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Todd Gordon

Trad climber

Joshua Tree, Cal

Jun 28, 2007 - 01:37am PT

FA of The Pope, Round Rock, Ariz.

Todd Gordon

Trad climber

Joshua Tree, Cal

Jun 28, 2007 - 01:38am PT

The Pole, Monument Valley.

Russ Walling

Social climber

Out on the sand.... man.....

Jun 28, 2007 - 01:41am PT

Best Bi climber I've ever met. He is an inspiration. Where is that stuff?

Todd Gordon

Trad climber

Joshua Tree, Cal

Jun 28, 2007 - 01:41am PT

Long Dong Silver, Hanksville, Utah.

Todd Gordon

Trad climber

Joshua Tree, Cal

Jun 28, 2007 - 01:43am PT

Argon Tower, Arches, Utah. (3rd ascent)

Tarbuster

climber

right here, right now

Jun 28, 2007 - 10:12am PT

Way to go DEEE!

Largo

Sport climber

Venice, Ca

Jun 28, 2007 - 10:18am PT

I can never remember a time when Dave Evans was not around and like Richard Harrison, another low-key Stonemaster, Dave has climbed so long he's basically done every worthwhile formation out there. I remember about 50 years ago parked up in Humber Park and drinking malt liquor with Dave . . .

JL

G_Gnome

Trad climber

Knob Central

Jun 28, 2007 - 11:22am PT

I remember whenever I was in the mood to sit at the campfire till 2am at Josh all those winters ago, Dave was always the one person sitting talking till the wee hours. I haven't seen him in a while even though our paths must be crossing all the time.

Jan

Todd Gordon

Trad climber

Joshua Tree, Cal

Jun 28, 2007 - 11:28am PT

Dave soloed The Column when he was 16 years old, climbed a dozen El Cap routes as a young lad, did the first ascent of Figures on a Landscape, done more desert towers than most, and , of course, climbed The Totem Pole. He married a lovely girl, has a wonderful young son, and now rides the dirt bike for kicks. He's the bull, the beast , the hawk, the ghost. (Largo;...I think that was more closer to 60 years ago with that malt liquor in Humber Park;..best check your dates.....)

bvb

Social climber

flagstaff arizona

Jun 28, 2007 - 12:28pm PT

in '78 or so dave and i poached that two-pitch .10a face route that goes straight up the center of the west face of the big formation on the cohen property -- you can see it from hemingway butress -- can't remember the name of it, but it was pretty good. dave was one smooth and controlled face climber, i'll tell you what. only time i ever tied into a cord with him, despite seeing him every weekend for 20 years or so.

dude's always been an inspiration to me. he's done it all, but you'd never know it -- he's got some kind of pathological aversion to spray. a quiet giant.

Watusi

Social climber

Joshua Tree, CA

Jun 28, 2007 - 12:33pm PT

Yeah Bob, I think you are thinking of the route "Seventh Heaven" I'm pretty sure. That's a cool route and I remeber doing it back then as well.

bvb

Social climber

flagstaff arizona

Jun 28, 2007 - 01:38pm PT

yep mike, that was it. "seventh heaven." sweet route. such a shame it's off-limits. are the bolts still on that thing?

G_Gnome

Trad climber

Knob Central

Jun 28, 2007 - 02:07pm PT

Dave Houser and I put 7th Heaven up. We also added another route to the right of it called Sun Day which has probably never had a second. Too bad that wall is off limits, it had huge potential. They should have thrown that f#cker in jail for shooting at people though!

Patrick Sawyer

climber

Originally California now Ireland

Jun 28, 2007 - 03:31pm PT

Man I misread the Thread Head© and thought there would be some real neat stuff about Roy Rogers.

BeeHay

Trad climber

San Diego CA

Jun 28, 2007 - 04:28pm PT

Did 7th Heaven with Troll, we got the bullhorn (no bullets) about halfway where you become visible. Funny memory, "climbers on the rock, climbers on the rock, you are punk a-holes". Or something like that.

Dave sat and drew a topo for Keeler Needle(see recent TR)for me that was spot on. I tried to do the same for Shipley a year or two later, probably wasn't half as accurate. He bagged it of course.

Brad