TED CAIS 1947-2019
From his first tentative steps onto the rock as a teenager in southeast Queensland in 1960 until he emigrated to the USA in 1974, Rudolf Edmund ‘Ted’ Cais pushed Australian climbing standards to new heights. Although not as adept at – or indeed as interested in – marketing his personal achievements as some of his peers, he leaves behind a legacy of bold and visionary climbing routes. Perhaps more importantly, he leaves layers of camaraderie and personal experience that extend well beyond climbing into everyday life.
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