crock
Trad climber
The Windiest Mountain, Wyoming
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Feb 16, 2013 - 09:24pm PT
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Here's a little more information:
Mary Blade, participant in the climb and wife of Ellis Blade, was an interesting woman:
The caption should end with the words "avid and accomplished mountain climber.", but SuperTopo won't let me put it all there.
Mary wrote a newsletter for Cooper Union in the fall of 1979 which included the following text:
STEPPING HIGH
This fall, former members of the C.U. Hiking Club
and their families made three different day hikes. On
a warm and sunny October 21, six hikers under the
fearless leadership of Dr. Ellis Blade trudged 16-18
miles along the ridges of Mt. Schunemunk in
Orange County, N.Y.
So Ellis remained active in leading outdoor activities.
The SI article mentions that
Ellis Blade was to write later that he had planned to take the group on smaller conditioning climbs before attempting the Grand, but he felt "none were interested." so somewhere there is an account telling his side.
I'll see if I can find it, and try to obtain the ANAM report of the incident as well.
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