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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 15, 2009 - 02:44pm PT
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Need I say more?
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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Feb 15, 2009 - 03:37pm PT
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Nope...
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 15, 2009 - 03:53pm PT
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What she wrote.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Feb 15, 2009 - 03:55pm PT
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That Jello guy has got some serious mojo!
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 15, 2009 - 03:57pm PT
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Yes he does. It was so cool to finally meet him in person last fall. The visit was much too short, however.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 15, 2009 - 04:10pm PT
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Few people know how multifaceted Jeff is; not just climbing and videography.
Some climbers staying in a motel just about to repeat one of his routes in Capital Reef might be amazed to discover he built the motel too!
Or perhaps there are climbers who enjoy visiting Hawaii but don't realize that Jeff made pioneering efforts as an island courier.
And then there's the sheep herding,..well, we won't talk about that,..
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 15, 2009 - 04:12pm PT
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Ewe wouldn't, would ewe!!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Feb 15, 2009 - 04:13pm PT
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Baaah! they only do that in Wyoming.
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Nohea
Trad climber
Aiea,Hi
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Feb 15, 2009 - 06:12pm PT
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Jeff is a standard that I attempt to follow and I fail, but his encouraging words say do not give up, keep going.
Thank You and Aloha,
Wil
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SammyLee2
Trad climber
Memphis, TN
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Feb 15, 2009 - 07:15pm PT
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I've never met the man in person but he was gracious enough to reply to an email I sent him. Funny how the greats of our sport seem to keep the little guy in mind too. Thanks Jeff.
I also have had Mal Daly, Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden and Karl Baba chat with me at the base. Where else and what other sport does that happen? Even Lynn Hill and Largo took the time to reply to an email I sent. Try and send an email to Bret Farve.
I'm not sure what makes this true. I think it is something we share about what happens on the sharp end. Expert or not, the consequences can be, serious. Perhaps it's just the rock has worn the edges of ego off. Good deal, eh?
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Feb 16, 2009 - 01:04am PT
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Well, Steve (and others), my inclination is to protest all this praise. But..instead...I'll just lower my head, take a few deep breaths ...come up for air...and say "Thank you all". What a deep well of support is here. I am one fortunate SOB.
-Jello
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Feb 16, 2009 - 01:08am PT
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Haven't meet Jello yet, but heard and read lots of good stuff. Here's to you ...... kinda speechless (wordless) you've done so much in the cimbing world and the world in general.... and I'm just a newbie climber....but I'm good at life and can appreciate your incredible one.
Cheers Jello, Peace and Joy from Lynne
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2009 - 11:02am PT
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Bump it up, shamelessly, for one of my heros!
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pip the dog
Mountain climber
the outer bitterroots
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Feb 16, 2009 - 11:36am PT
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as i recently wrote recently to a new friend in this venue:
"a generation behind him, i watched from a distance his maturation from rock, to ice, and then the high mountains (never abandoning any of the former as he expanded his range of tricks). that turned me on to 'the next thing to at least explore'. and in doing so Jeff helped me find what has long been the joy of my life. (my stuff, of course, still orders of magnitude below what he accomplished decades ago). bless his mighty heart for opening those worlds to me."
and some of the sly tricks i learned from his ice books have saved this dog's toosh more than once.
met him just a couple times, once in khumbu. as wicked smart and funny as he is skilled in climbing's many facets. and no ego i could discern, we mostly talked about what fay stuff i was up to.
small wonder i hold him in such high esteem.
all good things, Jeff, as one of your remarkable character so richly deserves.
[well, that's this verbose dog's best effort at a bump -- guess i could have just said 'bump')
^,,^ (or pip, or michael, or "hey dope don't drop that!" -- pick one)
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Feb 16, 2009 - 02:14pm PT
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Back in the day, we started out trying to be the most rounded climbers we could, instead of specializing.
*Free
*Ice
*Walls
*Aid
*Alpine
*Mixed
*Boulders
Jello is about the roundest guy I can think of!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2009 - 02:27pm PT
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Survival
You forgot a few. . .
Humble
Kind
Gentlemanly
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Feb 17, 2009 - 11:08am PT
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You're correct Steve, my bad....sorry.
Celebrate Jelloness, may we become more like him!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 17, 2009 - 11:15am PT
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Jeff truly is our very own Blond Elvis!!!
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Feb 18, 2009 - 12:51am PT
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I will be one of those to second any motion for
Jeff Lowe as one of our special paragons of
inspiration. He is truly the measure of the art,
and yet I wish we had climbed together more. Still,
whenever we are together I get the sense we have
done a thousand climbs together. Our spirits are
linked through many experiences, parallel universes,
Greg Lowe, for example, being a brother to both
of us, and so on... Hats off to my friend,
Pat
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