tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post7273249181501988591..comments2023-06-07T09:12:00.141-06:00Comments on Mountains and Water: Death of Kurt AlbertPeter Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-85141039848703009472010-09-29T14:33:19.233-06:002010-09-29T14:33:19.233-06:00Good point about free climbing and the British. Ho...Good point about free climbing and the British. However, definitions of a free ascent remained pretty loose well into the 1970s in both America and the UK, as well as Europe. Albert's contribution was to define more precisely what constituted a free ascent and to provide a term to recognize it, hence my choice of the word "modern." While it works particularly well with sport climbing, the redpoint concept is still applicable to so-called traditional pitches as well.<br /><br />There is no question that he was one of the most important figures in world climbing and a larger-than-life personality to boot.Peter Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-75495947803307510702010-09-29T14:02:53.585-06:002010-09-29T14:02:53.585-06:00"the German climbing legend who invented the ..."the German climbing legend who invented the concept of the redpoint and hence the modern concept of free climbing."<br /><br />Actually the concept of sport climbing, not free climbing, I would credit the early Brits with that.<br /><br />Kurt was a great man and an inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-24758408233950699082010-09-29T11:56:33.265-06:002010-09-29T11:56:33.265-06:00R.I.P. Kurt
Amazing person!R.I.P. Kurt<br />Amazing person!climbingposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747448568885698946noreply@blogger.com