Bridalveil Falls, Telluride. 2002. <br> <br> Fat and nice. Another party of three on the main line (right side) told us to stay away. <br> <br> We climbed the complete left side to the top, walked off, and were probably in Grand Junction by the time the other party topped out. <br> <br> Climbed with Jason Jones on my 50th Birthday!

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Bridalveil Falls, Telluride. 2002.<br>
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Fat and nice. Another party of three on the main line (right side) told us to stay away. <br>
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We climbed the complete left side to the top, walked off, and were probably in Grand Junction by the time the other party topped out.<br>
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Climbed with Jason Jones on my 50th Birthday!

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Flew from SLC to Seattle, rented a car and drove through Vancouver to Squamish, spent the night and woke up to a drizzle. Oh well, we have to climb it regardless. We have a flight to catch.<br>
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The Grand Wall . . . in less than perfect conditions. With Jason Jones

El Cap Tower in June '75. Swami belt and Levis!<br>
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With the late Floyd 'Tex' Bossier.

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“Bridalveil Falls, Telluride. 2002.

Fat and nice. Another party of three on the main line (right side) told us to stay away.

We climbed the complete left side to the top, walked off, and were probably in Grand Junction by the time the other party topped out.

Climbed with Jason Jones on my 50th Birthday!”

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1971, I found time for other interests when I was 19.
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The 17 year old future Mrs. Miller

El Cap Tower in June '75. Swami belt and Levis!<br>
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With the late Floyd 'Tex' Bossier.

An early attempt on the Coffin Roof.<br>
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Jonathan Smoot belaying.

1976 Leslie Miller near the summit of Sassolungo (Langkofel). Dolomites<br>
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Summer in Europe.

Top out on Lunar Ecstasy - Zion's. November 1997<br>
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A fairly early ascent of this beautiful route.<br>
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Photo - Brian Smoot

1968: Don Decker - who taught me to love climbing. <br>
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English Lit professor at Ricks College in Rexburg, ID. <br>
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Summit of the Grand Teton. <br>
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Don was later killed third classing in the Tetons - leaving a wife and nine children.

Leslie Miller - Hornli Ridge in '76. Mismatched gloves repurposed from a garbage can in Zermatt.

1979 Just lead 'Death and Transfiguration' - 11b, Boulder area.
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RKM, Pat Ament and Cam ? Photo - Mark Ward.

Ah! the desert in '74. Snowing, blizzard conditions, a rack of pitons, friends that had never climbed before (or ever would again). <br>
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What could ever go wrong??

Daddy-daughter date - Ancient Art

1974 Kim Miller, Grant Moedl and Larry Conrad. First Grade VI, NW Face of Half Dome.<br>
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Skipped the Grade V, had never used Jumars, only aided on telephone pools, had never hauled, drug up Kelty Packs with external frames, lots of beef jerkey, hardly any water - a real learning experience.

1969 Just out of high school - learning to climb. <br>
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What's funny about this picture and the hip belay is that Yvon Chouinard is on the other end of the rope.<br>
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Yeah, paid him $15.00 for a day of climbing and teaching. Got the boat ride across Jenny's Lake as part of the deal.

Wow! My very own book of climbing pictures for my 60th birthday. <br>

1976 All the right gear for an ascent of the Hornli Ridge - Matterhorn.<br>
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We (I) had a little encounter with one of the local Zermatt guides when he thought my wife was climbing to fast. <br>
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Apparently, they think the Hornli ridge is their's. No problem, happy to mix it up on the slopes above the North Face!

You ever lead something 'back in the day' and think you were really cool - only to figure out later that you were really stupid?<br>
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And, damn lucky!<br>
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Automatic Control Theory - Santaquin Canyon, Utah

Summit of Matterhorn. About 9:00 am. Celebration with a $5.00 ('76 price) can of coke.<br>
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August 8th, 1976

Joseph Henry Miller - but we call him 'Pete'
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Castle Rock Parking Lot.

1969 Arnold Woodruff Miller (dad) - age 55. Belaying on the Exum Ridge. Between the ages of 55 and 65 he climbed most of the Teton Peaks.

Three generations, on the rocks!
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Backyard Boulders - Castle Rock State Park, Idaho 2013
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Parker, Marshall and Grandpa

Where we spent 90% of the nights. Student Eurail Passes. 1976

Top out on the Nose with wives and friends - June '75

1982 Last pitch of Shiprock. Totally camouflaged to avoid detection.

One of the first few ascents of Swoop Gimp or Be Dust in Zion's. Still plenty of pins at that time.<br>
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Mid '90's with Jason Jones

Joanne Urioste - Red Rocks.
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Been climbing with her forever. And yeah, we're the same age.

Tighten up the right one a little, I plan on 'sending' this baby on site!<br>
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City of Rocks, Sept 2013 with Joe.

Sunrise on Mammoth Terraces - El Cap.<br>
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During one of the two failed attempts on the Salathe'.<br>
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Also, looks like I forgot to tie in for the night.

An early ascent of Moses North Face. Late 70's. Long before it was called Pale Fire.<br>
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RKM, Blair Rich, Steve Bowen

Black Ice Couloir, Summer of '82?<br>
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Three ice tools total, one Salewa screw, one wired stopper and one piton, 8mm rope. Perfect rack!<br>
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Bret Olson wearing shorts and Super Gaiters.<br>
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One day trip from Rexburg, even after I spent a few hours in jail in Jackson while Bret came up with the $80 cash to pay the speeding ticket. Jackson Cops - bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do!

1997 Polar Circus - Canada.<br>
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Photo by Bret Ruckman

The great Jeff Lowe pondering avalanche danger in Ouray (Camp Bird Mine Road). <br>
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1984.<br>
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Above his head is what would become Bird Brain Boulevard the next year.

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Early 80's. State of the art gear and shoes.

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'76 or '77

Duane Ackerman:<br>
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This guy has been flying under the radar for years, but is a prolific climber and creator of dozens of fun new routes in COR and Castle Rocks Idaho.

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Look at that rack of pins!

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Some of my best friends. I've climbed with Bret for 40 something years - from Valdez to the Gunks to Canadian Rockies to El Potrero, Mexico

After five days on the Nose! 1975
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The late 'Tex' Bossier, the late Grant Moedl, and RKM
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Tex wore a Willians , Grant had some homemade job and I stuck with the simple three wrap Swami.

Hey, lets go climbing. It'll be a blast! Blair Rich sporting a new rack.

Bill Boyle on Lovelace in Zion's. Early '90's.
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The independent Fang Spire behind him.

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Bret Ruckman always had the latest, greatest tools. I was always a generation or two behind.<br>
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Whiteman Falls - Canada, mid '90's

Steve Bowen - Sentinel Rock West Face. Been climbing with this character since early 70's
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Part time climber, part time rodeo clown, full time cowboy and street fighter.

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We made it off that night - barely.

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The Grand Wall . . . in less than perfect conditions. With Jason Jones

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