Renowned climber to give talk in Mascow Idaho

[Rich_Sheffield]

MOSCOW - Climber Fred Beckey will give a slide show and lecture Tuesday at the University of Idaho Law School.

The 80-year old-climber,who lives part time in Bellevue,Wash..when not climbing,has more then 100 first ascents

to his name. He has been a climber for nearly 70 years and has written several books. The program starts at 7:30 Pp.m.

[Necronomicon]

Who? I thought Helmy did all of the climbs?

[AlpineK]

Who the hell is this Fred Beckey guy?

 

Maybe you should tell us a little more about him.

[Dru]

Where is this "Mascow" place? Is that like a Moscow mascot?

[Ursa_Eagle]

Dru said:

Where is this "Mascow" place? Is that like a Moscow mascot ?

[Dru]

Go DUMPLES!

[Gary_Yngve]

Rich_Sheffield said:

MOSCOW - Climber Fred Beckey will give a slide show and lecture Tuesday at the University of Idaho Law School.

The 80-year old-climber,who lives part time in Bellevue,Wash..when not climbing,has more then 100 first ascents

to his name. He has been a climber for nearly 70 years and has written several books. The program starts at 7:30 Pp.m.

 

100? That's a low estimate... wouldn't 1000 be more like it?

[Dru]

1000 is "more than 100".... maybe Rich just means 100 IN IDAHO

[Ursa_Eagle]

must be the exchange rate, eh Dru?

[mtn_mouse]

Hey Rich

[Jake_Gano]

Yeah, just got back from the show. A-fucking-amazing. This guy is 80 and call still climb circles around me. He made some comment about climbing a 10c in Mexico a couple weeks ago. I'm a quarter of his age and couldn't do a 10c to save my life. First rates slides of his ascents all over the continent. I hung around afterwards and got him to sign a book. Felt like when you see a mountain for the first time after seeing pictures of it forever. Really a amazing man.