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olderic
Sep 18, 2008, 7:57 PM
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Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful?
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wonderwoman
Sep 18, 2008, 7:58 PM
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olderic wrote: Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful?
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markc
Sep 18, 2008, 8:00 PM
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olderic wrote: Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful?
I recently stopped by the wreck. The ghost of Eugene is still posting FAQs.
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olderic
Sep 18, 2008, 8:01 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: olderic wrote: Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful? Nope. Must have been before my time!
The mind bogles at the possible responses....
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dlintz
Sep 18, 2008, 8:24 PM
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happiegrrrl wrote: Remember when the admin suggested having an rc.com meetup but then didn't organize it - so some rc'ers did, and we had a great time in JTree(April 2005, wasn't it?).
I didn't go to that one but I did attend one at Blue Mounds State Park in Minnesota. That gathering still goes on in early June (7 years now) and was somewhat responsible for the creation of minnesotaclimbing.com's forum.
I know there was other rockclimbing.com gatherings in the East but don't remember where.
d.
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wonderwoman
Sep 18, 2008, 8:28 PM
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dlintz wrote: I know there was other rockclimbing.com gatherings in the East but don't remember where.
The Rumney Ruckus!
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artm
Sep 18, 2008, 8:56 PM
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markc wrote: olderic wrote: Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful? I recently stopped by the wreck. The ghost of Eugene is still posting FAQs.
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moose_droppings
Sep 18, 2008, 9:53 PM
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dingus wrote: Nope. This site has never been idiot free. It was written into the charter. DMT
True this,
I'm the poster boy for the charter.
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moose_droppings
Sep 18, 2008, 9:56 PM
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I remember back when gravity ruled, but now with the likes of Sharma and others, its just a line way back there in the sand
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blueeyedclimber
Sep 18, 2008, 10:40 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: olderic wrote: Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful? Nope. Must have been before my time!
You're younger than the internet?  You lied to me!
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flipnfall
Sep 18, 2008, 10:55 PM
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I remember when
(1) Rubber wasn't sticky on shoes yet
(2) Ron Kauk and Lynn Hill were the biggest names in climbing.
(3) The stitch plate with a spring was in thing.
(4) It use to be Chounard and not Black Diamond
(5) Tubers hadn't hit the market
(6) 5.10 wasn't a company yet and I had a guide service called the 5.10 Club and then received a cease and desist letter from 5.10 which registered their name AFTER I had registered my company.
(7) And the only guy getting all the attention for soloing was Peter Croft.
GT
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donald949
Sep 18, 2008, 11:16 PM
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flipnfall wrote: I remember when (1) Rubber wasn't sticky on shoes yet (2) Ron Kauk and Lynn Hill were the biggest names in climbing. (3) The stitch plate with a spring was in thing. (4) It use to be Chounard and not Black Diamond (5) Tubers hadn't hit the market (6) 5.10 wasn't a company yet and I had a guide service called the 5.10 Club and then received a cease and desist letter from 5.10 which registered their name AFTER I had registered my company. (7) And the only guy getting all the attention for soloing was Peter Croft. GT
Most but not all, only 1 & 6. Heck, I have a rope made by Chounard.
Speaking of which, what ever happened to the Great Pacific Iron Works and Cheap Sports in Ventura? They still around?
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beyond_gravity
Sep 18, 2008, 11:18 PM
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Those were the good old days.
I agree with the old logo thing. You knew you were on the sight to much when you knew all the routes and figured out what they'd be rated. Now it's just a stupid box with some text inside it. what is this, an apple computer or something?
I remember when I used to lose an entire post I was writing because my parents picked up the phone while I was online.
BTW, what happened to PTPP? I kind of lost track of this site, then I randomly signed a while later and noticed he'd been banned. I know I could do a search, but gossip is always better this way.
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artm
Sep 18, 2008, 11:23 PM
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donald949 wrote: flipnfall wrote: I remember when (1) Rubber wasn't sticky on shoes yet (2) Ron Kauk and Lynn Hill were the biggest names in climbing. (3) The stitch plate with a spring was in thing. (4) It use to be Chounard and not Black Diamond (5) Tubers hadn't hit the market (6) 5.10 wasn't a company yet and I had a guide service called the 5.10 Club and then received a cease and desist letter from 5.10 which registered their name AFTER I had registered my company. (7) And the only guy getting all the attention for soloing was Peter Croft. GT Most but not all, only 1 & 6. Heck, I have a rope made by Chounard. Speaking of which, what ever happened to the Great Pacific Iron Works and Cheap Sports in Ventura? They still around?
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flipnfall
Sep 18, 2008, 11:24 PM
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beyond_gravity wrote: BTW, what happened to PTPP?
Ya. I miss having my life threatened just for breathing oxygen and using punctuation different from what Dr. P. would have thought was best.
Those were the good ol' days when you actually worried that you could lose your life posting on RC.com.
GT
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t2stone
Sep 18, 2008, 11:27 PM
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THATS MY CUE!!  
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mazzystr
Sep 19, 2008, 1:01 AM
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"i remember when...sex was safe and the climbing was not...now climbing is safe and sex is not!"
-yvonne chouinard
/chris
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chossmonkey
Sep 21, 2008, 1:19 PM
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artm wrote: markc wrote: olderic wrote: Remember rec.climbing - when there was an Internet climbing forum that was actually useful? I recently stopped by the wreck. The ghost of Eugene is still posting FAQs. Eugene Miya is a spambot Arrogant Bastard?
Fixed
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Renty
Sep 23, 2008, 7:12 AM
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donald949 wrote: Most but not all, only 1 & 6. Heck, I have a rope made by Chounard. Speaking of which, what ever happened to the Great Pacific Iron Works and Cheap Sports in Ventura? They still around?
Yep. Both are still there.
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