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Fletcher
Trad climber
not very much, recently.
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Jun 21, 2010 - 03:30am PT
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If you've not seen this one before, they are some durn good yarns told here. The Werner/Bridwell tale of belay miscommunication is classic....
Eric
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Wer Bridwell's ropes some of the "werst" you've ever been up on, Braun? Really?
I remember giving him a Ed L. Redd once. He strung it on the POW. HE ACTUALLY THANKED ME LATER. Arnie never thanked anyone later.
Thanks for the idea, Werner. I was gonna chuck that old nine. I'll just find me some duct tape and get to work.
Bridwell one-liners to me:
"Shuffle." (How to do the Twilight Zone crack).
"Left Side of Reed's." (He told that to all the girls, I found out later).
"We're seriously low on beer, dude." (The night of the kegger in Camp 4 to celebrate my wedding the previous week in Merced. Three kegs, one case later, my wife showed up after her shift at the lodge desk--no beer left, just...drunks. It was CAPITAL!)
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 24, 2013 - 02:07pm PT
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Bump for the Brave New World...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 24, 2013 - 02:18pm PT
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Bodybuilding, Hummers, the Cuban cigars, the triple Scotches, the wild nights and womanizing are no longer the accoutrement of A-list masculinity.
Just big flabby boobs.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 24, 2013 - 02:34pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 24, 2013 - 02:42pm PT
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Attila could read and write? Wow!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 24, 2013 - 03:45pm PT
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He used ghost writers (he had plenty to spare).
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 24, 2013 - 03:48pm PT
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Even Attila looks rosey through those shades! LOL
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 24, 2013 - 03:57pm PT
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Mar 24, 2013 - 07:19pm PT
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got a GREAT story from Jim yesterday, East Face if Mooses Tooth with Mugs Stump. It was Classic, Mark Bowling provided many questions to keep the conversation going. Got it on tape(I think). 4 days on route, many pitches of no fall or you die, hollow verglas and tools bottoming out, bivies with no bags, a failing stove and not knowing if they could get down the descent, dropping ropes and then passing by them on the descent and not realizing that the "discolored snow" they just passed was their ropes. It was classic stuff. Thanks Jim and Mark!
Peace
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Johnny K.
climber
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Apr 10, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
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Hey Ron =D
Bump for more Bridwell stories
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10b4me
Ice climber
Happy Boulders
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Apr 11, 2013 - 12:43am PT
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The "Revival " story is one of the top five post on ST ( IMO)
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Marsupial Rat
Trad climber
Australia
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Apr 11, 2013 - 03:00am PT
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Bruce,
Let me know if there are gaps in the draft regarding Jim’s work on the Cliffhanger movie; I have a mate who was the key link between the film company and the Dolomite locals. I’ll follow up with Pompei if it suits – the greasy dago now owns the best pizza restaurant in Sydney. www.pompeis.com.au
And if you need a first draft edit, put me in coach. $0 and you’d get back Color not Colour. Great news that pen’s going to paper ….. TD
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Apr 11, 2013 - 04:55am PT
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i saw Bridwell walking down the mt woodson trail in 110 degree heat wearing a down jacket and smoking a Marlboro,
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Nov 15, 2013 - 12:37pm PT
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Bump for the good stuff
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Nov 15, 2013 - 12:53pm PT
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Peace
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 15, 2013 - 02:32pm PT
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I finally got to meet Jim at the Oakdale fest and hang out with him after hours at the Best Western. I related my only encounter with him bitd when I was climbing Tangerine Trip. I didn't know any beta and only had the Meyers guide and I was hanging on the bolt and trying to do the "Nut Throw". Jim and his crew after fixing on Z-M came along below us. After watching this noob trying to toss a chock into a crack for ten minutes, Jim yells up that it is a hook move on a sloping ledge. Viola.
Jim said it was 1981, as I couldn't remember the year. He shook his head at Robbins' antics and just said, "Really?". We kinda wondered how many people actually tried and made the Nut Throw.
I thought it was really cool that he actually remembered that.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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Nov 21, 2013 - 10:39am PT
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Dingus, as I've said before, your tale is one of the funniest things I've ever read, on Supertopo.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Nov 21, 2013 - 06:09pm PT
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Bumpity bump......
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Dec 25, 2013 - 11:08am PT
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Bump
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