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alpinist
Trad climber
tahoe city
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I have a batch of emails I saved and printed out from Fred...here is a pretty classic one.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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‘Worth going to the Tien Shan?’
Fred got into internet trolling? HaHaHa!
The Dood For The Ages!
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alpinist
Trad climber
tahoe city
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Two more vintage pearls of wisdom from Fred...I MAY HAVE TO START TYPING IN CAPS AS A TRIBUTE...AM I SHOUTING?! WHAT?![photoid=514800]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The scary thought just occurred to me - can you imagine being seated next to Fred on an 11 hour flight? HaHaHaHa! I’m exhausted at the thought! :-)
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Damn.
I never got to meet Fred. But his legend will live on.
RIP. I hope I get to meet you up in belayland.
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Inner City
Trad climber
Portland, OR
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Heading out to see "Dirtbag" at the Portland Film Fest tonight. Excited to learn more about Fred and his myriad eccentricities. Taking my 10 year old son which will be interesting...
Dave Reid
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Cascade Mountains and Monterey Bay
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First met Fred and his pink Ford Thunderbird when Chouinard took me along into the Wind Rivers with Fred, John Hudson, and Art Gran. Fred, Yvon, and Art did the first ascent of the NW wall on East Temple. Fred and John did the north wall of Mt Temple. I soloed Steeple Peak and some other things. It was very rare to see anyone else back there in those days.
A little later spent time climbing in that area with Beth Liversege, Rick Milikin (son of the famous physicist) and another young woman. We were several pitches up on a first ascent of the NW wall of Haystack, when Fred Becky showed up, having packed in to climb that line. I called down to him, but he couldn't hear me. Fred wrote up his disappointment in the Alpine Journal. (Jeff Lowe later climbed the crack system to the left of ours, and I later flew Jeff back there in my plane to film it from the air.)
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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in the Valley
Rattlesnake Buttress 5.8 A2 III 5.11a FA 1965 Layton Kor, Fred Beckey FFA 1982 Werner Braun, Rick Cashner
Southwest Face Sugarloaf Dome FA 1976 Michael Warburton, Fred Beckey
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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The man has gone to see the eagles fly...
Where's the tools going?
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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From Alpinist 9. Beckey, Harrer, Maybohm on Begguya.
Look at Fred's smile.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Cochrane...That would be Millikan...My high school...rj
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Fred's funeral was on Saturday in Leavenworth, and he was buried at Mountain View Cemetery (very apropos!) there, at the feet of the mountains he loved.
Apparently there will be a public memorial at the Mountaineers in Seattle, date TBA.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Nov 10, 2017 - 05:45pm PT
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There's a good spread on Fred in the new 2018 AAJ. Haven't read it yet but there's a photo of him in there where he's looking pretty buff!
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Farley
Mountain climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 10, 2017 - 09:58pm PT
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Underappreciated intellect: knowledgeable in history, geology, and geomorphology. Excellent night-time driver. Admirer of the female form.
Lover of the outdoors and the challenges that they bring.
Thanks for kicking ass and setting the bar high.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Nov 11, 2017 - 08:39am PT
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I appreciate seeing that Fred did a route on Sugarloaf with Mike Warburton. Mike was the first person I knew who knew Beckey and what he was like to be around.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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It was very well attended, a couple 100 people. Highlight of the talks was John Rupley, who climbed with Fred in the 1950s and into the 1060s. For me, the best part was reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Three of us went for a beer and bite to eat after, along with a couple of people who didn't go to the Beckey event for their own good reasons.
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