crazyjizzy Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 There has always been alot of marginal characters in the climbing world, some I feel were in need of true help. Yabo: Was crazy before he killed himself. John Bonneville: Became a skid row bum, dead(?) AT (from Smith, 70's and 80's): Given choice, drinking or death. Dead Aid Man Bob Shoenard: Soloed Leaning Tower in 82 with only three daisy chains Will Tyrell: My friends say this dude was fucked up Dave Stutzman: I remember him wandering around Leavenworth in a old pair of EB's, about five sizes too big. The Tron Brothers from the Valley: The name says it all Darryl Hatten: Needle and the damage done. Charlie: Dave Shultz: Had to be insane to do all the evil things he did to AlpineK. Jim Beyer: Talks about doing routes where an ambivalance to life is needed. A Seattle local written up by John Erbin, known for ice solo's and other not so notible behavior. Any others Quote
AlpineK Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 A Seattle local written up by John Erbin, known for ice solo's and other not so notible behavior. Ah yes Mr Buckley. Lets not forget Gary Spears on that list Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Can we get a little Dean Potter in there? Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 (edited) Oh, and Dan Osman. Edited January 22, 2003 by Dr_Flash_Amazing Quote
Off_White Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Layton Kor's conversion to Seventh Day Adventism may make him a candidate. Wasn't Bill "Dolt" Feuerer diagnosed with some disorder? Might have been depression, which wouldn't exactly constitute crazy. Quote
texplorer Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 I guess in some way or another were all a little, "insane in the membrane" Here's to the sport where being insane is plus Quote
jordop Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020930/5/paw9.html Wasn't this guy around in the Squamish heyday? The there is always the suicidal Waterman clan with wanders through Denali icefields and such. Your only crazy if you get caught somehow. Is Croft crazy for soloing Skywalker on Combatant. Well, he didn't get caught Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Scott Burke has to be nutty. Does that mean crazy too Quote
Dwayner Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 In the early 1980's, me and Dave Stutzman worked for Jim Donini as mountain guides. Dave was truly a wildman. He used to tell me that he lived for three things: 1) extreme climbing 2) extreme skiing 3) making love to beautiful women. I recall him walking in to our instructional basecamp on Mt. Baker, barefoot to toughen himself up, because his ultimate ethic was that of the completely unencumbered climber, including no sticky rubber shoes. He used to joke about growing out his toe nails so he wouldn't need crampons. There used to be some climber flop houses in Leavenworth and I think he lived there from time to time. He had a neat route...I'm not sure if he ever did it or not....up in Icicle Canyon which he referred to as the "Ridge du Rodentia", basically doing a one-day solo of the Rat Creek Group. Dave climbed in Europe, China (with Fred Beckey?) and all over North America and was quite a stud. He survived a lot of danger only to die in an avalanche while on ski patrol at a downhill area in Montana. Too bad....he was a Mark Twight, before Twight....philosophical but without the anger. Here you go, Dave! Quote
iain Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 The Bauman brothers from the Santiam area, Oregon. Quote
cracked Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Second John Waterman, John Long, Tobin Sorenson, Walt Shipley, Walter Bonatti, Twight and the infamous trio (House, Backes) of course, Seb Grieve (remember Hard Grit?), Andy Kirkpatrick, and the list goes on.... Quote
Mr._Natural Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 that dude, I think his name is John Redhead, Welsh or Scott or something. Tr'd 5.11 with the rope tied around his sack. that is fucking sick. Quote
allthumbs Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Yeah, I heard Dru recently had his sac pierced, and now clips his biner in it. Quote
catbirdseat Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Come on dudes! This thread had such an auspicious beginning. Bring out more interesting stories. I've been loving it. Don't let it degenerate to all one liners yet. Quote
Dru Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 What i recently got pierced was my lip...by my tooth...when punched in the face by a 20 lb. icicle maybe i should wear one of those rugby chew toy things while ice climbing. Quote
Dru Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Mike Tschipper, a Canadian hard climber of the 80s who hung out with Rob Rohn etc., took a hit of acid one day and it triggered, I guess, his previously latent paranoid schizophrenia. The dude now requires 24 hr hospital care and has for the last ~22 years. But his Dad wrote an article in the CAJ that says even though Mike doesnt climb, he still remembers climbing, and likes reading alpine journals. I think that would be worse than getting killed quickly by rockfall or an avalanche, myself. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Cripes. That's a real fucker, there. Que malo. Quote
Dwayner Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Mr. Dru be braggin'... "What i recently got pierced was my lip...by my tooth...when punched in the face by a 20 lb. icicle" But earlier and in another subject, Dru said: "I forgot to mention that i got punched in the mouth... by a 30 lb. icicle... my tooth did not FULLY penetrate my lip..." Dude! That icicle is getting smaller each time you tell the story! That's contrary to true spray. Pretty soon, we're gonna find out that it never happened! Maybe you tripped on a snowcone at the mall while shopping for shoes with your gurlfren? Quote
Chepe Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 You climbers call each other crazy What the fuck are the ropes for Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 "Maybe you tripped on a snowcone at the mall ... " Bwa ha ha hahahahahaha! Tha's hilar'. Quote
Dru Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 i didnt weigh it dwayner. here is a physics problem for high school students: 1) determine mass of a chunk of ice in cylindrical form, approximate diameter 15 cm, length approximately 40cm. You may ignore bubbles and assume the chunk to be solid ice; 2) what force will said ice chunk exert on the face of ice climber "D" if it detaches and free falls approximately 50 cm before impacting his face at an incident angle of approximately 70 degrees away from perpendicular? Quote
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