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The Wedge
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Good man. Thanks for that steelmonkey. My bad.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2009 - 11:24pm PT
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"Ajax was one scared rabbit when he got up under the roof and stared up at me." I bet Ajax was one pissed off rabbit when that gem showed up nationally. LOL
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2009 - 10:56pm PT
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Another installment in Lil' Eddy's Greatest Hits. From Climbing #48 May-June 78 and all you redstoners out there!
Great shot of Harvey Carter!
Nice hangman's loop!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2009 - 11:33am PT
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Lil' Eddy Bump!
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Feb 17, 2009 - 05:38pm PT
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I think Ed may have visited the Black a time or three.
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Feb 24, 2009 - 04:49pm PT
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Ed was the most fanatical climber I ever met
We did the FFA of Tager in Eldorado in 74.
The leader of the party after us fell on the roof and broke his kneecap. We climbed back up and helped get him secured and set up a rope for the Mountain Rescue guys . Some big dude came jugging up the line and we helped load the victim in a backpack carrier on the guys back and he rapped back to the ground. The injured climber was in a lot of pain, we gave him a sling to chew on while we waited.
After we got back down, knowing Ed, we probably did a few more route to fill out the afternoon.
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deeski
Trad climber
North Carolina
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Feb 24, 2009 - 09:45pm PT
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I had the chance to meet Ed in Telluride many years ago. I was excited about building an indoor climbing wall in the gym of the Telluride High School. Bill Kees invited Ed to come down to the wall and check it out and help us with the design of the wall. Ed was working and volunteering at a new wall he had inspired at Westminister, CO and was happy to give his suggestions. It was SO FUN to meet someone else who was inspiring high school students to live life to the fullest by learning the basics on a climbing wall and then heading out to the wilds of new adventures on rock climbs all over everywhere. I have just built a new indoor climbing wall in a small college in western NC and the inspiration continues. Thank you Ed for the time you spent with me that day in Telluride....climb on!!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 11:02am PT
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Physical Eddification!!!
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Jim Lawyer
climber
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Webster wrote a delightful piece for Climbing #27, Sep-Oct 1974, about an ascent on Wallface in the Adirondack Mountains with Ken Nichols. They called their route Black Plague, named for the plague of black flies that eventually drove them away. He was so traumatized by the experience that he never returned to the area.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 08:37pm PT
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Post em if you got em! I don't recall reading that one.
The pests were probably a godsend for the locals as Ed would have likely returned to scarf up any remaining classics!
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Jim Lawyer
climber
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> The pests were probably a godsend for
> the locals as Ed would have likely returned
> to scarf up any remaining classics!
True that, although I suspect the real reason is that New Hampshire had all that beautiful, clean, accessible granite.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2009 - 12:20pm PT
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Look, there he is again!
FA of the Hallucinogen Wall. Les Choy photo.
Two from Vertigo Games.
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Katie_I
Mountain climber
Wyoming
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Mar 22, 2009 - 12:26am PT
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It's Ed Webster's birthday today. =)
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2009 - 12:53am PT
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Say howdy for me, whenever you see him!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 29, 2009 - 07:43pm PT
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Bump it.
Climbing fun!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2009 - 11:41am PT
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Edster Bump!
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meclimber
Trad climber
Dover, NH
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May 19, 2009 - 12:02pm PT
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Hard to climb in NH without getting on some Webster classics. We even have a mountain named after him. OK maybe not after him, but it sounded good.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2009 - 11:58am PT
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Not to mention the dictionary! LOL I wonder if Ed ever used that pun in a route name.
Webster's Unabridged (5.11) This virtual stemming problem begins with a poorly defined open book!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2010 - 12:28pm PT
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And another EdsterBump!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Apr 18, 2010 - 02:10pm PT
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My favorite passages in wd webster guides are the usually the the ones describeing the "interesting move" I usually crap my pants on an Ed Webster "interesting move"
My least favorite is the fact that he allmost never gives a photo credit to anyone other than himself. Its either and Ed Webster photo or Ed Webster collection.. Ya think maby a few of those guys and galls who contributed to the Ed Webster collection might like a photo credit?
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