Anyone know Chris Gonzalez- old skool JT climber

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Mungeclimber

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one pass away from the big ditch

Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 17, 2006 - 02:16am PT

Any stories? I learned to climb from my friend's dad who had taken a class from Chris. Some said he was called "Speedy Gonzalez."

One of the climbs they did was the actual waterfall in Rattle Snake canyon. Not sure if it was an FA or not at the time... early 80s maybe late 70s.

In line with this; does anyone remember the crew that worked at Adventures Unlimited in Orange, CA? I think that was the name. Right next door to the Villa Theatre on Tustin ave near Katella. Scuba shop upstairs and climbing outdoor stuff down stairs. Got my first pair of shoes there; Asolo Onsights. Cool shop.

Mungeclimber

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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 17, 2006 - 03:35pm PT

bump- to prevent it from going off the front page.

Mungeclimber

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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 17, 2006 - 08:00pm PT

Locker, do you know him?

Mungeclimber

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Topic Author's Reply - May 3, 2006 - 02:20am PT

bumpity bump bump BAHump

Mungeclimber

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one pass away from the big ditch

Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2006 - 02:28am PT

bump - Just found a pic of him in the old red Wolfe guide.

other interesting things...

Double Cross was rated F8

all the pics show guys with their chalk bags slung around their shoulders, not their waist's.

rad, love climbing guidebooks.

like a menu for the shitter, er sorta

bwancy1

Trad climber

Nov 22, 2006 - 11:54am PT

I know him. What's up?

Jonny D

Social climber

Lost Angelez, Kalifornia

Nov 22, 2006 - 12:50pm PT

Did Chris lived in New York City in the late 80's. I believe I used to boulder with him in central park.

Curt

Boulder climber

Gilbert, AZ

Nov 22, 2006 - 04:10pm PT

That's a different Chris Gonzalez. Your referring to the Gunks climber who later moved to CA and climbed with Will Chen quite a bit.

Curt

Mungeclimber

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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2006 - 04:48pm PT

bwancy,

There was a series of posts about climbers that were 'all back in the day'

As I mentioned above, my 'genealogy' of climbing sort of goes back to Chris, though I don't know him for a hair on my butt.

Twould be cool tho to hear some stories about Chris, assuming it is the same Chris. His name is on a few FAs that I remember out in Indian Cove.

How long was he guiding instructing out in JT? Were there particular routes he put up that he dug?

Did he in fact do the FA of the Waterfall in Rattle Snake canyon?

Karl Baba

Trad climber

Yosemite, Ca

Nov 22, 2006 - 11:32pm PT

I arrived at Camp 4 on Triple Direct this year, just as a guy climbed in from the Nose. It was Chris Gonzales and a younger partner. We were stuck with each other for the rest of the climb and friends by the top. Great Guy.

By sheer coincidence I met his roommate a few weeks later in the Valley. Strange cause he lives in some god forsaken state now. He's a doc (med research/pathology?) if I remember correctly

Peace

Karl

Curt

Boulder climber

Gilbert, AZ

Nov 23, 2006 - 12:23am PT

Karl,

I believe that would also be the "other" Chris Gonzales.

Curt

Karl Baba

Trad climber

Yosemite, Ca

Nov 23, 2006 - 01:59am PT

I figured I had a 50/50 chance.

Peace

Karl

ThomasKeefer

Trad climber

Monterey, CA

Nov 23, 2006 - 09:34am PT

I think that the 'other' Chris is the one that Karl met based on a discussion that I had with Chris right before leaving CA to move to Europe. Chris G (from Monterey, now) is a semi-retired research medical guy, I beleive, and you could get in contact with him if you needed to at sanctuary rock gym. I mention this becuase of the possibility that the OP is looking for this Chris.

Peter Zurla

Mountain climber

Colorado Springs

Nov 23, 2006 - 01:20pm PT

There was a Chris Gonzales who worked for Bob Gaines at Vertical Adventures in the mid-nineties. EXCELLENT teacher.

Peter

Mungeclimber

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sorry, just posting out loud.

Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2007 - 02:52am PT

Bwancy, would love get Chris online and speak to being part of the crew back then, if you know him.

thx,
M

Watusi

Social climber

Newport, OR

Nov 26, 2007 - 10:54pm PT

Met him with John Wolfe in JT about '71 or '72

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Nov 26, 2007 - 11:19pm PT

One of the climbs they did was the actual waterfall in Rattle Snake canyon. Not sure if it was an FA or not at the time... early 80s maybe late 70s.
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