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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2011 - 04:59pm PT
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I suspect that he is still in Albuquerque.
My friend Paul Davidson will hopefully chime in at some point. He and Bob worked together for many years.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Jan 15, 2011 - 11:16pm PT
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bump for climbing
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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Jan 27, 2011 - 07:34pm PT
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Bada bump
Yes Bob is still in Albuquerque.
These days he paints oils(very well), sometimes en plein
but generally from pics he's taken.
I don't think he boulders much anymore.
As he told me once, why bother. He can't do the hard like he once did so anything less is not worthwhile.
He spends a lot of time thrashing up very steep and nasty Sandia gullies and third classing some of the big easy faces.
He's been known to spend time over the past 10 yrs or so up in the Tetons doing similar adventures.
On a rare occasion he'll meet us in the rock gym but he's never liked the crowds or the scene.
When the Wills article had just come out, I was talking to his sister on the phone (family lives back east & Bob had just come back from a visit.)
I asked her what she thought of the article, and she said what article ?
I told her what it was about and she was dumbfounded.
Had no idea her brother had a national reputation.
Shows just how quiet he really is.
I mentioned this thread & another bouldering one to him and I suppose he might have lurked pass it but the odds of a comment are slim, and that's just his way.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 29, 2011 - 02:42pm PT
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Beth Wald, Bob Murray, Mike Kennedy and John Buchard at Frank Abel house...1985
BD &BM in the San Luis Valley...1984
BM at Ute Pass...1985
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 29, 2011 - 02:49pm PT
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The "wall" at Frank's house.
Beth Wald and Mike Kennedy shooting Frank.
Bob was by far one of the most talented climbers I have ever been around. He was also one of the most intelligent ones with an amazing sense of humor. I really miss the great times I spent with him.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 29, 2011 - 04:59pm PT
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The mere thought of Bob Murray in a crowded climbing gym cracks me up.
Lemme outa here!
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Jan 29, 2011 - 07:06pm PT
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low key and under the radar is ALWAYS the best style
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 29, 2011 - 11:11pm PT
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In the above picture with Bob and me bouldering I was in what I thought pretty good shape. I was running maybe 50-70 miles a week and bouldering a lot. Next to Murray I always felt overweight and out of shape.
He was just sooooo fit.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 2, 2011 - 01:11pm PT
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The lean picture of power...Bump!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Apr 24, 2011 - 12:56pm PT
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Bump!
Climbed some Murray problems yesterday on Mt Lemmon.
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Joe Kreidel
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Sep 22, 2011 - 02:08pm PT
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Hey there!
My name is Joe Kreidel and I am a climber in good ol Tucson, AZ. Being primarily a boulderer, and curious about the history of our odd sport, I've been pretty intrigued by the legacy of Bob Murray in the Southwest. A couple friends and I started off with the idea of trying to climb and document as many Murray problems as we could in SoAZ. This idea slowly evolved into the idea to do a full blown documentary film on the era of Bob Murray in Tucson, his legacy of exploration and development in the Southwest, and maybe see what influence his bouldering and style had on the evolution of bouldering in America. And of course, lots of climbing sequences of people on classic Murray problems, trying to walk that fine line in adventure/climbing films between all action with no depth, and a boring talking head movie.
I have been in contact with a few of your from this thread already, but I was hoping to throw this idea out to the SuperTopo community, and see if anyone with with some insight or knowledge about Bob Murray would be interested in answering some questions or sharing some stories, photos, etc. Some of you guys have posted some great stuff, and I'd love to hear more.
I'm currently trying to put together a website with more info on the project, but in the meantime, feel free to contact me at jkreidel@hotmail dot com.
Thanks,
Joe
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Sep 22, 2011 - 03:52pm PT
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Great thread.
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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Sep 22, 2011 - 08:14pm PT
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The mere thought of Bob Murray in a crowded climbing gym cracks me up.
I think it was the refusing to let him climb barefoot that really turned him off to the gym... The gym rats were complaining to management. Clueless as to whose footjam they were treading in. I tried to point out that Bob didn't wipe with his feet and he did wash them which is more than can be said for a lot of the rats.
Here's an image I've never been able to get out of my head.
For those of you that remember that old car of his that he had setup for quasi-camping... He would slide the seat way back and then tool down the road on his jaunts, steering with his toes wrapped around wheel while playing a wooden flute. This includes taking the sweeping arc of I-25 S into I-40 E at about 55mph.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Sep 22, 2011 - 08:21pm PT
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Wow, I do that ramp all the time.
Not sure I'd want to be a passenger for that little event!
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Joe Kreidel
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Bump...I'm sure someone will wanna share some stories and insight...
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Murray was here.
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Joe Kreidel
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Nice pic. That razor sharp crimper with your right hands looks sooo much better than it is though.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Apr 29, 2012 - 11:01pm PT
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ĦBump!
Had a nice little solo szechuan of BM problems today.
Easy ones!
Dude's a legend.
Sniffed out all the gems around here.
Cranked HARD bitd.
Always cool to climb in the footsteps of masters.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 30, 2012 - 11:05am PT
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"YOU are one of the followers of BM" as Karl Rickson loved to say...
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