Unsung Heroes of Climbing History

Greg Barnes and Clint Cummins for founding the ASCA and replacing countless anchors.  Roger Brown also teamed up with Clint to rebolt countless routes.

Not a big deal you say? You go and rebolt Hall of Mirrors or The Nose and the like and get back to me. 

ABBwrote:

Spelled 'Jourdan' (German). His CA exploits remain staggering feats. What else did he do?

Diamond onsight free solo

3 rts in one day

Up yellow wall down casual up pervitical ( if I remember correctly)

Mid 90's

He casually mentioned this while we were climbing in the south platte

Also said he soled the eiger north face when he was 18!

alpinist 47wrote:

Diamond onsight free solo

3 rts in one day

Up yellow wall down casual up pervitical ( if I remember correctly)

Mid 90's

Was that Derek Hersey?

^^^^^^short answer no

I climbed with Frank around this time 

This is first hand info

Derek also climbed three rts on the diamond in similar fashion  ( not sure what rts ) Crusher You out there?

Ain't spraying for him.

East Coast. Doug Madera

West Coast. Bill Boyle

Drew Spaulding 

alpinist 47wrote:

^^^^^^short answer no

I climbed with Frank around this time 

This is first hand info

Derek also climbed three rts on the diamond in similar fashion  ( not sure what rts ) Crusher You out there?

Not to say Frank didn't, but Derek sure did. If that was a repeat - hell of a repeat!

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP19/mountain-profile-longs-diamond/7

John Stannard

Not only could he climb (and free routes), he was the best at cleaning crags up--I think he still picks up trash at J-tree. . . 

Kevin Thaw

To every outlaw,

Tobin Sorenson

Steve Williamswrote:

John Stannard

Not only could he climb (and free routes), he was the best at cleaning crags up--I think he still picks up trash at J-tree. . . 

Totally agree. John was an amazing climber, a legend in the Gunks.

And Rich Goldstone (rgold on MP) - the most elegant rock climber I've ever seen.

Princess Puppy Lovrwrote:

Warren Harding didn't get as much acclaim for his trolling as Tradiban. 

I saw Warren at a fund raiser, someone asked him about Lynn’s freeing the nose, he said something like” if you call that free climbing”

Ackley The Improvedwrote:

I saw Warren at a fund raiser, someone asked him about Lynn’s freeing the nose, he said something like” if you call that free climbing”

Please explain. Did he not know she free'd it, or is there another way of defining it?

• Trolling 

Has Jimmie Dunn been mentioned yet?

John Gillwrote:

And Rich Goldstone (rgold on MP) - the most elegant rock climber I've ever seen.

Started in the Tetons, too. 1957 with Exum at 14-years-old

I don't get how so many people are saying Beckey and Skinner. Hard to imagine a bigger name than Beckey especially in the PNW. And everyone at least knows of Skinner, right?

Someone said Pete Doorish and I agree, definitely a visionary and it's amazing how far in the backcountry he was establishing rope solo FAs. 

Ed Webster