pindude Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Jim Bridwell will give a FREE slide presentation at Mtn Goat Outfitters, Thursday night at 6:30. Bird's topic: "40 Years of climbing history, from Yosemite to Patagonia, and the Himalayas to Alaska." The man is walking climbing history, having been the king of Camp 4 from the 60's and 70's and beyond, to taking his skills all over the world. Mtn Goat is at 915 W. Broadway, Spokane. Seating will be limited and on a first-come first-served basis. Info at Mtn Goat: 509-325-9806 or info@mountaingoatoutfitters.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Just a clarification, which Jim made early in his presentation - it's really just twenty-one years of mountaineering, and is really just Alaska as in the Moose's Tooth. As stated on the other Bridwell thread, it is a comparison of two climbs on the east face in winter '80 and summer '01. Not sure where that other description came from, but it was applied to the show I saw as well. That said, y'all should go, t'was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindude Posted March 20, 2002 Author Share Posted March 20, 2002 Thanks, b-rock. I got the info directly from Mtn Goat's flyer. Bird can cover a lot of topics: with all the hard climbing he's done, and all the people he's been with, he's got some amazing stories. And he STILL gets all over the world, and climbs way hard! I look forward to the Moose's Tooth comparison, and whatever nuggets--especially the non-PC ones--he is glad to share. Maybe we should take him out BEFORE the presentation! -Pindude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Yeah, he seems quite approachable. We chatted for a couple minutes after the show, but I had to run. Bet he would be up for some brews... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 That's almost worth driving all the way to Spocain for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalturtle Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Almost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindude Posted March 22, 2002 Author Share Posted March 22, 2002 Okay, just got back from Jim Bridwell's show on his two climbs of the east face of Moose's Tooth ('81 with Mugs, last year with another guy whose name I can't remember!), unrepeated variations of each other. Good turnout, 70 people, maybe more, I didn't get a good count. Yeah, Bird--the living legend--has a modest, low-key attitude with a straightforward and deadpan way of telling stories, but this is not uncommon from people who do the uncommon. The audience was alert and responded with lots of laughs to his understated lines and jokes throughout the presentation. One example: slide of him in his ledge toward the end of last year's 20+ day effort, with hands in foreground. Battered, cracked hands, but only one digit is taped prominently with a wrap of 1" tape. He's just finished the story thread of the climb up to this point--which has been deadly serious--and is seemingly ready to go on with the tale and the next slide, then suddenly says: "See that there, I taped my finger back on." Lots of laughs, then further pause. "Any normal man would have died." Brought the house down. Are we easily entertained in Spokaloo? Maybe, but we weren't expecting The Man to be doing handsprings across the stage. Excellent slides. No music. Just Jim telling his account of two very hard climbs. It was one of the best blow-by-blow accounts of incredibly hard technical alpine climbing I have seen and heard, without gaps in the story, and very few gaps in the slides. I've seen a few climbing shows over the years. I'm glad it was not a slick, multi-media type a la somebody like Marc Twit. That wouldn't have fit the Bird. He signed posters for $4 at show's end. The poster is classic Bird: lighting a cigarette with the East Face of Moose's Tooth in the background (http://www.rockclimbing.com/athlete/view.php?ID=jimbridwell). The show was free--thanks Mountain Goat. If you're in Spokane, check em out(http://www.mountaingoatoutfitters.com). They're the alternative to the big gear shop, and I'm not talking REI. If the show had cost $6, it would have been worth it, not to mention the bucks would have been going toward THE MAN of modern climbing. Cheers, Pindude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offwidthclimber Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 god dammit! i was out of town. grrr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offwidthclimber Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 oh, and by the way, if you're a spokane area climber, mtn goat is the shiznit! those guys fucking rule. support this shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_detrick Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 where is it at, this is the frist i've heard of it, I often go to the other you are refering to. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindude Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Paul detrick: where is it at, this is the frist i've heard of it, I often go to the other you are refering to. Paul Dude, scroll up and check out the top post of this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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