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^^^^^^ They both appear to be am-bu-la-to-ry.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2014 - 04:35pm PT
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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^^^^
Hey, the Ward Nevada coke ovens. Unfortunately the only trace left of the town is the cemetery.
Good (paid) campground just up the road.
Dirtbagging options nearby.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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d'you know the machine elf?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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If you look closely growth and decay always intertwine
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 16, 2014 - 02:11pm PT
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 16, 2014 - 02:12pm PT
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jan 16, 2014 - 02:28pm PT
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What wind and water and time hath wrought from the earth:
What goes up, must come down. In this case, within inches of cars and amazingly no people:
Mountains crumbling to the sea, eventually:
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Jan 17, 2014 - 07:49pm PT
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This has been very enjoyable-Thanks everyone for sharing
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Couple pics I took from last month just outside the east entrance to Pinnacles.
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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That's funny eKat!
Made me think of this and I looked for the book right away!!
In his account of the first ascent of The West Face of El Capitan,
Royal Robbins comes very close to summing up his friendship with
TM Herbert..
"Some people are bothered by thoughts of decay and death.
Not me.
Rather I am obsessed.
Death...decay...decay and death.
Herbert is similarly obsessed. Which is part if the reason we are friends.
I know of no one so aware of human suffering, so conscious of the pitiable
absurdity of the human condition. I know of no man more loyal to a friend,
no one more quick to be outraged and sickened by human cruelty.
But Herbert doesn't dwell on these things as I do.
He reacts by laughing. Or rather, by making others laugh.
He never tries to be funny. It erupts like a spring gushing from the
mountainside. Herbert is a great pop artist, and he was one long before
that neologism gained currency.
He has an amazing ability to distill the essence of contemporary life
and spit at you, and you'll roar until your sides ache, all the while crying
softly inside.
Herbert is like a laxative; he helps you get rid of the excrement of the soul."
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 25, 2014 - 03:11pm PT
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New Mexico, where else? How many more rains will it take? (assuming it ever rains there again)
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