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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 10, 2013 - 08:45pm PT
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Blitzo's body of work is extensive and wonderfully interesting. So far Amanda and I have sifted through over 48,267 images. We've scanned and organized every single portfolio, thrown out the repeats and set aside the extensive collection of beer he photographed. Now we are on to the really fun part: The stories and and the adventures Blitzo had during his epic life.
This forum thread is all about those stories and trying to gain information on the areas of his work where there are holes to be filled. Once in a while, I will post groups of images in search of the missing links. Who was here with Blitzo? Where were they? Or, What in the world is this? :)
All of your input and insight is greatly appreciated!
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2013 - 08:51pm PT
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TETON SUMMIT 1975
LOOKING FOR: Who? Mostly trying to figure out who is pictured and if in fact Blitzo took these images himself...and was there himself...
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2013 - 05:43pm PT
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Locker,
Yeah, I'm not even attempting to ID everything. There are just some things I come across that are pretty neat...but he hadn't really labeled them so I thought I'd ask you folks on the forum, as most of them are climbing areas. So much history! And I'm enjoying the research :)
LA
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2013 - 05:45pm PT
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FF,
Ha! I wasn't alive in the 70s (SNAP!) so I don't remember them at all (hehehe). Thank you for the awesome info!! And see ya soon :)
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errett
Social climber
Grumpy Ridge
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Oct 12, 2013 - 11:34am PT
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Agent -- got your email. Those are photos of myself and Blitzo climbing the Grand Teton. The photo that has a guy holding a wooden sign is our summit photo. From left to right its Blitzo with my old yellow rope, me holding the sign and some guy named Peter who we did the climb with. We met Peter at teh old Teton Climbing Ranch and he didn't have a partner so being the friendly sociable guys we are (I gradually evolved into a misanthrope later), we invited him to join us. We called him Interesting Peter because every time we told him some wild story he would reply "Hmmmmmm, interesting". I can't remember his last name if in fact I every knew it. There was a large guided group on the summit when we arrived and at least one of those photos shows us standing in line for the rappel escalator. This is late summer or early fall of 1975 I believe and the shots were probably taken with an Instamatic or other cheap camera. This is the same trip that we got kicked out of a "All you can eat" pancake house down in Moose for eating too much but I've already told that story here on the forum.
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SofCookay
climber
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Oct 12, 2013 - 12:10pm PT
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Locker, how ya doing, friend?
Errett, I heard that pancake story so many times, Blitzo loved telling it! I can still hear him snickering as he spoke...
Leigh Ann, thanks for all your hard work, I am sure that everyone appreciates it.
It just won't be the same in Joshua Tree this season... :(
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SofCookay
climber
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Oct 12, 2013 - 03:59pm PT
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I love that photo of us and the three of us had a really fun day!
Yeah, JT won't be the same without Blitzo. I will miss hanging having our after climbing day beer and listening to him ramble on about the same stories I've heard over and over again, but were still always funny.
Sigh.
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 12, 2013 - 07:02pm PT
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Errett,
Wow wow thank you!!!! Can I post what you wrote and the photos on Blitzo's blog?? Also, Fish Finder found the original summit registrar that you guys signed on the 8/10/75!! I will post that as well. Here it is :)
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 12, 2013 - 07:08pm PT
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Thank you SofCookay and Locker :)
Some days are tough. Wish I'd had more time with him.
Other days are awesome! Like this, getting these stories :)
They will not be lost.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Oct 12, 2013 - 10:38pm PT
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Agent,
I am still in AWE and So Thankful!, how and when you and Blitzo hooked up..
I wuz hang'in wit thee Blitzo almos everday at tha time. And I wuz hear'in everyth'in!
I'd call it Devine Intervention!!
As I listened to many.............. many........ of Blitzo'iz stories. I'd heard some of Errett, but never met'em. Hearing from him here on your thread really fills in more of my world!!!
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You Too Errett! I actually had seen those pics before. Gave me much respect for his BITD.
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errett
Social climber
Grumpy Ridge
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Oct 13, 2013 - 11:33am PT
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Agent -- post whatever you like with my blessing. That summit register is NOT from the Grand Teton, but from the South Teton which we also summited on that trip via an easy snow coulour. On the descent near the bottom of the col, Bill tripped, fell and lost his ice axe. He slid about a hundred feet down the snow and into the rocks at the bottom. Some cuts and bruises but otherwise he was fine.
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2013 - 07:45pm PT
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BLUEBLOCKR
Thank you! When Bill and I first met, our only goal was to use his photographs to tell all those stories. Selling prints was secondary. But even without him here, I'm still finding the stories and you guys are the biggest contributors! I really appreciate the help and enthusiasm!!
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2013 - 07:50pm PT
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Errett,
Thank you so much for the clarification and permission to post! Sliding down the mountain....sounds like Bill. Ha! I will post all this in a minute on the blog and have the link here so you guys can check it out.
Also, Locker is helping me with Blitzo's MASSIVE climbing portfolio and I know there are a bunch of you in there. We will be sure to solicit more stories when the time comes fo' sho'!
Thanks again! This is AWESOME!
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Wretchedalan
Social climber
Wisconsin
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Oct 13, 2013 - 09:29pm PT
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WOW.... weird stuff...
I gotta wonder how many Zeke Lambert's there are. (see summit register).
I know one... he would have been early 20's way back then. One of my Mom's students from Lafayette. And I'm thinking he was a climber as I recall him giving my Dad campsite beta for Humphrey's Basin and talking about climbing Mt Humphry's in the late 60's. (Maybe early 70's).
Anyway.... Cool pics from the wayback machine...
rick
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CrazytownIndianCoveAKATheAGENT
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2013 - 03:08pm PT
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Rick,
You should try to find him. Might be on FB, that's way cool.
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