olyclimber Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Who is it? Honestly for me it has changed. Over time and as you learn what climbing is or can be. Who is it for you? Quote
ivan Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 the cat i had when i was a lad - dusty - holy shit, that pussy could slide up any tree man could condescend to hurl her at  getting back down, on the other hand.... Quote
genepires Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 conrad kain. old school badass. alpenstock and fancy hat  Quote
max Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Joan Firey. Old school (-ish), Cascades, and a Lady to boot. Â Â Quote
rob Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Mark Twat, because he says really, really dumb things which people share on FB and then I can tell which of my friends are retarded Quote
olyclimber Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 this is pretty inspiring. my hero is the person putting the rope up for me. Quote
wayne Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Steve Swenson, Fireys, Doorish, Boving, Haley, Honnold, McCloud, Lowe(s) Quote
ivan Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) warren fucking harding (regrets on the ad-pic, it's the only one i can find w/ The Man w/ a glass of wine ) Edited January 20, 2014 by ivan Quote
dougd Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Willi Unseld. Â Old school, strong, one tough motherfucker... Â d Quote
denalidave Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 IVAN Psyche. Peter Croft! Da Man, Alex Honnold sure gets it done, too. He's setting a mark that's gonna be hard to top. But he's far too young to fall into "my hero" category. Heroes can only be inspired in your youth. For me, anyway... After youthful delusions of grandeur, everyone is is just human. Quote
mountainsandsound Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Old Joe Morovits. [img:center]http://fieldguides.gsapubs.org/content/9/83/F3.large.jpg[/img] First ascent of the Park Glacier on Mt. Baker. Used a rifle butt to chop steps on a route that many modern climbers use a 2nd tool for. Quote
mountainsandsound Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 More generally though, the most impressive climbers to me are old school climbers who pushed into the unknown with comparatively primitive gear and limited support. The Uli Steck speed climber types, with the lightest, tightest gear and the ability to devote so much time for training... meh. They aren't even in the same league. Quote
rob Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Local hardmen with real jobs who go out and crush in their free time and post TRs here and then go back to work on Monday. Guys I don't know like Wayne Wallace and some I used to know like Tom Sjolseth and guys like DPS and Pat who let smaller fish like me tag along from time to time. Fuck all those other guys who write books about how famous they are, fuck them right in their ears. Quote
Bronco Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 The world's most interesting man - Fred! Â Quote
ivan Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 walter bonatti never loses his appeal... Quote
Tyson.g Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Local hardmen with real jobs who go out and crush in their free time and post TRs here and then go back to work on Monday. Guys I don't know like Wayne Wallace and some I used to know like Tom Sjolseth and guys like DPS and Pat who let smaller fish like me tag along from time to time. Fuck all those other guys who write books about how famous they are, fuck them right in their ears. Â Indeed... In particular this type of climber.... "local hardmen (women) with real jobs who go out and crush in their free time and post TRs here and then go back to work on Monday." Â I got to climb for a year with my hero and it was awesome!!! RIP Chris. Â Edited February 28, 2014 by Tyson.g Quote
wdietsch Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Where do your start ... Stump, Bridwell, Beckey, Chouinard, Terray, Lowes(s) ... and Fred of course. Quote
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