Edgeworks_Climbing Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Cool. Great to see so many fundraisers on behalf of Index. Â By the way, has any Northwest climber had his name misspelled more often than Fred "Becky?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhallas Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Cool. Great to see so many fundraisers on behalf of Index. Â By the way, has any Northwest climber had his name misspelled more often than Fred "Becky?" Â Â Has any NW climber had his named spelled as often, correctly or incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 mark twite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Just wanted to bump this great event. My apologizes to Tod at Edgeworks for not getting this on our front page sooner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Also Tod should have copies of the North Cascade National Park poster available for sale, so you can pick one up! Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Can't make the show, but if anyone is willing to get me a few of the posters, I'd be much obliged. PM me if you're going to the show and are willing to pick some up to bring back to Seattle. Will provide beer as thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicMtnBoy Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Fred was blissfully unaware of this show when I talked to him at the Timmy O'Neil show and showed him the flyer. I'm sure his agent will get him there and give all the Tacoma folks a chance though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Fred was "blissfully" aware of the show when I talked to him. Â I think his main problem at the O'Neil event was that he has a hard time hearing when there is a lot of background noise and, like most people who are hard of hearing, is uncomfortable saying "What? I can't hear you." Â Fred will get himself there, I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Fred will be there. He has a knack for it. Be sure to heckle him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sklag Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hey would you be willing to pick one up for me? I'll pay you handsomely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Tonight! Â Â these are reality! get yours before they are gone. numbered edition of 200, 100% of the profit goes to buy Index. WCC logo and a note that the poster is for the fundraiser. $25 Â Tonight will be the first opportunity to buy them, so if you REALLY want one got to this Fundraiser at Edgeworks. Â Beyond that we'll announce availability as supply lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Good show covering all of North America. Some of his slides are fading out. I hope he can find time to digitize/restore them some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwebster Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Fred was great! I'd seen his slideshow back in the eighties and he hasn't lost his touch. I was kind of worried, thinking an old guy couldn't pull it off but he was amazing. He has a mind like a steel trap...pulling the names of all those peaks out of thin air. He clearly deserves the fame, he can talk the walk, and he has walked the talk. Â I actually had just as much fun watching his face as he talked about all the amazing slides of the deep mountain backcountry. He was so casual: "Yeah, we flew in to the glacier and stayed there for 3 weeks doing first ascents...we climbed this new route at night to avoid avalanches...etc". That one series of slides showing the first acent of Mt Deborah? by McKinley? They climbed up the 5 mile knife edged corniced ridge, then they climbed back down it, taking pictures all the way...old canvas metal framed GI packs. First ascent. That man is amazing. Â He must have some kind of incredible lucky rabbits foot to have survived all that. Â I think I'll send a nice little check to the index fund. He said they are trying to raise $300,000 from climbers. Seems unlikely, but maybe when rei and the other big boys see that we are willing to pay what we can from our pockets, they will come up with the balance. It worked with the Peshastin Pinnacles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 (edited) I think I'll send a nice little check to the index fund. He said they are trying to raise $300,000 from climbers. Seems unlikely, but maybe when rei and the other big boys see that we are willing to pay what we can from our pockets, they will come up with the balance. It worked with the Peshastin Pinnacles. Â Not unlikely at all! We're doing it! Thanks for coming last night Mark, and everyone else. Keep the checks coming! Â Andy Fitz Washington Climbers Coalition Edited November 13, 2009 by andyf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selkirk Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Does anyone know what current total is on the fund? Last I heard it was up to ~110k, but that was before the Edgeworks and Timmy O'Neil events. Â So far so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shapp Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Thread Rezerection - Becky vs. Chouinard   Becky would f*** chounaird with one of his own long dong pitons and steal his woman to boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Does anyone know what current total is on the fund? Last I heard it was up to ~110k. Â I think that's about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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