tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post8277957608874052488..comments2024-03-16T10:11:19.302-07:00Comments on Cold Thistle: News from Shisha Pangma on Ueli Steck...Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-41060772079202432232011-04-19T17:51:55.830-07:002011-04-19T17:51:55.830-07:00Yep, same Brad...it truly is small world isn't...Yep, same Brad...it truly is small world isn't? Saw Brad and his Dad at OR this year and caught up a bit.<br /><br />Thanks for adding the commentary and history <br /><br />10 years ago and a fast solo. Not that you needed it, but Ueli just put the effort of your climb into perspective I think :)Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-84722490220079740602011-04-19T17:31:58.710-07:002011-04-19T17:31:58.710-07:00Brad Johnson (who I imagine is the same Brad you m...Brad Johnson (who I imagine is the same Brad you met in Alaska) and I summited Cho Oyu together in 1999. We then went to Shish arriving in BC the day that Dave Bridges and Alex Lowe were killed in the big avalanche. The conditions were so crazy dangerous because of that storm cycle (I think about 20 climbers died across the Himalaya that week). We called off our attempt that year. I came back alone in 2001, trying to purge bad memories from guiding Everest in the Spring. Wanted to get in some real climbing to prove to myself I still had the desire. Soloing Shish was a good reminder that there is so much beauty in our sport, if you put style first and summits second.Chris Warnerhttp://www.sharedsummits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-56511600746795677402011-04-19T17:17:59.988-07:002011-04-19T17:17:59.988-07:00Hi Chris.
I should keep up on what is going on m...Hi Chris. <br />I should keep up on what is going on more ;-) Belated congrads on your Shish climb and well done!<br /><br />I saw Brad J. Mentioned. That the same Brad from CO that I spent some time in Alaska with back in the '80s?<br /><br />Thanks for the kind comments on the blog.<br />best,<br />DaneDanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-87632783254206796592011-04-19T16:35:36.785-07:002011-04-19T16:35:36.785-07:00Not to put myself in Steck's cramponed footste...Not to put myself in Steck's cramponed footsteps, but I soloed the South Face of Shish in 2001 in 16:40 (from ABC to the Summit). It was the 19th day from leaving home in Maryland, USA. The Scott route is amazing and leads to within a few hundred easy feet of the summit. There is no quicker, and few more aesthetic, lines on an 8000 meter peak. <br /><br />Dana, great site. I have been visiting (and sending clothing designers to it) for months now. Keep up the great and exhaustive work. <br />ChrisChris Warnerhttp://www.sharedsummits.comnoreply@blogger.com