Re: [jgill] hero's of trad climbing
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I read both Barbers and Taylors books. I am sure that there is some merit in both of their sides of the story. The photo in Barbers book of Taylor just before his fall tells a big story though. To an experienced ice climber it is obvious from that photo that taylor is a hairsbreath from coming off. I also climbed ice and photographed in that era and those manual cameras were not condusive to one handed snapshots. That photo for me adds credibility to Taylors acusation that Barber dropped him. It would be tough to take that photo with a manuel SLR and still catch the ensueing fall. All the other crap and fingerpointing in taylors book is dissmisable as sour grapes but the major point to me is who is telling the truth on the fall? Taylor claims that the screw held and Barber dropped him. Taylors claims he rememberd sitting on the ledge looking up at the rope going through the screw above him and that Barber dropped him because he was taking a photo when Taylor fell. The photo of Taylor about to fall in Barbers book seems to support this? Barber claims that the screw pulled. That is a major black and white disparity. Who knows the real story??? What would Taylors motovation be to lie about the screw pulling? he could and did sling pleanty of other mud. On the other hand Barber had pleanty of motovation to deny that the screw held and there is the photo that seems to support Taylors version of Barber botching the catch?
(This post was edited by tradmanclimbs on Jun 7, 2007, 3:13 PM)
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