San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Chongo

Wir sind am Pazifik angekommen. Nachdem wir Lukas gestern am Flughafen abgesetzt haben, ging es für uns nach San Francisco auf Erkundungstour. Die Nacht verbringen wir direkt am Meer, irgendwo zwischen San Francisco und Santa Cruz. In Santa Cruz sind wir dann tatsächlich im Supermarkt auf CHONGO CHUCK, THE YOSEMITE LEGEND, gestossen.

„Charles Victor Tucker III, known to most simply as Chongo, spent a big part of his life in Yosemite where he was cherished as a local slackline and climbing guru for many years. Tommy Caldwell compared him to Master Yoda from Star Wars. He prides himself on having trained and galvanized many world-renowned slacklining pioneers. He lived outdoors for most of his life where the forests and caves of Yosemite Valley were his home. Chongo declares with great pride that he has been ‘homeless’ all his adult life. But Chongo isn’t necessarily homeless, he’s just houseless, which is a big difference. Nature is his home, and as he says, “When you’re a climber, you’re homeless anyway, you’re always running around from one climbing area to another, camping out in order to be at the place you’re gonna climb at… I guess you could call that homeless.”

Wir kaufen sein 500 Seiten Buch über Bigwall Klettern und können es nicht fassen. Jetzt freuen wir uns nach zwei tagen Kletterabstinenz, auf die Pinnacles.Okumaya devam et