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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 22, 2009 - 04:03pm PT
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This man is THE man!
From Rock & Ice 1993 by Chappie and George Bracksieck.
Merry Christmas from me! (Let me know if this is too small to read...)
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Gene
Social climber
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Dec 22, 2009 - 05:07pm PT
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Never saw that before. Thanks, IHP.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Dec 22, 2009 - 05:18pm PT
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Whoa... What a savage dude!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 22, 2009 - 07:18pm PT
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Thanks, Simon - that's awesome!!
And he hardly mentions the Shield.
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slabbo
Trad climber
fort garland, colo
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Dec 22, 2009 - 07:23pm PT
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Sheild, Trip........ robbins" He has gotten inside the rurp and is looking out"
Ths baffin was the first grade 7 ??????
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 22, 2009 - 09:17pm PT
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Great find! Not much written by or about Charlie as he mentions. Cool to hear about his adventures.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Top of the 5.2-5.12 Boulder
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Dec 22, 2009 - 09:20pm PT
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I remember this.
Met him, in the Valley, too. Mid 90's, looking for Werner.
What a cool, unassuming, self possessed guy.
oh, yeah.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Dec 22, 2009 - 09:38pm PT
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Bad ass.
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
OR
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Dec 22, 2009 - 11:43pm PT
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"Fell only twice."
Obviously he wasn't pushing himself quite hard enough!
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 22, 2009 - 11:49pm PT
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Yeah he was "THE BAD ASS"
He was the real Burt Bronson
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Top of the 5.2-5.12 Boulder
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Dec 22, 2009 - 11:59pm PT
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South American Sailor, ain't he?
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Dec 23, 2009 - 12:13am PT
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Thanks for the post.
I agree with WBraun, and Charlie was also a kind and caring human.
I love that comment: "We thought climbing should be an amateur sport, or not even a sport at all."
He was so right on!
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Dec 23, 2009 - 01:09am PT
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a personal hero of mine, much more so than climbers closer to my generation (I'm early 30s). This article has all of The Three I's: Interesting, Informational, Inspirational.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Dec 23, 2009 - 01:36am PT
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"We thought climbing should be an amateur sport, or not even a sport at all."
In '75 I approached him in my capacity as an equipment pimp to see if he would consider a production license deal. While he accepted the proferred Mountain Room indulgences he made it clear in a very polite manner that he was not interested in pimping himself. Clearly a man of integrity.
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Esparza
Trad climber
Westminster, CA
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Fantastic!
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and partner
Trad climber
Leavenworth, WA
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Howdy- I climbed w/ Charlie in the late 60's. Leaning Tower, and some new stuff near lower falls. Also did some aid on the S. Face of WA Column. Great guy. Sorry I did not do the Nose w/ him the week I left the Valley, on a bike, for WA St.... which was his goal then. So- he solo'd it. He reminded me of Red Skelton on the ground, but was totally cool on the rock. A great partner. His girlfrined at that time said "Chaaallie can do anything Chaaallie says he can," (with a strong NE accent).
Never put off what ya can do. Life is short.
Dave Dailey
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Top of the 5.2-5.12 Boulder
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Ah, Dave is Wise.
Good on ya, mon.
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Bargainhunter
climber
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Feb 24, 2014 - 10:50am PT
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Can anyone please post the last page of the interview? It's not loading from the original post.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Feb 24, 2014 - 07:30pm PT
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A big loss. I hate to say this but for me, it IS too small to read and I dont know how to tweak my computer to make it bigger.
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The guy above
climber
Across the pond
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Feb 24, 2014 - 08:53pm PT
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Don Paul, press the control key (ctrl) and the + key together
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Feb 24, 2014 - 09:25pm PT
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^^^ Thanks guy above!
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shila
Mountain climber
puerto williams
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Feb 24, 2014 - 10:59pm PT
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les informo que el dia domingo 23 de febrero murio en la ciudad de punta arenas chile charlie porter quien vivio por mas de 30 aņos en nuestra ciudad puerto williams
Telling them that the day Sunday, February 23 he died in the city of punta arenas chile charlie porter who lived for more than 30 years in our city port williams
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Rick Sylvester
Trad climber
Squaw Valley, California
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Feb 25, 2014 - 05:17am PT
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With all respect to Charlie who was one of the dominant forces in climbing during his heyday, many of the things he says about when Shary McVoy, he and I had joined forces on Asgard are simply untrue. He has what's referred to as a "convenient memory". Related, his tale about coming across the disabled chopper does not make sense. It was miles away in the wrong direction and location from where any aspirant to climb Asgard emanating from Pangnirtung, the closest Baffin Island settlement to the tower, would find him or herself. And what provided the means for Shary and myself to be there and attempt Asgard following the abortive ad shoot was a Canadian Club not Seagram's ad (either would be ironic or whatever considering how little hard stuff I've ever drunk in my life). But this is the most minor of his errors. Like all of us, Charlie had his personal demons. R.I.P.
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C4/1971
Trad climber
Depends on the day...
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I remember Charlie living In Briceburg in about '73 or '74. His bathroom was literally a breeding ground for Black Widows and Charlie could not bring himself to killing them off.
I also remember watching him do the Shield. Amazing...
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Scott McNamara
climber
Tucson, Arizona
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I suppose all of us have personal demons, to one extent or another.
I wonder if they (in large part) are responsible for all these great deeds?
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