Tuesday, December 16, 2008

At 85, More Peaks to Conquer and Adventures to Seek

Short piece in the NYTimes today on Fred Beckey as he prepares for his next ascent.

2 comments:

g said...

Nice piece. My favorite passages are the following:

"Some ascribed his feats to vengeance of a long-ago slight, others to the murder of his own fears."

and about his upcoming trip: "One of my reasons to do it is I hate Christmas shopping"

kenny g said...

Ha!

I saw the Beckey article and came over here to post it, you read my mind Brian...

Beckey's one of these men who's become a presence even before he's passed, you hear of stories and sightings and reverence trickling around the community.