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Cosmin
Trad climber
Europe/China
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 21, 2006 - 04:13am PT
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It is with sadness that i am passing on the news about the death of Harald Berger yesterday when the serac he was climbing in Pitzal, Austria, collapsed.
http://www.haraldberger.at/portrait.php
The ranks are getting thinner and thinner this year....
C
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darod
Trad climber
South Side Billburg
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Dec 21, 2006 - 10:25am PT
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Truly sad news. Can this f*#king year 2006 be over already???????
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Dec 21, 2006 - 10:27am PT
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Sad.
My thoughts go to the family.
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Dec 21, 2006 - 10:40am PT
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Very Sad News :-(
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Dec 21, 2006 - 11:36am PT
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email from his friend Albert:
Dear Jim,
Yes it is like you saw, Hari Berger died yesterday afternoon. He climbed
on the "Eiskapelle" near Salzburg, which is a sort of glacier but very small. A
huge ice shelf (20mx30mx2,5m) collapsed and Hari came under it. His 2 friends
who climbed with him were very lucky and do not have any injuries.
I cannot tell you how sad I am.
Another sad fact is, that Kirsten beard her doughter last night. She named her
Zoe, as Hari wanted it. Zoe is fine, a nice little mouse with dark hair. There
will be a fund-raiser for Kirsten and Zoe soon. As soon as (next hours) I got
the details about the fund-raiser I will put it on-line on my website
http://www.albertleichtfried.at
Please help and try to inform as many people as possible to help Kirsten and Zoe
through there worst nightmare.
Sorry to have no better news,
Albert
Mag. Albert Leichtfried
Innrain 91/I/25
A-6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Tel.: +43/660/8152222
http://www.albertleichtfried.at
Zitat von Jim Ewing
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Dec 21, 2006 - 12:31pm PT
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Ohhh...this is terrible news. My heart goes out to Kirsten and little Zoe and Hari's friends and family everywhere. Yes, Conrad, let's try to arrange something in Ouray - Hari has been such a lively cornerstone, there>
-Jeff Lowe
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Conrad
climber
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Dec 21, 2006 - 06:27pm PT
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This is very tragic. His daughter arriving hours after his death. Joy and sorrow. At this time of year.
Let's get a motion afoot for the Saturday Petzl party (at Ouray) to be a tribute Hari and fundraiser for Kristen and Zoe. The folks at Petzl are suportive of this idea.
With empathy,
Conrad
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Louis
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Dec 21, 2006 - 06:32pm PT
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This is absolutely heart breaking.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Eastside
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Dec 21, 2006 - 07:13pm PT
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"Truly sad news. Can this f*#king year 2006 be over already???????"
Yeah, what darod said.
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elcapfool
Big Wall climber
hiding in plain sight
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Dec 21, 2006 - 08:42pm PT
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No words.
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Dec 22, 2006 - 11:10am PT
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Another email from Albert:
Deutsch/german - english version below
Aufgrund des tragischen Unfalls von Hari Berger, welcher am 20.12.2006 sein
Leben lassen musste, möchte ich dazu aufrufen seiner Familie, Kirsten und der
am 21.12.2006 geborenen Tochter Zoe zu helfen.
Bitte helfen Sie den Hinterbliebenen von Hari Berger, nähere Informationen,
Kontodaten usw. finden Sie auf http://www.albertleichtfried.at
Danke!
english
On 20th of Dezember 2006, Hari Berger died because of a tragic
ice-climbing-accident, an accident of the category "unpredictable". Kirsten
Buchmann, his wife, beard their doughter Zoe on 21th of December. I would like
to appeal for help for Kirsten and Zoe.
Further details, account numbers etc. you can find on
http://www.albertleichtfried.at
Thank you!
Albert Leichtfried
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redpoint
Ice climber
Bloomington, IN
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Dec 22, 2006 - 07:02pm PT
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conrad & jeff...would love to help with anything you plan in ouray. never met harry, but admired his climbing skills during the fest.
regards.
ron
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Dec 22, 2006 - 08:57pm PT
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email from Will Gadd:
As all of you likely know (and my apologies if this is news), Hari
Berger recently died while ice bouldering in Austria. His partner,
Kirsten, had their baby daughter, Zoe, (full term and healthy!) only
hours later. It's beyond sad, but it's also the start of a new life
that will need support without Hari's physical presence.
Albert Leichtfried is a good friend of the Berger family, and is
helping with efforts to raise funds for the Hari's family. He just
sent the information below about an account to send money to if you
can help, the family is really not rich in $.
Please post the information below to any forums you think appropriate
and forward to friends who might know Hari or Kirsten. I did a quick
run through my address book but likely missed a lot of people. A
little help could go a long way at this point.
For those not familiar with sending money by wire, it's pretty
painless, just walk into the bank with the info below and get 'er done.
I've also suggested to Albert that he organize a Paypal account for
this, but it's not as common in Europe, he'll work on that Monday. My
email address does work for Paypal--if it's easier for you in this
mad holiday rush it's OK to Paypal to gadd@gravsports.com with "Hari"
in the note. If anyone wants to donate in an envelope or something
I'll collect that and the Paypal donations and take it with me to
when I go to Switzerland next week, easy. I'll also print any notes
to take to Kirsten.
I know cash is tight this time of year, but even a few $ will really
help with a very hard situation. Sorry to be so long about money, but
this is something solid we can do to help a new life move a little
easier through the world.
There will also likely be some fund-raising efforts at Ouray, more
info will come as that develops from John Evans and others working on
it, thanks.
Peace to all of you, and may we all celebrate our friends and family.
Life is never certain, but the world is a better place with all of
you in it.
Best,
WG
The web link on Albert's page is: http://albertleichtfried.at/news/?
tx_mininews_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=10&cHash=ed5e07d2e6
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