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E.L. "One"

Big Wall climber

Lancaster, California

Dec 26, 2007 - 07:22pm PT

Thanks Riley, an excellent read. It appears that Mr. Beyers has some explaining to do. Look forward to that !

Cracko

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Dec 26, 2007 - 07:35pm PT

Is it true that OJ,..uh, I mean BJ,.. uh, I mean JB has vowed to hunt down the real drillers?

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Dec 26, 2007 - 09:30pm PT

That was worth reading. Too bad Climbing passed it up.

marky

climber

Dec 27, 2007 - 12:51am PT

"We had decided that if we had to risk death-anchors to do the route, we would take whatever risks were required. We wanted to see what A6 was really like. We were honestly willing to die to find out."

Ah, who doesn't enjoy or can't relate to a climber's bravado?

paganmonkeyboy

climber

mars...it's near nevada...

Dec 27, 2007 - 01:18am PT

good read, riley - thanks for posting.
(and now i really just want to get back down there and climb, ya bastard...)

TwistedCrank

climber

Ideeho

Dec 27, 2007 - 10:14am PT

Blah. I can't believe I read that.

Jensen's writing is as bland as Beyer's is annoying.

What would otherwise be an interesting climbing story comes across as lacking much soul. Sorry.

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Dec 27, 2007 - 10:50am PT

I think the answer would have to be both, Riley.

Jaybro

Social climber

The West

Dec 27, 2007 - 12:53pm PT

I liked it.

Shack

Big Wall climber

Reno NV

Dec 27, 2007 - 01:31pm PT

Sounds like a contrived piece of sh#t route.
No wonder Beyer didn't release a topo.
Who would want to admit to putting up a route in that style.
Calling it A6 is interesting....
calling it A7 would have been genius!

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Dec 27, 2007 - 02:30pm PT

I guess A7 is reserved for imaginary towers,..

couchmaster

climber

Dec 27, 2007 - 03:02pm PT

Interesting that Beyers appeared to have been the one who chopped (well, hammered a bunch of hangers flat and left a hell of a mess) on the Wall of the Early Morning Light, but the "purity" deal doesn't seem to carry over to here.

Good read

Bill

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Dec 27, 2007 - 03:27pm PT

Cheers Bill.
A read of the Roberts book on expedition frauds might offer some insight into the motivation for such apparently contradictory acts.
I've only had a few conversations with Jim a long time ago so have little to base assumptions on, but my guess is that he has a lot to prove to someone.

Jaybro

Social climber

The West

Dec 27, 2007 - 04:32pm PT

Until I can hammer out the details for the presentation and Initial IPO of my own A-7 routes on imaginary towers (with the help of the public relations firm of Shack/Piton)I will keep those details under wraps.

I remember way back, hearing colorful stories that made me laugh, from Mr Beyer around a picinic table in Camp 4. He just seemed like a regular eccentric climber. weird.

He was, I believe, the first (only?) person arrested at Devil's Tower for not registering for a climb. -Ive heard that story from him and from a sympathetic ranger.