Happy Birthday Phil Gleason

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Keith Leaman

Trad climber

Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 31, 2015 - 08:39am PT

It's been a tremendous 50 years of climbing with you - one of the few who could actually fall out of a chimney (1096) Ha. One of my earliest photos of Phil -A few years ago at Jon and Sako's -Phil at Icicle -

Bullwinkle

Boulder climber

Jul 31, 2015 - 08:42am PT

Legend. . .

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Jul 31, 2015 - 08:48am PT

Happy Birthday to you.

Wayno

Big Wall climber

Seattle, WA

Jul 31, 2015 - 09:05am PT

A huge happy birthday and many thanks to one of our best.

I met Phil in Leavenworth several years back and we hit it off fine. Since then he has been very gracious in helping me understand the Okanogan region, a place I hope to call home very soon. A few years and many trips later, I see why he and his family like it so much.

Phil, I'm glad to have made the connection. You are an inspiration. Blessings to you and your family.

I think we found a place to make an offer on. It's up in Eden Valley on Dry Gulch Road. Once again, the question is how is the water, or is there enough.?

Cheers, buddy.

Wayno

Keith Leaman

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2015 - 11:52am PT

When we were teenagers, we thought it would be a great adventure (be the first?) to swim across the Salton Sea. His mom dropped us off in the early AM on the northeast shore (A) and was to pick us up that afternoon in Desert Shores (B). We took a few inner tubes to hold supplies, water and to rest on.

The Coast Guard stopped us half way across (x) and ordered us to go back or be arrested. After a brief argument, we ended up swimming to (C) and walking across the scorching desert to the 10 Fwy (D) and hitch- hiking back to Palm Springs where we were rescued around midnight. I almost died with blisters over my arms, legs and face, and feet the size of footballs. Phil, however, seemed relatively unscathed as I recall.

Johannsolo

climber

Soul Cal

Jul 31, 2015 - 12:13pm PT

Happy Birthday to a Rubidoux master

jogill

climber

Colorado

Jul 31, 2015 - 01:12pm PT

Lookin' strong, Phil! Keep truckin'

;>)

steveA

Trad climber

Wolfeboro, NH

Jul 31, 2015 - 02:35pm PT

Hey Phil,

Have the greatest Birthday party!!

It's been a long time since Camp 4 in 1970. We both weren't thinking of holding grand-kids on our knee back then, but they sure are fun, huh.

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Jul 31, 2015 - 03:24pm PT

That's the same year that I saw Phil semi-regularly in Camp 4, the fall season, and it was always good talking and sharing like we all used to did back then and there.

I could never have followed his level of difficulty is why we never climbed, partly. It's great to see he hasn't let it get rusty!

He was one tough cookie, too.

Cheers on your birthday, Phil!

TYeary

Social climber

State of decay

Jul 31, 2015 - 04:25pm PT

Happy Birthday to you Phil!!
Thanks for the blast Keith! It was good to see you!
Cheers, TY

Barry Bates

Boulder climber

Smith River CA

Jul 31, 2015 - 05:02pm PT

Hey Phil, Happy Birthday your actually getting older hard to believe. Everyday of climbing with you was always one of the best days of climbing. Ill whistle a few bars of penny lane next time I do the Steck Salathe.

Roger Breedlove

climber

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Jul 31, 2015 - 05:08pm PT

Hi Phil. Happy Birthday. Good to see after so many years.

All the best,

Roger

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Jul 31, 2015 - 05:45pm PT

Happy BigDay Phil!

It was a pleasure to hang out with you and I look forward to the next visit.

Have a blast and stay as cool as you are!

Three Cheers and a couple of Spin Fizzies for the old days.

Dave Davis

Social climber

Seattle, WA

Jul 31, 2015 - 05:46pm PT

Happy Birthday to a genuine hardman and a very gracious host who let a bunch of strangers intrude on his home. Only guy I know who owns his own climbing area! Hope you are doing well....

Kalimon

Social climber

Ridgway, CO

Jul 31, 2015 - 08:38pm PT

1096 Brother . . . Keep on Truckin'!

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

Jul 31, 2015 - 08:43pm PT

have a grand day Phil!

[love the Mt. Baldy photo... getting after the alpine real deal!

where I learned to self-arrest... and read french poems to teenage girls in the SC hut around a fire (I guess I was a teenager too).

but not that is going way to far back...]