I'm going to put in a very small correction Tom. Rappelling only goes one direction and that is down, if they went up a vertical cliff, they climbed it. That minor nit pick aside, that was a beautiful tribute to a good man, you are lucky to have known him. "They really did make the world a better place for being there". You are right, th…
I'm going to put in a very small correction Tom. Rappelling only goes one direction and that is down, if they went up a vertical cliff, they climbed it. That minor nit pick aside, that was a beautiful tribute to a good man, you are lucky to have known him. "They really did make the world a better place for being there". You are right, the 10th Mountain was the nucleus of the development of the Colorado ski industry. Nothing that happened in Europe was easy and the 10th Mountain was really only for the fittest soldiers. I had a high school skiing instructor who I think served with them, he was a hard man, but he knew how to ski. It wasn't until I got to college, after VN, that I encountered teachers that really stimulated my mind. Although that might not be quite true, my final 3 years in HS were spent with the Jesuits who taught me how to argue a point and I still credit them with teaching me how to think, but none of them were mentors, I was a difficult kid like you, I never have suffered fools well. That was a heartfelt beautiful piece, thank you for sharing it with us.
I'm going to put in a very small correction Tom. Rappelling only goes one direction and that is down, if they went up a vertical cliff, they climbed it. That minor nit pick aside, that was a beautiful tribute to a good man, you are lucky to have known him. "They really did make the world a better place for being there". You are right, the 10th Mountain was the nucleus of the development of the Colorado ski industry. Nothing that happened in Europe was easy and the 10th Mountain was really only for the fittest soldiers. I had a high school skiing instructor who I think served with them, he was a hard man, but he knew how to ski. It wasn't until I got to college, after VN, that I encountered teachers that really stimulated my mind. Although that might not be quite true, my final 3 years in HS were spent with the Jesuits who taught me how to argue a point and I still credit them with teaching me how to think, but none of them were mentors, I was a difficult kid like you, I never have suffered fools well. That was a heartfelt beautiful piece, thank you for sharing it with us.
You're right about how they got up the cliff.