Earliest picture of yourself climbing.....

Me climbing with my friend Geoff, Race Brook Falls, MA. probably 1977
Earliest I could find so far.
Great idea for a thread.

Hey Eastvillage. Recognize the route I'm on?

Allright, no more donkey shots.

1993 or 1994 Some where in that area.

Bouldering from my dad's back.

My son at age 4 TRing a 5.7 in Redwing MN.

Greg D wrote:Does this count? Setting up a TR before I knew what climbing was.

Love that NYC route, almost the east village!

Late 70s/early 80s; a criminal mind at such an young age .. Why didn't my s-dad make me play second base??

I think Allen & Grossman are just now coming up on the side of me

Lycra Alert! Also toproping on one bolt.

The camera hadn't been invented yet when I began climbing.
Here is an artists rendering of me pulling down at Castlewood.

Christmas card photo for 1983, taken on a nice 5.10 dyno roof move. Santa rocked that day.

Happy holidays.

Cool idea for a thread. Since I've only been climbing about 5 years, I don't have any rad pics of neon spandex or tube socks, so I'll post one of my son (now 7) on his first lead in Penitente Canyon, June '07.

Buff, you have motivated me to scan some vintage Ocelot slides tonight.

Any more earliest pics out there ??

I think this thread got lost for the last year or so. It's missing the 70's halter top girls who were out climbing back then. Think I can find one of those shots to post up later. Meanwhile, here's a 70's shot with goldline rope and heavy mountain boots for rock climbing.

Jeff G. wrote:

1979 is pretty late for PA's. Weren't Fire's available by then?

Ed Wright wrote: 1979 is pretty late for PA's. Weren't Fire's available by then?

John Bachar didn't have Fire's commercially available in the US till 1984. They were around before then, but just not very easy to get. Remember, no REI's and all that back then.

Oh yeah,

Hank Caylor wrote: Remember, no REI's and all that back then.

REI was born in 1938...!