wiley_p
Climbing Up
Craig Luebben fell and died on a route in the North Cascades. RIP my man.
Colorado ice climber and author.
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Blinky
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darkstar
Rockclimber/ treeclimber
FYI
Craig was the known master of a style of climbing called off width.
He saught out the uber wide steep cracks that strike fear in the heart of most sane rock climbers.Off width climbing , could be compared to climbing a massive dead vine choked cottonwood.Since the crack is perhaps 8 inchs wide you can get yer feet in it and your arms up to your elbows , and gravel upward with no pretection.
Check he even co authored a book on it.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Tu...=9#v=onepage&q=offwidth rock climbing&f=false
Craig was the known master of a style of climbing called off width.
He saught out the uber wide steep cracks that strike fear in the heart of most sane rock climbers.Off width climbing , could be compared to climbing a massive dead vine choked cottonwood.Since the crack is perhaps 8 inchs wide you can get yer feet in it and your arms up to your elbows , and gravel upward with no pretection.
Check he even co authored a book on it.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Tu...=9#v=onepage&q=offwidth rock climbing&f=false
darkstar
Rockclimber/ treeclimber
Check out his web site www.craigluebben.com
Wow it was up this morning , now its gone and all thats left is that
Wow it was up this morning , now its gone and all thats left is that
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Poor fella.
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Bounce
Guest
I heard about this on the radio this am. Apparently no clear mistake was made. Just bad luck. 
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Sounds somewhat risky, what he was doing when the accident happened. Sad for his family.....
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Blinky
Guest
Climbing ice is rife with objective hazards, even the best aren't immune. According to the news article, the hazard was something kind of specific to the North Cascades.
I always hated off-width cracks, especially the ones that taper down and squeeze you onto the face as you go up.
Rest in peace Craig.
I always hated off-width cracks, especially the ones that taper down and squeeze you onto the face as you go up.
Rest in peace Craig.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
PCTREE
Treehouser
Not to seem callous, but we all die.
Its how we live that counts.
Better a day as a lion than a life as a mouse........
Its how we live that counts.
Better a day as a lion than a life as a mouse........
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
My thoughts exactly, brother.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
True, but it seems like there are a few more options than being either a mouse or a lion.
