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Show Russell Jacobs 24 February 2010 there. Memorable experiences, basically, that have shaped your perceptions in relationship to the natural world. RJ: I think I started real young. I mean I was-I enjoyed going back in the wilderness while I was, probably, well ... as a teenager. Um, I was always tryin' to talk my friends into having that experience with me, but, it was like pullin' teeth. And it wasn't till I was older, that I found people with the same interests. I'd always, once in a while, find a female friend that would want my companionship, but I would convince her to go where I wanted to go, as opposed to maybe-Ya know, I don't know if she really had an agenda, but I think there were times when I took, when I went back in the wilderness as a backpacker. One instance was with a girlfriend, back in the Uintas, into Four Lakes Basin, and spent a week back there, and went fishing, and just enjoyed just being alone. I don't know if her heart was really into it, as much as I was into it. But it just grew from those early experiences. And every time I'd go out, I would adjust myself accordingly. Ya know, I'd get better at it. I'd refine my equipment. I'd tweak it. I would purchase what I needed, discard or eliminate other pieces. I didn't wanna burden myself so much as I just wanted to be able to survive, on the littlest possible means I would need to stay there. Uintas was my start. I took many trips back there with whoever I could talk into going back there with. There, and even down in the desert, ya know, from time to time. I preferred the mountains, but when it was early season, ya know, there was always times I'd run down to Capitol Reef, or Zions, before I became a climber. And then I went in the military, and, uh, and then came back out. And then I knew from right then, I mean before I went in the military, that I wanted to be a climber. So I threw myself head in to learning what I needed to know to get to those special places. And then every trip was a 16 |
