Fred Beckey article in the New York Times

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Pete
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Fred Beckey article in the New York Times

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/sport ... ref=sports

Note that in the article they describe him wearing a Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition hat. Cool.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/sport ... ref=sports

We met Fred at Long Wall one time...he was climbing in a sit harness that was tied out of webbing... I had no clue who he was, Lurk had to inform me!!
"Don't ever admit you keep score, it's just lame. Go climbing." LK Day
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goodguy
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Post by goodguy »

I took him up Roadside Attraction a couple of years ago when he was here doing a slide show and staying with the webers. I'll never forget it.
Oh man, he is messing that up. However, he is missing his left leg so that way would probably be harder for him. SCIN, just before spraying some beta for a climber doing a route the WRONG way.
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sendit
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Post by sendit »

nice article for a kickass guy. longtime hero of mine, reading his guides to the north cascades are inspiring. The stuff he did back in the day in his teens and twenties are completely nuts even with all the equipment/training/knowledge of today.
all you haters die slow.
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JB
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Post by JB »

He stole my ale-8 at miguels...bastard.
[size=75]i may be weak, but i have bad technique[/size]
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