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google: Desert News Reliving the Rescue or C&P
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/705323778/Reliving-the-rescue.htmlLORRIE HOUGH:
Aug 1, 2009Hi, Jeannie. Johnny and I are doing well. As are all of the cats (11 now!!!!). Of course for me it's the standard overworked and underpaid situation. I'm back to working about 50 hours per week crammed into 4 1/2 days. My helper at the front desk was terminated in June and although I wasn't very sorry to see her go at least she did help with the filing. I'm trying to get some other employees trained so they can help.
Johnny and I went to Santa Fe again this Spring and I'm going again the end of this month for another two nights of opera. I'm really looking forward to it.
Has anyone been in contact with you about the 1967 rescue? Did I tell you one of the rangers called me several months ago? Probably not, since I haven't talked to you in forever. Anyway, it turns out that a daughter of another of the rangers is a longtime friend of an NPR producer and the two of them developed an idea for a documentary. To make a long story short, I'm going to the Tetons next week to be interviewed for the production! My question for you is, any chance you could join John and I at the end? Of course you remember our Garnet Canyon pact?! We're driving to Jackson Hole on 8/6 and coming back 8/10 or 8/11. Might give you a call this weekend. Love, Lorrie
CYNTHIA VANN:
Aug 30This is the 12,075 Tesque peak hike. Peak has microwave towers on it. Beautiful view of Santa Fe in the distance. Has an 11 mile road you could take up, but we opted for straight up to avoid a long, long trail. Straight up trail starts just to the left of the trailhead.
View from Tesque Peak, NM -- Cynthia 2009
Cynthia and Chuck on Wheeler, NV, 2009Aug 29
Hi Jeannie,
That's funny, googling worked when nothing else did. Got the story. Amazing, and lots of detail. I have printed all this out and am taking the file to Jackson and show it around. The Simian's 15 minutes of fame has risen again. I can just picture Gay and his attitude. He hasn't changed in 40 plus years.
On the 50th reunion; I had just heard of the planning stage of it two weeks ago. I just e-mailed the planners to see if they have locked in a time yet. I think the planning is in early stages. Would be fun to make an Illinois thing of it all, visit you, visit U of I again. Will let you know when I have a time.Take Care, Cynthia
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Jul 24, 2009Hi Jeannie,
Tetons in 10 days, summer has whizzed by. Chuck and I are doing fine. We were in Northern Nevada this August seeing the founder of
NIF, a spa in St. George that has moved up near the Mt Wheeler area. We did the hike up Wheeler in fine weather. I have not heard from
Curt and Gretchen.
For years I had dreams about the Champaign Urbana Campus. Guess it made a big impression on my immature brain. LOL. I have seen it also sometime in the 90s and it looked smaller than I remembered. Good to hear you enjoyed your visit back there. .....
Take Care, Cynthia and Chuck
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Aug 2
Hi Jeannie,
Interesting news. Chuck and I are going to the Tetons for a spa trip in September. Will ask at that time where Plucky Lorrie North Face is. My first time in the Tetons. Thanks for the news. Take Care, Cynthia
GEORGE FREDERICKS:
Aug 17Hi Jeannie,
That Deseret News Article was great. It was interesting to learn that Gay Campbell is still a bit snarky after all these years.
We will have to make sure we see the movie.
George
TOM JUDSON
Aug 5Hi Jeannie,
I decided that summer weather in France is preferable to the July climate of east Texas. I have been here since July 4 and will go back
to Nac on Monday. I'm currently riding my bike in the Alps. You can find photos and a blog at http://web.me.com/twjmath/France_2009/Welcome.html
Cheers, Tom
BRAD DAVIDSON: PORTLAND ARCH 40 LATER THE BOULDER!!!!Aug 23
Jeanie & Mark (Ross),
I thought I'd pass along the attached photo. Val and I were wandering around southern Indiana this weekend and took back roads on the way back to Chicago. Shock and surprise, there was a sign off of HW41 pointing to Portland Arch. So, hard left on a pretty minimal side road to Fountain.
PA is now a nature preserve ("No climbing or rapelling") but with no amenities except a parking lot ad some improved trails. Down the ravine, we quickly located the "boulder" in the attached cell-cam picture where Rich and the others would impress us new-comers their fly-like skills. As you can see, the moss covered face would indicate it's been a long time since it's been attacked by the likes of a Simian. The really distressing thing was being inpressed with the 40 more years of maturity of the forest and then realizing it was 40 MORE YEARS OF MATURITY!!!!
Actually, the real shock was that the new trail goes right through the Arch. After all those trips there, I never even knew there was an arch. DUH??)
Anyway, it was great nostalgia and a very cool ending to a nice weekend. Hope everyone is doing well.
Note - I tried to forward this to the mail list you had on one of your previous emails, but it kep getting rejected. Please feel free to forward
this to anyone who might be interested.
Regards,
Brad & Val Davivdson ('65-'69)
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Aug 3
Jeanie,
Ironic. My entire family, (3 generations), just returned from the Tetons yesterday. First time in 4X years. Hiking up a trail at the base of the Tetons with the grand-kids (ages 6 & 9)I told them the story of people we knew that were trapped up there on the North Face and of the rescue that followed.
The first question from 9-year old Dominic's mouth was "Were they crazy???" The answer was easy. "Yep, probably a little, but that's what climbers do", to which he replied "Awesome!"
I think it put a spark in the eye of a city boy, (and a frown on the face of his mother). We'll see if it sticks a decade or so down the road.
Thanks for the heads-up. If anyone hears it's a go, I'd like to corrupt the grandson a bit more.
Brad & Val
STEPHEN JELLEN:
Aug 3Yours truly,
Steve
[ed. In answer to: Is this OUR Steve Jellen?: cut and paste http://www.edwardsvilleartscenter.org/show29.htm]
JOHN CONLEY:
Aug 18Hi Jeannie/George,
Thanks for sending this info. It sounds like the movie is well underway. I'll look forward to hearing more as things develop, and perhaps we'll eventually get to see the movie. I barely know Laurie and I've never, to my knowledge, met Gay Campbell. From the article, it sounds like Gay is somewhat of a grump and an ingrate with regards to his rescue. Perhaps his "European Climbing Buddies" could have done a quicker, more skillful job, but it's also possible the Rangers recognized their own limitations and acted prudently not to exceed them. It may be that Gay should be grateful for the successful outcome and quit harping, particularly after all these years, on the methodology. Anyway, thanks again.
New Topic: I'll be sending separately an email with some photos to prove that old Simians continue to "get out there." In June, I spent about a week hiking/camping on the Appalachian Trail in TN and NC with my nephew (son of my wife's sister) and his brother-in-law. I didn't take any photos, but the nephew snapped a few, and he just got around to sending them to me. I'll share them with you for your entertainment pleasure.
It's always good to hear news of the Simians. Please do stay in touch.
John
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Hi Jeannie/George,
Here are some random photos taken by my nephew (Brian Denning) of himself, me and his brother-in-law Chuck Lapham on the Appalachian Trail in TN and NC this past June. We tent camped several nights (I used my jungle hammock and they used individual bivy shelters) and we were required to stay in the trail shelters two nights (no tent camping allowed at those sites). The pictures are of Brian (shaved head), me (obvious old guy) and Chuck (always with a cap) at several points. The photo of the tower is at Clingman's Dome, the highest point on the AT and the highest point in TN, and the third highest point east of the Mississippi (it's over 6,000 ft, forget the exact elevation, and it's only a few feet lower than the two higher points which are Mt Mitchell and another nearby mountain in NC.). It rained, and rained, and rained, so the trail was constantly muddy. We lucked out with good weather the day we crested Clingman's Dome, but otherwise we saw a lot of clouds and rain.
On the second day, my old hiking shoes gave out and the sole totally delaminated on the right one (see photos). These are the same shoes I used on the Sawtooth trip for all the trail hiking, including the hike in with Paul to Alpine Peak. I guess they'd finally had enough! Anyway, to keep going, I spent the last several days with repeated applications of tape and parachute cord to keep the Vibram outsole "sorta attached" to the shoe. Brian thought it was a hoot, so he took several photos.
Enjoy the pics, and please stay in touch. John
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Aug 7
Hi Jeannie, et al,
Nice to hear from you. It would be great to see everyone, but I won't be able to make it. This summer has been hectic. Lynn's mom (88 yrs old, widow, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc) has been refusing for years to quit trying to live alone and move out of the family home. .........
On a happier note, I did manage to get away with Lynn's nephew and his brother-in-law for a week of hiking/backpack camping on the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smokies, in TN/NC, including crossing Clingman's Dome (highest point on the entire trail, highest point in TN and third highest east of the Mississippi). It was fun, but rainy and muddy the whole way. Otherwise, uneventful, and we never saw a bear.
Well that's my unsolicited news. All the best, and thanks for keeping me in the loop. John
PAUL BRICKETT, CHUCK COOPER, JEANNE H.
July 2009Met at Urbana Public Library for a quick annual catchup. Chuck and Jana have been traveling far and wide, haven't slowed down a bit. Paul and Christina are living the California good life--grapefruit and avocados, nearby dessert. Yogi Jeannie is filling out, living in corn and pork country, slowing down. She see stops to see Kathy Zanotti (on outings to OM and camp on the Vermilion R. near Kickapoo), who's doing well, gardening, enjoying visiting daughters, studying healing techniques, starting to convert Harry's slides to digital images! [ed. jth lemme know if I missed anyone or anything!]
PETER ZVENGROWSKI:
Aug 30Dear Jeannie,
Interesting stuff, had a chance to look at it, and all the letters.
Thanks for linking up two of the photos I sent, yeah the first is Jeff, now a PhD student at U Va, with some of the 10 Peaks behind him. The second is the view into Paradise Valley from near the top of Temple, the big peak being Hungabee, the Horseshoe Glacier below it, and Lefroy to the right of Hungabee.
Having to get ready for my trip to Szeged, Hungary, which should be about 30 hours. Interestingly, this city is only a few km from the little town in Yugoslavia (now Serbia) where I was put in jail for a few hours in 1981. So it should bring back nice memories.
Best, PeterAug 21
Dear Jeannie and Simian buddies,
Thanks for your recent note. I think all might enjoy these photos of the hike up Mt Temple in July. As I recall yours truly is not in any of them but my brother Steve, my son Jeff, and a Swiss-Canadian friend Jonathan (+his dog) are there. Jeff hurt his knee on some of the scrambling so we did not go quite to the top. I am cc'ing them to myself to be sure it works. Besides this hike and a few others, I have been busy with work and meetings this summer, the last meeting will be in Hungary and Slovakia Sept 2-13. The back to the grind teaching students, most of whom can't write a decent sentence in English any more let alone do maths!
Regards, Peter
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