Mt Room, Warren Harding, Story Behind "Downward Bound"

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mouse from merced

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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Jan 8, 2013 - 07:29am PT

I don't need no steenkin' bed-pan!

How's yur hammer hangin', Batso?

Fart-sissimus maximus!

I think he was hurt in an accident at work when some truck backed up over his leg, so the hospital is prolly not Lewis Memorial at all. It was set up lots differently than that room, too, back when.

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Jan 8, 2013 - 09:40am PT

Good morning; thanks for the share!

couchmaster

climber

pdx

Jan 8, 2013 - 09:55am PT

Missed this back in 2009, nicely said Suzy and thanks for sharing some rich history.

dirt claud

Social climber

san diego,ca

Jan 8, 2013 - 12:00pm PT

Thanks for the bump, I was able to snag a copy of Downward Bound on Ebay last year, good stuff in there.

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Jan 8, 2013 - 04:03pm PT

What a great photo!

Mighty Hiker

climber

Vancouver, B.C.

Jan 8, 2013 - 04:11pm PT

I wonder what he's doing with his left hand?

Classic photo!

Park Rat

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CA, UT,CT,FL

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2013 - 05:45pm PT

Here is some more background to the picture of Harding in the hospital.

It was originally in the Sacramental Union Friday, September 19, 1969

One of Harding's comments on stepping in front of a pickup truck.

"All I know is this is the silliest thing that ever happened to me"

What he didn't know at the time was that his shattered leg and knee would have to be re-broken and set again in December with various pins added.

Come to think of it Harding always approved of adding a few pins not to mention a few bolts.

Our intrepid climber would be back on the mist Trail in late May 1970, not only hiking but carrying a huge pack.