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coloradoboulderer
Dec 9, 2004, 12:08 AM
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What about Sherman? He's practically a god in colorado bouldering plus he has that awesome mustache so he must take up the top three spots or something.
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mbg
Dec 9, 2004, 12:11 AM
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On a related note that sort of gets back to the original theme of this thread, another famous Colorado rockstar is making a public appearance this week. Gerry Roach, who would surely be on some all-time top-10 lists of Colorado climbers, will be at the LoDo Tattered Cover tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7:30 in support of his new book. The Roach-man has been pulling down in the Rockies and around the globe longer than just about every living "top-3" mentioned here so far.
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bigwallfun
Dec 9, 2004, 12:38 AM
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Jimmy Dunn, harvey carter, Tommy Caldwell
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curt
Dec 9, 2004, 1:04 AM
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In reply to: What about Sherman? He's practically a god in colorado bouldering plus he has that awesome mustache so he must take up the top three spots or something.
Sorry, he's from California. :lol:
Curt
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ambler
Dec 9, 2004, 1:17 AM
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I think the criterion ought to be something like who most dramatically broke through -- not to bigger numbers, but introducing new ideas of what climbers could and should do, leaving ultra classics for the rest of us as their example. By that criterion, Kor, Ament and Erickson seem reasonable choices to me (and of course there were many more). But then I know jack about the 80s, or 90s, or Sport Park. 8^)
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climb14er
Dec 9, 2004, 6:06 AM
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Great show. One of the best at Neptunes. 1:45 of legendary pics and stories. Perfect way to spend a nice evening.
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flamer
Dec 9, 2004, 3:23 PM
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In reply to: or Sport Park. 8^)
Damn it!!!
Can we leave that place out of it???
josh
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nthusiastj
Dec 9, 2004, 3:51 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Hell I'd pick Bobd WAY before rossiter!!!
And isn't it Richard (or ricH) rossiter?? Not rick? >
I just love it when a yung'un calls me 'Dude'. If you don't like Rossiter, you probably don't like Ament or Kor. Then again, most if not all of the yung'uns never climbed or met Ament, Kor, Rossiter. Their opinions are only based on heresay and rhetoric. Too bad cause the three that I mentioned and a lot of the others were some incredible climbers that many today couldn't even carry their jock straps! :wink:Ok translation...saying "dude" is like saying "man" from your time.... I have tremendous respect for Kor anyone that doesn't; hasn't a clue. Ament was also a truly gifted climber... Rossiter was/is great as well... However putting Rossiter's name with Kor and Ament is like putting corn in your oatmeal- it just doesn't belong!!! Have I ever met Kor or Ament?(and I've certainly never "climbed" them!! :wink: ) nope. Rossiter I've been around enough to develope an opinion. Hearsay and rhetoric are awfully funny words to use here. What I know about "most" of the people I consider to be great and influential climbers I've learned 3 ways....Reading books(highly recommend the updated Climb!), listening to the stories told by other climbers(some of whom were there), and climbing the routes they climbed, did the FA's of, or covanted. Calling the telling of climbing tale's heresay is fairly blasphamous(sp?) in my book.... josh
I agree with Josh. After 5 minutes on a route next to Rossiter, I wanted to bitch slap him. I have never heard a climber thalk so much during a route. It was like climbing while listening to bad talk radio.
That doesn't mean he's not a good climber. But you have to admit that personality factors in too. When ones personality is so bad that you wouldn't want to be around him, that detracts from his status. Now some others climb hard and are fun to be around.
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climbrc
Dec 9, 2004, 3:56 PM
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Well, if we include the Sport Park than I must be on the list somewhere..
'Cause I can climb 5.16 at the Sport Park..
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bobd1953
Dec 9, 2004, 4:05 PM
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In reply to: That doesn't mean he's not a good climber. But you have to admit that personality factors in too. When ones personality is so bad that you wouldn't want to be around him, that detracts from his status. Now some others climb hard and are fun to be around.
Spending five mintues next to someone on a climb is not the best way to judge someone and know what their personality is like.
I known Richard for over 20 years and is a pretty cool guy with many interests. Don't be so quick to judge someone.
Also, this tread is about as stupid as it gets!
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climb14er
Dec 9, 2004, 4:11 PM
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Pat Ament would say and he did last evening that he was one difficult person to be around at times when he was climbing hard. I remember a few times back in the mid 70's about people talking negatively about Pat but I never had that experience with him. Some people are tough to get along with and others are easy.
I know that for me, there are folks who love to climb with me and others I would rather not climb with. Such is life! One doesn't have to be a nice guy to either be a good climber or a legend. In fact, a lot of emotionally tough (Royal Robbins comes to mind) and reserved guys from the early California (and Colorado) days were the top climbers who put up and developed fine routes.
Nice guys don't always make the best climbers nor friends.
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iclimbtoo
Dec 9, 2004, 4:15 PM
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What about Aaron Rolston... :lol: :lol: :lol:
:nono:
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flamer
Dec 9, 2004, 7:53 PM
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In reply to: Also, this tread is about as stupid as it gets!
Oh come on bob I gave you an "honorable mention"......
....now if I could just figure out which TREAD you're talking about....
josh
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