the shizzle > chuffing
Historical Nuggets
remus:
It seems like there's been some interest in the stuff I do through climbing-history.org, so I thought a thread to discuss anything to do with the history of climbing could be fun.
To whet the whistle, Gordon Jenkin recently donated the diaries of Arnis Strapcans to the Mountain Heritage Trust, and I was able to have a browse through them, scan a few pics and take a few notes. He was a prolific climber in the south west throughout the 1970s before he sadly died in the alps in 1980. If you've spent any time trad climbing down there you'll likely be familiar with some of his routes: Main Wall Eliminate at Avon, The Exorcist on Lundy, Heart of the Sun, Atmosfears etc.
His diaries and first ascent write ups are amazingly well written and well worth a browse (click 'more' under pics and vids): https://climbing-history.org/climber/1808/arnis-strapcans
remus:
And next up a question: is there a vid of Chris Sharma on Just Do It? I'm sure I've heard of something but can't remember what it is. One of Mike Call's ones from that kinda time perhaps?
Ru:
--- Quote from: remus on January 14, 2024, 06:06:32 pm ---And next up a question: is there a vid of Chris Sharma on Just Do It? I'm sure I've heard of something but can't remember what it is. One of Mike Call's ones from that kinda time perhaps?
--- End quote ---
Think it was on a DVD called Fast Twitch, which was by Mike Call, mid - 90s, '97? He takes his jumper off halfway up.
It's here, and says it's free to watch, but I've not watched it again to check if it does in fact have Just do It on:
https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/film/fast-twitch-1997
grimer:
Yea I remember the jumper taking off scene.
remus:
Good knowledge, cheers both. It was the top off scene I was after :wub:
The link on there doesn't seem to be working for some reason, I'll see if I can hunt down a copy of the film somewhere.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version