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Pranams John Long! Thank you for sharing so much beauty

I got to meet John and Jim at JB's memorial. I never heard this story. R.I.P. Jim.

That was close . What a story .

I am so hooked on your channel! Every story seems even more captivating than the last one. Great, great content; and to hear these adventures straight from the mouths of these OGs! 🙏🏻✌🏼 Thank you!

Really appreciate what you're doing with this series, thanks for putting it out into the great wide world. Climbing and alpinism have such a rich oral tradition of vets handing down stories, grateful to hear these. Keep it up!

This guy was breaking barriers from camp 4 Yosemite in late sixties, seventies. A rebel for sure. Valley Uprising shows him as a hippie climber from camp 4. He knew all the greats from then

John signed my book his book “Tales of the Steep” I love his writing I’m reading lynn Hills Book “Climbing free...my life in the vertical world” she mentions this about John going down there and now I get to hear the whole story thanks for the videos P.S. I hate getting old!

Geez John that’s one helluva story. Holy smokes

John Long is a Yosemite climber of legend. One of my fiends climbed with him.

I could listen to John all day!

A Yosemite golden age climbing Hero. Great, great writer!

Best of the Best ! 👍

That's an amazing story! That's about as close to death as most people could ever come without being hurt. I'm sure being a rock climber he's had other very close calls. But the last thing a climber expects is death by helicopter due to an empty gas tank.

Incredible!

I met John in the mid-80's at a climbing class. Probably the most charismatic guy I've ever met. A no bullshit nice dude.

Used to run into John at Mt Rubideau when I started climbing. 87. He showed me around to see the different problems

Awesome story please keep uploading content like this!!!

Great story.

I remember flying out of Caracas once in a storm, after takeoff we touched down again briefly then ascended. It was the only time I ever had a scary experience in an airplane. It is definitely a wild country, too bad the economic situation they are in.

When Rock & Ice Magazine first started, I believe in ‘83/‘84 ... something like that, Ol’ Largo had a running series on his adventures with Dwight Brooks in Papua New Guinea that were honestly.... a wee bit frightening. Never knew if it was Largo being hyperbolic ... or using his “POETIC LICENSE” .... or shooting the straight shite. Regardless they were great fun .... something missing in today’s adventure writing. EDIT: Subscribed

Arms on that guy.

10:10 "He goes "remember those waterfalls?" and I go "Oh chute" Ok I'll leave the room 😁

Harrowing! Scary as shit. I think when the helicopter finally pancaked in I would have said that’s it. I’m done. Retired.

rEAL life John Rambo of repelling and river basin escape-John Long rules!

Largo

It got dark fast because Angel Falls is only 6 degrees north of the equator. Twilight near the equator is short.

Great story! Is there anywhere I can read/watch more about this rappel?

John Long is the FUCKING MAN!!

there is a video on here, planet earth angel falls, a drone goes over the edge and you can see what he is talking about it really is amazing looking

The good old days

I don't think I've ever read or heard John Long say or write anything mundane

I read this one in Tales From the Steep. Might be better with John Long telling the story.

Fuck ...... rescue was worse than the expedition!

You can't make this stuff up...

rappeling is where most climbers die :)