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Weis
Social climber
Evergreen, CO
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Sep 13, 2010 - 04:07pm PT
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Hey everyone, this is George's daughter, it was so funny to read these threads and see how cool my dad was, and still is!! I actually asked him about the 'Black eye" incident, and he denies it ever happened...
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Sep 13, 2010 - 04:16pm PT
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Well of course he denies it; he is a good dad. Former climber dads are all good deniers.
How do we know which sister you are? When I visited your parents a few years ago at the Santa Marie, you guys were away at college.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sep 13, 2010 - 04:48pm PT
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Climbers knew about plausible deniability long before Bush, Cheney and those prevaricators. We first had to be economical with the truth with our mothers, which is hardest of all. Good practice for later work and family life. Of course, they all knew what we were up to anyway, but that's another story.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Polynesian Paralysis
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Sep 13, 2010 - 05:34pm PT
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George is lucky to have a daughter who appreciates his past and thinks he's cool. A lot of us think George is WAY COOL too!
My daughter doesn't ask anything about my past, so I don't have to deny anything. The down-side is that sometimes I feel like she'll never know me... However, I did show her some of my early climbing stuff that I've posted here on ST. She actually did seem interested. But I have no idea if she thinks I am/was cool or what???
Though my dad got me into climbing, my mom didn't want to know much either, so I never had to deny much either... Ahh Life!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sep 13, 2010 - 05:38pm PT
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One of the interesting things about the "Climbing at Squamish in the 1970s" thread (I'm told) is that several friends' children avidly followed it, to read about what their fathers were up to then, at least in part.
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tweedle dee
Boulder climber
Evergreen Colorado
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Nov 29, 2010 - 05:11pm PT
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Heyo everybody this is george's other daughter. Was just wondering if anybody could tell me any fantastic stories about him that i could tease him about?! I love hearing new things about him. It tickles me pink to be able to google his name and then see his books and photos here!
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WBraun
climber
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Nov 29, 2010 - 05:43pm PT
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tweedle dee
Ask dad to tell you the story of the big fight with the construction rednecks in front of the Mountain room bar (Mulligan kicks redneck ass).
After the big fight Dad and Mulligan have to run up the Steck Salathe for alibi from the cops.
Heh heh heh it's a real good one ......
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Nov 29, 2010 - 06:48pm PT
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An old tale from long ago:
One of Chockstone's authors told me a story of visiting Meyers, and Meyers complaining about another author's manuscript being far too long.
How will you edit it down? The author asked (or words to that effect). He added, You can't just edit whole pages out.
Just watch me! came the reply (or a similar phrase), followed instantly by arbitrary deletion of the requisite number of pages.....
At their best, coffee table climbing books can capture the aspirations and achievements of an entire community. A simple photo book is over with too fast, a smaller-scale text-driven book cannot convey the magnificent scenery that is such a part of the experience. Yosemite Climber artfully weaves photos and text together in a vivid snapshot of the time and place that's also a timeless celebration of why we climb.
Superb.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 4, 2012 - 10:32pm PT
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Meyers Bump...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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This is nice to see. What was nice to see, as well, was a copy of George's book, from the English publisher Diadem, and Robbins' own publishing firm. I had not had a chance many years back to really look but last week in Simi, as Jim's caretaker, I had lots of climbing titles to check in his library, found YC, and took a good long look and remembered...
Pettigrew's bouldering in Camp 4. He was so smooth and had strength-to-weight ratio points to the max. It was, I think, my favorite shot. Such a hard man with gentle demeanor.
We owe you one for all that effort, George, back when it all got done via snail mail. Quite a project back in them days. In this time of 4G-gitter-done-now and "back in the day," it is hard to believe it got done eventually and over several weeks, not one day.
Times change. Ask Alex and Hans.
One icon is W-B-L in their go-to-meeting clothes after getting the ball rolling on speed ascents. Posers! :)
It was in there, right? Not getting that old CRS, am I?
Consider yourself appreciated, George. Whatever happened to the Topo Binder from the Mountain Shop? Eh? Waiting to put it on ebay?
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Rockin' Gal
Trad climber
Boulder
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Love Yosemite Climber. Looking at it now, still sets the bar high. Somehow I possess a large format, framed photo of Nic Taylor on Twilight Zone that causes people to ask, "Is that you?" I wish it was!
I went to George's place in Evergreen a number of times when I was writing the Needles/Domelands/Sequoia series. Invariably, he was making bill collection calls to his vendors as I worked with the book editor attempting not to cut too many pages.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Jul 24, 2012 - 08:53pm PT
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For anyone still interested in the signature gathering project that I started, here are a few image updates on the blog. I'll be getting the book to Ken soon where it will soon reside in perpetuity.
Many, many thanks to everyone who has helped over the past few years. This wouldn't have been possible without you!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 03:30pm PT
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Book Bump...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 28, 2013 - 02:03pm PT
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Bump for current contact info for George.
I need permission to use a few photos for the Oakdale Festival poster.
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Andy Fielding
Trad climber
UK
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This is the one that had me hooked. 33 years after buying this book and staring at this picture I finally climbed Outer Limits.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 21, 2016 - 01:51pm PT
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Bump for the man on the iconic cover photo, Kim Scmhitz cleaning the RURP traverse on Zenith. Somebody please scan and post it up here and on the memorial thread. I am away from the archive at the moment.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Sep 21, 2016 - 04:00pm PT
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Yeah Ron Gomez, you should take your copy to the antiques roadshow appraisers, not that you would part with it!
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Sep 21, 2016 - 04:41pm PT
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Life changer for me
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Sep 21, 2016 - 05:16pm PT
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One of the great inspiration books of all time.
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Sep 21, 2016 - 06:47pm PT
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I scanned this last night but didn’t have time to post it. Werner posted a cropped/original version on the Kim Schmitz memorial thread this afternoon.
Photo by Bridwell, FA of Zenith, pitch 15, Half Dome, 1978
Ron, cool to see all of the additions to your copy. Jeff Stubbs is my Mom’s cousin.
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