| Clint | Climber extraordinair & mentor |
| Ghiz | Writer of beta |
| Michael | Climbing partner |
| Paul | The best climbing partner I ever first met at the airport on the way to do El Capitan |
| Don | Long time friend & confidant |
| Brent Ware | Nicest guy ever to heckle me 2500ft off the deck |
| Dave | Dangerous David Herrold |
| Meridith | Perhaps my first net.crush. Way back in '88 |
| Max | Living the dream. |
| Don Knuth | Father of all things geeky |
| Jamie Zawinski | The person, the myth, the JWZ... |
| Philip Greenspun | You mean you don't know who Philip Greenspun is?!? |
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