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Russ Walling
Social climber
Bishop is DEAD, long live JT
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 16, 2004 - 11:58pm PT
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I just heard that Danny Grandusky, of Colorado, Boulder, etc. died a few weeks ago, at his home, in bed. He had some past medical problems that seemingly caught up to him. He was also known as "Clean Dan" I assume for the long running window washing business he owned. Seemed that just about all the good Colorado climbers at one time or another worked for him. Adios, Dan.... I'll never forget that party out at my Josh house a hundred years ago... you made it memorable.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Sep 17, 2004 - 01:04am PT
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Man,not another one.I'd kind of lost track of Clean Dan, after a wild Hueco weekend back in '90, I can remember much of it. He was always a character in the valley, the boulder scene and even occasionally in Vedauwoo. He mentored my Laramie friend the Wefox into a business that's still running to this day (I think). We'll miss you Dan.
ps Johhny Ramone-Adios, amigo.
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funkness
climber
So,Ca.
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Sep 17, 2004 - 01:48am PT
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Bummer! Sad news.
Shared a campsite with him at Josh during christmas/new years week a few years back. Totally cool dude. He was a real good story teller.
Cheers Dan...RIP
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funkness
climber
So,Ca.
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Sep 17, 2004 - 08:01pm PT
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Found Dan's Obituary on the web.
Daniel F. Grandusky “Clean Dan”, 49, of Boulder, and formerly of Buffalo, New York, peacefully passed from this earthly realm on Tuesday, August 24, 2004. Dan was the son of the late Jane and Allan Grandusky and is survived by his loving sisters, Susan Grandusky and Ann Grandusky of Honolulu, Hawaii, and his nephew, Michael Grandusky of Owings Mills, Maryland.Dan, a well-known Boulder businessman and founder of Alpine Window Cleaning, graduated from Bishop Fallon High School in 1973 and attended the State University of New York at Buffalo.While growing up Dan developed a love of the arts, music, litera-ture, history, the outdoors and cooking. In 1978 Dan moved to Boulder, Colorado, a mecca of rock climbing and natural foods.Over the next two decades, Clean Dan became a widely recog-nized and respected rock climber whose home was a gathering place for all. Dan will be remembered for his great mind, quickwit, adventuresome and fun-loving spirit, and most of all for his generous and caring heart. A memorial service is planned for 10:30a.m. on September 18th atthe Eldorado State Park. Parking is limited, please consider carpooling. Entrance fee is $2 for walk-in and $5 for vehicle. Condolences can be sent to: Michael Grandusky, 1 Hunt Cup Circle, Owings Mills, Maryland, 21117.
They have a photo here... [url=http://web.dailycamera.com/obituaries/pdfs/20040910_1080341.pdf]
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Concerned citizen
Big Wall climber
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Sep 20, 2004 - 08:49pm PT
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Russ:
Sad to hear. However, let me correct your understanding of Dan's nickname. From my recollection, going back to the 70's, he went by "Clean Dan" to demonstrate his adherence to clean climbing.
To other readers: that might not seem noteworthy nowadays, but when nut designs were quite crude, and before camming devices were developed, it took skill and courage to climb clean. Dan's window-cleaning business was a much later development.
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Leroy
climber
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Oct 19, 2004 - 05:57am PT
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Wow,Hard to believe.Id count danny amongst my oldest and best friends.It was a hard living generation and now theres not many left.By the way,Danny told me his name came from being honest.I climbed with Danny alot in Yos.Always super hungover.Id start up the climb, look down,and ask Danny,Do u think Ican do it?He always said Ya u can do it.And I did.But 1 time he said no uare going to die.Icame down and we went to the sweet shop.Really a great loss.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 22, 2017 - 06:48am PT
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https://vzaar.com/videos/1026294 - that won't show it.
What I found was a 10 minute interview !
28:07 An interview with “Clean” Dan Grandusky, a rock climber who uses his climbing skills to make a living as a window washer, high-altitude light bulb changer, and building decorator. He talks while washing windows. He calls what he does “industrial alpinism,” likening the urban skyline and its buildings to a mountain range with peaks and valleys. He likens the efforts to save the environment to World War III and talks about environmental issues, saying, “I think that we are the last generation that can really save the planet.” Includes shots of the Denver skyline.
It is Dan speaking of worldly concerns while working.
( ho im so smart, possibly by googling - Clean Dan Grandusky'?, ) ! Yup, of course, that works too ~
( you need to scroll to the middle of the video.)
[The 90's raw: Bighorn Convention, Organic Gardener, Clean Dan Grandusky, bison]-media burn archive.
RIP, my friend sorry we never got to share that meal.
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Gritter
Trad climber
Hudson, Quebec
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Jan 15, 2018 - 06:20pm PT
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1975 to 1978:
After several, assfreezingly cold winters teaching in Manitoba, I got back to Toronto in 1975 and began climbing in earnest at Rattlesnake Point [Milton, Ontario] and Bon Echo Provincial Park [50 miles N of Napanee, Ontario], spoiling myself with yearly trips to the Gunks and to the Alpine Club GMCs out west.
Among the gloriously alive and astonishing human beings who were plugged into the southern Ontario climbing scene during all or part of the late 1970s were: Clean Dan Grandusky, George Manson, Mike Tschipper, Rob Rohn, Dave Lanman, Sean Lewis, Steve Langley, Peter Turner, Steve Lanman, Kevin Lawlor and a host of others.
What an amazing gang!
Danny was already quite solid leading 5.9 at the time, which was utterly mind-blowing to someone like me who had discovered climbing just recently. But Danny would say, with this huge grin: "hey do you want to climb the route ???" where "???" was some random route he chose which often turned out to be quite a reach for a relative novice. But it was always impossible to resist his enthusiasm, his friendly energy and his welcoming invitation ... even if I did end up usually thrashing on his choice of route most of the time. Dan was coming up from Buffalo to Rattlesnake practically every weekend, but since he was climbing harder than I, I only got to climb with him a few times a year during 1976-1978, before he went out west around late 1978.
However I did get to swap stories with him much more often, and listen to his hysterically funny anecdotes, when climbing day was over for the day ... and believe me ... that was a trip and a half!
Clean Dan was one of the most memorable, warm, welcoming, entertaining, funny, alive and authentic people I have ever met.
I should say "is" instead of "was" because he lives forever in my memory and he always will.
Oh yeah ... what about the nickname "Clean Dan"? He had that when I met him in early summer 1976. It was because Dan had a strong sense of being honest with routes and climbing it clean, without hanging on pieces or aiding. And he wasn't shy about explaining how important that was to anyone ... not in an oppressive way, but more like an earnest serious mini-course on climbing ethics. Clean Dan was totally ok with falling on the gear, for which was somewhat terrifying to me at the time, and he was willing to fall repeatedly until he nailed it and made it go free and clean.
Rest in peace, Danny.
And thanks so much for doing what you did best, which was to be totally your SELF and to give that to everyone.
I just KNOW you are somewhere around right here, not far away at all, telling uproarious stories to other kindred spirits, and making them roll on the "ground" with laughter.
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