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One of my heroes is Fred Beckey. He's a lifelong climber, and is still climbing into his 90's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Beckey http://en.wikipedia.org
by japhyr 12y ago
One of my heroes is Fred Beckey. He's a lifelong climber, and is still climbing into his 90's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Beckey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Beckey
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/fred-beckey-90-years-old-climbing-in-jtree/107955528 http://www.mountainproject.com/v/fred-beckey-90-years-old-cl...
- Evgeny 12y agoI will add him to the list of my heroes, right next to Jack Lalanne, who was a fitness enthusiast and lived a healthy and active life till 96. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_LaLanne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_LaLanne
- whatusername 12y agohttp://www.elitefeet.com/the-legend-of-cliff-young http://www.elitefeet.com/the-legend-of-cliff-young might be of interest. (I think that take is only 80% accurate -- but it captures the drama of his most famous achievement (at age 61!) better than Wikipedia: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete) )
- japhyr 12y agoThat's an incredible and inspiring story. Thanks for sharing, I had never heard of him before.