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Plaque in memory of Kenny Cook placed near the summit, at the end of the Harding Route. Does anyone know who he was and what happened?

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By Isaac T.
From: Pasadena, CA
Sep 2, 2008

His name is mentioned here quite a few times:

By Howard Snell
From: Belen, New Mexico
Jun 14, 2010

I just ran across this photo - so this is a pretty late post.

I was a member of the San Diego Mountain Rescue Team in the early 1970's. Kenny Cook was a strong climber & boulderer who joined the team around 1973 or so. He sought every opportunity to climb with more experienced climbers and I remember him as basically fearless. I don't remember how long Kenny was with the SDMRT. The last conversation I remember having with him was by telephone when he was looking for radios to take on an expedition. I didn't realize he'd died young.

By D. Evans
Oct 8, 2012

Wow, I just stumbled on this gem of a photo. Mtn. Project surprises again.
I climbed a bunch with Ken back in the '70s. He was a great guy , super solid and calm when the chips were down. We climbed the Higher Cathedral Spire in winter and made what was my first El Cap attempt in winter. We were lucky to survive the ice chunk (tv to refrigerator sized pieces) bombardment.
I was just a kid but he, at 11 yrs. older, was a man. I looked up to him and would have followed him anywhere. He died way too young, it was totally unexpected.

Thanks Mtn. Project.

By D. Evans
Oct 8, 2012

Wow, I just stumbled on this gem of a photo. Mtn. Project surprises again.
I climbed a bunch with Ken back in the '70s. He was a great guy , super solid and calm when the chips were down. We climbed the Higher Cathedral Spire in winter and made what was my first El Cap attempt in winter. We were lucky to survive the ice chunk (tv to refrigerator sized pieces) bombardment.
I was just a kid but he, at 11 yrs. older, was a man. I looked up to him and would have followed him anywhere. He died way too young, it was totally unexpected.

Thanks Mtn. Project.




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Plaque in memory of Kenny Cook placed near the summit, at the end of the Harding Route. Does anyone know who he was and what happened?



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