THE SEVENTIES
During the Seventies much of my climbing focused on first free ascents and early repeats of many classics
in Eldorado and Boulder Canyon. My thanks to photographer Dudley Chelton who captured this period beautifully and has shared his images from the book Climb! Click on any photo below to see a
full version of the photo and some backstory.
1974. Me on an early free ascent of Country Club Crack on Castle Rock in Boulder Canyon. Photo: Dudley Chelton
The classic shot of me at the final crux of the Diving Board in 1974. Photo: Dudley Chelton
The Diving Board in color. Photo: Dudley Chelton
Death and Transfiguration, the Fourth Flatiron. Photo: Dudley Chelton
Vertigo Dihedral, Eldorado Canyon. Photo: Dudley Chelton
Vertigo Direct Finish, Eldorado. Photo: Dudley Chelton
A young Jim Erickson leading the Crack of Fear, Twin Owls, Lumpy Ridge, Estes Park. Photo: Dudley Chelton
Bill Briggs, on an early ascent of C'est La Vie (5.11), Eldorado Canyon. Photo: Dudley Chelton
Bill Briggs way runout on the seldom-climbed direct finish to C'est la Vie, Eldorado. Photo: Dudley Chelton