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Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:10 pm
by mcrib
If I remember correctly it was a poem in one of his books in high school.

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:50 pm
by Feanor007
William Cullen Bryant, 1820ish.

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:41 pm
by caribe
Feanor007 wrote:William Cullen Bryant, 1820ish.
wow, great read, thanks.

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:52 pm
by pigsteak
caribe wrote:
Feanor007 wrote:William Cullen Bryant, 1820ish.
wow, great read, thanks.
...please tell me you did not.....

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:25 am
by captain static
For 5.9 the 5.9+ route usher would be The Eagle's Gift.

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:39 am
by captain static
For 5.9 it would be Africa.

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:39 am
by Clevis Hitch
pigsteak wrote:
caribe wrote:
Feanor007 wrote:William Cullen Bryant, 1820ish.
wow, great read, thanks.
...please tell me you did not.....

of course he did...

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:02 am
by schwagpad
Yeah, it was highschool reading material. Still really good poem.

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:01 pm
by hamsco
5.8 was Arachnid....Tom Siebert, Larry Day

Re: Ushering in a Grade

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:18 pm
by batguano
What about Pink Feat? First freed in '83, originally graded 12a R. Now, it sports a rating of 11d in the online guide listing, but the grade consensus vote shows 12a.

I have a VHS somewhere that shows Tom working on the FA, clad in spandex, toting the 3 smallest cams they made at that time, stuffing tri-cams in pockets. Hexes swinging to and fro. Hall and Oates was coming out of the boom-box... look out boy, she'll chew you up, she's a maneater! Or maybe she was hungry like the wolf? either way...