Lowell_Skoog Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) A public celebration of the life of Fred Beckey is scheduled for Sunday, December 3, 2017 at The Mountaineers in Seattle. Doors open at 1pm. Admission is free, but space may be limited. For tickets, visit this site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remembering-fred-beckey-a-celebration-of-life-tickets-39879444492 Edited November 28, 2017 by Lowell_Skoog Quote
JasonG Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 I was wondering when the memorial would be. Thanks Lowell! Quote
olyclimber Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 Thanks Lowell, I just actually added this event to the new CC.com calendar this morning! Quote
JasonG Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 What an incredible tribute today to the man, the myth, the legend. Special thanks to our own Matt Perkins, Lowell Skoog, Colin Haley, and Don Serl for the heart felt and enlightening tributes to Fred and his impact on their own lives! Hopefully Lowell can put a link to his slideshow here once he clears all the permissions. It is well worth watching. The take home messages that stuck with me today: "Stay on route." "Fred was NOT a bum". "Old-timers are a renewable resource" And the funniest line, I thought (I may have it slightly wrong), came when John Rupley relayed how the police reacted finding him and Fred bivying in a picnic shelter in Banff: "They treated us nice because at least we weren't committing carnal acts like some people from the French portions of Canada". Great to put so many faces to names I only knew from Fred's books! Quote
Lowell_Skoog Posted December 7, 2017 Author Posted December 7, 2017 Video presentation from the memorial: http://www.alpenglow.org/people/fred-beckey-devoted-to-mountains/index.html Quote
olyclimber Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 Well done Lowell! Thank you for sharing. That actually made me want get out, so I think it represents Fred well. I especially loved the picture of Fred in the plane over Waddington in 2013. Quote
JasonG Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 Awesome! That is an incredible tribute to Fred, and so perfectly on point. Quote
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