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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Beautiful Perry!
So stoked to meet you at Cozzy's memorial!
Thanks eH, now I have reason to go to Canada, maybe eH. What did you rate that rig, anyway eH?
Cheers Bro!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Should anyone do variations to the route, possible names:
Coz and Effect.
Becoz it is There. (With a tip of the hat to George Leigh-Mallory.)
"Coz"mic variants may also be possible.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Coz gives this a THUMBS UP> PERRY.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2017 - 11:14pm PT
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WBraun
climber
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Yeah .... Coz was cool.
He was especially funny when he'd go on his "rants" ... lol
Great climbing partner for sure!
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nice going Perry!
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 8, 2017 - 10:44pm PT
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Last Sunday (July 30) I finally made time to take the handful of Cozzy's ashes I bought back from the memorial up the Vulcan's Artery (aka The Lost Coz), over all four summits and back down the Saddle.
It seemed right to take his ashes on one last tour of the Chief.
This past Sunday, Nadine, Luke and I took Cozzy's ashes for one last trip up The Lost Coz to the top of the Roman Chimneys and spread them at the top of the last pitch of The Grand Wall, the route he did the first free ascent of.
Luke sprinkled some ashes down the last pitch.
Nadine and I spread the rest right where a peregrine had ripped apart and eaten a seagull.
Seemed pretty fitting.
Luke had to head down right away and Nadine and I traversed the four summits north and down the Saddle again.
Pretty awesome outing and highly recommended.
Cozzy's not lost.
His legacy and spirit are easy to find for anyone who cares to observe and reflect.
A part of him will always be up there on the Chief with the ravens and peregrines watching over him.
In closing, although this route will eventually tidy up nicely, in it's present state, traversing the upper portion exposes anyone below to the risk of rockfall.
Until I've had time to do some more work up there, I'd appreciate people not tampering with my gear.
I was really disappointed to find someone had liberated the carabiners securing my rope to belay anchors and ask that they man up and put my carabiners back.
PB
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 2, 2018 - 04:32pm PT
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Went up to hike the Coz Way with Kris today.
Really disappointed to discover someone has liberated all our rigging including bolt hangers.
Did it just look like free swag?
Maybe someone didn't think the route was a good idea?
Either way, bummer.
PB
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sorry to hear that Perry.
When you told the story of putting in that route (way? path?) I thought -- and I'll wager that everyone here thought -- What a fantastic way to honor your friend, and to give something to the community in his name.
Perhaps the theft was done in ignorance, and someone will be able to take the real message to whoever did the deed, and they'll realize the impact of their action, come forward, and help with the rebuild.
Probably not, but one can hope.
D
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 2, 2018 - 05:30pm PT
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I can live with brute ignorance.
Hate to see someone upset though.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sadly, Squamish has a long history of petty theft. When I lived in Seattle and climbed there regularly I never left anything in my car and left the doors open to prevent smashed car windows.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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It was a via feratta?? maybe an ethics thing?? maybe folks need to know what it was about???
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Prolly some visiting Americans.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 2, 2018 - 06:40pm PT
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The Coz Way is currently free at 10b and had a handline fixed across the 10 meter "Occlusion".
The few moves of scrapply face climbing in an eight km adventure hike don't seem to be the point once you're there in your running shoes and yarding across on a half dozen draws seems logical.
The vibe from the few locals who have done it before the gear was stripped seemed pretty positive.
While there's been some discussion as to whether a few rungs would be appropriate, the jury is very much out on that question.
There's still a lot of work cleaning up loose rock and anyone who ventures out in it's current state could easily knock something off and jeopardize people below.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Sounds like it's time for a small GoFundMe campaign to replace the stolen gear.
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