The Ancient Ones

[stillcrankin]

These are some pictures of a line of mashies with an ancient bolt at the top that a group of us spotted on the underside of the 15th street Ravenna Park bridge in 1971 or so. We used to cut high school (Roosevelt) to go to the park and smoke illegal substances.

 

We never could figure out who would have put up such an incredible line. There weren't that many people capable of doing something like this at that time. They looked ancient even in 1971. They're still there, slings gently swaying in mute testimony, as a reminder that there were climbers here before us.

 

 

 

Edited April 17, 2006 by stillcrankin

[RICHARD_CILLEY]

Wasn´t me.

[John Frieh]

 

[scheissami]

Hey, I know that guy....

[AFIVE]

Roosevelt in N P-town? The Ancient Ones = Moki.

[thatguy]

20th Ave Bridge Rope Swing Class '71

[fatswaller]

I don't remember the line of mashies but I do remember

the the trips down to the park and under the bridge when

I should of be in class or lunch in 1971.

[AFIVE]

No ones ran out to repeat this yet? Come on you Rocky Butte aid gremlins.....no takers?

[archenemy]

Didn't someone recently put out a guidebook on local "urban" climbing?

[klenke]

Well, good old lanky Dave has this one for UW buildings.

[G-spotter]

If Dean potter solos this thing, you're all gonna be in BIG trouble. The Tool could ban ALL illegal bridge climbing.

[billcoe]

No ones ran out to repeat this yet? Come on you Rocky Butte aid gremlins.....no takers?

 

We got to go up to Seattle to climb a bridge? We have our own stinking bridges down here.

[AFIVE]

I wasn't sure where this was Bill. No one ever answered my question about Roosevelt High in P-Town or not. There is a bridge that sort of looks like that in N. Portland (where Roosevelt is located.) This is Bridge town is it not? How many bridges have an old tatty line of crusted out mashies? Sounds like a fun way to spend a rainy Sunday Portland morning. I am not familiar with the park (Ravenna), it sounds like it's in Seattle. A bit of a drive for that kind of fun.

[chris]

Ravenna Park is in Seattle, running alongside Ravenna Boulevard. Duh. A simple Google search for "ravenna park" get this as the very first hit:

http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/parks/parkspaces/ravenna.htm

[billcoe]

Yeah, I had never heard of anyone putting this up in Portland, and you'd think that there would be this incredably irresistable urge to spray about it..........

 

The only bridge I've ever done (twice-long time ago), I can't remember where it was and can't find it again.

 

Maybe I put it out of my mind when I heard Wiss zippered it and landed in the river. Think of piton hammer, iron, biners, weight pulling you down into the water, trying to float, trying to live....not a good mix.

[John Frieh]