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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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for some Condor pictures see the Closures at Pinnacles SuperTopo thread...
...I am of a divided mind regarding the capture-release program. I think I'm happy to see the beasts flying in California skies though, even if "the hand of man" is heavy on that script.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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George Anderson not only placed bolts on Half Dome in 1875 but, he also placed a bolt in 1877 on Mt. Starr King.
Ken
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Brower was "the Man"
Anyone with an interest in him should see the new documentary about him.
"Monumental"
On Sale for $16! I paid $25
http://firstrunfeatures.com/monumentaldvd.html
From the moment David Brower first laid eyes on the beauty of the Yosemite Valley, he fought to preserve the American wilderness for future generations.
The story of a true American legend, Monumental documents the life of this outdoorsman, filmmaker and environmental crusader, whose fiery dedication not only saved the Grand Canyon but also transformed the Sierra Club into a powerful national political force, giving birth to the modern environmental movement.
Seen through Brower’s own eyes - he was an accomplished filmmaker, and his stunning footage is included here - a 1956 raft trip down Glen Canyon, before its damming, evokes the awful sadness of losing public land we’ve failed to protect. And in period footage of Brower’s early rock-climbs (done in sneakers, with hemp ropes) and of his training in the 10th Mountain Division (who defeated the Nazis in the high Alps), Brower emerges as an unlikely and inspiring national hero.
Featuring music by The Beachwood Sparks, Fruit Bats, Yo La Tengo and more.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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is the distinction that those were straight in spikes of some sort and the Shiprock placement was an actual expansion bolt?
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Jaybro,
Here is a picture of the 1877 bolt Anderson placed on Mt Starr King.
The bolts he placed on Half Dome were larger and had a smooth, bowed shank making it more of a compression bolt like the split shanks that used to be popular not too long ago.
Ken
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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David Brower on a first ascent in the Pinnacles, 1934 (probably the chimney between North and South Fingers).
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
one pass away from the big ditch
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ken thx for the clarification.
can it be said that the Anderson bolts were merely 'anchor' bolts or is too much speculation involved there regarding how the bolts were used (aside from stepping on them for Aid).
Does anyone know if the old Anderson bolt holes are still visible on HD?
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Hmm? well, so much for the 'first to bolt', thing.
Clint, wrestling shoes? Proto Chuck Taylors?
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cintune
climber
Penn's Woods
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The movie Deliverance was based on Brower's experiences as a kindergarten teacher.
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Festus
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Another vote for "Encounters with the Archdruid"
Then read "The High Cost of Being David Brower" by Daniel Coyle. You can find it in an anthology titled "The Best of OUTSIDE, The First 20 Years"...which will make you even sadder about the state of that magazine now.
Then read "Climbing in North America" and "Cadillac Desert"
You'll like 'em all, if for different reasons.
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maculated
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Hey Crimpie, if you get out here, I'll GIVE you my Dave Brower books.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Here is another Brower-Yosemite-Climbing tie-in:
He co-wrote the first published Yosemite Valley climbing guide. It was orginally published in the Sierra Club Bulletin in 1940, then published as a separate reprint later that same year. A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, Part IV, Yosemite Valley
This, along with the other five parts of the High Seirra series (some of which Brower also Co-Authored), were updated by Brower and reprinted in 1949 into a single guide: A Climber's Guide to the Sierra Nevada: Preliminary Edition.
This guide served as the basis for Hervey Voge's High Sierra Guide first published in 1954.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Used to own a big fat biography of Brower that was published about the time of his passing (1990?) Donated it to the J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State U this summer along with all my late father's counter-culture books. But think that's where you should go for further details about the full particulars of his life. cf. Amazon.com.
Looked it up myself: For Earth's Sake: The Life and Times of David Brower. Actually, it's an autobiography by the man himself.
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 10, 2006 - 01:34am PT
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There were some bolts put in on half dome in the late 1800's by George Anderson. First bolts in the vally.
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 10, 2006 - 01:40am PT
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Alot of people dont know that he was instrumental in forming the 10th mountian Division in WW2. Just another amazing story in his life.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Oct 11, 2006 - 10:23am PT
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Still, seems more worthwhile than trout pond seeding. Though uncomfortably similar.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Oct 11, 2006 - 09:48pm PT
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A third for MONUMENTAL. As I own a video store, I got in early on this one-been out about a year. After reading this thread B4 work yesterday, put it on at the store. Hadn't seen it in a while. Extremely cool music to go with it (folky-hippie). A great quote that he and Ansel got along well because they saw in each other an ability to party. Great shots of gettin up Cathedral Peak in tennies w/hip belays. Lots more about the greater good he did for us all. 2 flappers up!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 10, 2013 - 12:38pm PT
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Speaking of monumental.
Does anyone know if David had siblings or cousins who lived in Catheys Valley, California, on the road to Yosemite?
There is a gravestone marker in their cemetery for a James Brower, born in 1914.
David was born in 1912.
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