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Ihateplastic

Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 28, 2008 - 02:04pm PT
Yea, I know cheap play on words and poor English. But it got ya here, right.

So... name three other people in this pic. Photo by: Tonina Lucio

apogee

climber
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:11pm PT
Is that Royal Robbins on the far left?

Damn, Bridwell looks schwanky.
jdclimber

Mountain climber
Seattle, WA
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:14pm PT
Allen Steck to the left of Bridwell and ..... Steve Swenson on the right?
Jaybro

Social climber
wuz real!
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:16pm PT
Wasn't that photo in Mtn?
Ihateplastic

Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2008 - 02:18pm PT
Ah! The tough one is still to be identified. Yes, that is Robbins, Steck and Bridwell. That other guy has done some studly stuff. He linked a 24-hour alpine triad that makes the NIAD look like child's play.

he-he... triad-NIAD...
apogee

climber
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:22pm PT
I bet the guy on the right is one of those Chamonix 80's-colors lycra-wearin' Frenchies who did one of those big link-ups and later bit it parasailing from the summit of some alpine face.

Am I close?
Ihateplastic

Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2008 - 02:36pm PT
Well, apogee...

He is a Frenchie, Chamonix is one of his haunts, he undoubtedly did wore lycra (didn't many of us back then?), he did more than one big link-up BUT unless he died in the past nine months... he is still alive and climbing at a nice standard.

apogee

climber
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:43pm PT
Yay! Some part of my brain still retains functioning memory!

Yep, I've still got a few pairs of lycra around...my favorite is my purple-leopard skin pair. (No kidding.)

Umm, I'm gonna guess that his name is Jean-Paul-something-or-other.
Ottawa Doug

Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:53pm PT
Rolando Garibotti?
kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
Oct 28, 2008 - 02:56pm PT
I'd say Christophe Profit.

I spent the winter of '85-86 in Chamonix and very clearly remember running into Profit and Jean-Marc Boivin. I didn't recognize them at the time, but both these guys and another well known climber (can't remember who at the moment) absolutely glowed. I don't know if it was just that they were so fit or what, but they stood out unlike any other people I've seen.
Ihateplastic

Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2008 - 03:10pm PT
Good call kunlun_shan!

It is Christophe Profit who, among other things recently finished guiding his tenth client up the Eiger. Yes, he also did, like, the first ascent of the NE Ridge on K2 and a few other minor top ropes.

Here he is in more modern times:

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