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L
climber
Soy latte center of the Known Universe
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O....M.....G....
"Call me crazy, but there seems to be something wrong with their technique," the announcer (had to be Groucho Marx) exclaims, as the token woman (ie Barbie Doll Screamer) uses the dumfus from the Bronx as a human stepping stone. Ya think?
Now I see why the Sierra Club no longer supports rock climbing...I'm wondering how many of their members died trying to emulate this "How To" piece of lunacy.
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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That's pretty impressive for 1938!
I think it's cool that climbing has had woman participating since the early days.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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That is really an imfamous missing movie that only surfaced a few months ago.
It had disapeared for 60 years or so.
The lodge at Baldy is still there. SGV locals will recognize San Antonio Falls. The rest of the footage is Tahquitz and Stoney Point.
The Producer stiffed the actors. The climbers never got paid.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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IMDb lists the actor/climbers as Arthur Johnson, William Rice, and James Smith. I would guess that these guys were active climbers in SC in the 30's. Anyone know any thing about them?
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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L,
Actually the Sierra club regularly practiced roped falls in order to learn how to createa dynamic belay. All the techniques you saw there were "de riguor."
1938... same year at tahquitz that the Mechanics Route was put up. 5.8R in tennis shoes... yikes!
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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that was amazing!
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Some of their FAs
Fingertip Traverse - Smith, Rice, Johnson (it looks like this may be in the movie)
Angels Fright - Smith & Rice (1936)
Trator Horn - Smith (also in 1938)
and the first route at Tahquitz
The Trough - Smith (1936)
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Right where the narration states they are at 7500 feet is Fingertip Traverse. The fall he takes looks to be somewhere near jensans jaunt/traiter horn?
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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The Trough is the hardest 5.0 ever.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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I don't even want to contemplate hauling a spring wound 35mm motion picture camera and tripod around up there.
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L
climber
Soy latte center of the Known Universe
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Yes Greg,
I was aware the Sierra Club used to do that sort of thing (the movie actually says that, too). Plus I have two friends who used to teach for them and have heard some pretty spicy stories from BITD.
They (Sierra Club) no longer do any climbing courses because of the ice axe incident some years back--my reference was meant as a joke alluding to some of the questionable techniques employed in the film.
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Ola Girl
Trad climber
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Oh my...that was awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
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