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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 1, 2010 - 11:58pm PT
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We're making a film on the Vagabond during the time period between 1967 to 1977. We've interviewed Bev Clark, Chic Scott, Annie Haston, Larry Ware, the club founder Carol Rankin and several other notables of the era. This month we'll be interviewing Kor, Ted Wilson, and Davie Agnew.
I come to Super Topo wondering if anybody who hangs around here spent time in Leysin during that time. Any story is welcome. The more filmed interviews the better. We're also looking for any archival material relevant to the era.
The film is funded and recently was awarded a Banff Centre Mountain Culture grant.
Thanks so much
Allen
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Clu
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I'll contact Rick Sylvester. He has tons of stories, told in a rather roundabout fashion...meaning he gets side tracked frequently and has to use a GPS to get back on subject. Contact info?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2010 - 12:34am PT
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allenhill1@comcast.net
Thanks
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bhilden
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Mountain View, CA
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A couple of my classmates from high school worked at Club Vagabond as maids during that time. They had some interesting stories about Dougal, et. al.
Bruce
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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What about the widows of Peter Boardman and John Harlin? I'm sure contacting Maria Coffey would get you the emails of both women.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2010 - 11:14am PT
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shameless bump
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2010 - 07:58pm PT
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Thanks Jan. I'm not planning to go beyond the Haston era. The film is already out of hand and too big. As for Marilyn Harlin, she's not interested. I've been meaning to contact Maria simply for her insights into grief. I think she's in BC. Anyhow thanks for the suggestions.
Allen
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Mighty Hiker
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Chic Scott (Calgary) may have memories of that era - he was there in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Although like they say about the 1960s, if you can remember it, you may not really have been there.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2010 - 10:01pm PT
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I've spent two days with Chic last fall in Banff. His interviews are hilarious. Great story teller.
He's also given me all the Eiger Sanction stills to use. Great guy. Thanks though.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2010 - 09:32pm PT
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Anyone else?
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mark miller
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Thanks for posting Allen....But the Man won't even allow me a gun purchase let alone leave the country. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, appears to be a philosophy adopted by the Reno PD, Or should I say Reno 911?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2010 - 10:37pm PT
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I'm sorry to hear that Mark.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 6, 2010 - 02:38am PT
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One last try. Thanks Bruce. Also thanks Jan. Can I email you with a few questions?
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Was the email question directed at Bruce and I?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 6, 2010 - 04:44pm PT
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sorry for the confusion. It was directed to you Jan
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Deemed Useless
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I was born in 1977.
Please interveiw me....I would like that.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2010 - 11:02pm PT
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OK, I promise this is the last bump!
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 9, 2010 - 12:15am PT
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Thanks Tami.
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Mighty Hiker
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Allen, you could also try John Harlin - I think #III? Anyway, he's not hard to find.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 9, 2010 - 08:05pm PT
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Thanks Anders. John is aware of the film. When the idea came to me he was the first person I talked to. I'm planning on getting back in touch with him very soon. Not sure how he'd fit in. He does have a lot of archival material though. I climbed with your brother when I was in high school in the Valley I think in 81. Or was it you?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 9, 2010 - 11:40pm PT
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You guy's were all there for sure. I certainly remember meeting Pete Croft and you under the Cookie. I seem to remember you guys where living in the parking lot in a white van. I could be though. I have a weird memory of a day that only a seventeen boy could have; there were two pasty British girls in bikini's sun bathing on the big boulder just off the old road. I almost died from the cold on the Nose a few days latter. Skinner showed up with Lisa someone who wore nylon jogging shorts so extreme that the teenage boys in camp four slept on their stomachs for weeks.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 9, 2010 - 11:54pm PT
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Tami,
Its been many years and many beers since that trip, thus my memory is suspect and certainly sketchy. Thanks for the the good luck notion. It'll be a fun film I hope.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 14, 2010 - 09:04pm PT
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Shameless final bump. I promise.
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KM
Mountain climber
Milan
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Feb 17, 2010 - 12:22am PT
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> Allen Hill wrote:
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>I've spent two days with Chic last fall in Banff. His interviews are >hilarious. Great story teller.
>He's also given me all the Eiger Sanction stills to use. Great guy. Thanks >though.
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Do you have any scanned photographs ? I am documenting the locations and making-off "The Eiger Sanction" on a website. I would be pleased to put up any you photographs you want to put up. I am particularly interested in any photographs with a background of some sort, but any photographs will do.
http://mitteleuropa.t35.com/filmlocations_eiger_sanction.html
Much thanks,
Kurt
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Wee Jock
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Jul 11, 2010 - 02:42am PT
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Hi Allen
I spent quite a bit of time at the Vag instructing at ISM 1975 - 1979 along with Blythe Wright and Bev CLark (1975,1976),Dougal (1976), Dirty Alex MacIntyre (1977), Pete Boardman(1978) and Pat Littlejohn (1979). Even married one of the Vag receptionists ... My email is svislaymist@yahoo.com
Gordon Smith
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2010 - 03:07am PT
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Gordon, wow I've been meaning to run you down. Blythe brought you up in 08 shortly before he died. Thank you so much for finding this obscure thread. Your literally the fourth piece of good news regarding this thing in so many days. Anyhow twenty hour's shot thus far. I'll email tomorrow. Thanks!
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Storky
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Noosa,Queensland,Australia
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Jan 16, 2011 - 12:08am PT
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Hi there!
I received an inquiry today about one of our artists and co-incidentally the sender used the prefix "vagabond" to his email address. Subsequently I reflected on 64-65 at Club Vagabond, Leysin. It is with great fondness that I remember my first experience of spectacular alpine grandeur; (Les Dents du Midi and the valley), in my first visit to the Vag in the autumn of 64. I was working in London at the time as a bartender at the Zambezi and Barkston Clubs in Barkston Gardens, Earls Court, as also as an engineering designer at Hilger and Watts in Highbury. I had traveled to Europe on the the advice of my Perisher Valley (NSW) ski instructor Johnny Mueller, to become a ski instructor myself. Whether he suggested it out of getting a bit narky about me having a eye for his newly wedded gorgeous wife or that he thought I had genuine skiing attributes worth developing, I guess i'll never know. Anyway it was through the brief stay at the Vag that I heard about work prospects from Alan Rankin. I returned to London for about 6 weeks, gave notice to my employers, packed my bags and returned to the Vag in December. I promptly found work nearby as a domestic at Chalet Rhodania, a private school, under the watchful eye of Madame Dupont. I bought a fabulous set of giant slalom skis from Albino Viecelli and proceeded to practice four hours a day for the entire winter on the surrounding peaks. It was a fabulous winter, snowing seemingly every night throughout the season; constant deep powder. I returned to the Vag every night for a beer a "Martels" (half the price and just as good as Couvosier), and a block of Swiss chocolate. As mentioned elsewhere I noted that one could never tell the difference between the staff and the visitors at the Vag! There was a restaurant up the hill above the Vag near the Grand Hotel. I got so rotten drunk in elation, on red wine up there shortly after my arrival, that mountain rescue had to sled me down the trail to safety much to the laughter of onlookers. Shame on me! Nevertheless, Madame Dupont had me chaperone her girls to the Grand Hotel which was run by Club Mediterrane. A New Zealander called Bill waited table and taught English at Chalet Rhodania. Later in the season 2 Canadian boys from Vancouver Island helped in the kitchen. I understood one of them came from a family in the furniture business on Vancouver Island however details fail me. In those days I was never quite sure who was on the mountain trails; if they were from the Vag or the American School. What I do know though is that there were some absolutely crazy Americans who did particularly dangerous cornice jumping on La Berneuse sur Leysin. On leaving Leysin I went on to spend another 16 years on the Continent. I trained at Obergurgl under Prof. Hoppichler at the Bundessportheim in 65 and 70 and taught skiing at Alpbach, at Sport Ecke Augsburg, and at Lenggries for 13 years part or full-time. My main job however was as an engineer with Hq USAREUR and US Special Forces; finally with Feodor Burgmann in export. Fond memories of the Vag will remain with me. There are some photographic details on the "History" button of our gallery (STOCKROOM) website www.youngmastersgallery.info
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Steve Grossman
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Seattle, WA
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Jan 16, 2011 - 12:32pm PT
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Outstanding recall Storky! And now Wee Jock as well! Paydirt!
Great and inspiring project Allen! Keep us posted!
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DrillSargeant
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Bellevue, Washington
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Jan 17, 2011 - 05:10pm PT
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I went to high school at Leysin American School from September 1971 to June of 1973. I went there to ski but got subverted to the dark side. Dougal Haston used to come down to the school and give us mini slide shows of his exploits. Sometimes he'd bring his friends with ... Chris Bonnington, Martin Boysen, Don Whillans... the whole crew. Sure made an impression on me!
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steveA
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Jan 17, 2011 - 05:53pm PT
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I spent some time there in 1970. Boy, there sure was some heavy drinking there! I tried to have a conversation with D. Haston one night but it was so noisy, I couldn't hear a word he said-plus we were all pretty drunk!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 12, 2011 - 03:45am PT
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bump
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klk
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cali
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Mar 12, 2011 - 12:38pm PT
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Kurt--
Very nice job on the Eiger Sanction website. Very useful resource.
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KM
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Milan
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Mar 20, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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>Kurt--
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>Very nice job on the Eiger Sanction website. Very useful resource.
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Thank you very much for the encouragement. There is a lot of work involved. I will put up whatever details any person can remember. Just email it to me. I try to include every subject. Every one is now very old and this will be the last opportunity to track each other down.
George Kennedy's memoirs come out in the Fall and I am trying to record everything he can remember about the movie.
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Mar 20, 2011 - 05:23pm PT
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Allen, at the January 2010 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, Chic Scott did a presentation on the making of the Eiger Sanction. Clips from the film, interspersed with his stories and photos. Ask him about it. He has many other stories from Leysin and the IMS, too.
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Bruce Berryhill
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Tulare California
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Mar 20, 2011 - 06:36pm PT
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I was there in 1966 and 68. I camped at the rock quarry up the road from the Vag. I was introduced to the Vag by my teacher and mentor Charles (Charlie) H. Knapp. He made annual summer pilgrimages to the Vag throughout the 60s and 70s, first being guided by Harlin and later by Haston, Boardman and Livesey. I climbed the Sphinx with Dougal and he also taught me to lead on the smaller cliffs. The lessons proved valuable to the initiation of my life long climbing career. Haston introduced me to EBs and I went to Liverpool to purchase my first pair. I used these in my earliest years of climbing in Yosemite Valley. I remember some pretty wild parties and lots of heavy drinking at the Vag. I returned to the Vag in 1983 just to see it again and to reminisce.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2011 - 08:35pm PT
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Anders, I actually have Chic on film. I spent two days with him. He interviews really well. He also gave me all the pictures to use in the film. I've interviewed a good chunk of the crew from the film. Even Annie Haston who hung around the hotel during the shooting. She died last year sadly. She was a sweetheart.
To all of you who have shared stories, thank you. The film is on hold right now because of money issues. Hopefully I can raise the remaining funds in the next few months. It's how it works. My last big one, "Jump!" took five years and nine trips to the Czech Republic. It was worth it. Anyhow I'll be writing individual emails when the time comes to start back production. Thanks again!
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klk
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Mar 20, 2011 - 08:40pm PT
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Sell some DVDs of jump to raise dough.
Id love to own a copy
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Mighty Hiker
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Mar 20, 2011 - 08:51pm PT
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I quite liked "Jump". It was at VIMFF a few years ago.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2011 - 10:53pm PT
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Unfortunately "Jump!" will never be on the market. At least anytime soon. It's become something of a cult film, mostly in the CZ and strangely Italy. There are a lot of bootlegged copies floating around for sure. Anyhow thanks for the kind words Anders and KIK.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2011 - 09:52pm PT
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A rare case of me bumping to the front of the line. You never know who will see the post!
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Rick Sylvester
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Squaw Valley, California
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Sorry for my being incommunicado of late, Allen. It was a very heavy winter, one of the 4 or 5 largest snowpacks in the last 50-60 years. Periods of shoveling 5 or so hours every day, 1 to 3 shifts, like bailing to keep a boat afloat. My shoveling to skiing ratio was horribly skewed in the wrong direction, toward the former. My self-diagnosed OCD of course plays a role here too.
But the problem really dated back to September. I was gratified to get a couple of copies of "Jump" as I'd been requesting of you to go with my letter to Senor Eastwood; I felt the inclusion of your film would make for a stronger presentation in my attempt to entice him to interview for the Vagabond documentary. People in his position get so many requests on their time; it's unimaginable to us mere mortals. As I mentioned I see him just about every year in Monterey at the annual jazz festival since he's on its board of directors. In the past I've engaged in brief conversations with him using our former mutual acquaintance Dougal as the entree for my invading his privacy, such a concern to people in his position venturing into the public arena.
I was up until some horrible wee hour penning my letter to him (long live procrastination!), then left for Monterey the next day. I failed miserably; throughout the entire weekend I never caught sight of him once thus enabling me to deliver the letter plus film. This was the first time in years I'd failed to see him there. I thought I knew his taste as far as musical acts and left my seat several times to approach his box -- empty each time. Later talking to someone I learned he was there for one act Saturday night, one that in retrospect I might have figured would attract his interest. I felt I'd really blown it, totally failed. My preference was to hand deliver the stuff -- that's the only way one can be sure people in his position actually get things. But as a last gasp attempt I dropped by the festival office Sunday night following the final concert to ask to have it put in his box. I was refused since it was a private not a festival matter. I felt angry but knew that this was a correct course of action on the part of festival staff.
I rationalized that if the packet was accepted and you or I never heard back from Clint I never could have been sure if it actually reached him. Perhaps more important, the written in haste not to mention hand written and sloppy at that with cross outs and related really needed to be re-written with lots of changes and cleaned up. It would have been embarrassing in its original state. This became apparent to me only once I'd arrived in Monterey.
So that's what happened. Plan B. There are a couple of options. A teller acquaintance at the local savings and loan has a friend down there she stays with when she attends the festival who knows him personally, socially. I may be able to get it to him that way. Still, that's probably asking for a favor I have no right to ask. And of course there's this year's festival. Last September after the failure that seemed an impossibly long ways off; now it doesn't seem so far away. Related, I figured your film might be done by them so the whole thing, always a long shot anyway, would be academic. But maybe not the way it sounds things are going -- the funding problems and all. This whole thing about getting him, such a big fish (but a really really cool guy and it would be so great if we could "land" him) to interview for your film has become a major project and challenge for me. Now that I'm getting somewhat caught up in my life I can think of granting the interview you've long requested if you're still interested. But I'd really given priority energy to the above. Amen. I hope you're well.
Rick
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2011 - 04:38pm PT
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Rick, no worries. Lets talk in Telluride next week. I'm assuming you'll be there. It's just as well that things got bogged down as the 50th anniversary of the Vag is in Sept. and it's going to a hell of a party. Lots of people are coming from around the world. So I'm going and should be able to finish the photography over that week. I'll email you the details. You should come. See you in Telluride. I'll be staying at The Icehouse.
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Rick Sylvester
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May 15, 2011 - 08:10pm PT
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Groovy, Allen. Love you madly, as always. So I'll be sleeping on your doorstep or some such at MountainFilm, not have to camp illegally (technically) behind one of the theaters as I did last year and get bit by a tick and think I had Lyme's Disease, the sick with worry over which ruined the first half of last summer as I thought I'd potentially ruined the rest of my life though in a different way from the way I've ruined it up to now (through climbing and worse). Later....
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2011 - 08:50pm PT
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See you there Rick. You can stay with us as well. I'll email details.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2011 - 04:49am PT
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Le Bump.
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wayne burleson
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This is a great thread!
I live down the hill from Leysin and would be interested in climbing
almost anything up there in the next few weeks. Historically and aesthetically, it is hard to imagine a better crag. Weather here has been bomber for months...
Any takers?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2011 - 03:43pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2011 - 04:45pm PT
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wayne burleson
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Cool photos! Love the cars.
Got any more?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2011 - 10:03pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2011 - 10:04pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2011 - 10:09pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2011 - 10:33pm PT
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Wayne, if your around in Sept. I'd be into doing a couple of routes on the Tour Di AI.
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guido
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Jun 14, 2011 - 10:47pm PT
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Classic photos Allen-more the better.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2011 - 10:55pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2011 - 11:02pm PT
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Jan
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Okinawa, Japan
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Jun 14, 2011 - 11:28pm PT
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Davie Agnew! He taught at Colorado Outward Bound the same summer I did along with Davie Brown, another great character - 1973.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2011 - 12:19am PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2011 - 12:23am PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2011 - 10:24pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2011 - 10:39pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2011 - 03:46pm PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2011 - 12:01am PT
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Mighty Hiker
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Jun 19, 2011 - 01:37am PT
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Nice photos, Allen! Is the red jacketed fellow ("handyman") a few photos up Layton Kor?
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o-man
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Jun 19, 2011 - 01:54am PT
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Great stuff Allen!
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2011 - 02:43am PT
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Anders, your right.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2011 - 02:52am PT
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Jan
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Okinawa, Japan
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Jun 19, 2011 - 02:54am PT
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Any idea what year the photo of Layton was taken?
I was surprised when I got in touch with him again,
what a European style gourmet cook Layton has become.
Did this interest start at Club Vagabond I wonder, or after?
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2011 - 03:20am PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2011 - 04:38am PT
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2011 - 04:00am PT
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rottingjohnny
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Jun 21, 2011 - 04:28am PT
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Very Yeah , baby!. Shagadelic..!
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2011 - 05:06am PT
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ydpl8s
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Jun 21, 2011 - 12:33pm PT
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Man, those pictures make me want to break out my Lange boots and Dynamic (say, dee-na-meek) VR7's with the Rotomat bindings!
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2011 - 10:04pm PT
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Yes Anders that is Kor. I found out just the other day he was beyond handyman and actually rebuilt the Vag kitchen from bottom up with Paul Murrill as his assistant. Anyhow this is a not so subtle bump for the thread. Always looking for more info, stories, contacts, and the like.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2011 - 10:10pm PT
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Jan, the photo was taken in 65 I believe. he does have a rather European palate if pressed. A friend of his recently dropped off a good sized amount of several very good varieties of Swiss cheeses with him and he was delighted at the idea of making himself a raclette with white baby potatoes. OK, another shameless bump done.
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2011 - 05:10pm PT
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A whole new load of pictures plus a 8mm home movie arrived today because of this post. Thank you supertopo!
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2011 - 07:24pm PT
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Thanks man. This grouping actually came pre scanned and film was transfered to disk by the owner of it. What a guy. The next round of film coming was shot in 16mm and I'm not sure how we're going to handle that. It''s in Chamonix and hasn't been transfered yet. But if I do get some 8mm camera original I'll keep your offer in mind. Thanks again!
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Allen Hill
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2011 - 09:33pm PT
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And it's not just about climbers. This guy knew and drank with all of the world famous cast but he himself was a world class skier. All kinds of people hung at the Vag. From Royal Robbins to Frank Serpico and everyone else in between.
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Jay Schiffman
Boulder climber
Granite bay california
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Dec 19, 2011 - 08:57pm PT
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I worked at the Vag in Fall of 1971. Anyone there at that time?
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2011 - 02:23am PT
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Yes for sure. Email me. Thanks for the reply.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 12, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
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Bump for lack of anything else to do.
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Kurt Gripenstraw
Social climber
Smith River, California
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Jan 16, 2012 - 07:40pm PT
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Visiting friends at the American School in the spring of 1967, we were persona non grata there so we camped out at the Vagabond Club for three days (which was off-limits to the students). Leysin is a beautiful place where I wish, someday, to return. PARTY!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2012 - 03:33am PT
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bi monthly bump just in case.
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 17, 2012 - 01:32am PT
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New photos coming soon to Super Topo but more importantly the film looks to be finished by late July. I'll continue to bump from time to time for entertainment value and for hopefully a new story or two that might need to be filmed. Thanks for all the interest!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 17, 2012 - 01:45am PT
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Jay, did you know Kim Ramsey or Peter Craig? They're in the film. Got any stories?
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2012 - 12:21am PT
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Bump for levity around here. The film is getting close to being finished but anything is still welcome. Photos would be great. Can't have enough of them.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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I'm definitely looking forward to the film!
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Woody the Beaver
Trad climber
Soldier, Idaho
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I'll be darned. The bearded cat on the right in that June 19 kitchen crew photo is Court Richards! I remember a few stories about the Club Vagabond. He must have been the world's most amusing dishwasher. (Dig that towel!) The tall guy in the back looks like Ted Wilson, but I don't remember him looking that tall. Maybe he was standing on a fallen Scot.
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