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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Sep 22, 2014 - 06:50am PT
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Fred Beckey cannot be overlooked
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Sep 22, 2014 - 07:12am PT
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I must throw Donini into this blender as well.
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JerryA
Mountain climber
Sacramento,CA
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Sep 22, 2014 - 08:11am PT
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Viesturs
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Sep 22, 2014 - 08:17am PT
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The one having the most fun. Duh.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 22, 2014 - 08:22am PT
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Well, by The Larry's metric you're surely in the running if all the rumors are true.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Sep 22, 2014 - 08:24am PT
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John Gill should be in the mix. Seemed to take large leaps in front of everyone else.
Could you imagine if Honnold started ice climbing?
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selfish man
Gym climber
Austin, TX
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Sep 22, 2014 - 09:32am PT
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if what's meant by "best" is the one who's climbed the hardest then probably Chris Sharma. Otherwise it is whoever fits one's subjective definition of the best
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Sep 22, 2014 - 10:08am PT
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um I was amazed ya'll weighed in and that no one said
..........................!!!!!!!!!! LYNN...e
scwralled in ugly white house paint on Diamond Hill Road is the only other place I ever professed
that alone tome makes her ............THE BEST
(thanx for the ride)
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Sep 22, 2014 - 10:10am PT
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Right now it is still Sharma. Ondra is now surpassing him as the best in the world, after a very long period of being top dog.
That is amazing. The number of climbers out there has gone up by a factor of 50, and the guy is the best rock climber in the world. A much bigger challenge than in the old days.
All sports are like that. They advance through time.
It isn't even close.
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steve shea
climber
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Sep 22, 2014 - 10:22am PT
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Best in the world? Jerzy KuKuczka. New routes on 8000m mountains in winter. Not anyone, well maybe Voytek, has come close.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 22, 2014 - 10:33am PT
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Such a no-brainer!
Phylp, of course!
Home-grown, attitude and level of commitment, what's not to appreciate?
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2456499&msg=2456499#msg2456499
Is my deadpan humor getting in the way?
Gee, I hope so.
And if you realize that, then Jim Bridwell is the only choice left.
Home-grown, attitude and level of commitment, what's not to emulate?
Oh, yeah, he's no saint. I forgot.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Sep 22, 2014 - 10:35am PT
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For America it probably is Lynn Hill.
She sent the rig nobody else could.
Then she did it in a day.
Boss.
2 votes is consensus around here right?
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Sep 22, 2014 - 12:31pm PT
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Although there's no one answer, Robbins belongs in the "all time" discussion, even if the NA Wall was now 50 years ago. He not only dominated American rockclimbing, he and Gary Hemming introduced Yosemite methods to the Alps.
John
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clode
Trad climber
portland, or
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Sep 22, 2014 - 12:33pm PT
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Without a doubt is't got to be Reinhold Messner. Oh, you said North America. Ed V.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Sep 22, 2014 - 12:37pm PT
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Indeed. Anybody who solos Ahab, does FAs of major Yosemite walls, has alpine skills, has done major first descents, and wears funny glasses; well they gotta be in the discussion!
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supafly
Trad climber
vancouver, bc
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Sep 22, 2014 - 02:33pm PT
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George Lowe was born in NZ.
Becky is the most prolific in terms of sheer number of climbs.
Sharma is the best in terms of number grades.
Sean McColl is the best in terms of killing it on American Ninja Warrior.
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supafly
Trad climber
vancouver, bc
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Sep 22, 2014 - 03:17pm PT
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Oh.. forgot about Tommy Caldwell. All round badass.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Sep 22, 2014 - 03:35pm PT
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Harding or Kauk.
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Chippychopperone
Social climber
SLC, UT
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Sep 22, 2014 - 04:14pm PT
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I didn't have time to read the whole post so forgive me if this has already been mentioned.
I vote Brian McCray. Find another North American climber that climbed at the level he did while being employed. I wonder if Alex H could climb the sick aid that Brian climbed? I wonder if Beyer could repeated Brian's hard 5.13s? Think about it.
tda
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Sep 22, 2014 - 04:17pm PT
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Fritz
Two generations ahead of his time.
Still a badass in his 70's ( climbing 5.10)
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