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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Jul 18, 2016 - 12:03am PT
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It's grotesque that anyone would write a book like "Death in Yosemite".
It's even more grotesque that anyone would buy and read such a book.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jul 18, 2016 - 12:54pm PT
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Thank you, Jan, for sharing your thoughts and memories and Hope's poems.
Co-authored by a former member of YOSAR, "Off the Wall: Death In Yosemite" was written partially because if we have the knowledge about why people die, unnaturally, in our parks, others may be wiser and more careful in the parks. There is a lot of good history there as well.
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Mighty Walker
climber
Vancouver
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 1, 2017 - 02:07pm PT
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Hello everyone! If you read back a few years in this thread you'll see a post from a woman called The Finder. She found a packet of clippings on the side of the road in Mendocino County, California around the early 90s. She held onto them thinking she might use them for an art project at some point but years later decided to try and find their rightful owner. I am not sure who the rightful owner is but have reached out to Ed since, among the items, there is a letter he wrote to someone. So, that item will be of most interest to him. But the rest may be of interest to the rest of you. I took a picture of the assorted faded and discoloured clippings and photos. Some of Hope Meek's poetry (typewritten) is also among the ephemera. Enjoy.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Ed lived in Mendocino town, I once visited him there many years ago, circa 70s?
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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That's Jim Baldwin top right in the photo above.........
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Mighty Walker
climber
Vancouver
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2017 - 03:37pm PT
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Despite the age of these photos, it's clear one shot is of Jim and another is of Ed Cooper. And the poems are Hope Meek's.
How's this for a strange twist of events. I managed to get in touch with Ed Cooper by email this week about these items, thinking the letter signed by "Ed" was Ed Cooper but it turns out it wasn't him. He has no idea who Joyce is and says the letter wasn't written by him. So, there's another Ed out there who lived in Camp 4 in the 60s and had a sweetheart named Joyce. If anyone on this thread knows who either of these people could be, please let me know. I'd love to get these items back to their rightful owner.
There is no date on the letter but it likely dates back to the 60s given how it looks (and smells).
From this letter we know that this Ed owned a Mercedes and ended up sleeping in it because all sites at the camp were booked up when he arrived. He was looking forward to a date he and Joyce had coming up. He writes of "Our Lady of the Spires" looking wonderfully bright that day. He writes, "The accompanying envelope is a commemorative issue; went into the store this PM to purchase it. When the bill came up I found the envelope and 6 cent stamp came to $1.50. I was too reticent to back down. Anyway, nothing is really too good for you." He also goes on to talk about eating breakfast at the nearby lodge (probably the Yosemite Lodge based on the letterhead this is written on) for $1.80. So, again, I'm thinking this must be the 60s. He also mentions someone named Steve. Roper perhaps since "Roper, El Cap" is written on the back of one rather damaged photo.
The mystery deepens.
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Mighty Walker
climber
Vancouver
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2017 - 03:49pm PT
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Ooh, is Ed Leeper still around?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Check your email and see if my message got to you.
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Mighty Walker
climber
Vancouver
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2017 - 01:33pm PT
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Steve, there's no email from you in my in box. Try again? peressini@gmail.com.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Nov 25, 2017 - 10:08am PT
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The article in the Prince Rupert paper shortly after Jim Baldwin's death.
(Courtesy Prince Rupert Public Library)
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Nov 25, 2017 - 01:40pm PT
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This thread is a jewel, reminding us there is so much more to climbing than the gymnastics. I heard of Jim from some CA climbers back in the 1960s, but never met him.
edit: error, mistaken identity!
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