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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Feb 16, 2018 - 10:11pm PT
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Undoubtedly he's glassing that line on the left side of the pearly gates with the big right facing dihedral topped by a large roof! RIP.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 16, 2018 - 10:45pm PT
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hey there,say... i am late ... was gone all day...
prayers and condolences, to jim's family and loved ones...
and, prayers to be strong, as they now go forward, without him...
:(
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Feb 16, 2018 - 10:52pm PT
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Jim and his family had a positive impact on me during a short period of time, probably around 1990. I was a mess. Recently divorced, lonely, climbing hard dangerous sh#t for all the wrong reasons. I barely knew Jim, but he seemed to pick up on my scene and invited me down to their home.
I was there for about three days. I would be surprised if Peggy or Layton even remember. But Jim paid attention to me. When that short visit ended I felt like I had lost 100 pounds of emotional baggage. After that we did some climbing in Josh and up at the tram. He said "Let's go up to the monument and play some miniature golf."
I am so very fortunate to have been with the right person in a time of crisis.
I wish to extend my heartfelt sympathy to Peggy and Layton. Jim's was a life to be celebrated. I'm sure that at the right time we will...
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Feb 17, 2018 - 03:14am PT
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My sincere condolences to all that loved Jim.
The world lost a mentor, not just in climbing, but more importantly life.
Here's to a life well lived.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 17, 2018 - 05:30am PT
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http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1217261/Bridwells-Brave-New-World-Yosemite-Ratings-Mountain-31-1974
The full scan with all the classic photos.
Jim Bridwell with Dale Bard is seen tackling the crux of Butterfingers from close in.
Bridwell's hands are bound and chalked and treated with chemicals, in order to resist wear on the jamming, and give extra friction and grip on sweaty holds.
These aids are themselves the subject of critical debate among American climbers, particularly chalk, which is said to deface climbs, thus spoiling the experience of subsequent climbers.
I always liked this one, which was reused in Chris Jones's book.
British caption from the times as well.
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Skeptimistic
Mountain climber
La Mancha
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Feb 17, 2018 - 06:21am PT
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Magician/Hardman/Legend. Thanks for showing us limits are self imposed.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Feb 17, 2018 - 06:32am PT
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Condolences to family and friends.
We've lost a second giant of our climbing community.All those dedicated to the climbing life , and of more than one generation, saw in Jim the spirit of the age.
How did so much time elapse.
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Urmas
Social climber
Sierra Eastside
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Feb 17, 2018 - 06:39am PT
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As others have pointed out, he was a kind man. Aside from his monumental impact on the climbing world, he took the time to be helpful.
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Jeff Gorris
climber
Not from Portlandia
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Feb 17, 2018 - 06:46am PT
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Salute!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Feb 17, 2018 - 06:53am PT
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The phrase "larger than life" really doesn't cover Bridwell's impact in the valley and so far beyond. One of my heros from when I was only dogearring all of my Yosemite guidebooks from 3000 miles away.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado & Nepal
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:01am PT
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I spent the summer of 1965 in Camp 4 while Jim and an ever changing group of friends came and went. It was obvious even that summer that he represented a new generation of climbers who were more sociable and sharing than the pioneers of the previous generation. Consequently they seemed to have more fun, though often in ways that the more staid members of the pioneers were uncomfortable with. It was the difference between white painter pants and psychedelic paisley. Later on, we were dazzled by their accomplishments. Grudgingly, the old guard began to admit that you didn't have to be asocial and celibate to climb hard.
As many have noted, Jim was a wonderful human being, not just a climber, a person who helped many others in so many ways. May his example continue to inspire the climbing world both on and off the rock.
Condolences to Peggy and Layton who suffer his loss the most.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:05am PT
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My condolences to Jim's family and friends.
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:08am PT
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Condolences to the Bridwell family. I only knew him in passing and my fingers only found some of his handiwork on the stone, but what handiwork it was!
Thank you, Jim
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Pennsylenvy
Gym climber
A dingy corner in your refrigerator
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:20am PT
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Keep this short.........my condolences to Jim's close friends and family. I have talked to so many people whom are lucky to have spent time with Jim: He had a way of bringing you up within your own skin, about making you feel good about yourself. I can tell you personally this affected my life and still does. He planted a seed in me and made me a better person. I will carry on and make the world a better place because of him You will be missed Jim, but you do live on.
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:26am PT
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Pennsylenvy
Yep, that .... describes Jim in a nutshell .....
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Rick Linkert
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills CA
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:34am PT
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If the measure of a man is an incomparable, legendary legacy as well as love and respect of family and friends, Jim died a very wealthy man.
RIP Jim. My condolences to Peggy and Layton
Rick
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:47am PT
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Close friend lost. there is getting to be viewer of us left.
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fosburg
climber
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Feb 17, 2018 - 08:56am PT
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RIP Jim Bridwell, climbing visionary. Sincere condolences to loved ones
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Feb 17, 2018 - 09:05am PT
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My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jim Bridwell.
I met Jim in Camp 4 the summer of 1969 after my high school graduation. I'll long remember the many evening bouldering sessions followed by conversations and occasional music around the campfire. I laugh to this day having been invited to his tent for a joint which back then was a very serious crime. We were 17 years old and it must of looked like a scene out of Animal House with the professor, us kids all wide eyed listening to the wild stories of a warrior. He was 6 years my senior and as far as we knew he could walk on water.
While I can cry because it's over I'll smile because it happened. I feel fortunate to have shared what little time I had with him - he, others who are now gone and all of you are threads of a beautiful tapistry
so rich and colorful that defines us as a tribe......what a force, so long Bridwell. Again my sincerest condolences to those close to him.
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