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martygarrison

Trad climber
atlanta
Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 29, 2008 - 02:01pm PT
I was following the solo thread and it brought a question to mind. Anyone know what Peter is up to these days? How about his age as well?
Mighty Hiker

Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Mar 29, 2008 - 02:04pm PT
He is 50, give or take a year or two, and lives in Bishop. Still very active.
ron gomez

Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
Mar 29, 2008 - 02:18pm PT
ALMOST 50! Makes a DAMN GREAT pizza, and I hear his pup Peewee can keep up with him in the mountains! Solo skills???? History tells the story there bro!
Peace
AP

Trad climber
Calgary
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:11pm PT
I had the pleasure of hanging with him for a few days 22 years ago. Peter, Dan Guthrie, and I would go to a cliff , Dan and I would get the rope out he would take off solo. I ask him what one particular route above us was like, he said, "never done it". A few minutes later he is back at the ledge raving about the cool exit moves. Watched him down solo a 10d finger crack and every move was perfect.
I guess practice makes perfect.
He is also is one of the nicest people you could meet.
punjab

Gym climber
oregon
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:35pm PT
Had the pleasure of meeting him a few times earlier this winter in bishop, and he looked 'fit as a fiddle,' absolutly the nicest guy. one day he was helping film a commercial in the happy's.
Mighty Hiker

Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:45pm PT
A younger Peter Croft, at the base of Penny Lane in Squamish's Little Smoke Bluffs, summer 1978. L - R: Simon Tooley, A. Nonymous, Tami Knight, the natty PC in his cardigan.
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:47pm PT
Check the clogs.
Standing Strong

Trad climber
a spaceship built for two
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:48pm PT
how is someone's age relevant? as my yoga teacher says, it's not about age, it's about fitness.
Mighty Hiker

Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:49pm PT
Imeldabuster attempts another shoe-jack... :-)
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
Mar 29, 2008 - 07:54pm PT
Ha ha ha ha.
It's okay Anders,
Werner will soon be handing out Twinkies.
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
Mar 29, 2008 - 08:07pm PT
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
Mar 29, 2008 - 08:31pm PT
From Alpinist 10,
Some of the most soulful stuff ever written about climbing.
It was a pleasure to read.


Not sure I wanna post the whole thing but go check it out.
Ragz

climber
Tartarus, black hole of the internet
Mar 29, 2008 - 11:21pm PT
This might as well be Croft appreciation thread.

If anyone were to ask me to make a list of climbers that
inspire, motivate, I respect, or simply hold in high esteem, Croft is always the first name I think of,
and it's been that way since almost day one.

The cover of Climbing Art asked the question, "why is Peter Croft our hero?"
Doesn't matter why, just is, and that's good enough for me.
marky

climber
Mar 30, 2008 - 12:45am PT
His guidebook is hands down the best Sierra guidebook in print. It makes all others seem clinical, even anti-adventure.

Saw the guy in Bishop last summer at the gas station. My only impression was that he had stout legs.

TYeary

Mountain climber
Calif.
Mar 30, 2008 - 01:24pm PT
Peter is still very active as stated above. He was recently elected the first Honorary Member of the CMC, the California Mountaineering Club. He also recently wrote another fine piece for Alpinist(see Alpinist #20). A very gifted climber and a gracious man, Croft, IMO, represents whats best in American climbing. BTW, just as the SCMA and the CMC co-hosted Peter last March for a slide program, this year we will be doing so again, presenting Ron Kauk who will be giving a multi-media presentation on May 13th at 7:30pm. Crystal Springs Ranger Station, Griffith Park.
Tony
Peter recieving HM at the CMC/SCMA show.
Zirkel

climber
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 30, 2008 - 03:38pm PT
One of my favorite Croft pics (Patagonia catalog?)... PC was sitting on the steps of the post office in the Valley, fondling a freshly-arrived pound of Peet's coffee. Like a kid in a candy store.
Jaybro

Social climber
The West
Mar 30, 2008 - 03:51pm PT
As MH, myself and others know 50, (the new 30? 19?) is pretty young to try and pull the age card and avoid being active... shoulda seen Scuffy almost choke down the gristle...

I first met Peter in the 70's, we once all went to a mother's day Ahwhannee brunch, the rest of us were beached, but he went out to do either Butterballs or independence(squared) route, as a cool down, doesn't seem like he's slowed down much since.
tradcragrat

Trad climber
Mar 30, 2008 - 03:54pm PT
Probably the climber most inspirational to me.
harihari

Trad climber
Squampton
Mar 30, 2008 - 05:57pm PT
WHen I was 16 way back in the day, my high school had outdoor week, and I chose rock climbing in Squamish. One of the guides was Croft. He must have been in his early 20s at the time. He would set up ropes, then solo everything in sight, sometimes showing up beside us terrified teen gumbies in the middle of a route, sans rope, to offer very useful beta. At 4:00 his partner would show up and he would go off and do U-Wall or whatever.

One day he showed up massively hungover and had forgotten his shoes, so he borrowed one kid's Chuck Taylors and spent the day climbing on those canvas shoes. Didn't appear to slow him down any. Nice guy.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Arid-zona
Mar 30, 2008 - 07:33pm PT
Hands down the perfect climbing hero. Humble, quiet and unbelievably savage. I actually got physically scared looking at those pics of him soloing the Rostrum the other day.
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