Yosemite Climber And George Meyers Appreciation Thread

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BBA

Social climber

West Linn OR

Feb 20, 2009 - 11:53pm PT

I have a February 1940 Sierra Club Bulletin with Part IV of a serialization of "A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra" which deals with Yosemite Valley, probably the first guide to the Valley written. Fifty five routes listed. The language in parts of the 1956 version about Yosemite in Hervey Voge's guide is identical to that in the 1940 serialization, but by then there were 91 routes. The writing was done by Richard Leonard and David Brower.

Bullwinkle

Boulder climber

Feb 21, 2009 - 12:30am PT

I spent two days at George's amazing ranch in Colorado this summer scanning his collection for the StoneMasters Book. He's got some incredable work, way more than what he put in the Book and no he's not interested in a reprint of Yosemite Climber, to bad. DF

elcap-pics

climber

Crestline CA

Feb 21, 2009 - 12:45am PT

Yeah this book really got me going into climbing photography along with Galens.. great stuff, great memories. Climbing photography is great stuff from any point of view... thanks George!!!
Tom

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2009 - 11:57am PT

Not to kick sand in your face, Steel, but you are missing Livesey's baby blue topo book that came out prior to the two ring Meyers guide. I haven't seen mine in years. Very rare item. Anybody have one out there?

Jaybro

Social climber

wuz real!

Feb 21, 2009 - 12:42pm PT

I used to have one of those

graham

Social climber

Ventura, California

Feb 21, 2009 - 01:00pm PT

The first page of this thread cracked me up pretty good!

Too funny Caylor…

Kathy did that really happen? There is a faint recollection on something. By the sound of it though I must have really missed the boat. Maybe a good thing, even today I’m getting hunted down by girls from Argentina and Europe. There’s no hiding anymore.

Back to George Meyers here, a man I always appreciated. Here he is on our Sentential Falls ascent.

marty(r)

climber

beneath the valley of ultravegans

Feb 21, 2009 - 04:10pm PT

For those interested, the 'Yosemite Climber' benefit project for Jim Bridwell is underway. I got an email from Chris Falkenstein the other day and the book is making its rounds. Dean Potter, Dale Bard, CF, and Ron Kauk have signed. More to follow. Once all the signatures are gathered an auction will be held to raise funds for Jim. It'll probably be too little, too late, but still a worthy cause. Keep checking in.
Marty

Mighty Hiker

Social climber

Vancouver, B.C.

Feb 21, 2009 - 04:47pm PT

Livesey's select guide was printed in 1975 or perhaps 1974. Rather oriented toward the visiting English climber.

George's first (green cover) topo guide was published in 1976 - I bought a copy at Robbin's store in Modesto on the way to the Valley in early September that year, and it had just appeared. Perhaps because my mother was a librarian, I wouldn't let people remove pages or otherwise dismember my copy, and so still have it in fairly good shape. Everyone had many happy hours in the long autumn nights in the lounge, poring over the guide and dreaming.

Roger Breedlove

climber

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Feb 21, 2009 - 04:59pm PT

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2009 - 08:04pm PT

Roger- would you mind posting the topos around the Central Pillar of Frenzy for grins?!?

Anastasia

climber

Not here

Feb 21, 2009 - 08:50pm PT

Hats off to the great George Meyers!!! Thanks for being you!

Beyond that...

Blinny...
Don't we all get stupid-silly around people we are attracted to? Your story makes me laugh since it reflects a few people I know. (They are so fantastic and don't even "know it!" )
I think Graham in the end was just saving himself without knowing it for that beautiful wife of his. Now that is a woman worth her salt! I really like her.
:)AF

steelmnkey

climber

Vision man...ya gotta have vision...

Feb 21, 2009 - 09:38pm PT

No problem Steve - no sand taken. Just posting up a sampling.

I know I don't have 'em all...I'd take a wild guess that Randy V. probably has some pretty early stuff for Yosemite that not many even know about. I know he does for Tahq.

Love to have even a xeroxed copy of that Livesey deal, Roger...

Roger Breedlove

climber

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Feb 21, 2009 - 10:16pm PT

It is late here in Roger-in-the-snow land and it takes lots of time for my 3036 to process the scans, so if it is okay, I'll scan tomorrow.

Given the apparent scarcity of copies Livesey's topo book, I think that Steve should get possession. I defaced it by adding my name on the table of contents page.

All agreed.

Motion taken.

Steve, please e-mail me an address.

Cheers, Roger

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Feb 21, 2009 - 10:24pm PT

hey there george/jorge... say, you are a most kind guy! only know you from here---thanks for letting me use the chappy-tree-climbing pic to post in the tree thread... :)

*figure i can send it to him, by email, to see, too, i would reckon! thanks and god bless!

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2009 - 10:54pm PT

Thanks for the offer Roger but mine will show up. All that wanders is not lost....

The 1992 Proto-bouldering guide.

Roger Breedlove

climber

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Feb 22, 2009 - 11:33am PT

I posted some of the topos from Pete Livesey's "Rock Climbs in Yosemite" here.

marty(r)

climber

beneath the valley of ultravegans

Mar 16, 2009 - 07:50pm PT

Update on the Bridwell/Yosemite Climber project: After a full three weeks by cloven hoof, the book has made its way from Chris Falkenstein in the Valley to Peter Mayfield in Donner Summit and is now on its way to Ventura and Mike Graham. Thanks so much everyone who's taken an interest and is contributing something for the Bird.