[pct-l] All those...blah...people

[Bill Burge]

Yeah, when they climbed up to chop the bolts (after using them themselves) they had an appreciation for just how good he was!  They had trouble figuring out how he actually got by with so FEW!  :-D 

Bill Burge
bill at burge.com



On Feb 29, 2012, at 9:41 AM, <gschenk1 at roadrunner.com> <gschenk1 at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> 
> ---- mikey chapman <petergrubbfan at gmail.com> wrote: 
>> Better yet Gary,ask an old time rock climber about Alex Honnold!
> 
> Nah, they're OK with Honnold.
> 
> When I first subscribed to the list, it was weird to read people write about Jardine with reverence. He has very few fans, if any, in the rock climbing world. The controversy over whether or not he stole the idea for Friends is one thing, but when he chiseled holds in El Capitan he crossed a line for which he'll never be forgiven. To climbers, that was worse than drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa. And I agree with them.
> 
> Robbins and Harding made peace, and Robbins changed his mind about Harding's bolting. Jardine will never be forgiven.
> 
> Gary
> 
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