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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Probably a speck of dust or something. I'll check.
Though I did see some basejumpers from Trollveggen, in 1997.
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Michael Hjorth
Trad climber
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yep, it was Arch Wall. Cosgriff did it with Norwegian climber Aslak Aastaarp in 1989. Here is a frontpage of the Norvegian climbing mag, Norklatt, from 1993:
About that time I went to a lecture by Tom in Gothenburg, Sweden. Among many hilarious pictures the most memorable was one from Half Dome. Cosgriff was hanging from a chest harness reading Washington Post (or some such). Bare buttom and about 2 feet below him was an extremely long brown missile aimed for the approach slabs. Definitely pre-poop-tube-times! There was a roar of laughter from audience!
So Base, if you are in contact with him, please ask him to scan it and post it here. It will become an instant classic!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2012 - 03:07pm PT
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I had the pleasure of hearing Bruce talk about his fun up on the Trophy Wall at this year's Bozeman Ice Festival! What a treat!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 25, 2012 - 01:33pm PT
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Who's the fairest of them all?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 4, 2012 - 10:37am PT
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4th of July Bump...
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Michael Hjorth
Trad climber
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nov 14, 2013 - 06:44pm PT
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Bump for literature!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2014 - 12:31pm PT
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Bump for Jaysen...
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jun 26, 2014 - 09:18pm PT
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Grossman Bump.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jun 26, 2014 - 09:27pm PT
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"Mirror, Mirror" certainly left an indelible image on my 16 year old mind. I had the good fortune of meeting Edwin two times back in that day ('77-'78); a wonderful individual with incredible talent.
Fortunately there is an abundance of wonderful climbing literature and short stories. Many tales by many characters! It is possible that no other pursuit has such a representation in the written word.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Jun 27, 2014 - 02:34am PT
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I was brought up on Murray's writings, and they were part of the required literature BITD. Great adventures that inspired a rather rough dalliance with Scottish winters in my youth.
People have alluded to Murray writing his book while a POW - On that theme...... Murray enlisted into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, in I think 1940.
He was captured in June 1942 near Mersah Matruh, while retreating towards El Alemein, by an Africa Korps tank commander.
The moment of capture is always tense, and even in the Western Desert, where there was some soldierly respect there was no guarantee that you would survive capture.
Murray described his moment of capture in Mountain 67....
'To my astonishment he (The German tank commander) forced a wry smile and asked in English, 'Aren't you feeling the cold?'....I replied 'cold as a mountain top'. He looked at me and his eyes brightened. 'Do you mean you climb mountains?' He was a mountaineer. We both relaxed and he stuffed his gun away. After a few quick words, the Alps, Scotland, rock and ice, he could not do enough for me.
Then off to the cage in Italy, Germany and finally Czechoslovakia, until repatriation in 1945.
Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 22, 2014 - 04:22pm PT
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Bump for Ed and his host of talents.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 16, 2014 - 12:19pm PT
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...though it trembled, it snapped not, O Dolt!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 24, 2016 - 11:48am PT
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Classic mountaineering literature bump.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 8, 2017 - 04:08pm PT
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Bump for A Dream of White Horses...
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