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Article #88370Re: Third Flat Iron
From: David Knapp
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 18:04
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 18:04
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In article <1992Sep17.201606.106@ncar.ucar.edu> cbh@windsurf.scd.ucar.edu (Cris Hannu) writes: >In article <wilde-170992102618@sunset.cs.colorado.edu>, wilde@cs.colorado.edu (Nick Wilde) writes: >> From what I understand, its not a question of "removing it", but keeping >> it covered up. Apparently, the surface of the rock is damaged in someway >> thats fairly permanent, and that can't be repaired. From what I remember, >> one of the local climbing groups goes up there every year and actually >> covers (paints) the CU with something in an effort to cover it up - every >> year, the material they coat it with wears off, hence the CU starts >> to become more apparent until they get around to covering it back up >> again.. >> >> This is based on memory of similiar thread here a year or two ago - I >> could be completely wrong on this. Does anyone else have the real scoop ? >> >This sounds correct from what I remember, sorry don't have the "official" >scoop, but I do remember that when it was first "removed" that they couldn't >remove the letters (i.e. paint) without permanently etching the rock face. Does anyone know if the vandals were caught? -- David Knapp University of Colorado, Boulder Perpetual Student knapp@spot.colorado.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f49ec,c9518adcb2ed45b1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf49ec,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-09-18 07:07:44 PST Newsgroups: boulder.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!boulder!ucsu!spot.Colorado.EDU!knapp From: knapp@spot.Colorado.EDU (David Knapp) Subject: Re: Third Flat Iron Message-ID: <1992Sep18.180445.13251@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: spot.colorado.edu Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder References: <1992Sep17.141838.25023@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <wilde-170992102618@sunset.cs.colorado.edu> <1992Sep17.201606.106@ncar.ucar.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 18:04:45 GMT Lines: 23