wayne Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Who do you most admire,envy, and are most influenced by? It says a lot about your interests and philosophy on climbing. Mine in the past. Gaston Rebuffat Jim Whittaker Peter Croft Messner Alan Watts Present: Steve House Colin Haley Ben Gilmore Amazing what is being done in the alpine arena lately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Brad Jarrett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindawg Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Dwayner 'n pope. followed by: Gaston Rebuffat- poet of the mountain spirit and role-model guide. Walter Bonatti - pushing the limits. Sir Edmund Hillary - a genuine explorer and humanitarian. Rheinhold Messner - going where no man had gone before. (By the way, his concept of "murdering the impossible" includes his attitude about bolting.) BIG LOU - Rainier Royalty Sorry, ain't got no sport-clippin', rap-boltin', flavors of the week on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My heroes have always been cowboys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Pete Schoening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccallboater Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Joe Collins Bill Fix Don Hutchings Each taught me a lot about life, along with what climbing is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Big Ditto on Pete Schoening. Willi Unsoeld as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyside_up Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Willi Unsoeld Jezry Kukuczka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My dog, Baja. Best partner I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Royal Robbins, 1st Ascent of NW face of Half Dome, cover of National Geographic in 1964. That was when I first knew I was going to be a rock climber. Alex Lowe, Missoula in the 70's and 80's. Alex put up a lot of hard routes in the Bitterroot and had an infectous spirit of fun and adventure. Pete Schoening, for the most incredible save and for emmulating the character of the "old school". Colin Haley, for climbing massive routes and selling me his Cobras really cheap. He also seems to "emmulate the character of the "old school"". Edited May 19, 2008 by Bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Wolfgang Gullich Peter Croft John Gill Royal Robbins Tom Frost Michael Reardon Chris Sharma Catherine Destiville Lynn Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 no lionel terray yet? "Philistines may think that we were madmen indeed to go through such suffering and danger to arrive at this lonely spot. What did you hope to find there, they may ask. Glory? Nobody cares about young fools who waste their best years in meaningless combats far from the eyes of the world. Fortune? Our clothes were in rags and next day we would go back down to a life of slaving for the barest essentials. What we sought was the unbounded and essential joy that boils in the heart and penetrates every fibre of our being when, after long hours skirting the borders of death, we can again hug life to us with all our strength. Nietzsche defined it thus: `The secret of knowing the most fertile experiences and the greatest joys in life is to live dangerously.'" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTM Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Sonnie Trotter The 1950 Annapurna French Expedition team Anyone trying their hardest at their limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Anyone trying their hardest at their limit :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Alex Lowe Peter Croft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My "A-List" is long and distinguished. I'll probably be adding to this as time goes on... Round One, in no particular order: Doug Scott Chris Bonnington Joe Tasker Maurice Herzog Heinrich Harrer Reinhold Messner Mugs Stump Edmund Hillary Alex Lowe Jeff Lowe Jim Bridwell Warren Harding Carlos Buhler Walter Bonatti John Roskelly Marty Hoey Lynn Hill Alison Hargreaves Wanda Rutkiewicz Royal Robbins Yvon Chouinard Fred Beckey Layton Kor and lastly (for now), Frank Gibson Round Two (credits to wfinley) Paul Petzoldt Jack Durrance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My "A-List" is long and distinguished. I'll probably be adding to this as time goes on... ... Fred Beckey ... That took longer then I thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My "A-List" is long and distinguished. I'll probably be adding to this as time goes on... ... Fred Beckey ... That took longer then I thought... You must have missed this part... Round One, in no particular order: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Chuck Pratt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Stacy Allison Sherri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My "A-List" is long and distinguished. I'll probably be adding to this as time goes on... ... Fred Beckey ... That took longer then I thought... You must have missed this part... Round One, in no particular order: I was talking about the whole thread as you were the first to list Fred... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 john frieh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My "A-List" is long and distinguished. I'll probably be adding to this as time goes on... ... Fred Beckey ... That took longer then I thought... You must have missed this part... Round One, in no particular order: I was talking about the whole thread as you were the first to list Fred... Ah! It occurred to me after I replied that that was how you intended the comment. But by then, I had already logged off and gone to munch out. Never got back to editing it. My bad. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfinley Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Jack Durrance for rushing to Devil's Tower from Dartmouth to rescue the stranded parachutist. Dora Keen for showing the local miners what a true "hard man" is on the FA of Blackburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwoofalot Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Speed-Dawg-woof. Get well soon dude! sorry, one more that I can't forget, Bob Waldrop. Where are you these days? Edited May 19, 2008 by sirwoofalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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