mark Posted January 25, 2001 Share Posted January 25, 2001 Does anybody out there no whatever happened to Helmy Becky? He did so much early on with Fred and then his name just disappears from the climbing scene. Is there a story there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 25, 2001 Share Posted January 25, 2001 read 'challenge of the north cascades'. fred becky's autobiography. not only do you get the story of helmy, but a good history on cascade climbing. the book in my opinion really majes you want to get out there do do some real climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 8, 2001 Share Posted February 8, 2001 Some friends of mine from Sechelt are making a documentary about Fred Beckey and according to them Helmy is still alive & well. But for whatever reason him & Fred don't get along to well nowadays. There is going to be some footage in the film of the brothers trash-talkin' each other (or so they say) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 8, 2001 Share Posted February 8, 2001 I thought Helmy died in an avalanche, like 50 years ago...? If he is still alive, its a better kept secret than...well... confused, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted February 8, 2001 Author Share Posted February 8, 2001 Thanks Dru, I'll keep my eye out for that. Erik, I had read most of Fred's book The Challenge of the North Cascades before and I thumbed through it again after your post. I found lots of stories of his adventures with Fred, but no story regarding why he faded out of sight. Can you tell me where in the book that is,if it is in there? I agree with you, the book sure makes you want to go climbing. Rgds [This message has been edited by mark (edited 02-08-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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