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Show Russell Jacobs 2 December 2009 MD: Yeah. RJ: You know you got your, uh, I guess you could equate it as your, you know, your fix. That's probably not a good terminology, but it was very satisfying, uh, to do that. MD: Yeah. Um. This is kind of. .. kind of a similar question. You've probably already said a few things about it, um, so far. But, uh, what was the level of awareness of the history of climbing in the area, the prominent figures? And you've mentioned a couple of those folks that you were all familiar with at, you know, or that you were familiar with at this time. But was there significant awareness of the kind of deep history of climbing both in the area but just, you know, in general, too? RJ: Not really. Uh. You know, certainly, you heard about the big boys that pushed the limits in Yosemite. You know, Tom Frost, Chuck Pratt, Royal Robbins, um, Yvon Chouinard. You know, fourteen, fifteen years, uh, our senior. You know, we, you know ... and that. .. and Yosemite was evolving quite quickly in the 70s. There were routes being put up left and right on El Capitan. Fewer on Half Dome because it's very limited in, uh, in routes that could be achieved. I mean, it's a very polished rock. But El Cap is riddled with crags. I mean, it's ... and so we knew that was our ultimate goal. You know and, uh, and those four gentlemen walked on water. They walked on water. But even to see them ... to even, you know, was, uh, was phenomenal. You know, because they were still pushing it, uh, somewhat. MD: Did you see them around? RJ: When I got to Yosemite, yes. I've met. . .I've met, well, I've run into, uh, a couple of them, yes. Chuck Pratt, I've hung out with Chuck. He's no longer alive. Chuck was, uh, with three others. Tom Frost, Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins. Put the second ascent on 6 |
