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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Jun 20, 2012 - 12:50am PT
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Fred's pretty inspiring... "most in history" I dunno...
But Fred sure inspires a full life of climbing, and good lines.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Jun 20, 2012 - 12:54am PT
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Jun 20, 2012 - 12:57am PT
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Hmmm, most inspiring in history might be someone simple like John Muir. At least in the USA, all the dominoes fall forward from him lead up through nearly all great American climbers.
For me personally it has been Robbins and those who followed him in the 1960s golden age. (there are many golden ages including the one going on right now)
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WBraun
climber
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:03am PT
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It's like tortoise and the hare.
The hare you know it's gonna do it.
But there's these guys that are like tortoises.
Soooo fuking slow it's painful.
But they get up everything they go to.
I'm inspired by their perseverance.
Here's to these bad boys, cheers .....
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jun 20, 2012 - 01:33am PT
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Most inspiring climber in history Walt.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jun 20, 2012 - 02:35am PT
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Bonatti
Bridwell
Buhl
Cassin
Comici
Destivelle
Doseth
Edlinger
Güllich
Heckmair
Hill
Kukuczka
Kurtyka
Livanos
Long
Messner
Myrer Lund
Naess
Rebuffat
Rutkiewicz
Zapffe
Just one most inspiring is not an option to me.
Some mainly for their climbing, some more for their life, their legend or their verbal endeavours. Often a combination.
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Jun 20, 2012 - 09:56am PT
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don whillians for his great attitude!
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Dos XX
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:07am PT
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Johnny Muir, for sure.
Then Terray, Joe Brown, Don Whillans. All hard men, including Muir. If there was a rock climbing equivalent to someone with Michael Jordan's stature in basketball, I'd have to say Lynn Hill.
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Kenygl
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:46am PT
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I know this will sound weird but I was so impressed at a young age by Hugh Herr. I was in my early 20's when he had his accident and the article was published in Outside mag about the incident. His will and determination to get back on the rock inspired me to dig into this climibing thing a little deeper. I'll be forever grateful for his inspiration.
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all in jim
climber
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Jun 20, 2012 - 11:01am PT
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Jeff Webb
Jim Herson
Scott Burke
Francois LeGrand
Yuji Hiriyama
Shelly Presson
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 11:43am PT
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Case emptied and all over the landscape...I'd say! LOL
Fritz is my man!
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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Jun 20, 2012 - 11:59am PT
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David Stam
First person I ever tied in with....
That day changed my life.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jun 20, 2012 - 12:33pm PT
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Lots of folks climb hard. Boulder hard. Snow hard.
The guy that has really impressed me:
Todd Gordon.
Now that there is a Climber Soul who inspires.
Done a kegger of climbs, open-house policy, taught little-uns better than their parents, and keeps ticking.
Hoist!
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Jun 20, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
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That's an easy one. Royal Robbins.
JL
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Jun 20, 2012 - 11:30pm PT
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Fred Becky.... the guy's still going after it.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jun 21, 2012 - 04:57am PT
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Dr.F.
Interesting. Who will write the next Bridwell biography?
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Jun 21, 2012 - 10:55am PT
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Alex Lowe . . hands down the most inspiring to me. To perform and explore at that level, and while being an involved and committed father: amazing.
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Gary
climber
"My god - it's full of stars!"
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Jun 21, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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Peter Terbush, really. When they dug him out of those tons of rock that came off the Apron, he still had his leader on belay.
When you say "Belay on," you'd better mean it, and he did.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jun 21, 2012 - 11:42am PT
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I assume you are refering to his political views, which of course have ZERO to do with his climbing accomplishments...
Climbing accomplishments aren't the things that inspire me. It's more about how folks do what what they do.
There are a bunch of climbers, as mentioned in this thread, that amaze me with their accomplishments. I'm stunned by Croft's solo/down-solo of Tips, and so on.
Sometimes I go to a musical event that inspires me so that when I get home I just have to pick up my guitar and play. Other times I see a great show, and am just wow'ed by the performance.
Somebody who inspires me makes me want get out and get some. Reading about the Nose record amazes, but it's not something that makes me chomp at the bit. I'm actually a bit stunned, and feel less than capable.
So, are we talking inspiration or admiration?
And that's why I listed Todd. I see his pictures of thousands of climbs, his stories, his attitude, and the rest. I read his posts, and I am inspired to go and and do it myself. Cheers to that!
And +1 to JL.
Yeah, that is an easy one.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Jun 21, 2012 - 11:58am PT
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"Go to the Pit and have a talk with Bridwell
then you might want to take him off your list'...
I assume you are refering to his political views, which of course have ZERO to do with his climbing accomplishments...
True that. But the thread does not ask about the most accomplished climber. It asks about the most inspiring climber.
A climber who not only has considerable accomplishments but inspires by force of will or by depth of vision.
Let's see, Stevie Haston? John Bachar? Derek Hersey? Layton Kor? Chuck Pratt?
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