Spencer Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Rainier Mountain Festival always a cool event some good deals on equipment, Picture is Mountaineering Legends Jim & Lou Whitaker Peter Whitaker, Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn Did anyone else go this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Don't forget mountaineering legend Wolf Bauer, the little guy on the left in your picture! If you were to ask Jim or Lou Whittaker, they'd probably say he's the biggest legend of them all: http://www.mountaineers.org/NWMJ/05/051_Bauer1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Oh Ya, Wolf is 95 and did speak and joked about teaching the Whitakers to rope up, he then sat down and told stories and listened to thers drinking a coke! I hope at 95 I am that sharp. Ed Viester and Dave Hahn also have some great stories, although many tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Holy Crap! Did you see that pic of Wolf in his kayak on the Middlefork? No pfd or helmet. He must think we're all wankers. Thanks Lowell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Wolf would be cool to have a beer with. As for teaching other to rope up, I met an old dude on the Ptarmigan traverse once who said he taught Jim Wickwire how to climb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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