Alan Watts on Jibe Tribout and Just Do It

Alan Watts might have bolted the best routes of the 1980’s and 90s. Chain Reaction, To Bolt or Not To Be, Just Do It. He didn’t have a front row seat to the action - he was on the stage alongside Tribout and every other superstar who came to Smith Rock to try his routes.

In this episode, Alan and Kris discuss Jibe Tribout and whether he was the villain he seemed to be, as well as the true story of America’s first 14c, Just Do It.

Alan Watts, Wolfgang Gullich and Ron Kauk in Smith, 1989.

Alan Watts on the first ascent of Vicious Fish in Smith.


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