I met ranger Ralph Heath several times at Chimney Pond. I remember he was young and easygoing- he died while I was a teenager in a heavy autumn snowstorm while attempting a rescue on the east face of Katahdin.
there are many humble-bottomed up people that often are much better than the famous ones
but even mountaneering became a stage, loosing the big part of feeling and humaneness that was its mean feature
also in other fields of human "activities". How many "great" men and women did you meet in your life? I knew interesting and admirable scientists whose work deserved higher attention. They were not at the right moment in the right place ....but I was lucky to know them and they influenced my life. None will write a book about them or will remember them!
"They were not at the right moment in the right place"
...unfortunately some of them was in the wrong moment in the wrong site !
...and I haven't told about the still living ones, it's really fine to meet them and chat about memories :)
It was not a Requiem (many people die every day, not only on the mountains) but a simple way to remember that mountaneering is made by mountains + men (not competitive supermen)
:)
Fighting against mountains is nothing more than fighting for your own glory or pride.
In the years of Bonatti mountaineering made at top levels was nothing but a kind of competition.
I prefer the frankness of Ignazio Piussi that calls the "fights against the Alps" of those years with teir true name: a race.
Normal people earn joy from hiking, climbing and skiing and leave the fights to the jungles below mountains.
Maybe we are weaker than greater mountaineers, less heart, less strenght or maybe we love mountains just for what they are and not for the glory they can give.
desainme - Oct 2, 2007 1:27 pm - Voted 10/10
Makes you think-I met ranger Ralph Heath several times at Chimney Pond. I remember he was young and easygoing- he died while I was a teenager in a heavy autumn snowstorm while attempting a rescue on the east face of Katahdin.
Gabriele Roth - Oct 2, 2007 1:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Yesthere are many humble-bottomed up people that often are much better than the famous ones
but even mountaneering became a stage, loosing the big part of feeling and humaneness that was its mean feature
Bor - Oct 2, 2007 4:38 pm - Voted 10/10
Thanks Gab!Thanks for this interesting article. I understand your last sentence and it is right in that way.
Cheers!
Gabriele Roth - Oct 2, 2007 5:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Thanks Gab!keeping alive the memory of some of my old friends has been a nostalgic pleasure for me ...
Lupino - Oct 5, 2007 11:08 am - Voted 10/10
It's the same history.....also in other fields of human "activities". How many "great" men and women did you meet in your life? I knew interesting and admirable scientists whose work deserved higher attention. They were not at the right moment in the right place ....but I was lucky to know them and they influenced my life. None will write a book about them or will remember them!
Impressive article.
Paolo
Gabriele Roth - Oct 5, 2007 11:33 am - Hasn't voted
Re: It's the same history....."They were not at the right moment in the right place"
...unfortunately some of them was in the wrong moment in the wrong site !
...and I haven't told about the still living ones, it's really fine to meet them and chat about memories :)
jvarholak - Oct 5, 2007 4:59 pm - Voted 10/10
Thank you gabriele...for a glimpse into a part of your life and the lives of those that touched you.
john
Gabriele Roth - Oct 6, 2007 1:31 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Thank you gabriele...happy you liked it :)
I forgot the details of the routes, I can't forget the climbing partners
Gabriele Roth - Oct 8, 2007 1:42 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Thank youFine, I'm waiting for it !
I don't see them as heroes, only as fine people whose kind of behaviour should be copied
ciao
franza mosco - Oct 27, 2007 8:52 am - Voted 10/10
bella, gabrielegrazie!
Gabriele Roth - Oct 27, 2007 12:45 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: bella, gabrielelieto ti sia piaciuto :)
julesblaidd - Oct 29, 2007 6:22 am - Voted 10/10
Hmm...It could be hard to lose your friends. RIP for all of them.
Gabriele Roth - Oct 29, 2007 6:59 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Hmm...It was not a Requiem (many people die every day, not only on the mountains) but a simple way to remember that mountaneering is made by mountains + men (not competitive supermen)
:)
julesblaidd - Oct 29, 2007 9:07 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Hmm...Somehow it made me a little bit introverted and I tried to value climbing and life. That's all. :-)
p-mike - Nov 8, 2007 6:54 am - Voted 10/10
Thanks....mountains is fountain of life, amusement, friendship..
like SP when you are at home, at work..
Grazie Gabriele,
Ciao Paolo
Gabriele Roth - Nov 8, 2007 7:17 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Thanks..:)
Diveria - Nov 8, 2007 11:27 am - Hasn't voted
Right!Fighting against mountains is nothing more than fighting for your own glory or pride.
In the years of Bonatti mountaineering made at top levels was nothing but a kind of competition.
I prefer the frankness of Ignazio Piussi that calls the "fights against the Alps" of those years with teir true name: a race.
Normal people earn joy from hiking, climbing and skiing and leave the fights to the jungles below mountains.
Maybe we are weaker than greater mountaineers, less heart, less strenght or maybe we love mountains just for what they are and not for the glory they can give.
Gabriele Roth - Dec 1, 2007 9:07 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Right!competitiveness can give big results but normally drops humaneness, friendship and similar values ...