Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2017 - 05:04pm PT
|
^^^^ Keep this in mind when talking about climbing forever. These performers at one time were on Dancing With the Stars.
|
|
Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2017 - 06:42pm PT
|
^^^^^^^
Is that Tarbuster in the back left corner of that Dance Company?
|
|
aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2017 - 06:56pm PT
|
That footage of the 19 month old boy, if genuine is indicative of reincarnation. This little tyke looks like a reincarnated climber. Could be Chuck Pratt, John Bachar, Bob Kamps, or any number of people who were more or less well known climbers. In that sense, yes you can climb, if not forever, at least over a period of a few lifetimes. A person who dies young but really loves climbing is more apt to come back sooner. I was impressed with the deliberate, controlled way he moved up the wall. Like he was crawling, but in a vertical direction.
|
|
rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2017 - 09:11am PT
|
Bump for Marcel Remy. If you compare the Miroir d’Argentière ascent to the Fred Beckey Dolomite video, I think you'd conclude that at 94, Marcel may well have been ahead of even the great Beckey, an outlier among the outliers...
|
|
donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
|
|
Still trying to keep it going. First ascent of a sweet little peak in Patagonia over Super Bowl weekend.
5.9+ R with an “interesting” approach. Seven hours in and out and a thirteen hour summit day...resting these old bones today AND maybe even tomorrow,
Kudos to Marcel! The truth is Fred wasn't climbing the last few years although he certainly wanted to.
|
|
jogill
climber
Colorado
|
|
Too bad we age at different rates. It would be great to be like these guys.
|
|
ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
|
|
ah, way to go Jim. Wish I would have been there with you. Maybe you would have had to take the crux lead from me after I backed down like that time you bailed me out in The Black Canyon.
Arne
|
|
Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
|
|
The climbers in the video Rich posted are both from western Mass. The climber is Ed Daniels, a long time stalwart of the Berkshire AMC climbing group, who turns 93 next month. His youthful belayer is our retired Congressman, John Olver, a mere 82 or so. Both get to the gym at least one morning a week, and still also climb outside during the warmer weather--true inspirations.
|
|
Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
|
|
|
Jun 30, 2018 - 06:27pm PT
|
Inspiring & thank you for stopping me from embarrassing myself.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!