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Shawn Mitchell
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Aug 23, 2016
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Broomfield
· Joined Mar 2008
· Points: 250
Sorry for the basic vocabulary, MPers. This was written for a different audience. Rhymes with Bacefook. But it seems worth sharing here... Once upon a time, I was 15. I was on a climbing trip with a 30 something named Kurt. I don't know why he dragged along a 15-year old. Must have been a loser. But not really, because he was always cool and kind. We pulled up to a B&B near the Sierras (near Tuouolmne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park to be exact) and went in for breakfast. Kurt checked something in the trunk and realized he'd forgotten all ALL his carabiners. You can't climb without carabiners. They connect your adventure to your rope. Now, this story is about the generosity of the B&B owner, who would selflessly offer us the use of his whole rack of carabiners. But, we aren't there yet. First, I need to reminisce about his co-proprieter and wife. OMG. That tan, lean honey is why young boys' thoughts go astray. Anyway, Kurt somehow mentioned that we were in the mountains to climb, but we didn't have any carabiners. Proprietor says: "Well, I could lend you some, if you don't run off with them." And he gave us a rack of 20 carabiners. To total strangers from out of town. No ID no collateral. We had a great adventure on Cathedral Peak in Tuolomne Meadows, and set off to drive home.We had lost one of the benefactor's biners somehow, and Kurt pulled the biner off his rear view mirror to make a good 20. We thanked the nice guy, and drove home.
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Shawn Mitchell
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Aug 24, 2016
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Broomfield
· Joined Mar 2008
· Points: 250
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llanSan
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Aug 24, 2016
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Aug 2014
· Points: 130
and this will get to 15 pages
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rging
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Aug 25, 2016
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Salt Lake City, Ut
· Joined Jul 2011
· Points: 210
They have medication for this, don't they?
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cragmantoo
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Aug 25, 2016
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2015
· Points: 175
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Kemper Brightman
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Aug 25, 2016
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The Old Pueblo, AZ
· Joined Dec 2011
· Points: 2,971
Please feel free to post the punch line whenever it's ready.
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Michael Brady
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Aug 25, 2016
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Wenatchee, WA
· Joined Jul 2014
· Points: 1,392
I think Macebook would have been better or maybe Bassbook
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cragmantoo
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Aug 25, 2016
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2015
· Points: 175
Mike Brady wrote:I think Macebook would have been better or maybe Bassbook Mombook....
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Clay Hansen
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Aug 25, 2016
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Colorado
· Joined Jan 2010
· Points: 40
Sanllan wrote:and this will get to 15 pages I'll wager 7.
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llanSan
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Aug 26, 2016
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Aug 2014
· Points: 130
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nathanael
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Aug 26, 2016
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Riverside, CA
· Joined May 2011
· Points: 525
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llanSan
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Aug 26, 2016
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Aug 2014
· Points: 130
what brand of shoes are those? old lasportiva?
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BigB
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Aug 26, 2016
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Red Rock, NV
· Joined Feb 2015
· Points: 340
Sanllan wrote:what brand of shoes are those? old lasportiva? what shoes?
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Shawn Mitchell
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Aug 26, 2016
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Broomfield
· Joined Mar 2008
· Points: 250
Sanllan wrote:picture of wife? Sorry, Sanllan, but in 1978 when I was 15, I just didn't have my iPhone with me. :) But she was softer, cuter, and more 70's natural than the bouldering babe in the picture.
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rging
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Aug 31, 2016
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Salt Lake City, Ut
· Joined Jul 2011
· Points: 210
Did he have the number to Rock and Resole?
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StonEmber
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Aug 31, 2016
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Raleigh, NC
· Joined Mar 2013
· Points: 35
I saw a ufo at Yosemite in March of 2013, flying over Bishops Terrace. Not sure if this is relevent to this thread
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