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steve shea
climber
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Dec 13, 2014 - 09:56am PT
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Late 60's early 70's. Aspen crew. Chris Landry, Lou Dawson and Michael Kennedy.
Late 70's. Larry Bruce
80's early 90's. David Breashears
Hiatus till now. My family.
Climbed with many others who were all great but the above were the most frequent for ice, rock and alpine.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 13, 2014 - 10:19am PT
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I'm surprised that this thread didn't take.
Just needed a few deep breaths.
Partners are indeed a worthy thread topic. I once added up the people I had spent a full day climbing with. There were 105 that I could remember. That was a few years ago.
I suppose that 'main' is intended to mean the people we climbed a lot with, but as a nod to quality I am going to include people I may not have climbed a lot with but had good times with, and as a nod to human frailty, forget a few I probably had equally good times with.
Be glad that I did not learn to use a camera until lately.
Recent years:
South Africa '94/'95
Oscar
Donnie
Charles
the Ramagholo brothers: Jack, Johannes, and Elias
Vancouver, continued:
mainly Robert Nugent and Tom Madden
also
Sean Fader
Andy Traslin
Kurt Aronow
Brad Cooke
Simon Isbister
Luke Martin
Michael Boni
Marianna
Neil Bennet
Gord Smaill
Rob Grant
Dave Harris
Jason Kishi
Anders Ourom
Sibylle Hechtel
Tristan, Sibylle's son
Dave Vaughan
Marty
Frank from Holland
Jeff Rabinovitch
Brendan Baggio
Sierra Laflamme
several at Indian Creek October 2005 on trip there on my own
and an addition to the Brown University years: a summer day trip from Buffalo to Mt Nemo and Rattlesnake Rock in Ontario with Andy Cox, Bob Hall, and some other guy, I think
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Dec 13, 2014 - 12:12pm PT
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Mooser, reading your post made me think of a regular climbing partner that I forgot to include in my (original) list - Dave Hersey. Sheesh, how could I forget my Dave Hersey partnership!
Glad to have jogged your memory! Yeah, I was a little put out that I was about to take him climbing for the first time, then you got to him, and it was off to Yosemite. Good thing, too! Dave hasn't climbed for a few years, given some torn muscles from an attempt at the NIAD, and several severe mountain biking crashes. But he's still kickin', still pushing the envelope with something, and still a great friend. Cheers!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Dec 13, 2014 - 03:31pm PT
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This partners thread is one of the better picture threads.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Dec 13, 2014 - 03:39pm PT
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MH2,
I overlapped your Seattle time. I remember having climbed with Adrian the wild and crazy Romanian guy. Was trying to remember his name when talking to a friend recently. I said "just ask any Seattle climber from the mid-80s and they'll know who I'm talking about". Remember Pat Timson from the UW weight room and we were in JT at the same time (when he was changing girlfriends).
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Dec 13, 2014 - 06:03pm PT
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Sort of chronological order:
Steve Letts
Bob Landfear
Alex Ng
Chris Mayr
Bob Burke
John Tuttle
Norman Boles
Bill Rose
Kim Grandfield
Todd Vogel
Mike Forkash
Jim McKelvey
Deanne Gray
Kenny Morrell
Susanne Krebs
Bruce Bindner
Jeff Cristol
Julian Lobato
Matt Twomey
Mike Lynch
Charlie Fowler
John Pruitt
Rob Miller
Bill Kees
Steve Johnson
Kevin Dunkak
Kate Clayton
Kristen Hughes
Mikell Dew
Tom Mann
Chris Hebert
Brian Donovon . . .
Maybe not all "main" climbing partners, I did at least two quality, multi-pitch routes with each of these special individuals . . . Thank you all for your positive vibrations and your loving spirits.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 16, 2014 - 09:43am PT
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Adrian, who changed his last name to Nature.
In Romania he lived in a hut near the climbing, barely getting enough to eat and afraid to fall on the frayed ropes and funky gear. He was one of several climbers from far away who showed me what real passion for climbing is.
A story goes that he once went up to Colchuck Lake and met a woman who tried to convince him to sign with her modeling agency. Adrian hated Communism, but he hated Capitalism equally, and any and all superficiality and artifice. I felt sorry for the woman.
Last time I saw Adrian was probably 2002 in Camp 4. I was walking the path and a shock-wave voice from Midnight Lightning hurt my eardrums and brought me up short; "HEY CAIRNS!! WHAT THE FUK YOU DOIN' WITH YOU LAZY FUKIN' CAPITALIST ASS??!!"
I was glad to see him.
edit: the above photo was taken at the My Private Idaho crag at Index, Wa
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Dec 16, 2014 - 02:58pm PT
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Angus Carbide
Love that name....DMT bring that tough hard partner of yours up to the Trench someday to drag us old men up something worthy, LS is welcomed too.
Here's some partners, some still with us some long gone:
I could go on and on, guess I've gone through a lot of partners!
Cheers,
Charlie D.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Dec 16, 2014 - 03:09pm PT
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ya'll are just gunna out yer scurvy dogs, just like that?
All the names have been purged from all digital media to save the guilty!
Ya'rrrrrrrrrrrr
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Dec 16, 2014 - 04:41pm PT
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Listed sorta in order.....
Richard A.
Jessica M.
Larry S.
Blair
Mike s.
Tracy B.
Dan B.
Allan
RobS.
Dave
And my most loved....Woody Stark!!!!
It has been quite the adventure with all the above, different styles, choice of routes and personality, I would not change a thing.
Must say there are a few not listed who I'd soon forget.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 16, 2014 - 05:03pm PT
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When I first saw the admittedly great thread title, I shied away because it seemed too personal. Eeyonkee: I bet some of the lack of initial response is due to that. Related to that, most of us who have climbed a while have lost really important climbing partners whether due to accident or just life. It's bitter-sweet for me to bring up their names, but that's also what actually reeled me into posting. I want to mention partners I wish I still had. Also, I find the 7 degrees of separation aspect fascinating.
Luke Freeman. 1968 to early 70s, still in-touch.
Matt Pollock(D). 1968-1972, 1993-1995.
Bruce Pollock(D). 1970-mid 70s. It just guts me that the two Pollock brothers aren't around any more.
Peter Haan. 1970-1972. I learned tons, but I'm sorry I didn't take more advantage of his mentoring.
Adlai L. 1993-present
Tony B. 1995-present
Dana K. 1994-97 sheesh, he got into kiteboarding. ;-)
Mark I. 1994-present
It still seems awfully personal.
(edit: ^^^Karen that's funny about some you want to forget)
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2014 - 05:20pm PT
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Hey, thanks for that, Darwin. I think you may be on to something. Fact is, I really have wondered whether my overall experience is the norm or not. Clearly based on my initial post, I'm kind of a monogamous guy. In 44 years of climbing, the 14 partners I listed really do account for I would guess 90 - 95 percent of the climbs I have done.
Climbing partners, it seems to me is always an interesting dynamic. Sometimes, you go for weeks climbing with the same person. It's nice to be able to count on it. When that person is out for some reason, you start going through your list. Basically, the "main climbing partner" in my initial post refers to anybody on that list.
Sometimes, after you lose a longtime regular, you flounder a bit...waste good climbing weekends because you were too shy or otherwise not on it.
I'm going to post some pictures of my guys soon.
By the way, mighty impressive list there, MH2.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2014 - 05:32pm PT
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I've been lucky to climb with some of the funniest climbers.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 16, 2014 - 06:00pm PT
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I require one thing in a climbing partner: that they want to climb.
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John M
climber
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Dec 16, 2014 - 06:09pm PT
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This is a great thread. Some of the best sometimes take time to develop. Thats good because then you can appreciate it a bit more.
I didn't climb much.
My good friend Karl taught this noob
My other good friend Mark Albosta. The big Lummox
don't have a picture of Busky.. Chris Buskovcih
I did something with these guys, but I can't remember what. I remember inhaling something, but thats it. :-D
It was before helicopters..
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 16, 2014 - 11:43pm PT
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after about 44 years of climbing... here are the partners I've done the most pitches with...
as always, I'm sure I've left people off the list, but I am so thankful to all of you that I've had the pleasure and privilege of tying in with and doing a climb
Mike Church
1979:
1985:
1996:
2013:
Lawrence Wiencke
1984:
1992:
2006:
Will McCarville
1999:
2003:
2006:
Steve Cassels
2001:
2002:
2005:
Gary Carpenter
2001:
2005:
2009:
2013:
2014:
Eric Gabel
2003:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2011:
2014:
scuffy_b
2008:
2010:
Jay Anderson
2007:
2010:
2012:
Linda Jarit
2002:
2011:
2012:
Debbie Petersen, the tie in is a bit different...
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 17, 2014 - 07:27am PT
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Great photos, Ed. 2005 #2 makes me think Terminator movie.
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kenny morrell
Trad climber
danville,ca
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Dec 17, 2014 - 07:29am PT
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ben schifrin , dimitri bevc , diane morrell ,craig tatum , phil bone , nancy kerr
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Dec 17, 2014 - 07:46am PT
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I'm such a noob I've only had 1 main climbing partner
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Dec 17, 2014 - 08:05am PT
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Been thinking about my partners through the years.....I really like that some of them are in this thread already....Folks like Linus & Linda...Then there are others that aren't around, Like Mike Price(CircleHead) & Cade Lloyd( miss you guys). I've been real fortunate to climb with some fun & amazing folks, Dave Matthews,Matt Mahlum, Bryan Law, Bryan Kay, Ammon McNeeley, Keith Bischoff, Brad Jarrett, Kevin Fosburg, Chris Trudeau, Mark Peters, Ian Humberstone & a STACK of other great people... Right now, I'd have to say that my Bro Trent Smith is my main climbing partner, though we don't get out nearly enough to suit either of us.....Meh, That's Life.
My heartfelt thanks to you all.
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