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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Apr 16, 2010 - 05:17pm PT
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Yep, Fritz was soloing easy routes and following at least 5.9s into his 80s until a stroke at 82, I think, put an end to his climbing. Reppy is still climbing, George Hurley, and alot of us New England youngsters in our 60s. And it is not only well-known climbers that keep going. Out here in western Mass., Ed Daniels inspires, climbing actively and well both locally and in the Gunks at 85--and he's had a pacemaker for over 20 years!!!! And back east in the Boston area, his contemporary, Bill Atkinson still gets on the rock on occasion--and surely is still a very active presence on the climbing social scene.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Apr 17, 2010 - 10:03pm PT
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here's another 60+ guy, Tom Rogers, still hittin' it...
Tom on the sharp end, Metalhead 5.10C
Tom on Plutonics
Tom leading the money pitch on Goldmember
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Bump for updates....
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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I'm afraid to out some as I'm not sure how old they are since they climb so damn hard.
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j-tree
Big Wall climber
Typewriters and Ledges
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Steve Bosque is in his 60's and just finished putting up a new aid bigwall route on lower cathedral spire last week.
Guy's a monster and just keeps on going. Wish he'd clip his tie off loops to the eye of the piton though.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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60+ Bill McConachie soloing steep ice in Ouray...
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Breaking news: Donini Still A Mutant
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Donini's wife Angela posted this info on FB today about Jim's adventures in the Karakorum mountains.
phone call from Jim Donini back at basecamp having established high camp on Choktoi peak. Going for a new route in a 5 day weather window starting Thursday morning
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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^^^Thats Great news!
May The Force be with Obi One Donini!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
West Slope of Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon, USA
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^^^^^^
I second that!!!!! Twice!
Plaid
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Bob has been climbing at a high level for a long time, why shouldn't he mention that, it would seem relevant to a "climber's forum" and especially relevant to this thread, 1977 is probably before the majority of people reading the thread were born... among many of the other attributes that qualify him as an "old school guy."
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Yup, Bob is the real deal, and certainly on topic.
I don't think I led my first twelve till 1980, and it's been weeks since the last one. I've got a couple of Wyde roof projects In the .13 range, pending, getting closer all the time. And I still have time, I'm only sixty.
I'm only one of many.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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I saw that 6 year past slap.it was just before dawn here, it set a spark under me.
Immediately I wanted to jump to the Philly Flyers defense .
Potatochiphead, how many first assent do you get credit from others for having established ?
Okay that's not fair, you just started climbing.
How many climbs have you climbed that are Big B D'A's FAs?
Your a wee speck and should recognize that some of the best climbers
have been, evidently, Overlooked when it comes to their lasting greatness.
Greatness, defined by the quite pursuit of Quality climbs.
So if anyone of the prolific climbers shows up, with even the thinnest post.
You should consider yourself lucky.
If you do not have anything friendly, nice to add,
STFU !
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Dan Dellinges: In is 60s and still putting up new routes weekly.
Larry Zulim: In his 60s and still leading 5.11 and 5.12 trad routes.
Rene Ardesch: In his 60s and still teaching the next generation out on the rock.
All great dudes. All over 2x my age :)
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Just got a note from Dick Dorworth, who advises that he just took his first leader fall in years and is beginning to realize mortality. He's 77.
Had to give up climbing years ago as the joints rebelled, but until 2 years ago, at 83, I was still ripping around the wilderness trails here on the mt. bike, terrorizing the wildlife and myself. A couple of short flights over the bars with memorable landings convinced me that I was getting as brittle as a pack of Pringles, so that's that. Nostalgia time.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Great picture, limpingcrab!
John
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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May 28, 2019 - 01:17am PT
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Update?
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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May 28, 2019 - 01:59am PT
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Well, by his own count the OP should have 19 good years left. He’s squandered the last 11.
And he grossly overestimated the age of Peter Croft. He had Croft pegged for over 60 back in 2008. He’s only 61 now, the punk.
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Aeriq
Sport climber
100-year Visitor
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May 28, 2019 - 07:41am PT
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Darrell Hensel is still putting up hard new routes pretty much every damn week.
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