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'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Dec 22, 2010 - 02:31pm PT
Mark Hugedong is only 54? Damn, he looks way older.
aldude

climber
Monument Manor
Dec 22, 2010 - 03:22pm PT
Batso strikes again! Bridwell must have been in his sixties when he put up DarkStar......but not independant.
Gene

Social climber
Dec 22, 2010 - 03:33pm PT
Is Welcome to Afghanistan independent?
Mark Hudon

Trad climber
Hood River, OR
Dec 22, 2010 - 04:07pm PT
I was amazed that Charles Cole should be so old. According to Dean's information he should 75 by now. An LA Times article about him, written in 2005, states that he is 50. That would make him 55 now. Does he really look like he might be 75?
Fat Dad

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 22, 2010 - 05:14pm PT
That's what I was thinking. From seeing him at Josh, etc., back in the day, I always assumed he was about 10 yrs. older than me, and I just turned 47.

Is there a Charles Cole Sr. we don't know about?
Bad Climber

climber
Dec 22, 2010 - 06:24pm PT
Huge respect to Harding--always--but wasn't his last ascent of the Captain a jugging affair? I seem to remember seeing a picture of him with the aiders TAPED to his feet. Still a workout, but from my point of view, to climb the Captain, one should be swinging leads, eh?

BAd
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Dec 22, 2010 - 08:14pm PT
Even if he only jumared, Harding of all climbers deserves a pass on that one.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
Dec 22, 2010 - 08:20pm PT
I was there when he did the 30th anniversary ascent accompanied by both guide and personal wine steward

Heluva way ta go!


But 47 on WOEML is yet another record it seems.
rich sims

Trad climber
co
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 22, 2010 - 08:27pm PT

Fat Dad

Yup at the Maw
The approach is the hard part, wore a hole in the bottom of my haul bag.
Approach hours, Walk Off minuets.
Unless its your first time, its dark, no moon, no head lamp, but that was the week before
CLG

Trad climber
Carmel, CA
Dec 23, 2010 - 01:48am PT
Eric Perlman did a NIAD when he was 60
Pennsylenvy

Gym climber
A dingy corner in your refrigerator
Dec 23, 2010 - 02:03am PT
Dave Bloom wanted me to be his belay slave and try the oldest free climb of the nose. Anyone know what that age is? Dave aka 'the doctor' is climbing lights out still!!!! I guess that would make me...............



some sort of high end belay slave right?






























Frank Sanders

Trad climber
Devils Tower. Wyoming
Dec 24, 2010 - 05:42pm PT
So WHO IS the oldest to solo The Captain???
Mark Hudon

Trad climber
Hood River, OR
Dec 24, 2010 - 06:54pm PT
Did Messner ever climb El Cap?
em kn0t

Trad climber
isle of wyde
Dec 24, 2010 - 09:19pm PT
> oldest gal to climb El Cap or Half Dome?

Warning: geezer retro TR alert:

http://www.summitpost.org/muir-wall-life-in-the-slow-lane/170030


I was 53 that summer, and climbed Muir Wall, Regular Route on Half Dome, and the Prow on Washington Column ... however I don't claim any kind of record, in fact it's totally unremarkable. Surely there are plenty of ladies 60+ out there climbing the walls.

em aka nurse ratchet

elcap-pics

Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
Jan 16, 2011 - 05:22pm PT
I am pretty sure Mark Hudon at 54 is the oldest solo of the Cap.
Perlman teamed up with another 60 something climber to do the Nose I think. Not positive about that... he is looking to be in the oldest NIAD team but has had partners who were not quite up to it.
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