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| Gender/Age | Male, 78 years old |
|---|---|
| Location | Kapaʻa, Hawaii, HI, United States |
| Power | 20 |
| Vote Weight | 52.04% |
| Occupation | Retired Research Scientist |
| Website | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHXiy9lFsJgMVASepkCegg |
A Little About Me
While I learned to love the mountains from Boy Scout summer camp in the California Sierra Nevada, my interest in technical climbing was inspired by the movie "The Mountain" starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner. In this classic film Spencer Tracy overcomes a technical difficulty using pitons. I had previously considered rock climbing a "dare devil" past time, which didn't interest me. The technical aspect did however, offering the ability of equipment and the logical application of it to overcome challenging obstacles safely. I started technical climbing on the summit outcrops of Mt. Tamalpias near San Francisco in about 1966, at age 21.
Climbing holds memories of countless enjoyable adventures. My mountaineering adventures often ended in a painful "death march" leaving me with little desire to climb again. But memory of pain fades quickly and inevitably I was looking for the next adventure within a month. My most ambitious adventure was leading an expedition to make the 2nd ascent of the East Buttress of Denali in 1977. By the mid '80s I started a family and I felt the objective hazards from the level at which I was climbing were not conscionable for the risk of depriving my children of their father in their childhood. More recently I've returned to some rock climbing in an effort to remain young in mind.
Climbing holds memories of countless enjoyable adventures. My mountaineering adventures often ended in a painful "death march" leaving me with little desire to climb again. But memory of pain fades quickly and inevitably I was looking for the next adventure within a month. My most ambitious adventure was leading an expedition to make the 2nd ascent of the East Buttress of Denali in 1977. By the mid '80s I started a family and I felt the objective hazards from the level at which I was climbing were not conscionable for the risk of depriving my children of their father in their childhood. More recently I've returned to some rock climbing in an effort to remain young in mind.
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My Mountains & Rocks (1)
My Routes (4)
- Denali East Buttress Washburn Route
- East Buttress Denali
- French Ridge Mount Huntington
- Uluru Summit Trail Uluru-Kata Tjuta
My Trip Reports (2)
My Articles (1)
My Albums (11)
Climber's Logs I've Signed (59)
Areas & Ranges (1)
- Rock Formations of Indian Cove Joshua Tree National Park
Mountains & Rocks (32)
- Tour Ronde Mont Blanc GROUP
- Cathedral Rocks/Spires Yosemite National Park
- Zugspitze Wettersteingebirge
- Mount Moosilauke White Mountains (NH/ME)
- Katahdin Katahdin Group
- Mount Lafayette Twin & Franconia Ranges
- Mount Jefferson Presidential Range
- Mount Adams Presidential Range
- Popocatépetl Mexican Volcanoes
- Mount Clarence King Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP
- Mount Gould Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP
- Lassen Peak California County Highpoints
- Mount Dana Yosemite National Park
- Middle Palisade California 14ers
- Cathedral Peak Yosemite National Park
- Mount Williamson California 14ers
- San Jacinto Peak California County Highpoints
- North Palisade California County Highpoints
- Mount Huntington Alaska Range
- Aiguille Verte Mont Blanc GROUP
- Aiguille d'Argentière Mont Blanc GROUP
- Mount Whitney California County Highpoints
- Mount Tyndall California 14ers
- Matterhorn Peak SPS Emblem Peaks
- Lost Arrow Spire Yosemite National Park
- Mont Blanc Mont Blanc GROUP
- Mount Hood Cascade Volcanoes
- Pico de Orizaba Mexican Volcanoes
- Mount Shasta California County Highpoints
- San Gorgonio California County Highpoints
- Longs Peak Colorado 14ers
- Denali Alaska Range
Routes (26)
- Royal Arches Royal Arches
- The Harry Daley Route Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center
- East Buttress (Middle Cathedral Rock) Cathedral Rocks/Spires
- East Buttress El Capitan
- West Face Mount Williamson
- Whymper Couloir Aiguille Verte
- Couloir Couturier Aiguille Verte
- Tour Ronde North Face Tour Ronde
- North Face Aiguille d'Argentière
- U-Notch + Chimney Variation North Palisade
- Jensen's Jaunt Tahquitz Rock (Lily Rock)
- Angel's Fright Tahquitz Rock (Lily Rock)
- Left ski track Tahquitz Rock (Lily Rock)
- East Buttress Denali
- Standard Route - Frankenstein Cliff (II, WI 3)
- Hotlum Glacier Mount Shasta
- Uluru Summit Trail Uluru-Kata Tjuta
- French Ridge Mount Huntington
- Tuckerman Ravine Mount Washington
- Whitney-Gilman Ridge Cannon Mountain (NH)
- The Trough Tahquitz Rock (Lily Rock)
- Pinnacle Gully, Huntington Ravine Mount Washington
- The Brenva Spur Mont Blanc
- Snake Dike Half Dome
- East Face Mount Whitney
- Denali East Buttress Washburn Route
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