Here's an oldie from our Bouldering School history section:

The Rhodey Loadies

So named for their penchant for smoking loads of pot, the Rhodey Loadies were the driving force at Lincoln Woods in the 1970s and 80s. Many of their members did the first ascents of such classics as Mack's Traverse, Iron Cross, Try Again, and others. Paul Baird, a member of the Gunks' famed Vulgarians, was the group's ringleader and introduced the woods to most of the other Loadies. Paul wrote us and said, "The triathalon was really a quadrathon (Rhody Loady Rodeo): 1. Swim across the lake, 2. Boulder 250pts not 100, 3. Bike 50 miles (up into Burriville(sp?) and back), 4. 10K run around the lake (Start & end at Lower Druid Circle picnic area). When the one time the Loadies did it as a race we eliminated the swim for fear of drowning (still a killer workout); however I used to do it with the swim as a wacked out training program and could never get any of the Loady youngsters to join me!" John "Whitey" McLean, one of the best known climbers in the northeast, was an early member of the group and sent many problems during this time which remain stiff testpieces. The Scoop on the Heart Boulder and Whitey's Hardest on the Yosemite Boulder are two good examples. At a young 44 years old (Whitey is now a bit older than this!), Whitey still pulls down with the best of them and is an inspiration to old guys everywhere.