Greenland Ropes Party, 11/17/07

Poor Steve Wilson! I had never tried to show anybody how to do the ropes before, and sometimes it was hard just getting people into the set-up position. At least it made for some good laughs ...

2009-02-01T01:14:51Z

Duane
Poor Steve Wilson! I had never tried to show anybody how to do the ropes before, and sometimes it was hard just getting people into the set-up position. At least it made for some good laughs ...

Steve's carnage continues!

2009-02-01T01:12:49Z

Duane
Steve's carnage continues!

Steve, this is not a 3-D version of the game Twister. This was by far the funniest moment of the evening.

2009-02-01T01:16:24Z

Duane
Steve, this is not a 3-D version of the game Twister. This was by far the funniest moment of the evening.

Steve finally in good form.

2009-02-01T01:13:52Z

Duane
Steve finally in good form.

Kathy Pilcher stepped up and braved the ropes.

2009-02-01T01:16:06Z

Duane
Kathy Pilcher stepped up and braved the ropes.

Tom Banks did a great job representing Anacortes, Washington. He's a SSTIKS veteran, so he's done the ropes before. He's visiting Southern California for a while and has been welcomed into t ...

2009-02-01T01:10:47Z

Duane
Tom Banks did a great job representing Anacortes, Washington. He's a SSTIKS veteran, so he's done the ropes before. He's visiting Southern California for a while and has been welcomed into t ...

Me demonstrating a rope move.

2009-02-01T01:13:36Z

Duane
Me demonstrating a rope move.

Bob McMurray did a little ropes after TAKS 2006 and was getting reacquainted.

2009-02-01T01:14:40Z

Duane
Bob McMurray did a little ropes after TAKS 2006 and was getting reacquainted.

Kathy.

2009-02-01T01:11:40Z

Duane
Kathy.

Jess Najera, a friend and co-worker of mine, is a martial arts and fitness buff. Even though he's not a sea kayaker, he had to give the ropes a try. On one of the moves, he was able to do on ...

2009-02-01T01:14:12Z

Duane
Jess Najera, a friend and co-worker of mine, is a martial arts and fitness buff. Even though he's not a sea kayaker, he had to give the ropes a try. On one of the moves, he was able to do on ...

Half the fun was watching! Mark Sanders, who is in the middle and never did the ropes, was actually a pretty good armchair coach. His wife, Christi, is to the left.

2009-02-01T01:12:51Z

Duane
Half the fun was watching! Mark Sanders, who is in the middle and never did the ropes, was actually a pretty good armchair coach. His wife, Christi, is to the left.

Tom, Dublin Dave, Bob, Meri, and Jess.

2009-02-01T01:13:34Z

Duane
Tom, Dublin Dave, Bob, Meri, and Jess.

Jess doing the high ropes.

2009-02-01T01:11:29Z

Duane
Jess doing the high ropes.

Bob.

2009-02-01T01:13:18Z

Duane
Bob.

Kathy. Her arms are reversed here, but we fixed that.

2009-02-01T01:15:52Z

Duane
Kathy. Her arms are reversed here, but we fixed that.

Tom.

2009-02-01T01:14:44Z

Duane
Tom.

John Petersen, who is our local traditional kayaking guru and TAKS organizer.

2009-02-01T01:15:01Z

Duane
John Petersen, who is our local traditional kayaking guru and TAKS organizer.

John.

2009-02-01T01:15:20Z

Duane
John.

Steve.

2009-02-01T01:14:15Z

Duane
Steve.

Tom.

2009-02-01T01:11:41Z

Duane
Tom.

Bob.

2009-02-01T01:15:10Z

Duane
Bob.

Me doing the "like rolling a kayak" move.

2009-02-01T01:09:30Z

Duane
Me doing the "like rolling a kayak" move.

Bob.

2009-02-01T01:13:49Z

Duane
Bob.

After the ropes session, we watched a brief Maligiaq Padilla rolling and ropes video for inspiration, chatted a bit, and then relaxed to some singing and guitar playing by Steve. My wife, Su ...

2009-02-01T01:15:19Z

Duane
After the ropes session, we watched a brief Maligiaq Padilla rolling and ropes video for inspiration, chatted a bit, and then relaxed to some singing and guitar playing by Steve. My wife, Su ...

Steve is well known in Southern California for his kayaking songs and pure musical talent.

2009-02-01T01:13:06Z

Duane
Steve is well known in Southern California for his kayaking songs and pure musical talent.