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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Was the TREK programme the one where the students sunbathed nude on the teacher's sailboat etc. etc?
Hamish's rapping problem at Fleming Beach clearly happened before MH's 5 part, suspense filled description of how he passed the knot on Mt. Austerity in the Adamants. I could hardly sleep awaiting the next gripping episode. A classic ST tale of terror and desperation, and a must read for all aspiring climbers.
Just yankin' yer chain MH.
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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That's funny Perry. I'm watching Cliffhanger on TV right now. So classic! Love the real climbing action in it!
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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SoS request to all squamtonians! I repeat, SoS request! Thanks to intensityof snow and feeblness of van, I have found myself trapped in squamish forn the night. Specifically, the corner of the brewpub bar... will anyone come rescue a list soul? Or at least nbe a drinking buddy....
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2013 - 11:19pm PT
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Relic the best part is at the start when she falls and the guy in the heli is laughing his bag off the whole time :)
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Working on Cliffhanger was the adventure of a lifetime.
Business class travel to a swanky hotel in Cortina for three months, Huey 205s and telepheriques to the office with Bubba, Kauk, Bridwell, Gullich and the gang, epic drilling and trundling, giant envelopes full of per diem every Thursday and pay checks in greenbacks from an offshore bank!
And the coffee and grub was pretty good too!
The movie sucks big time.
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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I'll come for pint after I finish these tacos
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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Sweet. I've got those big cams in the van somewhere.... ythat 5 saved my ass in the fishers big time. You can't miss me, I'm the one with the crutches... :-/
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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Took a nasty dive down a gully un red rocks a couple days ago while scouting the approach to a wall there.Cartwheeled about 6m down a gnarly gully. Feel pretty lucy that I got away with only a badly sprained ankle. Unfortunately I've now got something that resembles a large purple melon at the end of my leg..... slightxly curtails wall plans in the near future
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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Cheers Jim, means a lot coming from a fellow Brennan :-)
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Unfortunately I've now got something that resembles a large purple melon at the end of my leg..... slightxly curtails wall plans in the near future
Huh? What kind of wuss are you? How many legs to you need for aid climbing? I thought you Irish guys were real.
Edit: Maybe it's a Brennan thing. Your namesake once bailed off a wall cuz he'd hurt his hands... Totally light.
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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That sounds like an amazing gig Perry. Love to hear the stories behind that one.
Shitty Paul! I think last time we saw you was with Tom Evans right after you got off Mescalito. You were dying for burgers and beer. Haha.
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bmacd
Trad climber
100% Canadian
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Hamie if you want to sleep with hot young debutantes in upscale Vancouver, you should have been teaching high school in the seventies.
Us students had our fun as well
Good times as I recall.
Jim don't be so bitter....
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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But Ghost, I did what any self respecting irishman would do when faced with great adversity...... I went to the pub!
And yes, I'm well aware that I'm a pussy. I worked out all the excuses I could use to get out of aid climbing without actually admitting to fear. My personal favourites are "the forecast is for rain", "i would go, but I promised id meet my friend somewhere far away from here", and the eternal favourite "I just couldn't find the right partner". I live in fear of the day when I might actually have to climb something......... it'd be so much easier to pretend to be a mountaineer, I could just say that everything is out of.condition all the time! Oh well....
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Luckily, it's almost always safe to comment "it looks like it may rain" when climbing at Squamish.
Contrary to someone's remark, I spent two summers in the bush in central and northern B.C., doing geological exploration. Including some wild places it would have otherwise have been hard to get to, some weeks of chainsaw work, and several hundred hours in helicopters. Which, combined with John Bryan's death in 1977, helps explain my aversion to those machines.
The first climb I did on my own at Squamish was when I was 15, but I'd started mountain hiking (Chief, Hollyburn, Diamond Head, Baker, Olympics, etc) with my parents when I was about seven, and with scouts when I was ten. My dad used to get us out/helping with the Province hikes, in the mid 1960s - he was with the Mountain Rescue Group. Once, probably 1966, I got to help put handlines at the steeper bits of the Chief trail, and indeed went up and down the Chief twice in a day.
I've never stooped to being a guide, but am a certified climbing instructor in Norway, and have had several summers entertainment utilizing it.
I'll refrain from adding any of the interminable stories that are so popular with the peanut gallery.
ps I hope that both the Brennan-gimps heal up soon.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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What were the questions again? Not that all stories necessarily need be told, by me or others.
Perhaps BK should read the clause immediately following that which he quotes, and ask whether it's possible his leg is being pulled.
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bmacd
Trad climber
100% Canadian
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I've never stooped to being a guide, but am a certified climbing instructor.
So When do you plan on becoming a real climber ? You are running out of time Anders
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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I've never stooped to being a guide,
I resemble that remark.
PB, ACMG Alpine Guide
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Those who live in glass houses...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 9, 2013 - 04:36pm PT
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Should have bullet proof glass? ;)
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Been following this thread for a while now. Hot D#mn I have got to get to The Chief!
But I digress.
The reason I'm posting is to say "thanks" to all the participants on this thread.
Thanks for remaining civil, with no bickering or flexing what I call "keyboard muscles".
It's nice to see at least one thread that's staying true to what it's all about=CLIMBING!
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