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Gilroy · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 1,005 Oct 25, 2018 · Boulderado encoding='utf-8' ? Oh, no! It was so cool seeing him around town and at events. He was a regular customer at my place of business. (McGux) RIP Huntley.

David A · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 405 Oct 25, 2018 · Boulder, CO encoding='utf-8' ? RIP to one old school ultimate badass. Ran into him a few times at Whole Foods in years past and he was always down to chat and fist bump, one of the most rad 90 year olds ever.



Most people get star struck if they see Caldwell or Honnold or diGuilian, etc. Not me. I'd get star struck whenever I'd see Huntley. Rest in peace!!

Optimistic · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 320 Oct 25, 2018 · New Paltz encoding='utf-8' ? I waited on him at Kinko's once, in maybe 1988 or so. He paid with a check and I did a double take on seeing his name. Very gracious, a real gentleman, and, as has already been noted, a serious badass. Heading up to Castleton is intimidating enough now with all our modern trinkets and a guidebook, can't imagine going up there (and many other places) and casting off into the unknown back in the day like he did.

rob.calm · Joined May 2002 · Points: 630 Oct 25, 2018 · Loveland, CO encoding='utf-8' ? I only met Huntley a couple of times, but the meetings were memorable for me and I felt a sense of loss when reading that he had died (a phrase that he would prefer rather than “had passed).



There was a Skeptics Group in Boulder years ago of which Huntley was an active member. My meetings with him occurred at the Skeptic Events. The first time was when he gave a talk about the universe, modern physics and ultimate reality. I wanted to hear what he had to say, meet him and talk about climbing and possibly our going climbing together, but one look at his gnarled and twisted fingers, and I realized he could no longer climb. We talked about that (he brought up the subject), and he talked about how hard it was for him to convince Layton Kor to climb what became their eponymous route. I was fascinated.



His talk showed a wide-ranging knowledge of modern physics and cosmology and that he seriously pondered ultimate understanding of existential questions. He was not all put off, by my attitude that such pursuits are futile and suggested that maybe I should consider the futility of climbing. It came out as a kind of joke and we laughed about it.



Rob.calm

Jon Browher · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 136 Oct 25, 2018 · Wolfeboro, NH encoding='utf-8' ? Amazing first ascensionist. Unbelievable what they accomplished on some of those early desert climbs on nasty rock/mud. As an aside -the sole living member now of the Titan FA, George Hurley, is still crushing it at 83. Just put up a FA of some local 5.9 slab in NH

Bela Scheiber · Joined Oct 2018 · Points: 0 Oct 31, 2018 · Unknown Hometown encoding='utf-8' ? We are making arrangements to have a memorial celebration of Huntley Ingalls life to be held at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder. Date and time have not been determined. We are trying to stay clear of the holiday busy schedules. If you have a story that you would like to share let me know. We will post information regarding date and time as soon as determined.

Jon Browher · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 136 Nov 1, 2018 · Wolfeboro, NH encoding='utf-8' ? Here is a great article from a 1962 National Geographic, written by Ingalls, on the FA of the Titan via Finger of Fate:

neclimbs.com/other/Titan.pdf

Bela Scheiber · Joined Oct 2018 · Points: 0 Nov 2, 2018 · Unknown Hometown encoding='utf-8' ? We would like to get in touch with George Hurley. Any help on this would be appreciated.

Andrew Poet · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 161 Nov 2, 2018 · Central AZ encoding='utf-8' ? Bela Scheiber wrote: We would like to get in touch with George Hurley. Any help on this would be appreciated.



https://www.lakesregion.org/event/resident-lecture-series-climbing-colorado-plateau/

The community he lives in may be able to get you in contact. A link to their website is at the bottom of the article. The community he lives in may be able to get you in contact. A link to their website is at the bottom of the article.

Ron O · Joined Apr 2018 · Points: 0 Nov 2, 2018 · middle of nowhere, southern… encoding='utf-8' ? Huntley was a class act.



I have fond memories of knocking around the backroads of Arizona with him and Layton.