Man, my tips are gonna be sore for days. I love pulling on huecos, makes me
feel studly to hang on one arm and dip some chalk. Like I'm Alan Watts or
somebody. Like I should be on one of those motivational posters. I'm
talking to myself again, aren't I?

Dwight

Get sober.

So looking studly and hanging out 'Can' make you famous, even if nobody
knows who was in the picture...

Could be worse. Ignore the mass media. You get wrapped in it like my
classmate from college John. He now edits the AAJ, felt he had the
climb the Eiger's North Face and make an IMAX movie in the process, and
write a book.

I'm talking to myself again, aren't I?
Dwight

Reminder to self...no posting 'til sober, no posting 'til sober...

So looking studly and hanging out 'Can' make you famous, even if nobody
knows who was in the picture...

I'm talking to myself again, aren't I?
Dwight

If you feel the need, try finding a running copy of ELIZA or "doctor".
Suspend reason and ignore all that has been written about it since Joel
Weizenbaum wrote it and just go with it like you were conversing with
another person.

Don't get cable or satellite. Pay well?

I heard "good" things about it but never saw it.

Ratzzz...(I poor pity the porters that had to carry that IMAX camera up
the
mountain, it ain't light...)

I know people who worked for Eastwood on Eiger Sanction.

Is this turning into a how to make a living as a climber thread?
Or merely fame?

Eugene Writes:
Get sober.

That one was for Dwight...

So looking studly and hanging out 'Can' make you famous, even if nobody
knows who was in the picture...

Could be worse. Ignore the mass media. You get wrapped in it like my
classmate from college John. He now edits the AAJ, felt he had the
climb the Eiger's North Face and make an IMAX movie in the process, and
write a book.

Tell me about it... After 4 years as the construction Medic for the t.v.
series Everwood I can relate to that...

Ratzzz...(I poor pity the porters that had to carry that IMAX camera up the
mountain, it ain't light...)

Pay well?

Actually, for the area we did alright.

I heard "good" things about it but never saw it.

It was fun. lots of late nights and 16+ hr days, but it was steady and the
cast was great. Got to meet a lot of the rich and famous...

Ratzzz...(I poor pity the porters that had to carry that IMAX camera up
the mountain, it ain't light...)
They used to be even bigger.

Is this turning into a how to make a living as a climber thread?
Or merely fame?

Gotta put food on the table somehow, but with the IMAX thing in there it
kinda ties it all together...

Ratzzz...(If it would quit raining long enough to dry the trails, we could
add a few more Climbing/hiking tid-bits in, but that doesn't look like it's
going to happen anytime soon...Utah Weather)

Like?

I moved away from LA over 2 decades ago. One classmate briefly was a
noted early female Director at a time they were rarely. Other HS and
college classmates, teacher buddies/ex-students went into the business.
My old man had me in the Sons auxiliary to the American Legion post in
Hollywood (not for the business or people but because it had a Son
auxiliary: like Reagan was a member of that post before he switched to
Pacific Palisades). Occasionally I see friends ex-TAs etc. name go by
credits (Jeff joined Rob Reiner's organization for instance).

While rain slick is one thing, I would worry about lightning more.
I'm watching weather in CA and need to get out for the weekend myself.
Debating Southern Yosemite or maybe near Shasta.

Where did you guys film? Lone Pine, NV? AZ? ID?

Let's see... the last season we had James Earl Jones and Beau Bridges. We

Marcia Cross playing a minor character for a season, Scott Wolf and a few
that I forget. Ohhh and Steve McQueen, seriously... and he was actually
related to the real Steve. Like maybe a grandchild or something fairly
close...

Ya...I still watch the credits to see who the medic was and who the rest of
the crew was...
Never really met anyone before they were famous, yet, but who knows, I ain't
dead yet...

rain slick is one thing, I would worry about lightning more.

It just barely hit, This was pretty good, but the minute I turned my back
here comes the thunder. This is going on three weeks now. No way I'm
standing on top of any bump while this is going on.

I remember one particular trip to The Grand. We had just made the summit and
my brother started handing me back my gear as I sorted his and I swear we
were shooting sparks every time we handed a piece back to each
other...Needless to say we made a hasty retreat...

Ratzzz...(There, that's related...)