Who is the Baron??

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The Baron Von Bergshrund is one of the following people

Poll ended at Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:13 pm

1 - Cushman
22
23%
2 - Andy Leach
29
31%
3 - Jared Workman
8
9%
4 - CVRTI5 (highly unlikely, but this is the internet, his gauge of wind speed makes this more unbelievable)
9
10%
5 - Any other suggestions???
26
28%
 
Total votes: 94
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Who is the Baron??

Post by lordhelmut »

So since no one else is going to ask, I figured I'd throw it out there for shits and giggles, since this has been a topic of discussion with a few fellow friends from this site. Just some friendly banter and speculation. Any feedback or additional suggestions is welcome, as well as why you think that person is him.

p.s. I guarantee you its not me.
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Post by dubsho3000 »

I thought he was Bean for a while there. They seem to tag team certain threads, and seem to have similar beliefs. Over time I've strayed from this line of thinking, but I'm not sure why.
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Post by Neil »

Andy. 100%!
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Is there someone, somewhere, someway out there that I've not found"
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Post by Doug Shaw »

I have a suspicion that The Baron is Tom Pierce's Mr. Hyde...
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Doug Shaw wrote:I have a suspicion that The Baron is Tom Pierce's Mr. Hyde...
I have a suspicion that The Baron is Doug Shaw's Dr. Jekyl...
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Post by robco »

You mean he's not the earthly manifestation of TGC?
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Is he Jesus?(God)
-I tend to be a Longs Peak nerd. If you have questions about the Longs Peak Massif please, feel free to ask.

But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind-Tom Hornbein

And this time you gave me a mountain. A mountain I may never climb-Marty Robbins
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rustic/western/matting's intelligent alter-ego.
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I read the baron here , I thought he was from europe, Baron de Rothchild.guess not. Now me question is; who is Andy?
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Post by Carl »

dubsho3000 wrote:I thought he was Bean for a while there. They seem to tag team certain threads, and seem to have similar beliefs. Over time I've strayed from this line of thinking, but I'm not sure why.
As a good friend of Mr. Bean, I can confidently say I'm certain it isn't him. Although I can't say I don't see where you're coming from :)
lordhelmut wrote:So since no one else is going to ask, I figured I'd throw it out there for shits and giggles, since this has been a topic of discussion with a few fellow friends from this site. Just some friendly banter and speculation.
Good thread Brian.

As for my guess, I'm going to have to go with [edited]. I think this is supported by the fact that the Baron's alpine knowledge is extensive as to rock climbing, but more limited as to other topics, such as snow travel (backcountry skiing, snowpack analysis, etc.). The Baron obviously gets out a lot, and knows what he's talking about, but he can't be an expert at everything. I know that some people on this site know for certain who the Baron is (I'm not one of them), which adds great weight to the assumption that the Baron is someone who did/does post on 14ers.com.

At the end of the day, I find the Baron's advice helpful and appreciate the contribution, by whomever is behind the screen name.
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The Baron is just the Baron, he's real. If we all believe in him enough...
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bif wrote:I read the baron here , I thought he was from europe, Baron de Rothchild.guess not. Now me question is; who is Andy?
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I don't know the guy, but I've used his site as a solid resource for route beta and vicarious living. Thanks Andy. And thanks Baron for all the beta.

http://www.andyintherockies.com/trip/14 ... _Ridge.htm
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