Comments on: A Short Talk With a Legend of Rock http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/04/a-short-talk-with-a-legend-of-rock/ Just another blogs.smithsonianmag.com site Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:57:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Bill Smale http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/04/a-short-talk-with-a-legend-of-rock/#comment-1147 Bill Smale Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:43:08 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=2053#comment-1147 My first climb was Mt. Fuji, Japan while serving in USMC, I started rock climbing 1968, at Big Rock, Riverside,CA, went on to Tauquitz, to Yosemeti and beyond. I'm 71, just re-climbed The Line, Lovers Leap, CA. which I last climbed in "81" with pitons, after which two new breed young climbers followed by free climbing it, so entered the new era of climbing. It;s a sport now, with climbing celebrities, with sponsors etc, big business. It's not pure anymore. No one, no one should know you were there. It;s about name recognition. Never thought you would wait in line to climb a route. This generation has litle respect for the walls and has no idea of the history, or the pioneers' who first open the gates to big wall climbing. I doubt if any of them could name five of them. I doubt if they could tell anything about the history of Yosemeti climbing. I doubt they know of Chinard, Frost, Harding, Robbins, Bridwell, Pratt, etc, etc. I doubt if they give a [expletive] My first climb was Mt. Fuji, Japan while serving in USMC, I started rock climbing 1968, at Big Rock, Riverside,CA, went on to Tauquitz, to Yosemeti and beyond. I’m 71, just re-climbed The Line, Lovers Leap, CA. which I last climbed in “81″ with pitons, after which two new breed young climbers followed by free climbing it, so entered the new era of climbing. It;s a sport now, with climbing celebrities, with sponsors etc, big business. It’s not pure anymore. No one, no one should know you were there. It;s about name recognition. Never thought you would wait in line to climb a route. This generation has litle respect for the walls and has no idea of the history, or the pioneers’ who first open the gates to big wall climbing. I doubt if any of them could name five of them. I doubt if they could tell anything about the history of Yosemeti climbing. I doubt they know of Chinard, Frost, Harding, Robbins, Bridwell, Pratt, etc, etc. I doubt if they give a [expletive]

]]> By: Patrick http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/04/a-short-talk-with-a-legend-of-rock/#comment-387 Patrick Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:22:32 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=2053#comment-387 Yvon was, in fact, one of the pioneers of developing new protection that left the rock less harmed. One of the earliest Patagonia catalogue articles urged their customers to "Climb Clean", which highlighted the new protection technology at the time. Yvon was, in fact, one of the pioneers of developing new protection that left the rock less harmed. One of the earliest Patagonia catalogue articles urged their customers to “Climb Clean”, which highlighted the new protection technology at the time.

]]> By: Nicholas http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/04/a-short-talk-with-a-legend-of-rock/#comment-386 Nicholas Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:26:01 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=2053#comment-386 There are a few inaccuracies in this article. I understand the points Yvon makes. However, the author needs to correct the bit about removable protection... those ChroMoly pitons left some bad scars in the rock, but granted, they were "removable." However, Patagonia does a lot of good. The company and the folks behind it are the real deal, and they care about what they stand for. There are a few inaccuracies in this article. I understand the points Yvon makes. However, the author needs to correct the bit about removable protection… those ChroMoly pitons left some bad scars in the rock, but granted, they were “removable.”

However, Patagonia does a lot of good. The company and the folks behind it are the real deal, and they care about what they stand for.

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