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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Mar 18, 2011 - 03:26pm PT
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Banquo - I met someone at the reception last night who was part of the group that raised the money to rescue Gjøa in 1972, and move her to Norway. He had some quite good stories and photos, including one of Gjøa sitting on the deck of a medium-sized freighter, ready to be shipped.
Gjøa is very near the Fram Museum at Bygdøy in Oslo. I believe they're raising money to have her enclosed and protected, as with Fram and St. Roch.
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Mar 19, 2011 - 02:55am PT
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My Dad was into fishing/camping and we would spend 3-4 weeks every summer in the Sierra and take road trips almost everywhere in the camper. Those were the days.
Here's a picture of Dad from the 70's. He still has no fashion sense...
I'm looking forward to camping with Dad and my son in the coming years.
His are big shoes to fill, but I'm working on it!
Thanks, Dad.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 19, 2011 - 03:45am PT
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"How sweet it is"
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Banquo
Trad climber
Morgan Hill, CA (Mo' Hill)
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2011 - 12:12pm PT
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Cragnshag,
Fun to see the photos since I know your dad, mom and brother. They are nice people. But to get to the point, that couch is flabbergasting!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Mar 19, 2011 - 03:48pm PT
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Great photos, Bob! Thanks for sharing those.
As for myself, my mom climbed also, so I can't blame Dad entirely! :-)
Glacier NP, 1964
Mt. Buckner, 1972
Bugaboos, 1974
Goode, 1993
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Mar 19, 2011 - 04:04pm PT
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I only have a few photos of my father.
He took me to some amazing places before he split.
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2012 - 11:35pm PT
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Just bumping this thread for all the dads.
Dad drove himself to our summer place on Coeur d'Alene lake in Idaho a couple weeks ago. I always try to elbow in and do the drive with him but he seems dead set on doing it alone. He's 87 years old and it scares the b-jesus out of me having him drive from Sacramento to Harrison Idaho all by himself but then it is what he wants to do. It seems to be still cold on the lake and of the 10 or so cabins on our bay, he is there alone except on the weekends. So I call him a lot.
After the 4th there will be plenty of people up there and my cousin who has the cabin next door will be there.
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 16, 2014 - 07:15am PT
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Dad's world ended yesterday afternoon.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Sep 16, 2014 - 07:45am PT
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Goodbye to an Idaho brother.
In the OP when you said he drove his dad from Fernwood to Emida, well, I know that road.
My dad took me all over that N. Latah county country, banging on the rocks and taking some back to the office at UoI.
The creek runs down into Emida through a forested valley. Some alfalfa feilds there. The creek, Emida creek, was full of big old trout but no kind of fly, lure or bait could catch them.
Driving a school bus to St Maries in the winter during those years, without anti-lock brakes, well, that would have been pretty bad-azz.
I had my first ever spin out driving a '63 rambler between Fernwood and Emida in the winter of about 1974. We had ski lessons paid for at North South and the road was washed out above Harvard. Had to drive all the way around through Bovil etc. The place was still packed.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Sep 16, 2014 - 07:53am PT
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Condolences.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Sep 16, 2014 - 08:24am PT
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My condolences to you and your family Banquo. Thanks for sharing a glimpse of a rich life.
Charlie D.
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pc
climber
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Sep 16, 2014 - 09:28am PT
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Cool thread. Very sorry to hear about your Dad.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 16, 2014 - 03:46pm PT
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Banquo... sorry for your loss.
My condolences to you and your family.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 16, 2014 - 08:08pm PT
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The days...
like leaves falling
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2014 - 07:41am PT
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Thank you all for the kind thoughts.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 24, 2014 - 01:57pm PT
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hey there say, just a bump, to help our FIRST PAGE,
HOWEVER, awww, yes, i DO love the post that i am bumping, too...
you are of value, ...
just that i can't always visit everything and post...
but today, is REALLY NEEDED FOR HELP, TO US ALL...
WILL TRY to bump some more...
this 'message will repeat' for a bit, in the bumps...
:)
hope i am helping...
wow, amen, to our daddies...
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Sep 24, 2014 - 03:10pm PT
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I'm very sorry to read of Dad's passing Banquo. I just got a note from an old military pal, and his dad just passed also.
We all must meet the hanging road some day.
Thanks to all the great dads who guided our footsteps.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Sep 24, 2014 - 03:17pm PT
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My dad and I last week in Spearfish. Never got to do much outdoor stuff with my dad, but he raised four boys that are very into it so he must have played some part in it. He would take us to the Black Hills about every other year growing up and I think that was the start of it.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Sep 24, 2014 - 03:28pm PT
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Holy buckets, do you have dad's shnozzola or what?
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