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Richard Shore · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 7,258 Jan 7, 2013 · Unknown Hometown Additional notes:



This may be the oldest-age ascent of the route (or any route?)



This may also be the slowest roped ascent of the route, at just over 4 hours.

Owen Darrow · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 1,800 Jan 7, 2013 · Missoula, MT So cool to be climbing with such a legend. I just got to see one of his slideshows and that was a cool experience but climbing with him would be great!

TKHouse · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 30 Jan 7, 2013 · Unknown Hometown Simply inspiring, I hope I'm doing this at 90! It's great to know this isn't a sport limited to a certain age range to still go out and experience some adventure.



Thanks so much for posting

Chris Norfolk · Joined Jan 2010 · Points: 190 Jan 7, 2013 · Fredericton, New Brunswick A humbling ascent and what an opportunity for a photographer! To state the obvious Mr. Beckey is an inspiring hard-man. Great post. Thanks for sharing.

flynn · Joined Feb 2002 · Points: 25 Jan 7, 2013 · Unknown Hometown who the hell is Fred Beckey?!

Looks from your profile like you do a lot of mountaineering. You "should" know about him, the way any electric guitar player "should" know about Les Paul. Fred has done more first ascents than most of us have done climbs, period. He's somewhere between founding father and icon in that field of endeavor. Ask somebody about Fred's fixed ropes and the infamous pink Thunderbird.



I attended a slide show he gave a couple of years ago. Yeah, the body is frail, but the mind is still all there. Hope I'm that good at that age!

Woodchuck ATC · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,110 Jan 7, 2013 · Unknown Hometown He's only got about 30 years on me but is still my age group hero...certainly hope to get close to his age and energy level as years go by.