Layton Kor, the King has died

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Allen Hill

Social climber

CO.

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:36pm PT

philo

Trad climber

Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:37pm PT

Allen that is a fantastic photo and very fitting.

Anastasia

climber

Home

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:39pm PT

Allen Hill, that's the best picture EVER. Beautiful in so many ways.

philo

Trad climber

Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:39pm PT

Bump

Allen Hill

Social climber

CO.

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:44pm PT

pix4u

climber

Sonoma, CA

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:55pm PT

RIP Layton. We will always remember you!

leo Dickinson

Mountain climber

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:58pm PT

Climbed with him in 66 in the Dollies on the Tre Cima.. then literally bumped into him years later on Guam ! I was looking for Spanish gold for a Discovery film - he was looking for the meaning of life..

He told me stories of when & how he climbed with Don Whillans. Don was 5ft tall Layton more like 6.6 and with a long reach at that... I suffered the same disadvantages as Don when following the master on aid climbing. I asked him how Don faired.... "He Jumped" ha ha... Leo Dickinson

Burt Bronson

climber

Apr 24, 2013 - 12:59pm PT

A TRUE LEGENDARY BASTION OF THE HARDMAN SPORT OF SERIOUSLY SERIOUS ROCK CLIMBING. RIP.

weezy

climber

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:05pm PT

these pictures are awesome

thanks for posting cam, allen, jan, etc.

squish

Social climber

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:11pm PT

I never met him, however while doing research he kept coming up and I ended up being quite fascinated by him and where he went. My friend was in A. Guam and met a guy in a bar with an old t-shirt on it relating to climbing.
After discussion about any local climbing he said his name was Layton.
I was like you met Layton Kor in a f'ing bar in Guam?
Then his name came back with his illness.
He did some climbing in Canada as well.

Glad to see he was shown love, compassion and respect in his last years.

pix4u

climber

Sonoma, CA

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:11pm PT

John Ely

Trad climber

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:12pm PT

My very first big wall was the south face of washington column when I was 17 with my high school buddy John Middendorf in 1978. He was already over 6 feet tall and got to do the kor roof. Here's a shot of him rapping after fixing that and the next pitch, and one of two happy people who have finished their first big wall. Layton Kor did routes that can provide that much pleasure for young adventurers. His spirit will continue to live. Unless this fantastic route someday goes the way of the Bonatti Pillar, I predict that his spirit will live for as long as humans remain on this earth...

pix4u

climber

Sonoma, CA

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:16pm PT

philo

Trad climber

Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:18pm PT

the albatross

Gym climber

Flagstaff

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:49pm PT

Great pics everyone!

Lewy

Trad climber

Chattanooga,tn

Apr 24, 2013 - 01:52pm PT

So sad...

Mad69Dog

Mountain climber

Superior, CO

Apr 24, 2013 - 02:28pm PT

I really need to dig through my photo archive - Dave Dornan passed me some shots of Layton he took in and around Eldo. I think they were taken in 1960 or thereabouts. Dave had been guiding in the Tetons for a few years and moved to Boulder to attend CU, where he met Kor. Kor didn't really understand rope management according to Dave, so Dave mentored him. (and made him get rid of his lightweight nylon "climbing rope") Realize that at that time, Dave was very proud of his own abilities, so when it only took Layton "a couple of months" to surpass him, it took some ego adjustment on Dave's part. Dave liked to tease Layton for whining at the crux of the Yellow Spur.

The last time I saw Layton, he was down-soloing a pitch I was having trouble getting the nuts up to lead. We all play different roles in this existence.

Rest in peace.