best all around climber in the world

None of you have a clue. The fact that this thread has gone two full pages with no mention of Peter Croft is pure blasphemy. Croft has it, hands down.

JML wrote:None of you have a clue. The fact that this thread has gone two full pages with no mention of Peter Croft is pure blasphemy. Croft has it, hands down.

Huh? Hard man? Check. Stud? Check. Firm mind and sh*t together? Check. But I'm not aware of his exploits beyond amazing free soloing. What makes him all-around?

Great vintage photos in your other thread, by the way.

Come on, he's Peter Croft, what other justification do you need?

I don't really take threads like this seriously though. I think Croft is the best climber around but that is just my opinion and we all know what opinions are like. :)

Thanks for the kudos on the historical photos. I'll pass along the comments to dad.

Did you see this photo from Sunday?(I posted it on the Kor thread). In his day, he would have gotten my vote.

Ueli Steck,

all this uelisteck.ch/index.php?id=2…

and more
plus...

climbing.com/news/hotflashe…

Tommy Caldwell is best "all-around" climber.

Climbing friend,

Me.

Kor still gets my vote. And Croft, too. Aside from the crazy solos - not so crazy, if you've ever listened to him - there's Excellent Adventure. No aid, though, so back to Bridwell and Kor.

Lynn Hill,
Still The master Rock climber
& has been one of the top rock climbers, consistently for 40+ yrs!
She will be the un-challenged best, IMHO,
until some one masters all aspects of rock-climbing
For the same length of time, and Motherhood too.

On paper still living - FRED BECKEY

A Vast # criteria & variables, would be needed to award a " BEST" to a Dead climber IMHO

As the Stu Richie post below points out the best climbers
are the climbers who never stop climbing . . . .

Tucker Tec!

Tommy Caldwell cheated though he cut off a finger to save weight while climbing.

lol. I didn't even know he sport climbs that hard...holy crap. Yeah, I'd go with Tommy C. Michael, he may not score very well on "motherhood," but from all reports he's a pretty rockin' father.

Hermann Buhl gets my vote.

Aleks or Tommy.

U. Steck or Alex Huber.

my vote goes to dreamingofgnar.files.wordpr…

Barrett Pauer

ill bite on this impossible question- for me, it always goes to Carolynn Marie "Lynn" Hill.

ViperScale wrote:Tommy Caldwell cheated though he cut off a finger to save weight while climbing.

^this^

I'd have to go with the unknown crusher who stays under the radar and spends no time promoting themselves.

Flyin Brian McCray. R.I.P.- climbed 5.14 and A5 and put up big mountain routes in Alaska. Developed extensively. Put up thousands of routes. And most importantly super humble!

Aleks Zebastian. His relentless crushing grip and his diagnosis of Flashington's Disease make him the undisputed master.