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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Oct 15, 2018 - 09:44pm PT
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Felt like I should have gone. so many stories to hear! ...and then there was the clear sunny forecast and rocks in the mtns.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 15, 2018 - 10:06pm PT
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Munge, you missed a once in a life time experience. I had thoughts of not going. So glad I did.
It's like, you can't imagine how great a climb or an event is until you do it or go to it. The spoken facts and stories will be gone unless the tribe takes them to heart, listens and records them. And the climbs, oh holy wow. The climbers sorting out what they will do and when, creating gear as they go. The shoes they wore on the routes they did.....omg! If you have sticky rubber today you can climb to the moon. :)
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Oct 16, 2018 - 07:53am PT
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This was quite a gathering where we heard great stories, renewed old friendships and made some new ones, and generally had a wonderful weekend. Here are some pictures; I wish I'd taken more...
From Friday night where Royal and Tom were the focus of choice words...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 16, 2018 - 05:28pm PT
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If you could put the Oakdale, "Legends of the Big Walls" Climberfest this past weekend to music......this would be it! I am the bald guy in the back with the tambourine. :)
Please open, it's awesome, legends of the legends, "Hey Jude" with Paul McCartney and Elton John and more. Just like our Big Wall Legends!
My link didn't work. Click below on Mouse's. Thanks!!!
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skip gaynard
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 16, 2018 - 09:52pm PT
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skip gaynard
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:12pm PT
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skip gaynard
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:14pm PT
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skip gaynard
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:16pm PT
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skip gaynard
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:29pm PT
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skip gaynard
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:30pm PT
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maus
Trad climber
Seattle
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Oct 17, 2018 - 04:54pm PT
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Lynne, in your photo of George Whitmore, the unidentified lady is his wife, Helen. We had burgers together at McDonald's on Friday night after we found everything else was closed. They are just a lovely couple. Great weekend for all who attended!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 18, 2018 - 12:16pm PT
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Thanks, maus, I have fixed!
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Oct 18, 2018 - 12:32pm PT
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As a token east coast attendee (I think that Joe Fitschen was the only other)I want to add my praise for this great event and thanks to Steve and Mimi (and any others involved)for the hard work of organizing it. I, too, wish it had been more heavily attended and by the younger generations--though it was a beautiful weekend. It was a really unique chance to meet, chat with, and hear presentations by, so many great folks who were highly influential not only in Yosemite climbing, but on the sport throughout the country, and the wider world as well....all with so many wonderful stories!!! Next year , hopefully, something in the Gunks.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 18, 2018 - 01:25pm PT
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I think that the event would be more heavily attended if it was held during a climbing “shoulder season.” Take note of the dates for the Banff Film Festival and the Piolet d’Or. They are held in Banff and Chamonix during times when there is little else to do.
I think this is especially true in regards to attracting younger climbers. Weekends in September and October are prime time for climbing. The last weekend in November or the first in December should be considered as they fall in between climbing and ski season.
You might also want to consider a location easier for people to get to. An urban location has good airport facilities and a large local population to draw on. Being close to a climbing area is not a plus.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2018 - 08:23pm PT
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A huge thanks to all of our speakers and loyal participants who made possible another fantastic Oakdale Festival in 2018! Come showtime I have as much fun as everyone else in the house. Big thanks to Ed Whittle for handling the AV details smoothly.
Jim- Being able to get over Tioga Pass is crucial for our attendees and speakers so anything later than mid-October isn't predictable enough.
Oakdale has been the venue for this event so that Tom Frost would be sure to come and join in the fun. He was there in spirit this year and I feel like NACHA has several more Yosemite and California related shows to do here. The town is quickly becoming a bit more hip with good restaurants staying open later that 9 PM which has been a problem in years past. This year we ended the weekend programming at 7 PM to address this.
To do an event in the Bay Area would triple the overhead and Oakdale is only a couple of hours from Oakland or Sacramento both affordable destinations on Southwest Airlines, the best carrier for climbers with a lot of luggage.
Getting younger climbers in the house is an ongoing challenge but we have had stars such as Alex Honnold and Mayan Smith-Gobat to appeal to a younger audience without much success despite superb program content.
How many climbers remember their weekend of climbing a year down the road? If you choose to come to a NACHA Festival it is a once in a lifetime experience that I guarantee will stay with you.
We just need to get the word out better which was a bit late this year as I had to quickly shift gears to expand the memorial on Friday evening to include both Tom and Royal as it turned out. Small Festivals that don't require renting a hall such as those in climbing shops like Neptune's in Boulder are a breeze and still offer great content in an after hours and consequently much briefer format.
All of the presentations are recorded to be shared with the climbing public once NACHA gets a bit further down the road. The Oakdale Festivals have also allowed the Flatlander Films crew (Tom Seawell, Jeff Wiant and Craig Flax) to capture some very valuable interview footage relating to Tom Frost for their documentary. The spirit of camaraderie and respect in the room is truly phenomenal.
Mimi and I just set the table for these esteemed presenters and they all did an outstanding job sharing their experiences and character with us. Very hearty fare indeed!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 19, 2018 - 10:32am PT
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How many climbers remember their weekend of climbing a year down the road?
the weekend of 10/27/2012 Eric and I went up the full route, Candy Mountain after working on the pitches throughout the year...
It's a great route and I was totally into it, and it was getting late in the year to do the full run-up, something like 10 pitches, we were racing the weather and the day length.
It meant missing the Oakdale Climber Festival that year, and while many people I knew were disappointed that I didn't attend, thinking back on it, many of the stories told are a remembrance of a "weekend of climbing" decades later.
I wrote about this climb, first as a pitch, A Golden Pitch then in an Alpinist piece.
Here is an image 1/16/2012 where we are going up to remove fixed lines, it was snowing, Linda is about to leave... not the usual scene of frolic in the "warm California Sun"
So that's probably at least a year's worth of work on a project, not continuous, but still a relief not having to look at the cliff, every time you're there, and think, "gee, we should finish that climb." And given the events of 2013 these climbs have an importance greater than they would have had otherwise.
My own "Oakdale Festival" worthy memories, and as I said elsewhere, climbers have to climb.
I remember it well...
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Oct 21, 2018 - 12:42pm PT
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Posted as "Bump."
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 21, 2018 - 01:27pm PT
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How many climbers remember their weekend of climbing a year down the road? If you choose to come to a NACHA Festival it is a once in a lifetime experience that I guarantee will stay with you.
So, it’s better, than climbing?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2018 - 07:49pm PT
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I am not kicking sand in the face of going climbing just trying to offer a solid entertainment alternative. If these shows had been going on back when I was climbing regularly I would have come to them and figured on climbing on either side.
A weekend rolls by in the wink of an eye, Seeker.
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