builder206 Posted May 8, 2008 Posted May 8, 2008 copy & paste: Royal Robbins 5/8/2008 7:00 PM Location: the main Seattle REI store Presented by Continental Divide Trail Alliance www.cdtrail.org Royal Robbins, one of the word's greatest adventures and longtime supporter of the CDTA, will share of his incredible climbs in the Washington area and how they impacted his legendary career as a climber. In addition, we'll show the The West Face, a film written and narrated by Barry Corbet featuring Royal Robbin's and Yvon Chouinard's ascent of the West Face of the Sentinel in Yosemite National Park. The film showcases the beauty and poetry of rock climbing and won Best Film at the 1966 Trento (Italy) Film Festival. Following the film, members of the Continental Divide Trail Alliance will speak about the trail's historical importance as well as the ongoing need to preserve its natural beauty and purity. Grounded in the belief that the outdoors is a place of inspiration and true re-creation, Royal Robbins supports the CDTA because the organization preserves America's beautiful outdoor spaces and provides a sacred place for all levels of adventurers to explore. His outdoor apparel company contributes an annual monetary donation to the CDTA and Royal himself continues to sit on the honorary board. The CDTA's preservation and trail maintenance provides outdoor spaces for adventurers of all generations. The organization was created to assist the federal land management agencies in the completion, management and protection of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).
hemp22 Posted May 8, 2008 Posted May 8, 2008 FYI, The West Face movie is great, and it would be well worth attending this just to see the movie. It's kind of like being in a time machine, and is pretty far ahead of its time for climbing-film-making. Any Seattlite should try to go see it if you're not busy.
builder206 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Posted May 9, 2008 Glad I saw the movie. Royal said it was shot in 1964 but they had a perlon rope. I was expecting Goldline. Great sequence showing Chouinard pounding in a pin, clipping in, then taking a wrap of rope at the biner and pulling himself up on it, then using the piton as a foothold. Those embers should still be warm 44 years later! Royal seems like a kind person but spoke warily and in political generalities, as if he had been burned previously in speaking engagements and had learned not to say anything controversial. I am not saying that to mean it is a bad thing. It was what it was. I was grateful for the privilege to hear such a great figure in climbing. Key takeaway: “the zipper fall is to be avoided.”
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