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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 31, 2013 - 11:56am PT
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Bonatti Bump...
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Apr 16, 2013 - 11:58am PT
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Walter Bonatti interviewed in Vertical Nov 1996
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 29, 2013 - 11:36pm PT
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Marlow- You are going to make me learn French yet! LOL
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 30, 2013 - 01:14am PT
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Steve, French isn't gonna help you much with Marlow's last offering. ;-)
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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May 31, 2013 - 08:19pm PT
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For those such as me who knew him only by his books, magazine articles, and fuzzy film of old days but who brought us heightened passion for the mountains and deepened for us the very essence of climbing by his spirit and achievements, his death is galling. As I look to the pictures of him on this thread, I rail to think he is gone. How, I ask, can such a giant of the peaks, a man so vital, inspiring and physically beautiful through all his days be taken by something as common and inexplicable as death? I wanted him, no expected him against all reason, to live forever. Now I can offer only paltry words – goodbye great one.
Tom Higgins
LongAgo
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 31, 2013 - 08:21pm PT
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Well, Mr Higgins, if it is any consolation, I believe Walter did say,
"The great climbers die in their rocking chairs."
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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And in my mind, he rocks on.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jun 24, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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A bump for the Petit Dru's survivor.
The man's record is just amazing.
So is the one by Enya, Marlow; thanks for posting that.
Perché senza sottotitoli?
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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legendary. re reading mountains of my life blew my mind, again.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 15, 2014 - 08:42am PT
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Bonatti photo - Rebuffat style
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jun 21, 2014 - 11:01am PT
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Walter Bonatti in L'Equipe Magazine no 1011, 2001
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 21, 2014 - 02:49pm PT
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A half century ago when i first got into climbing i was inspired by alpine climbers like Terray, Gervasutti, Buhl and, most of all, Bonatti.....he seemed like a god to me.
I met him four years ago when I served on the jury of the Piolet d' Or....he was the most strikingly handsome 80 year old i had ever seen.
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