tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post929010950912554956..comments2024-03-27T16:13:21.245-07:00Comments on Bob McKerrow - Wayfarer: Bill Denz - the coffee jar and Vern Leader.Bob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-61096053686726184412017-01-05T19:45:18.948-08:002017-01-05T19:45:18.948-08:00It must have been in 1973 that Bill was in my Chin...It must have been in 1973 that Bill was in my China paper (course, and I got know him and his mother Cicely. We stayed in contact for a few years. He told me some unhappy experiences for him and his kid sister Abbie. There is a vague reference to this in Maxim's excellent book.<br /><br />I would appreciate hearing from anyone who knew him from 1968 to 1970 to contact me:<br /><br />Stuart Greif swgreif1943@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982170168990479203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-47718877930729762012013-05-21T20:14:28.629-07:002013-05-21T20:14:28.629-07:00Before we go through the instructions to remove ke...Before we go through the instructions to remove keylogger files, <br />we need to control our children upon Facebook. Users are prompted to <br />set a password, and to check them to be sure they are not allowed to.<br />Because you will know who you are if you don't have please download and install a third-party program to do this on the Windows operating system. When you wish to delete the sent logs from your HD. 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(from what I've read) Is that what you are using on your blog?<br /><br />Have a look at my web site <a href="http://mysoftwarepress.com/Raspberry-Ketone-Plus-Related-Articles.htm" rel="nofollow">does raspberry ketones work</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-22377207930671134402012-12-11T06:09:37.576-08:002012-12-11T06:09:37.576-08:00I met Bill Denz in 1979 and together we climbed th...I met Bill Denz in 1979 and together we climbed the East Ridge of Mt Cook with him leading as guide. I packed plenty of food for the climb but Bill went through my gear throwing stuff away and replacing it with his own preferences. Thus we took one cabbage, a thick slice of bread, and an onion! We had a bivouac at the foot of the ridge and a second in a tiny snow hole 3/4 of the way up. The brief time we spent on the summit was spent crouched down on the ice because of the colossal wind which made it impossible to stand. Then we dropped over the other side and spent next night in the Victoria Hut which was full. I squeezed in and Bill, to my sheer amazement, spent the night outside in his sleeping bag where he seemed content despite the ferocious wind! He then pointed at the South face of Hicks and said "You and I could go and climb that" which pleased me enormously to hear him say, but it did look terrifyingly steep from where we stood so I declined! I have a couple of photos taken at the time. I also met Gary Ball around the same time 1979-80. John HawsonJohn Hawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-1695386186919069682012-08-15T16:33:17.708-07:002012-08-15T16:33:17.708-07:00Hi Bob...I spent a lot of time with fatboy in his ...Hi Bob...I spent a lot of time with fatboy in his house in Broad Bay, climbing in Yosemite,in Santa Cruz and on the road to Alaska.Rest assured his old mates are still out there living life to the full,having adventures that would bring a glint to his eye.Currently I am in Komo PNG building Telco towers on the tops of Mountains for the Exxon LNG Mega Project. Still getting stoned on a regular basis by the locals but have hardened up since Bill's day,they throw bigger rocks these days. Enjoyed your Blog cheers Brian DysonBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921377924225206044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-45926104447062201592012-01-19T22:03:47.591-08:002012-01-19T22:03:47.591-08:00Mountains are wonderful and inspiring to look at M...Mountains are wonderful and inspiring to look at Marja, especialli our big bigs in NZ. Admiring them is a superb pastime so let us leave it to the younger generation to leave their new imprints.Bob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-28893615381934442932012-01-19T20:16:58.682-08:002012-01-19T20:16:58.682-08:00Oh isn't Mount Cook gracious and beautiful on ...Oh isn't Mount Cook gracious and beautiful on every photo. I love the mountains but as you now I don't like to climb them, me being clumsy and a wuz, so others do the big stuff I am happy with the smallMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-58885374122181154142012-01-18T23:41:22.065-08:002012-01-18T23:41:22.065-08:00Kia Ora Robb, Yes sad he went so young, but he lef...Kia Ora Robb, Yes sad he went so young, but he left a mark in world mountaineering. You must read the book Robb, absolutely gripping.<br /><br />Take care...Bob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-71649481021762379312012-01-18T23:29:42.320-08:002012-01-18T23:29:42.320-08:00Kia Ora Bob,
Shall be picking this book up and add...Kia Ora Bob,<br />Shall be picking this book up and adding it to my growing collection. Sad he went so young.<br />Cheers,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-78434787382430565092012-01-18T16:19:49.762-08:002012-01-18T16:19:49.762-08:00Kia Ora Jamie
Yes the poem Bill Denz adored is a ...Kia Ora Jamie<br /><br />Yes the poem Bill Denz adored is a classic and I believe that is how he wished to be remembered. You gotta read the book.Bob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-869389465340314882012-01-18T16:18:12.861-08:002012-01-18T16:18:12.861-08:00Dear Gollum
You won't regret breaking you ban...Dear Gollum<br /><br />You won't regret breaking you bank to get a copy of the Denz book for it will have you spellbound and captivated and I bet you are likely to read it in one session.Bill tried to live in our world but in his first few years of Kamikaze mountaineering, most climbers rejected him, so he created his own world, and of course it was a different world. I remember Jim cowie and I climbing with him on his first two 3000 m peaks, Glacier peak and Douglas, and he was scambling and was quite awkward, but the style came and the results are there. Spending time with Kim Logan over christmas and quizzing him anout Bill, was an eye openiner. In my view, Kim may have been a better climber, but enjoyed other things in life too much. He warned Bruce Grant not to go to the summit when they were at the high camp on K2, Kim came back but neither did Bruce and a large group of other that took the risk in worsening weather. I would love to write Kim Logan's story.<br /><br />Cheers mateBob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-53281241091437924812012-01-18T15:00:48.247-08:002012-01-18T15:00:48.247-08:00Hey Bob
Nice write up. Especially enjoyed the poe...Hey Bob<br /><br />Nice write up. Especially enjoyed the poem.<br /><br />I will have to get my hands on the book.<br /><br />Take care<br /><br />JamieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602741689946125871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199830678971482883.post-66312876369941997392012-01-18T05:23:25.331-08:002012-01-18T05:23:25.331-08:00Bob
I am excited by this book. So much so that I ...Bob<br /><br />I am excited by this book. So much so that I have ordered a copy from Wheelers. The postage and bank charges have cost me more than the actual book did.<br /><br />I never knew Bill Denz, although our paths crossed twice on the Tasman moraine in 1981 when he was guiding.<br /><br />But the attitude was the thing - he really pushed the limits as you say. I read in 1982 something Denz wrote about not wanting to die in the mountains and I interpreted that to mean that he would be cutting down the kamikaze stuff. But then came the South Face of Sabre in winter with Kim Logan and then Makalu and the rest is history.<br /><br />Guys like Denz just lived in a different world than the rest of us and it doesn't matter how many biographies you read of extreme climbers, you always end up with an empty feeling at the end when you think of how young they died.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />GollumGollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114417112715835849noreply@blogger.com