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10b4me
Ice climber
Rustys Bar and Grille, Bishop
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 27, 2009 - 10:04pm PT
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I was aware of Johnnys' exploits, i.e. his catch of Bean Bowers, before his role in the Sharp End video. The dude is hard core, and a comedian to boot.
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Feb 27, 2009 - 10:10pm PT
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a super cool badazz. . .great photographer too.
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More Air
Big Wall climber
S.L.C.
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:11pm PT
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Back in 2000 Jonathan, with Mike Pennings climbed 2 new grade VI walls, both over 3,500' high. Then they made the second ascent of Inshallah a 4,300' grade VII on Shipton spire in only 3 days. This trip, IMO was and is, perhaps the most successful climbing trip ever made to the Himalya/Karakoram.
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adam d
climber
CA
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:44pm PT
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Splitter is unbelievable. One of the best climbing films out there. I've had serious trouble getting it back from people who've borrowed it when they put it on heavy rotation and did anything they could to not return it. Learned my lesson...now it doesn't get loaned out. That reminds me...haven't watched it in quite a while!
time for a video fix of the H.A.G.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:52pm PT
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Hi, 10b4me. Can you fill me in on this persona? How about some background information like age, climbing era along with info about ordering the dvd. Hope to see you in JTree at the super tarbuster/shusifest. Peace and Joy, Lynne
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perswig
climber
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Feb 28, 2009 - 11:04am PT
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I'd seen his tag on photos, but I'm embarrassed to say I never realized who he was until The Sharp End.
Watching him and Micah charge, and make light of nastiness ("I've worn yarmukas bigger...") as they suffer, made me laugh out loud and think, THAT's how to do it.
Kinda reminds me of interviews with Alex Lowe - if you're enjoying it, it's good.
Dale
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Phantom Fugitive
Trad climber
Misery
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Mr Copp is one of the Bad-i-est ass-i-est Alpine rock-iest munchers in American History...
The reason some of you might not know him, is instead of fluffing up the scene with his gorgeous Alpine-Goatee-Mullet- He is ALWAYS on the rock or in the mountains. Those rare times he is not, he is celebrating OTHER fantastic adventurers and visionaries by running the Adventure Film Festival, which is now extending it's imaginative and progressive thumbprint worldwide.
Jonny is equally comfortable on run-out granite-sandstone-choss, to ice-snow-grovel, to film/photo-dreaming-expressing, to joking-playing-suffering in the biggest, baddest mountains of the universe.
I have watched him many times talk to a total newbie with the same respect, and geniune-ness, as he would any modern rock & ice superstar. He is always eager to share beta, encourage others, and default any praise that comes his way to his star studded cast of partners.
Patagonia has recently named him one of their alpine ambassadors, and I feel this kind of support and notoriety is long overdue.
He is a class act, unique as a four-eared cat, and just as clever. I am lucky to call him friend.
He will laugh at all this attention... He is one who is "just doing his thing." Thanks for inspiring the rest of us to do the same, brah.
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Burt
Trad climber
Las Vegas, Nv
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I have followed Johnny's exploits since I first heard about their rapid ascent of Hainabrakk Tower and then from there onto Cat Ears, then Shipton, such a dream trip, but they where just "doing their thing" . I don't know Johnny personally, but his dedication to the sprit of climbing ties us all together. A truly great Ambassador to the sport we all love.
Kurt "Burt" Arend
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Bump for good hopeful energy to China.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Come on Johnny, we are pulling for you mon, wherever you be.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Rest in Peace friend, You will always be remembered.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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rest in peace, jonny....
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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The big smile, Standing Rock.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
I remember seeing him in Boulder with that big smile.
It's often said the best climber in the world is the one having the most fun--maybe JC was the best by that definition as well as (one of the best) by the normal definition.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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I never met him, but there was a blog post of mine where I was making a link list of as many climbing/adventure photographers as I could. I'd seen a photo of his hear and there in the climbing magazines, but when I found his website, read a little bit about him and went through his galleries - pictures one after another capturing the essence and spirits of his subjects, I was amazed. He was so talented.
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wbw
climber
'cross the great divide
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Jonny's death is heartbreaking. I feel a similar way as when Mugs died many years ago. The sense of loss far outweighs how well I knew him.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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This one hurts too bad. I knew Jonny for many years. No where near as closely or intensely as several of my other close friends and many more around the world, several here on SuperTopo. Still I would count him as a friend. That is probably and mostly due to the way he made me feel like I was important and worthy. I was not special. Jonny made everyone feel that way His humility always trumped my hero worship. Though I knew he rolled the dice with aplomb and abandon I envied him his life, his reality. He, like so many other shinning stars doused by the random vagaries of existence, is now gone. I am still here aging with my envy and confusion. Another vibrant smile lost forever.
Cheers to a life well lived! Rest in Peace.
My deepest condolences to family and friends.
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