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Chix Of The North Cascades

First ascents and hard roots

By Fried "Kiss n Tell" Bakey.

 

"This book makes my life feel like a gaping hole of need" - Oprah

"If only I hadn't married that judge" - Vasiliki

"He may be 80 but he has the stamina of a 50-year old" -unnamed cc.comette

"They may call me Big Lou but next to Fred I'm Big Who?" - L. Whittaker tongue.gif

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trask said:

I watched Fred last night. I enjoyed the show and am impressed with Fred's knowledge of the Cascades and also his "laid-back" approach to climbing and his accomplishments.

 

Yeah, the most impressive part of the show was how matter-of-fact and "no big deal" his whole discussion was. I guess for Fred, talking about first ascents in the Cascades is about like me talking about mowing my back yard, just something you do.

 

One bit of added trivia -- he talked about the railroad engineer Stevens who found Stevens pass. He later went on to be the chief engineer of the Panama Canal for several years.

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Dru said:

yes i believe many of Freds accomplishments have been laid back, or back-to-back smirk.gif

 

he hasn't yet written a book on that though

i suspect it would be a bit like "Women" by Bukowski.

 

"You've got to fuck a great many women

beautiful women

and write a few decent love poems.

 

and don't worry about age

and/or freshly-arrived talent.

 

just drink more beer

more and more beer"

 

You gotta love Bukowski. I just picked up "Love is a Dog from Hell" the other week. cheeburga_ron.gifbigdrink.gif and smileysex5.gif is the pursuit of happiness.

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