Wings of Steel - A confession-ALL with an olive branch

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Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Dec 13, 2011 - 04:47pm PT

I apologize for helping this thread hit 10,000 posts.

MikeL

climber

SANTA CLARA, CA

Dec 13, 2011 - 05:15pm PT

Wow. That story brought a tear to my eye and a lump in my throat, Steve.

I wish I understood why, but it doesn't really matter.

Excellent.

CaNewt

Mountain climber

Davis, CA

Dec 13, 2011 - 08:22pm PT

Props to my brother Steve. Good on you.

And, I marvel at and deeply appreciate the generousity and forgiveness of Mark and Richard.

Stewart Johnson

climber

lake forest

Dec 13, 2011 - 08:28pm PT

i remember a little skinny guy with glasses and a sting ray that pooped on ropes in the eighties.
they called him poopee.

rockermike

Trad climber

Berkeley

Dec 14, 2011 - 12:47am PT

Hell, I know people who feel less remorse for killing off a family of seven vietnamese.
Don,t stress the small stuff, but heroic of you to come out in public. Here,s to public confessions.

(Typed on my android)

Floyd Hayes

Trad climber

Hidden Valley Lake, CA

Dec 14, 2011 - 05:31pm PT

I just saw and read this thread for the first time. And I'm very, very, very impressed, Steve, with your courage in coming forward to apologize. We all make mistakes; what matters most is whether we have learned any lessons. You've earned my respect!

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Dec 14, 2011 - 05:32pm PT

That Shipoopi is a pretty damn cool human! Even if he is a Miramonte alum....

pbernard02

Trad climber

Chester, CA

Dec 15, 2011 - 12:03am PT

One of the best threads on the site... I hope other people are inspired to do the same things and right the wrongs of the past. It's never too late. Thanks for sharing the story.

Mary Moser

Trad climber

Joshua Tree, CA

Dec 16, 2011 - 02:18pm PT

You took the initiative to apologize, even after all these years. For this I have the utmost respect for you, Steve. It takes a man of integrity to admit to wrongdoing. Bravo!

FeelioBabar

Trad climber

One drink ahead of my past.

Dec 16, 2011 - 05:56pm PT

Accountability is a wonderful thing. Strong work Steve.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 16, 2011 - 06:19pm PT

Handel's Messiah has lyrics quite appropriate to this:

"He was despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
He gave His back to the smiters,
and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair:
He hid not His face from shame and spitting."

Heloise Pendergrast

Social climber

Tahoe City

Dec 16, 2011 - 06:42pm PT

Steve, thank you for baring your humanity. We are all fallible. This is what makes us relate to one another--not in spite of our mistakes and shortcomings, but rather because of them. I hope this inspires others to right a wrong. I'm inspired: In the eighties I pulled on a piece on the last move of the 1st pitch of Outer Limits. There.

kenny morrell

Trad climber

danville,ca

Dec 16, 2011 - 09:22pm PT

steve - just read it, I'm really glad you had the guts not only to confess here publicly on taco but to call both richard and mark personally. sleep now peacefully. take care peace kenny

ron gomez

Trad climber

fallbrook,ca

Dec 16, 2011 - 09:42pm PT

Find it hard to bag on a guy asking for forgivness, getting it from those who can forgive and admitting to doing wrong! I'd take that guy as a friend anyday!
Peace

Beautiful_Corn

Trad climber

Brooklyn Park, MD

Dec 17, 2011 - 12:31am PT

I will probably never have the pleasure of meeting Steve Schneider, but he will live on forever in my mind as the man who taught me how to check if the climber tied in. To this day, my wife and I still do this move to each other to jokingly verify we are tied in properly.

5 minutes, 10 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=mrcBC-o6gD8