diegleman,+Bard.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfKWtIjT6I/AAAAAAAACGc/6KXfCalJ87A/s320/Diegleman,+Bard.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496584361650376610" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-36139007414575964772010-07-21T21:30:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:32:40.047-07:00Barry Bates. Catherine Cullinane.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfJ3nELtCI/AAAAAAAACGU/bU4zrMzF8BE/s1600/Bates,+Cullinane.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfJ3nELtCI/AAAAAAAACGU/bU4zrMzF8BE/s320/Bates,+Cullinane.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496583827445494818" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-61236782248760662402010-07-21T21:28:00.001-07:002010-07-21T21:30:48.919-07:00Eric Beck. Boche.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfJLv9qqSI/AAAAAAAACGM/VCOrRW0EqQU/s1600/Boche,+Beck.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfJLv9qqSI/AAAAAAAACGM/VCOrRW0EqQU/s320/Boche,+Beck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496583073919838498" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-52799541449311366522010-07-21T21:25:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:28:03.070-07:00Joe McKeown. Accamazo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfIkjty0dI/AAAAAAAACGE/38zM7vlOPfs/s1600/Accomazzzo,+McKeown.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TEfIkjty0dI/AAAAAAAACGE/38zM7vlOPfs/s320/Accomazzzo,+McKeown.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496582400617140690" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-61575141000338836192010-06-27T09:24:00.000-07:002010-07-06T16:09:53.925-07:00Help the Bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/S_BkXS9InoI/AAAAAAAABv0/GR0sjrjePCk/s1600/Jim+Bridwell+John+Long.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471983898643177090" style="width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 207px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/S_BkXS9InoI/AAAAAAAABv0/GR0sjrjePCk/s320/Jim+Bridwell+John+Long.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>¨The total commitment by each of us seems to bring the energy level to an unbelievable pitch. From an oblique corner of my mind, I perceive this energy flow to be seen and felt equally well by the others.¨</em> --Billy Westbay (RIP) from ¨Team Machine¨</span><br /><br />From the beginning, this project has been an exercise in trust. My objectives now are simple:<br /><br />1) Help the Bird financially<br />2) Keep the book in the community by donating it, if possible, to the <a href="http://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/">Yosemite Climbing Museum</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/dvlg/Yosemite%20Climber%20Project/?action=view&current=P1040659.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Ammon_Three Bivies" src="http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/dvlg/Yosemite%20Climber%20Project/P1040659.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A document this unique deserves to be shared collectively.<br /><br />Starting July 1, 2010, I´ll be accepting pledges to raise money for Jim Bridwell .<br /><br /><em>How to help</em>:<br />Post your pledge in the comment section then send your contribution via PayPal using the button below. All pledges will be visible and public. On August 1, the pledge window will close and I´ll send the final pledge amount to Jim at his home in Palm Desert, California. Think about Jim´s contribution to this community over the past five decades, put a dollar figure to that -- and then double it! This is about community, trust, and helping one of our visionaries. Do what you can.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/S_BZy_p9Q9I/AAAAAAAABvk/dnt7J3hRltc/s1600/Jim+Pettigrew.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471972279870899154" style="width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 207px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/S_BZy_p9Q9I/AAAAAAAABvk/dnt7J3hRltc/s320/Jim+Pettigrew.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" type="hidden"><br /><input name="hosted_button_id" value="KM4LUDBL7K7UU" type="hidden"><br /><input src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" type="image" border="0"><br /><img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" border="0" height="1" /><br /></form><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Postscript</span>: If you have concerns about making a pledge over the internet and would like to assist Jim directly, write me [jackalope415 (at) gmail (dot) com] and I can help you contact him directly.Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-9956280589179338842010-06-26T15:01:00.000-07:002010-07-19T15:05:22.481-07:00Paul Gagner: ReflectionsI grew up in San Jose California. In 1977, as a junior in high school, I was introduced on a family camping trip to the Tetons to climbing and it immediately consumed me. As soon as I returned from that trip I went out and bought a Goldline rope and some chocks and started to teach myself how to climb – there was a lot of trial and error involved, and I was lucky that I didn’t kill myself. Two of the books that I read voraciously and that I could recite verbatim were George Meyer’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Yosemite Climber</span> and Steve Roper’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Climbers Guide to Yosemite</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yosemite Climber</span> in particular was a seminal book and led to my big wall aspirations that I still hold on to today, 33 years later. I read the stories over and over and imagined myself in the photos, scaling the cracks, faces and walls of Yosemite. As a highly motivated teenager I made frequent pilgrimages to Yosemite – sometimes we would do the 8 hour roundtrip drive as a day trip, and other times I would stay in the valley for months on end. Before I had a<br />car my mom would drop me off in the valley where I would live in the dirt of Camp 4, like my predecessors, for 3-4 months at a time on $200-300 dollars before mom returned to pick me up. I lived the lifestyle depicted and celebrated in Yosemite Climber where being a dirt bag,scarfing at the cafeteria, canning, and avoiding the “ranger danger” to maximize the experience was intoxicating and powerful.<br /><br />Even today, when I open <span style="font-style: italic;">Yosemite Climber</span>, it takes me back in time, replete with the sights, and smells of Yosemite in the 70’s and 80’s, where it represents a carefree time in my life, and what was the beginning of a lifelong passion for climbing and the climbing lifestyle. As a teen this aspirational book was as important to stoking the fires of my dreams as any.Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-41251529818520264302010-06-20T05:07:00.000-07:002010-06-20T07:15:46.837-07:00Tucker Tech<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TB4iW68wMoI/AAAAAAAAB20/gkfIcnU-CAo/s1600/Tucker+Tech.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TB4iW68wMoI/AAAAAAAAB20/gkfIcnU-CAo/s320/Tucker+Tech.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484859173360382594" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-57750040640912705342010-06-19T16:13:00.000-07:002010-06-20T07:18:16.622-07:00Ellie Hawkins. Ament. Donini.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TB4fujNKVWI/AAAAAAAAB2s/ApRjruQixyo/s1600/Pat+Ament+Ellie+Hawkins+Jim+Donni.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TB4fujNKVWI/AAAAAAAAB2s/ApRjruQixyo/s320/Pat+Ament+Ellie+Hawkins+Jim+Donni.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484856280768730466" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-16478886959978266862010-06-13T17:13:00.000-07:002010-06-20T07:17:46.454-07:00Rik Reider. Tom Higgins.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TB4dU4iVo8I/AAAAAAAAB2k/P5TLobED3BQ/s1600/Rik+Rieder+Tom+Higgins.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TB4dU4iVo8I/AAAAAAAAB2k/P5TLobED3BQ/s320/Rik+Rieder+Tom+Higgins.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484853640794842050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);">"Land of magic...forge of dreams...university of granite and life"</span>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-49776737055095330952010-06-04T14:14:00.000-07:002010-06-04T18:55:25.670-07:00Kim Schmitz<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAmufEj-WHI/AAAAAAAAB1M/J2vXVCRPaVE/s1600/Kim+Schmitz+(I+think)+George+Meyers.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479102270496725106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAmufEj-WHI/AAAAAAAAB1M/J2vXVCRPaVE/s320/Kim+Schmitz+(I+think)+George+Meyers.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-5335845614542975582010-06-04T13:45:00.000-07:002010-06-13T14:38:55.315-07:00Charlie Porter/Excalibur<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAlnKDWpyoI/AAAAAAAAB00/AozgvIXAhVs/s1600/excalibur.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAlnKDWpyoI/AAAAAAAAB00/AozgvIXAhVs/s320/excalibur.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479023844069591682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Off the grid and into the wild </span></span><br /><br />Nothing in <span style="font-style: italic;">Yosemite Climber</span> has inspired me as much as the photo of Charlie Porter on the first ascent of Excalibur. A single, quiet man venturing into the massively intimidating architecture above. It´s the stuff of dreams. Charlie was the person I wanted most to have involved in this project but sadly I never found a way to get the book to him. By all accounts, he is a first-rate adventurer and a gentleman as well, and his routes have stood the test of time like few others. If you´re out there, Charlie, please get in touch!Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-79541576529835871372010-06-04T13:06:00.000-07:002010-06-04T13:28:38.696-07:00Kevin Worral. Rick Accomazo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAlg3mVKlZI/AAAAAAAAB0s/jTbBo7dB-O8/s1600/Kevin+Worrall+Rick+Accomazo.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAlg3mVKlZI/AAAAAAAAB0s/jTbBo7dB-O8/s320/Kevin+Worrall+Rick+Accomazo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479016929971312018" border="0" /></a><br /> ¨Tobin would go¨Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-46754436049334282582010-06-03T18:43:00.000-07:002010-06-04T13:06:34.824-07:00Spencer. Breedlove. Chapman. Accomazo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAhcZqiDBWI/AAAAAAAAB0c/vkO5zNqGq-0/s1600/Spencer+Breedlove+Chapman.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/TAhcZqiDBWI/AAAAAAAAB0c/vkO5zNqGq-0/s320/Spencer+Breedlove+Chapman.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478730542679786850" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256303658808038237.post-8707630303078114402010-06-01T13:47:00.000-07:002010-06-03T18:43:27.412-07:00Molly Higgins. Tom Kilbrough. Barb Eastman.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/S_Ba_abrDSI/AAAAAAAABvs/X0zVFQ6HVqU/s1600/Catherine_Cullinane.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V1QHt1kas0A/S_Ba_abrDSI/AAAAAAAABvs/X0zVFQ6HVqU/s320/Catherine_Cullinane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471973592728800546" border="0" /></a>Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234830686570995187noreply@blogger.com0