Comments on: Friday Mug Contest — Heroes Of Backcountry Skiing

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:42:58 +0000

Adam, I’ve got a couple of articles clipped, but don’t recall that one…

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:10:28 +0000

Speaking of Bill Briggs, does anyone know where/when the article describing his Grand Teton descent (“Take Some Good Turns”) was published? Not sure he even wrote the piece.

By: Ski Freak

Ski Freak — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:30:47 +0000

That is old skool!

By: NealB

NealB — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:13:47 +0000

Roger and Bill are brothers (the non-teton sking Bill Briggs, that is). Roger is the one who’s name is more recognizable, but Bill is an awesome climber himself. I’ve climbed with both of them and they each tend to seek out sparsely protected, really hard trad routes — there is never a dull day when climbing with a Briggs. The two of them have done many first ascents in CO together, including on Longs. Bill is a mathematician and has authored at least one teaching book on the subject. Roger was a teacher at Fairview High School in Boulder.

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:13:40 +0000

There is another Bill Briggs who’s a climber and such, I think the one you speak of is him. There is also Roger Briggs, who used to do some crazy stuff in Colorado on things such as Longs Peak. No relation to Bill.