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Michael Kennedy
Social climber
Carbondale, Colorado
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Aug 24, 2009 - 08:17am PT
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Thanks, Jeff.
Beautiful words and memories. We can only hope to inspire the same for our own kids.
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Delhi Dog
Trad climber
Good Question...
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Aug 24, 2009 - 10:41am PT
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Wow, this thread is great!
Thanks Steve for pulling it back.
Wonderful stuff you all are sharing...
Cheers,
DD
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Aug 24, 2009 - 11:04am PT
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Wow Jeff, I didn't think my respect for you and the Lowe brothers could be more than it was. But this tribute to your parents who's importance you have so well acknowledged has launched you into the stratosphere in my pantheon of heros.
Thank you immensely for sharing.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Aug 24, 2009 - 11:22am PT
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Thanks for this real personal tale from your life, Jeff.I am sure it was fun to put together too!
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Aug 24, 2009 - 01:02pm PT
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This is great. Thanks for sharing
Jeff IMO You're the real deal
murf
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 24, 2009 - 01:57pm PT
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It occurs to me that I've given a lot of space earlier in this thread to credit my Dad.
But there was a Mom involved, too.
Excellent, and thanks for introducing her too.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Aug 24, 2009 - 02:06pm PT
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Chiloe your tributes to your dad meant a lot to me and I thank you as well.
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal
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Aug 24, 2009 - 02:08pm PT
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Thank you Jeff.
A view into the good life.
Big smile right now!
Jo Whitford
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 24, 2009 - 02:24pm PT
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Very nice - thanks, Jeff, for an important reminder. I wonder how many of us were introduced to the outdoors, if not to hiking, the mountains, and climbing, by our parents? And encouraged in our choice of avocation? I was lucky in that my parents took us camping every summer (two weeks, four children, canvas wall tent, Coleman stove...), we got started hiking when young, and they (especially my father) did some mountaineering and climbing. Plus got us into scouts etc when we were of age for such. As always, we stand on the shoulders of giants.
My mother was an elementary school librarian until she retired in 1995, at inner-city schools with many new Canadians. One of her projects every spring was to take her classes hiking, up the Chief or sometimes the north shore mountains. Which she 'encouraged' her own children to help with. Many of the kids had never been hiking or in the mountains before. All great fun. Hiking up the Chief is like a virtual United Nations now.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Aug 24, 2009 - 02:25pm PT
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Beautiful and insightful-thanks Jello
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Ed Bannister
Mountain climber
Riverside, CA
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Aug 24, 2009 - 05:28pm PT
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Jeff,
thanks so much for your willingness to share as you have here,
with much of what you love, including climbing.
Much love to you!
and to KimBrough as well.
Ed
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 24, 2009 - 10:54pm PT
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Fantastic thread, keeps getting better with the additions. Though we too started with a $13 piece of rope from a hardware store and hammers borrowed from our fathers' tool boxes (ball peen was the best, not so uncomfortable in the back pocket), I don't have good photos to add from that era. But I have to comment on the first of rgold's pics, of Kevin Bein on Matinee (back when the hold was still there near the lip - and he's no doubt mantling on it). He's in RRs!! which means he had to have gotten across the traverse in those clunkers! Wow.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 25, 2009 - 02:20am PT
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Ed, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but Kim passed away back in 2001. I thought you probably knew this. It was not related to climbing. I miss our old Kool Breeze Bro every day.
-Jeff
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Mimi
climber
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Aug 25, 2009 - 09:31pm PT
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Totally verklempt, SentimentalJello. That was overwhelming. Your Mom is as much a character as your Pop. What a cool childhood you had with such solid parents. Explains a lot!
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Aug 25, 2009 - 10:12pm PT
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thanks for sharing this touching truth about your life Jeff. Your parents are an inspiration to a father of 3 young ones! That is quite a family you have there. Impressive people! jeez. I better start raising the bar....
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Nohea
Trad climber
Sunny Aiea,Hi
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Aug 26, 2009 - 05:01am PT
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What a thread and what fantastic development. Thank you Jeff for sharing. That first pic of your Dad watching the boys climb is precious. All the rest of the pics are super, its the first one that says so much.
Today there has been some great bumps. As I sat in the ER and a Dr’s office for a ridiculous amount of time I have read through many on my tiny BB screen. This is fantastic stuff and the reason I am part of this campfire. Thank You! What a great thread!
Aloha,
will
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Nov 30, 2009 - 06:18pm PT
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Jello,
It's been a real pleasure hanging out climbing and generally bullshitting with you and your family. I only met Ralph once but I did have many good moments with Elgene. You've got to tell the whole story about Bruno the Bear. When you told me that one (in the swimming pool) I almost fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard.
Good reminiscing my friend.
Mal
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woof!
Trad climber
texas
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Nov 30, 2009 - 08:49pm PT
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Jeff, live in Fredericksburg TX and climb at erock and i was wondering if you could shed some light or any info on your FA Lowe overhang 5.11a when,who with, did you climb with Caylor, Jackson or Crump there? Do you even recall the climb I'm talking about?
Thanks
Woof!
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Dec 12, 2009 - 12:08am PT
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Great stories and pictures up there, thanks so much for sharing them all!
Amazing folks Jeff.....
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