First Ascent

Post by **Sarah Bellam** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:40 pm

FA - Little Crow
by Sarah Bellam

The Great Spirit looks down on this hallowed ground
That White Men now call, "The Red."
He remembers a day, on this rock out to play
Came a young native who looked up and said,
"This line oughta go, only one way to know."
In loin cloth and having no gear,
He peeled off his mocs and studied these rocks
And climbed up the cliff so severe.

Manitou watching o'er, he thrilled to explore
A wondrous pocketed face.
His movement unflawed, none to applaud,
Alone he conquered this place.
And back to today, you claim your "FA?"
So you think that you were the first?
With gear - high tech, strung all round your neck
Your brag - it must be reversed

It takes some gall to claim this wall
And record it in Ray's little book.
Sent eons ago by brave Little Crow,
On the very same line that you took.

Post by **ynot** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:10 am

Little Crow? His name was Blue Feather

Post by **512OW** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:07 am

Little Crow should've emailed Ray.

Duh.

Actually, Sarah, it was great. There are places out west that don't record FA information for many of their routes, for this very same reason.

Post by **SCIN** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:08 am

I wonder if Little Crow did Transworld Depravity?

Post by **marathonmedic** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:14 pm

Actually he did it feet first.

Post by **ReachHigh** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:17 pm

he chipped the pockets and edges we know today so the white man could have a chance at this climbing.

Post by **anticlmber** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:04 pm

any of you bastards try to take my FAs and i'll give you smallpox as well.

Post by **john e aragon** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:00 am

not bad. but, you forget that white don't like to be reminded that they are not as great as they think they are. Hence they not so great responses.

Post by **pigsteak** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:10 am

aragon..you want a response....here ya go...

screw the Blue Feather bastard....he didn't climb it...never will. white guilt is over done, and glamorizing a bunch of scalping, thieving horse traders who died off from their inability to defend their land is merely darwinism at work.

(PS-I know you wanted to say that John, but were too timid....hope you now feel better about living on this sacred mother earth.)

Post by **ynot** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:58 am

you still haven't learned have you piggy?