sobo

Me thinkgs the Bird would dispute that one. Gaston, I've just spent the first hour of my day at work trying to verify (by internet search) the source of the above quote. I couldn't find it anywhere, but I'm pretty sure I read it in a book many years ago, and it was attributed to Paul Petzoldt in that book. By "the Bird" I'm assuming you mean Jim Bridwell. It could very well have been him, given his reputation as THE hard man of his day. Can you verify him as the source? If so, I will stand humbly corrected. I'm sorry sobo, but I was merely saying that Jim Bridwell ( the Bird) would dispute that there are no old bold climbers, and not that he actually said the line. Tah. Ahhh, but see this excerpt from an earlier post of mine, from above: However, I would agree that The Bird was a bold climber in his day (don't hear much about him anymore), and he is old now (must be, by the mere passing of years), so I still believe the axiom is true as stated. It all depends upon what one defines as the limits of "bold" and "old", doesn't it? Given the disparate and subjective definitions of "bold" and "old", would you say that The Bird is still a bold climber, when one considers the competition one would face in the sport in this day?

Exactly! I know we've had this discussion about better clarification here before.

You might do well to provide more explanation as to which Chimney Rock you are referring. I know of at least three sites by that name in the PNW.

See this thread.

Me thinkgs the Bird would dispute that one. Gaston, I've just spent the first hour of my day at work trying to verify (by internet search) the source of the above quote. I couldn't find it anywhere, but I'm pretty sure I read it in a book many years ago, and it was attributed to Paul Petzoldt in that book. By "the Bird" I'm assuming you mean Jim Bridwell. It could very well have been him, given his reputation as THE hard man of his day. Can you verify him as the source? If so, I will stand humbly corrected. It seems GL thinks that Jim Bridwell IS an Old/Bold climber, not that The Bird actually SAID that quote. John Bachar is still alive too as far as I know. Maybe not terribly "old" yet, but certainly "older" and certainly bold. As someone said on a different thread, "no points for reading comprehension" Alpinfox, Well, I assumed that GL was questioning the attribution of the quote, since I had no reason to conclude otherwise. He may have thought (by way of an alternative) that I had not given credit to Bridwell, if he indeed had coined the axiom. I guess until GL weighs in with his intent of his post, we'll never be entirely sure what he meant. However, I would agree that The Bird was a bold climber in his day (don't hear much about him anymore), and he is old now (must be, by the mere passing of years), so I still believe the axiom is true as stated. It all depends upon what one defines as the limits of "bold" and "old", doesn't it? And as my parting shot, the "reading comprehension" shot I took on another thread a coupla weeks ago was due to some swift and deft editing of the previous post, before my reply was posted. I called "poor form" on that one! Little devil, that guy is!

Me thinkgs the Bird would dispute that one. Gaston, I've just spent the first hour of my day at work trying to verify (by internet search) the source of the above quote. I couldn't find it anywhere, but I'm pretty sure I read it in a book many years ago, and it was attributed to Paul Petzoldt in that book. By "the Bird" I'm assuming you mean Jim Bridwell. It could very well have been him, given his reputation as THE hard man of his day. Can you verify him as the source? If so, I will stand humbly corrected.

"I don't know who was the first to summit Everest, but I do know that I was the first to do it and come back and tell about it." Sir Edmund Hillary, also referring to Mallory and Irvine

Now that's a good one. Did you come up with that on your own, iain?

That movie was so suck in terms of realism (or lack thereof). A snow peg holds a tentful of people in an avalanche chute. And then, oh yeah, a Huey makes the save somewhere waaaaaaaay above its 10k-foot ceiling. Yeah yeah yeah. That's it. Almost as bad as totin' along a case or two of nitroglycerine on your next 8k-meter summit bid. WITF does Hollywood come up with this crap?

Lemme guess... "That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger." ?

"Experience is the result of employing good judgment, good judgment is the result of surviving bad judgment." Not sure, but I think it was Mark Twight or John Roskelly, but I could be wrong on both counts

"Good wezzah, bad wezzah, any wezzah is good wezzah for climbing." Karl Freitag, from "The Eiger Sanction"

"There are old climbers and there are bold climbers, but there are no old, bold climbers." Paul Petzoldt, founder of NOLS and 2nd ascensionist of the Grand Teton

Or hogsheads...

lurked and sprayed. got a little work in so i didn't feel so guilty as earlier this week.

Dude, that's just harsh! We were just kidding around with our instructor. Sounds like someone was out to kill you guys! TLG, is there a Murder 1 charge in there somewhere?

Lemme guess, phenolthalene (don't count on my spelling, i'm not a chemist)? We dropped a bit of that into our 9th grade Physical Sciences instructor's coffee mug when he wasn't looking. Made for quite a sight a few minutes later as he sprinted for the head. I believe it's the main ingredient in Ex-Lax.

OOOOOooo. Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Hope thingz work out well for you soon. If it's any consolation, I've been forcibly removed from two of the three jobs I've had since matriculation. And I landed on my feet with better pay and benes each time. But if I keep this spray up, I'll go 3 for 3! Best of luck to you. Write when you get work.

How does a LawGoddess become unemployed? Is this by choice so you can climb more? Mebbe not my business, but I'm just curious. Feel free to smack me down if it's a sensitive subject.

Yeah, as if they're saying to themselves, "Whoa! Did that come from me?"

Hellyeah! HB eggs got the stench on the way in! Reprocessed to a fine aroma by the time they come out! Whew!

Agreed, but in a stealthy sort of way. I find that the darker the libation, the more subtle the sound, yet more vile the stench. BTW gapertimmy, howz you PTL study going? Final results in yet?

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goddammit, trask. sucked me into it again. STOP IT! Just stop it!

suck balls, asseyes