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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Sep 23, 2014 - 09:53am PT
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Who was the best at making it look, sound, and seem cooler than anyone other climber?
JOHN LONG!
:)
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Sep 23, 2014 - 09:56am PT
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Hey BASE, Sounds like you're talking about Mikey Shaffer. Or Hayden Kennedy.
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Mitja
Trad climber
Tahoma, CA
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:02am PT
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Warren Harding.
He definitely had the most fun and was doing it when it wasn't main stream!
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Trad-Monkey
Trad climber
SF, CA
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:08am PT
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LYNN HILL obviously!
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:28am PT
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Interesting thoughts...
I kind of agree that they have to have lived. That shortens the list a fair bit.
All arounders. Great on ice, snow, rock. Maybe all at once (!). New routes on hard peaks and in the greater ranges.
Here's my short list without much thought or research:
Jeff Lowe
George Lowe
Mark Richey
Steve Swenson
http://www.climbing.com/climber/steve-swenson/
http://www.markrichey.com/who_we_are/mountaineering.cfm
Who's coming down the pike? See who's doing the hardest new routes on the world stage...maybe the Piolets d'Or nominees from North America...
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:42am PT
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To bad you are all too stupid to know that I am the best climber of all time
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Crack-N-Up
Social climber
South of the Mason Dixon line
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:46am PT
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The headline makes no mention of mixed climbing or categories. If categories, time periods then it is easier. The most technically difficult climbing is free climbing, then maybe mountaineering. Soloing is harder than rope climbing, therefore Honnold hands down.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:49am PT
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Brian, I have to agree the Richie is good. Climbs some sick mixed routes for fun there in NH in the winter.
And if you think East Coast, though I don't know why one would want to, that geek, Freddie Wilkinson, he does some bad azz sh#t. IE; Moose Traverse
Freddie also climbs with Lebecki so, there is some fun there.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Sep 23, 2014 - 10:59am PT
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Gill, Thor, Samson...
Jul 11, 2014 - 03:50pm PT
Gill was a mythical creature, made up by the climbing gods, so they could have a deity to worship like us mortals.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Sep 23, 2014 - 11:01am PT
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Avery,
What is the best shoe of all time?
Not climbing shoe. Just shoe.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Sep 23, 2014 - 11:08am PT
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Clogs.
Agree?
Yes or no answers only.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Sep 23, 2014 - 11:10am PT
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No.
Reebok pumps.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Sep 23, 2014 - 11:13am PT
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Oh, by the way, this is a very relevant thread. The winners on this list are most qualified to be sponsored climbers.
There could be a thread: Who is sponsored? Should be? Should not?
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Rosamond
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Sep 23, 2014 - 11:31am PT
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Fred Becky. How many of the other climbers listed herein have done the hummingbird ridge?
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AKDOG
Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
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Sep 23, 2014 - 11:56am PT
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Another vote for Honnold because soloing is about the purest form of climbing one can do. He is apparently far from being done blowing the doors off what is possible.
In the end, being the best at anything seem to be just a moment in time.
I don't know if anyone mentioned him yet, but in his day Henry Barber was arguably one of the best.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Sep 23, 2014 - 12:05pm PT
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What is the best shoe of all time?
Not climbing shoe. Just shoe.
BK's bitchez
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Sep 23, 2014 - 12:34pm PT
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Fred Becky. How many of the other climbers listed herein have done the hummingbird ridge?
Fred is a good candidate for the best all-round climbing record, but he didn't do the Hummingbird Ridge.
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RasVegas
Trad climber
Goodyear
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Sep 23, 2014 - 01:16pm PT
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"The guy from Cliffhanger". Pure genius! LMAO!!! Just peed my pants. Oh wait a minute...that's not because I'm laughing!
This is a tough question fo sho.
Personally, I'm thinkin a good way to do it would be by "decade" or similar. Climbing has changed so freakin much just in 40/50 years!
70's? 80's? 90'?, 2000's so far?
Stay safe y'all!
Peace
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Sep 23, 2014 - 07:07pm PT
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Kinda surprised nobody has mentioned Steve House. If anyone has changed the modern alpine game it would him. I've heard he's pretty good on rock, too.
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Cruiser
Mountain climber
Cody
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Sep 23, 2014 - 07:34pm PT
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Sorry Fellow Climbers but Fred Becky takes the Cake followed by the Lowe Klan. Having climbed with most of them and the respect they hold for one another is amazing. Let's count Becky's and the Lowe's first ascents and see who ends up on top.
Cheers,
Kirt Cozzens
Cody, Wyoming
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