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Homer2
Trad climber
Winters,CA
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Jul 20, 2018 - 09:16pm PT
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Nothing mentioned on the adidas/ five ten site noting Charles passing. Not classy at all....
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Bob Palais
Trad climber
UT
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Jul 21, 2018 - 03:46am PT
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RIP Charles Cole. I will always remember you, and always remember when we climbed ‘New Dimensions’ in 1985. I’ll always be impressed with how easily you walked up it wearing your new Five Tennies. Thank you for being so kind to my family and me over the years. I can’t help but wonder what new amazing ideas you would have come up with because you never stopped being creative and innovative your whole life. Where ever you are keep crankin bro. Jimmie Dunn.
I am relaying this from Jimmie Dunn along with a photo of Jimmie in happier times last week wearing FiveTen shoes on and off the rock at Turkey Rock and about to head back to Dinosaur for a visit with Charles when he got the sad news. He sounds really shaken by the loss.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 21, 2018 - 06:03am PT
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^^^
Charles was a Whimsical Dreamer, who made them reality.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 21, 2018 - 10:35am PT
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I don’t remember when I first met Charles it was way before five ten, the company.
I always appreciated his sense of humor and direct approach. And later of course, the rubber.
One day the Colonel and I were fixing pitches on Mescalito. Up the hill was Charles’ Project. What would become the route Space, I believe. I don’t remember the details now but someone had stolen a bunch of his gear from it, or something like that. We were on the ground, getting ready to split for the day and I see Charles walking up the hill, shades, light pack and ubiqtuous yellow all weather Walkman, cords jacked into his ears.
We nod, but he’s all business. He hunches over to us, pulls out an earphone, and says,
“If you see anyone up there f*#king with my sh#t, Kill, em!”
Then he replaced the earphone, and sauntered on up the trail to check on his lines.
RIP and cheers Charles! Thanks for the good times in the valley, josh, trade shows, the Phoenix bouldering contest, and wherever else. And for the rubber and the inspiration!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 21, 2018 - 12:02pm PT
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PBC 90
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sunnyside
Big Wall climber
earth
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Jul 21, 2018 - 05:11pm PT
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RIP Charles,
I am grateful to have met you at such a young age. At the sunny side slabs bouldering. The session eventually turned into a quest to climb our first Big Walls. Half Dome was the objective and within a few weeks Charles had convinced me to take on such an endeavor. After that, after I moved to Boulder, Colorado, I would visit the Valley at least a couple times of year. He seemed to always be there, it was his source of creativity perhaps. Visiting YOSAR, partying with the boys, for me. Anyways Thanks for the Inspiration..
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sunnyside
Big Wall climber
earth
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Jul 21, 2018 - 05:19pm PT
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Thanks Charles for all the enlightenment.
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rmuir
Social climber
From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Jul 23, 2018 - 04:10pm PT
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Bump. (Just to move the man and his memory back to the front page…)
RIP.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 23, 2018 - 05:47pm PT
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xCon:
he was in prototypes of those black slipper things  The FiveTen Friction Loafer.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Jul 23, 2018 - 10:25pm PT
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this is terrible news. charles was a leader in big wall soling back in the day. his queen of spades on half dome, and space on el cap are among the hardest routes in the valley. i have wisely stayed away. knew chuck from back in the day, we were friends, and competitors after the first one day nose solo. i used his system on my first failed attempt, before blanchard took mercy on me and developed the silent partner for my next attempt.
charles, i'm sad to see you go so early. we all appreciate the sticky rubber and inspiration. take care in the beyond. condolences to family and friends. steve schneider
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cdf
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 24, 2018 - 05:45am PT
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Awful news. RIP
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Mike Leebolt
Big Wall climber
Redlands, CA
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Jul 24, 2018 - 09:43am PT
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Bob Palais
Trad climber
UT
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Jul 24, 2018 - 06:18pm PT
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Some pictures from Charles' place near Dinosaur.
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Dimes
Social climber
Retired from Everything
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Jul 24, 2018 - 06:48pm PT
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The Evolution to Five Tennies.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Jul 24, 2018 - 09:00pm PT
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Sounds like Charles lived a full life and left on a high note...good on you Mr. Cole...my condolances to the people who are missing him at this moment...
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jul 25, 2018 - 08:39pm PT
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Sad, terrible news. Charles was one of the most gifted, smart, happy and unique person I have had the good fortune to know and climb with. As others have pointed out he made a mark in climbing that will not be duplicated.
Charles did live on junk food but he was very picky about his junk food. On one trip I made with him we needed to stop at Burger King for the burger, MacD for fries and Taco Bell for bean and cheese burrito and Circle K for 2 liter Pepsi free and skittles and ding dongs!
Somehow he could take all of that food and turn it into raw cranking power.
I wish to offer my sincere condolences to Charles Family his Friends.
He will be missed.
Guy Keesee
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jul 26, 2018 - 04:38pm PT
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Charles on the crux section of the FA of The Manly Dike 1985. I led to the dike, Gordo led the mid section with the drilling crux (long story) and Charles finished it off. He took one little fall and then got it second try. The rest of us (DE, Gordo and Margy Floyd) got it no falls. Washoe in foreground.
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old craghag
Sport climber
Bishop
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Jul 30, 2018 - 06:56pm PT
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It is very disturbing to hear Charles has left this world at such an early age. It has been over 30 years since I hung out with Charles but, I always believed our paths would cross again some day. The short time I spent with him helped change the trajectory of my life and I will never forget it. Condolences to all those that are missing him.
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