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jopay
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so.il
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 20, 2013 - 06:28am PT
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http://youtu.be/O9d9Of1NJjs
So inspiring and note Fred ties in with a bowline, so end of discussion on that issue.
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nah000
climber
canuckistan
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Sep 20, 2013 - 06:36am PT
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bamf.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 20, 2013 - 07:57am PT
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Fred was alive and well when those diatoms which formed the limestone of the Dolomites were alive and well.
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Rock!...oopsie.
Trad climber
the pitch above you
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Sep 20, 2013 - 07:59am PT
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F*#k yeah! Fred still gettin' after it.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Sep 20, 2013 - 08:04am PT
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I wonder how many pills Fred takes in the morning?
One tough old dude!
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Sep 20, 2013 - 08:31am PT
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Good question, Steve.
They must be working!
Keep trucking, Fred!!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Sep 20, 2013 - 08:50am PT
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I agree. Rock on Fred. Every time I see him in action I feel like a wimp.:)
edit to add: So my real question.. how many naps does it take to film a Fred Becky video?
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sep 20, 2013 - 10:22am PT
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Thanks for posting up that link. Made my morning coffee memorable.
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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Sep 20, 2013 - 11:10am PT
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right on Fred..........
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 20, 2013 - 12:14pm PT
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Wow! I just climbed that route this past Monday morning! It was "Torre Quarta Bassa, Regular Route" in the Cinque Torri. UIAA Gr. III+, 3 leads, according to Mauro Bernardi's guidebook. The first lead is quite polished by passage of probably 10,000 set of hands and feet.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Sep 20, 2013 - 02:33pm PT
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Now that was beautiful.
The only place I ever met him.......checking on his stable of girls in Estes Park......
Everybody else has climbed with him!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 20, 2013 - 02:42pm PT
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Thanks, that was good.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Sep 20, 2013 - 02:51pm PT
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HOWS DA WEDDER IN DA DOLOMITES?
THEY ARE GOOD CLIMBING EVEN IF THOSE TOWERS LOOK LIKE HORSE COCKS
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Slinky00
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Sep 20, 2013 - 03:39pm PT
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To call him a legend would be an understatement. I was lucky enough to see him give a slideshow in Tahoe few years back. I'm always inspired how he just keeps going and going.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Sep 20, 2013 - 04:18pm PT
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Truly one of a kind. What a guy!
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sandstone conglomerate
climber
sharon conglomerate central
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Sep 20, 2013 - 05:21pm PT
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Awesome, I have the same pair of Sportivas.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Sep 20, 2013 - 06:17pm PT
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Pretty cool.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 20, 2013 - 06:21pm PT
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To call him a legend would be an understatement. I was lucky enough to see him give a slideshow in Tahoe few years back. I'm always inspired how he just keeps going and going.
The dude was the man at the Tahoe International Film Festival. It was at one of the casinos, I think in '08 or so. Might be the same event. Good times.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Sep 20, 2013 - 06:38pm PT
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So inspiring and note Fred ties in with a bowline, so end of discussion on that issue.
Because a bowline was all they had back in 1907 when he learned.
I have a book copyrighted in 1970 and Beckey is therein referred to as a " veteran climber"
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Kenygl
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Sep 20, 2013 - 08:29pm PT
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That dude rocks. 30 more years and I'll be right there with him. Or dead, most likely dead.
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Bad Climber
climber
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Sep 21, 2013 - 09:14am PT
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Fantastic. Never met the guy, which is amazing since I've been all over the western US and Canadian mountains. Maybe we passed at some point, but I didn't know who he was. I've owned his Cascades guide books since back when they first came out, and his autobiography about Cascades climbing was like a bible for me as a young, teenaged climber, so I've known about the goat for virtually all of my 36 years of climbing.
I'm with Burch3y on this, too. The video is bittersweet. The guy can't have a lot of time left, but he sure knows how to keep swinging. It doesn't seem like he had a lot of fun on the hike or climb--just grimacing determination to get it done. Damn, aren't them Dolomites beautiful?
BAd
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Sep 21, 2013 - 09:23am PT
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Burch3y, It is our mortality that gives life such unmeasurable value. If we all went on forever with the bodies of youth our times in the mountains would hold little value. Fred's lesson for us all is a good one, keep moving and enjoy the dance while the music lasts.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Sep 21, 2013 - 11:19am PT
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Fred is one of the few guys who can make Donini look young.
Fred is the true Everyready bunny, just keeps on going.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Sep 21, 2013 - 11:22am PT
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Good eye, Rodger!
Fun route. Nice little spot. Lunch at the hut? Benissimo!
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Sep 21, 2013 - 11:46am PT
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Getting back to Mouse: No, Mouse, not quite right on that first post. Fred IS a diatom.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 21, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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Brian-
We bailed after the one route, since the temperature was falling like a stone; it snowed in Wolkenstein that same night, and Sella Pass, along with Groedner Pass were both closed until the snowplows cleared the roads. My pix for the climb are all posted on mountainproject.com.
P.S. I'm currently in Munich for my return flight first thing Monday morning. See you at CoR later in October!
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 21, 2013 - 02:08pm PT
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Getting back to the original intent of the OP, I had several meetings with Fred; not on the rock, but in the Sink in Boulder back in the early 1960's. It was a real blast to hear Layton give Fred a ration of $hit, all the time with a big grin on his face. I recall Fred saying he had to return to Washington for a "business deal," but Layton reassured me there was some chick waiting for him!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 21, 2013 - 08:31pm PT
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Angela and I put together a trip to the mountains of Sichuan China with Phil Kirchlisky, a West Point mate and friend of Greg Crouch. It just so happens that we will be in the same place, at the same time as Senor Becky.......let the party begin!
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 22, 2013 - 03:07am PT
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John-
If I didn't go to the Health Club 3 days a week, I'd be a physical wreck. Working out seems to be all that's holding my joints together! ;)
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