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General Climbing Discussion

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Chris Baxter Passes 2-Mar-2010 At 2:19:12 PM jrc
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I first met Chris in 1965 when I was 9. I didn’t know who he was. We were at a picnic at Hanging Rock (yes, really) and had gone off to DO rockclimbing. Chris and a couple of other blokes were climbing some cliff next to the walking path. They were using little ladders hanging from the rock. We were in such awe of Real Climbers doing It Properly that we hid the 15 ft piece of hemp rope we had borrowed from my Dad’s workshop under our jumpers. I think we bugged them a bit much with our questions, and, yes, it was the wrong rope to be taking climbing.
Years later we met at Buffalo, Arapiles, the odd VCC meeting when I spent time in Melbourne, various times and places over the years. Chris was always welcoming; even over the phone after ages of absence; had a few stories to tell, interested in what we were up to and had a great sense of fun. Not just a prolific climber; Chris had a great gift of invective and a superb memory for people and faces and what everyone was doing. Great guy!

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