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Gagner
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Boulder
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Nov 12, 2011 - 09:37pm PT
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John is the AAC's new Community Programs Director, and has relocated here to CO. In his new role he's spearheading the AAC's new grassroots / community initiatives.
Rich Perch is indeed retired and living in Estes Park - I climbed with him a few weeks back. He was a ranger in the Tetons (we worked together there in the 80's), Grand Canyon, Canyonlands, and Rocky Mountain NP, where he retired from several years back.
Even with some health issues Rich has been very active new routing around Estes.
Paul
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Nov 12, 2011 - 11:45pm PT
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Another shot of Bragg at work:
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Jim Pettigrew
Social climber
Crowley Lake, CA
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Nov 12, 2011 - 11:55pm PT
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Hey Peter!
Great post, my friend! I have often wandered about John after the days. Great picks too!
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Nov 13, 2011 - 08:55am PT
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A few years I was hiking up to do an Ed Webster route, with my son, on Mt.Washington. This guy, was coming up behind us, on the trail, with a partner. He was in good shape and looked a little familiar, and I started to put things together.
I'm not usually too out going, but I yelled to him, "hey, by any chance are you John Bragg".
He sort of smiled and asked who I was. We hadn't seen each other in probably 35 years.
I think John did one of his 1st climbs in the Gunks with me--Yellow Ridge.
We both hung out with the Harvard Mountaineering club-BITD. He graduated from Harvard. I never went there.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Nov 13, 2011 - 09:13am PT
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BrassNuts ran into him in Eldo yesterday. An invite has been extended to the happy hour tomorrow night. Hoping he - and the rest of you here - make it.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Sep 23, 2012 - 03:12pm PT
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For historical reference, John Bragg's account of the 'merican ascent of Torre Egger. (download the pdf on the second line)
While you're lurking at the AAJ index, consider dropping in on the latest issue. It's a doozie!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 23, 2012 - 03:32pm PT
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John and I had a nice trip to IC last Spring....more plans in the offing. Torre Egger was 36 years ago and here we are climbing together again. Climbing truly is a lifelong passion, who is that dude in some other thread who calls climbing a hobby?
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 23, 2012 - 06:25pm PT
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Thanks Marty for the link. I had not read Bragg's wonderful article until now, shame on me. It is excellent, impressionistic and pretty close at hand. A really worthy piece for one of the great ascents, certainly, and really is a credit to John.
Here is a great photo of a very young Bragg (and Mike Peloquin) prior to the ascent of The Ghost on Cannon Cliff, 1971, a little bit before he got quite a bit more serious with his climbing and probably even had begun to suspect it would be his life's work:
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 23, 2012 - 07:57pm PT
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Just looky here ^^^^ 2 guys with a hobby collecting stuff .....
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Sep 23, 2012 - 08:14pm PT
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John is one of the host climbers at the upcoming AAC gig in the Valley, the second week in Oct.
It would be fun to share a rope with him, 45 years later. I'll be there and looking forward to it!! Had a great day climbing today too!
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Sep 24, 2012 - 12:47am PT
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Great photo! Were shuttlecocks optional? Did you catch the piece he wrote in Alpinist 1? Cool stuff.
More 'Call of the Wild' and Torre Egger stories, please!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 24, 2012 - 01:58am PT
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 24, 2012 - 02:00am PT
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 18, 2013 - 11:59am PT
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bumpity bump
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 18, 2013 - 01:07pm PT
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John and i just spent five days in Cochise Stronghold.....great weather and climbing and got to meet Jefe.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2013 - 01:54pm PT
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Wow, J-Do. How fun.
John Bragg is now the national chapter coordinator for the American Alpine Club and now lives in the greater Denver Area, I gather. Saw him in Berkeley last year, just after he joined on and moved out from the east coast. He was very fit and still full of great energy. And still quite tall!
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Carrbro2
Mountain climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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Apr 18, 2013 - 03:53pm PT
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John still ice climbs hard too. Spent a few days in Cody last year with John and George Lowe.
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