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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Jan 29, 2016 - 08:30pm PT
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Supplied with "700 cans of Guiness and McCallan's whiskey.."
Sign me up!
Who needs Jumars when you can hand over hand?
What a great adventure!
Thanks for the wonderful share.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 29, 2016 - 08:37pm PT
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Whillans in a speedo Can't
Un
See....
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Highgloss
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jan 29, 2016 - 09:47pm PT
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very cool tfpu
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 29, 2016 - 10:05pm PT
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A very worthy video to watch.
A lean Whillans leading most of the climb and recordings of his wisdom leading, or on nearly being chopped, & also his humor, after beating an Italian team to the summit.
Close calls for both Whillans & Bonnington when their sisal fixed ropes frayed & broke.
Brit climbing humor!
A Two, or more thumbs up watch!
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roy
Social climber
NZ -> SB,CA -> Zurich
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Jan 31, 2016 - 01:52am PT
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Excellent videos and classic climbing.
Thanks, Roy
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Jan 31, 2016 - 07:52am PT
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Great video. I've read many books on those guys - Whillan's is one of the best.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jan 31, 2016 - 08:26am PT
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That was excellent! What cajones those guys had back then!
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jan 31, 2016 - 08:27am PT
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I was climbing in the Lake District, with a local, back in 1970. We went into the local Pub, and sat down right in front of Don Whillans, who I didn't know, but my partner did.
I asked my partner if any of the well known climbers come here, and he whispered in my ear, " Don Whillans is sitting in front of you". I felt like such an ass, since Whillans was listening to every word.
Here is a picture of one of the team, Chris B. at 80, taken 6 months ago, in the Lakes.
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smith curry
climber
nashville,TN
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Jan 31, 2016 - 09:03am PT
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So great! too bad the digital versions aren't higher res---I bet the original film looks pretty good
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 31, 2016 - 09:17am PT
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Great videos, the old films have their own charm...
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grover
climber
Castlegar BC
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Wow!
TFPU
Army and Air-force assisted, the good ole days!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Just watched it. Bloody brilliant. Thanks for an enjoyable 25 minutes. A real gem there.
Scott
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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But, imagine being stuck in a tent having to listen to that squeaky drawl for weeks on end.......
Steve
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Great link!
thanks for sharing...
quite the characters we have/had in this crazy passion of ours:-)
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Willans was a badass! "Roll me another cigarette, I'll take this pitch . . . "
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