goatboy Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 For those of you who haven't seen this already: Outdoors NW Article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 What a great guy. Go figure he'd be holding out on us for a few of his hidden climbs. You'll be climbing some FA somewhere someday and find an old Becky piton on your "unclimbed" route. He was always there first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 (edited) Not bad except that he owns a house. I represented him in the purchase. I called Ken (the author of the article) and he politely agreed to print a correction, which should be in the next issue. Fred has slept on many hundreds of couches, but he has been a member of the "landed gentry" for two years now (and was so once before as well). Cheers, John Sharp Edited September 27, 2005 by Juan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Not bad except that he owns a house. I represented him in the purchase. I called Ken (the author of the article) and he politely agreed to print a correction, which should be in the next issue. Fred has slept on many hundreds of couches, but he has been a member of the "landed gentry" for two years now (and was so once before as well). Cheers, John Sharp He must be a convert and successful example of Bush's "ownership society". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwrts Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 yeah, he owns the house. but he is very rarely there. more of a storage unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr._Natural Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 too many lonely nights skuzzy? not enough ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyscum Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I wonder who will write his biography and when....Krakauer seems like a candidate... best & most detailed story I ever noticed about him was by the NYT Seattle correspondent....possibly there are dark-horse types out there...slightly surprised nobody's done it already... but I wonder about access to his papers/notes...Given his reputation for cussedness he's probably blocking it as best he can...& it seems we'll have to wait until he passeth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwrts Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 too many lonely nights skuzzy? not enough ? too many lonely nights... no wonder I go drinking all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 A year or more ago I heard about a documentary which was being made on Fred, with interviews with old partners, Helmy, etc. Anyone know updates on this? It was going to be at Telluride Film Fest, but as far as I know, it was never finished . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 It was being made by a guy from Sechelt, BC... I think they ran into funding difficultis that have so far prevented completion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kioti Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I work with Outdoors NW Magazine, We made the correction in our September Issue. Things happen that slip through the cracks, such is the editorial life. We should be having a short feature with Yvon Chouinard in the coming months as well. Keep your eye peeled for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 "Nice short feature on Fred" If this had been in spray I would have been deathly afraid to open it at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 ...and what if it had said a nice long feature on Fred? Hmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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