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Annie
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 18, 2006 - 07:47pm PT
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Hello,
I am a student from San Francisco State University. I am looking for a family who climbs together(mother/daughter/father/son/grandparent/etc....) who has a neat story to tell. Why do you climb together? What goals do you have? How long have you been climbing? What does it do for your relationship? Have you had any epic adventures together?
If we chose you for our documentary, we would be taking audio recorded interviews as well as a host of photos. We would get together at your convenience, and you would recieved a finished copy to show your family.
Since we are in San Francisco, we would like to meet foks who are local. Please get in touch as soon as possible as we are taking interviews right now. Also, if you know anyone who fits this bill, let them know we are looking for them.
Thank you so much for your time!
Annie
Please e-mail me at climbmylifeaway@yahoo.com
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 18, 2006 - 07:54pm PT
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I hear one of the Osbournes (sp?) is a sort of a climber...
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Oct 18, 2006 - 07:56pm PT
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Chongo brothers..... maybe a sister too? American Climbing Family
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David
Trad climber
San Rafael, CA
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Oct 18, 2006 - 08:17pm PT
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Not yet. They're still a little too young to do much real climbing.
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Oct 18, 2006 - 10:23pm PT
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The ultimate was Vaino and Diane. Heck, he even put the occassional bolt in at eye level to hang the kid off so he would stay out of trouble while they climbed. Yeah, that was a family affair.
Actually, I know a few father/daughter or father/son pairs that climb together regularly. Often the parent had quit climbing and the child got them back into it 'Dad, didn't you used to climb?'. How cool is that?
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Oct 19, 2006 - 04:49am PT
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Parents and kids climbing together can be fun. I've climbed with my parents and with my kids; sometimes with both. Parents/kids climbing can be similar to climbing with your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse - you are happy when they are enjoying themselves in a good adventure, but you are also aware of the risks and seek to protect them from harm. So it could be a dilemma at times. With young kids, they usually do not have the maturity to assess risks reliably (sometimes described as "having no fear"). So with young kids the parents are doing a bit more protecting than when climbing with a boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse of similar age.
Accidents are a part of the reality of climbing, although we often try to think positively to increase our enjoyment of climbing. But they happen and the result can be very unpleasant/tragic for families (spouse, kids, and parents). So I think the standard adaptation is to reduce your risk level somewhat when you have family connections.
> climbmylifeaway
Be careful what you ask for; there can be a downside to the risks of climbing.
my son Lance on El Condor, Daff Dome
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 19, 2006 - 12:20pm PT
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David - great photo. LOL
Who is Z's little friend?
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Maysho
climber
Truckee, CA
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Oct 19, 2006 - 12:41pm PT
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Some of the richest experiences of my life have been climbing with my son, Braden. We have now done three El Cap routes together (Zod, ZM, NIAD). He is a totally solid partner, super fast on aid, and though he prefers to sleep in, he can go all night.
I credit our mutual enjoyment of climbing together now, to the fact that I did not push him to keep climbing when he lost interest as an adolescent. I became a big skateboarding fan, watching his terrifying feats, and accepting the irony of a boy raised in Yosemite who wanted to hang out all the time on the pavement at the Embarcadero. Around 16 years of age, he came back to climbing, having no trouble rediscovering his excellent balance and flow on the stone. He is the real traditionalist in the family, he will only boulder or sport climb to humor pops, impatient to get on the "real" climbing on long trad, high sierra, or walls. They say he is one of the best slackliners anywhere, I can't walk even little practice lines for the life of me. I should turn him onto this forum, he is quite a good writer, but I would'nt want to cut into a young mans productivity.
Peter
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