In humble honor of my late best friend Steven John Raschick, 13 November 1964 to 3 August 1986, RIP...
To All, but primarily to those who thoughtfully posted comments, the "interested parties" namely desainme, boyblue, dadndave, and coldfoot.
1) desainme, yes it probably was a "would-be" serac, if indeed it had not been the actual edge or face of the ice cliff that was just waiting for a little more gravity... It would have certainly become a stately tower of ice in the glacier if it was located elsewhere.
2) boyblue, AWESOME picture of your gear, the REI lights are exact, however my friend Steve's Pentax is an MX model, but very nearly the same gear! Boy you have kept that stuff in great shape over the years. When my friend's items were returned to me (my friend Steve's family still have not contacted me, so I remain the current keeper of his things-if I do not hear from them within the month I will interr them at the cemetery where his body lay)
3) boyblue and dadndave, great questions, EXACTLY what I was wondering when the roll of Kodak was on that table during the King 5 Interview. Between watching my bike, my nice Harley parked safely outside the KING 5 building, and thinking of that roll of film, those were the two main things on my mind while I was being filmed that afternoon! The film was actually still in there at the time of the interview. I took the roll in to be developed the next day, October 2.
4) coldfoot, RIGHT ON, you nailed it, answering the question of processing. Through a rather curious line of phone conversations starting by Googling and finding a place in the MidWest, of all places, I was referred to a place on Capitol Hill, Seattle, which further led me directly to Panda Processing, a film lab in Seattle at the base of Queen Anne Hill. "Third time's a charm, eh!" As you said coldfoot, they could only develop the 24-exposure roll of Kodak color film as black and white very delicately by a "hand-processing" technique. They hire a contractor for this specialized work and it took well over a month before the film was developed...so the final answer to the...
Mystery Question: "Were there images on that roll?"
Answer: Yes! There were several images, one of which means the world to me because its a shot of me, for me only really, and for me to share with really close friends or family. Sorry I will not share that one online anywhere! But stay tuned, a local Seattle magazine has been interviewing me over the last few months (I can't "reveal my source", well I could but I'm not right now!) I just had Interview #3 last Wednesday, the 14th. Actually every image means the world to me, each one VERY UNIQUE, and I have also written a little poem for each.
I will post a link to the article when it is out. I'm guessing sometime this Spring, as they have another round of information from me that they are processing to incorporate in their story, and they are giving this one plenty of time to prepare. Heck, its been 28 years and the Ice remembers...there's no rush!
So, I will post when it is time...
God Bless You All, and I pray the best for everyone in this New Year!
Tom Waller or "Walleye"
Survivor of Koma Kulshan Screamin' 3 August 1986
chiefwalleye@hotmail.com or
chiefwalleye@gmail.comPS: desainme, a big THANK YOU for getting the blog thread started!!!