In reply to Rad:
> Also priceless: his refusal to throw Maestri under the bus despite Largo setting that up several times.
I liked that a lot. I remember Maestri giving a talk at Buxton?? sometime around 1976 (I remember we bivied below Stanage and it snowed. At least I think it was below Stanage...
Anyway, in spite of the controversy, his talk about his earlier climbing went over very well and he got a ton of applause. It was quite moving.