I'm sure Bill Burke would be happy to help you, you can contact him through his website.
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:-0O1zTqXDsMJ:eightsummits.com/pt/blog/+bill+burke+seven+summits&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
by Hyadventure » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:04 am
by Tom Fralich » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:20 am
1. Please give me a little history about how you became interested in climbing. Your first climb, any inspirations to climb, ect.
2. During your years as a climber, have you noticed any major gear/ equipment changes? If so, what were they?
3. Do you think that the Seven Summits have had an impact on society? How so?
4. Do you think that the Seven Summits have had an impact on the sport of mountaineering? How so?
5. Any other comments about the Seven Summits, or mountaineering?
by JackCarr » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:37 pm
Tom Fralich wrote:
Maybe this isn't what you were looking for, but I was once wide-eyed and and thought that the 7 Summits was the coolest thing I'd heard of. Now, though? I have absolutely no interest. There are a thousand places/mountains that I'd rather spend my time on.
by Guyzo » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:54 pm
JackCarr wrote:Tom Fralich wrote:
Maybe this isn't what you were looking for, but I was once wide-eyed and and thought that the 7 Summits was the coolest thing I'd heard of. Now, though? I have absolutely no interest. There are a thousand places/mountains that I'd rather spend my time on.
Same for me. I don't considermyself to be a particularly good climber, nor do I have a great deal of mountaineering experience yet, but a few years ago I thought the seven summits idea was incredible. Now its just meh, its just something cool to say you've done.
Who's the better mountaineer? The one who was guided up the seven summits, or the one who's completed loads of hard routes in the Alps but has never been above the height of Mont Blanc? To the public, the seven summitter, to climbers the other one.
by surgent » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:17 pm
by WingLady » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:51 pm
by rdesota » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:51 pm
by radson » Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:01 am
The 7 Summits are largely responsible for the commercialization of mountaineering. You can go online and book a trip to Everest or Vinson for $25,000+. Don't need any friends, experience, or awareness of what's involved, just a Platinum Visa. This commercialization is largely to blame for the accidents on Everest and elsewhere. Too many people with too little experience, who are completely dependent on guides or others to come to their aid when the situation becomes anything else than ideal.
by Holsti97 » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:29 pm
WingLady wrote:You might want to contact Gerry Roach in Boulder -- the 2nd person to climb the 7 summits (just a few months after Dick Bass completed them).
http://www.climb.mountains.com/About_GJ ... erry.shtml
by WingLady » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:09 pm
Holsti97 wrote:WingLady wrote:You might want to contact Gerry Roach in Boulder -- the 2nd person to climb the 7 summits (just a few months after Dick Bass completed them).
http://www.climb.mountains.com/About_GJ ... erry.shtml
I noticed that Gerry Roach signed the summit register of Charles Mound (the Highpoint of Illinois) the day before I was there in 2006. How many people have climbed the 7 summits and Charles Mound? I got a kick out of that.
by Palisades79 » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:45 pm
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