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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 10, 2010 - 09:49pm PT
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Jim Bridwell's account of this ultraclassic Alaskan adventure from Climbing November-December 1981. Several STers have asked for this one!
Mugs Stump photo.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2010 - 10:06pm PT
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Do tell...
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slabbo
Trad climber
fort garland, colo
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Jul 10, 2010 - 10:22pm PT
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NO question- the final line inspired me for YEARS
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sweetcheeks
climber
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Jul 10, 2010 - 11:36pm PT
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Having so many of Steve's posts on the front page has eaten half the day. Still... mas please!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 10, 2010 - 11:46pm PT
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thanks Steve, that was insane!
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scotty vincik
climber
up north, these days
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Jul 11, 2010 - 02:54am PT
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Thanks Steve,
I've spent about 60 days on that glacier, trying to get up some of the undone lines. I can appreciate all the attempts it took for the east face to happen. Jim got me psyched on going there. That article is a pretty nice piece of history. Crossing those snowy slabs up there is mind bending sh#t.
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Blinky
Trad climber
North Carolina
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Jul 11, 2010 - 06:29pm PT
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I love that last line too. I still have that article around here somewhere.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 11, 2010 - 06:41pm PT
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funny, all those stone master stories sound like they were written by HST.
which is cool by me,
i bet bridwell was smoking butts up in those ice caves,
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 11, 2010 - 10:51pm PT
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One of the all-time mountaineering articles!
Great post.
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yo
climber
a tied-off Tomahawk™
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Jul 11, 2010 - 10:59pm PT
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Yeah, one of the all-time.
Maybe the story of descent.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Apr 25, 2013 - 09:04am PT
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One of my favourites. Thanks for posting up.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2015 - 08:54am PT
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Classic Kichatna thread bump...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Them doods were nutters.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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It is mind-blowing to think of going up and down that with no bolt kit. Even if they planned to rap down on slung horns- how many treeless lines even in Yosemite would you look at and think "yeah slings over horns will get us down." How many slings would they need to not run out of gear?
Pretty un-F-ing believable.
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Not only is Jim one of the best,
He relates the experience like no other.
Salute. mr Bridwell!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2015 - 01:23pm PT
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Mugs Bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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Big Bad Bird Bump...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Dec 12, 2015 - 01:33pm PT
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That was so cool! What a name for a climb.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2015 - 02:00pm PT
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Bridwell was into the mix of science and philosophy hence the reference.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2016 - 02:51pm PT
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Big Bad Bird Bump...
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Aug 27, 2016 - 10:22pm PT
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That bitchin of a story I think everyone has already read!
Thanks for the Bitchin Bird Bump.
Miss that Muggs.. Live on Stump
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Aug 28, 2016 - 08:16am PT
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Arguably the most gripping alpine adventure ever written, and perhaps my all-time favourite. I read it aloud whilst cowering beneath a thick warm blanket.
Much thanks to our Librarian Steve for posting this.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2016 - 11:15am PT
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Anything to keep you on rubber sheets SpacePig.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Aug 28, 2016 - 11:34am PT
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The cards were played and we had drawn aces.
A quote I have always remembered, thanks Steve.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2018 - 09:37am PT
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Way high adventure bump...
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Nov 24, 2018 - 09:41am PT
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The master speaks
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 24, 2018 - 09:48am PT
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I bet even Walter Bonatti thought this was badass.
28 posts of respect here yet there are hundreds on the hand-wringing frothers threads?
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Jim Clipper
climber
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Nov 24, 2018 - 09:51am PT
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some things go without saying...
spray for the bird bump
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2018 - 10:31am PT
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God does not play dice with the universe but climbers certainly do.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
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Nov 24, 2018 - 04:55pm PT
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Man, I MISS my buddy! Still have dreams of him, wish I could still dial him up and hear his voice again. Have some of his ashes and a beat up rurp I sit in my passenger seat when I go to the mountains just to make sure he has his old seat!
Peace
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Nov 24, 2018 - 07:10pm PT
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Thanks Steve, for the original post of the epic of epics.
And thank you Ron, for sharing that The Bird is still going places. That's super cool.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Nov 24, 2018 - 08:59pm PT
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what a great read. Thank you for sharing
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Nov 26, 2018 - 02:56pm PT
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Terrific!
Thanks Steve and thanks to the ghosts of The Bird and Mugs
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