Just over a year ago I was climbing in Owens River Gorge and ran into John C. Hoffman. He was 78 and doing laps on a 5.11c, with his wife Anne belaying. He casu

Just over a year ago I was climbing in Owens River Gorge and ran into John C. Hoffman. He was 78 and doing laps on a 5.11c, with his wife Anne belaying. He casually mentioned he had bolted the route we were on back in the 90s. I'm not sure his current limit, but at 74 he was redpointing 5.12c. He's a dedicated ORG local and has been climbing since the mid-70s. His advice was simply: don't stop.