Oldest Climber

[No_Bivy]

I got to meet Fred Beckey on a recent trip out west. He is 84 and still getting out climbing...AMAZING!!!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LfrJ4rt0duM
He is a little forgetful.....I like the shirt though

 

[treewhisperer1]

Thats awesome!!
When I lived in Jackson Hole there was an older guy, probably the same age as fred, was in the tram line every morning for first car going up! Powder days too!!!

 

[No_Bivy]

Fishook Arete, is 14000' and hell of a lotta of hiking. Fred looks like a Human Tendon!!!

 

[RogerM]

Its great to cross paths with those that have that many laps around the
"track". doing what you love. That looks like some pretty country!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I was climbing at Taylor's Falls just a bit north of Minneapolis a number of years ago. A fellow came up and asked if he could do the route we has setup as a top rope. He was very polite and chatted with all of us. After he flashed up the route we were all struggling with someone told us that it was Fred. I almost retired the rope in his honor My brush with fame

 

[Lazarus2]

Do what you like
Like what you do
Do it 'till you die.

The flesh may fade but the spirit still soars...

Guys like that shows us the way; what an inspiration!

 

[cory]

Right on!

 

[No_Bivy]

Dude on the right is 78, the left 62, in the middle 50ish. They just did the mountineers route on Whitney...must be in the air in california......I hope I can crank at 84

 

[Eric_E]

Some of you guys from Jersey will know this man. There was an article in AN a few years back about him, Norm Berner. I had the pleasure of working with him the week before his 84th birthday. This was the first of 3 trees he did that day. I believe he was working 3 days a week until he was 82.

 

[cory]

Tell us more about Norm and his treework.

That's awesome.

 

[easyphloem]

seriously,


he looks like he's seen a few trees....



I didn't see the article, what his story?

SZ

 

[skew]

I like his safety lanyard. I bet he is one of my fellow taut line hitchers.

 

[No_Bivy]

Oldest treeman round here is 78....George Allen. I'll try and get a pic.

 

[Colin]

So, is he a tree climber or a rock climber???

 

[Fred_Berkelhammer]

I was lucky enough to be climbing Longs Peak the same day that Walter Tishma made his 100'th ascent. There were about 200 people in his party, honored to be a part of it.
At (I think) age 80, he made his 115'th ascent.

http://www.climb.mountains.com/DVD_Studio_files/Walter_DVD.htm

 

[No_Bivy]

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So, is he a tree climber or a rock climber???

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yep...hard to track him down....no cell, no e-mail, no message. Just pops ooutta the blue here and there.

 

[Colin]

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So, is he a tree climber or a rock climber???

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yep...hard to track him down....no cell, no e-mail, no message. Just pops ooutta the blue here and there.

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So is that a yes, or a no?

 

[Stumper]

Butch, Yep is a yes. The question remains... What was the bivyless one affirming?

 

[No_Bivy]

TREEMAN....I'll find him soon. He usually bids against me here and there.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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Some of you guys from Jersey will know this man

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I sure do! He is one of many great Tree Men! He was doing production tree work until after he was 80. I knew guys that climbed with Norm that would say how they learned ways to minimize energy loss from techniques Norm employed. He is the type of guy that makes this a great industry to be a part of.