I saw Fred Beckey, legendary first ascentionist, give a slide show talk tonight. The man is amazing, he's over 80 years old and still making first ascents all over north america. I realized a couple of things tonight. First, I absolutely love climbing, and I want to do it as much as I possibly can and be as good at it as possible, both physically and mentally. Second, his show proved that there is no need to travel to exotic locations at the far corners of the globe, there is more than enough rock and mountains right here on this continent. Third....I need a new camera so I can give slide shows all over college campuses!
Maybe one day you'll see me on a headlining book tour, but more likely we'll just pass each other on a trail somewhere.
