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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 16, 2013 - 02:06pm PT
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That would be saying very little...LOL
I haven't had a chance to do a Preuss route yet but the day will certainly come.
Quite the Grand Stage for the Last Act.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 16, 2013 - 02:26pm PT
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klk, did the book come out? :o)
So I don't have to read every post of this thread again?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Nov 16, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
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klk, did the book come out?
i wish.
ive been slammed. im close to having a finished draft, but that would still be at least a year and probably more away from having shelf copies.
and i'm home again this weekend working, but not on the manuscript, unfortunately.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Nov 16, 2013 - 05:01pm PT
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Geeez, Kerwin . . . I was hoping I would still be alive when it comes out!
Work faster.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2013 - 12:20am PT
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Geeez, Kerwin . . . I was hoping I would still be alive when it comes out!
Work faster.
BWA HA HA hahahahaaa!!!
Yeah Kerwin, let's have it! I have about five old bros I'd like to buy it for.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Dec 18, 2013 - 09:43am PT
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Randisi
A good place for Piaz to be to get away from the fascists of his day...
... and a beautiful rifugio - melting into the mountain world...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 19, 2013 - 12:07pm PT
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The Preuss Refugio is 100 meters lower than my house in elevation....steeper terrain in the back yard however.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Dec 19, 2013 - 12:56pm PT
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Geeez, Kerwin . . . I was hoping I would still be alive when it comes out!
Work faster.
you sound like my department chair. heh
im hoping to have a chapter draft to send you pretty soon. although i prolly jinxed by writing that in a public forum.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2014 - 01:21pm PT
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you sound like my department chair. heh
An anxious public is a good thing, no?
Before long we'll be linking you with Licky and the 77 dope plane book!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 20, 2018 - 07:21pm PT
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Back to the roots bump...
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Jan 20, 2018 - 09:11pm PT
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It appears that Kerwin is Professor Emeritus at Berkeley. I've lost touch with him. Anyone?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 20, 2018 - 09:40pm PT
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I can send you an email address from 2014 when I hear back from you.
Cheers
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rolo
climber
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Mar 25, 2019 - 08:08am PT
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This thread is about to become very relevant...
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Mar 25, 2019 - 10:54am PT
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Rolo--could you elaborate on your comment, as I , for one, am totally mystified about what you are referring to?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Mar 25, 2019 - 12:37pm PT
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An English-language biography of Preuss should appear soon.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Mar 25, 2019 - 12:38pm PT
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If Kerwin reads this, I hope you're still working on the world history of mountaineering. No one could do it better.
A reminder, Preuss died free soloing at the age of 27. Over the last few years his Wikipedia page has been expanded and improved considerably.
Thanks mostly to Randisi and KLK, this is a marvelous historical thread, and would easily form the basis for a book.
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rolo
climber
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Mar 25, 2019 - 02:19pm PT
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My comment does not relate to a biography of Preuss or to his wikipedia page, on which Randy, and others have done an amazing job, but rather to three ascents that just happened. Hopefully the person involved will be keen to share the news soon.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Mar 25, 2019 - 03:16pm PT
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I was in Chamonix in 2017 and the town had banners up honoring famous climbers.
The one about Preuss was interesting in that it mentioned that he was Jewish.
He was an outsider in Austrian society in several ways. I wonder if this contributed to his life as a soloist, since the banner indicates he was excluded from the Austrian Alpine Club.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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Mar 25, 2019 - 09:56pm PT
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C'mon Rolando spill the beans.
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