The James O'Brien Thread

[Tony_Bentley]

Hey, I have no idea where he is right now. We used to be co-workers at the Bellevue and Redmond REI like 10 years ago. Sarah and I have been reminiscing about him as a crazy MF'er. Kind of reminded me of Tim The-Tool-Man Allen in climber form.

 

I caught him on a 45 foot whipper at Vantage once. Scared the sh*t out of me.

 

Anyone else climbed with him? Lets here some stories!

[ivan]

i didn't think the climbs at vantage were tall enough to fall 45 feet

[rob]

is that a huge whipper?

[Dirtyleaf]

Whipper? Like whipper-snapper?

[obwan]

Hey Tony, good to hear you are still alive and well!

Yeah, that was from the top of Pat's Crack when the pro walked out as I jiggled the rope out of the crack, and took that "screamer" on your brand new rope. All the planets were aligned for me that day, the celebration of life and the hang-over the next day were like a mini-epic.

I just got back from my annual March trip to JT, and was there a few days after Woody Stark (67yr. my age also)- the Godfather of JT and pioneer of many climbs there. The Park & media got the story all wrong - It was a lowering screw up from the top of The Great Burrito rock formation and he fell 100ft, his buddy survived with a couple broken ribs.

Thanks again for the memories.

James