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Manley
Trad climber
from Kentucky, living in St. Louis
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My last visit with Rich last September, the day before his 50th birthday - it was a great surpirse to us both to run into each other in the woods below the Nose.... man that was a good Rich hug I got!
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Wow, so sad to lose such an excited and friendly guy.
I only met him once atop Big Baldy in Sequoia. Didn't know who he was at the time, I just remember thinking how nice and excited he was about everything we talked about.
Positive people like him are what make the climbing community a fun group to be part of.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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This was such an awesome day! I took a huge whipper for the camera (Sender Films) and pulled Richie into the rock, banging his face pretty bad. He just looked at me with a bloody face and big old Richie smile and said, "That was f*#kin COOL", ha haa!
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ryankelly
Trad climber
el portal
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Aug 10, 2014 - 09:53am PT
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Thinking about you today Richie.
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Roger Brown
climber
Oceano, California
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Aug 10, 2014 - 04:22pm PT
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I was thinking of Rich today also. Rich, Joe, and I had breakfast at The Lodge that morning and laughed about our bolt replacement adventure on the route 10 years before. They broke the mold when they made that guy.
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Erik Sloan
climber
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Aug 10, 2014 - 09:46pm PT
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RIP RICHIE!
"Being Dead is Sooooo Cooool"
I love you brutha!
Woot!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Jan 22, 2015 - 09:04pm PT
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One of the greatest guys ever!
I'll never forget you my friend.
Think of you often.
Plaid
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 22, 2015 - 11:40pm PT
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Scott, I was just yesterday thinking of Richie, and how pleasant he was to run into when on day trips to the Ditch.
I had no idea he was fifty-ish, for his vibe was so full of energy and his eyes were so bright and intense when speaking of climbing. I really regret not knowing him better and at the same time...you know--when they die so young, one wishes not to have known them so well, so as not to miss them so much.
Brian C., I loved the story about Richie tagging the stop signs. Thanks!
RIP it up upstairs, Richie!
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ryankelly
Trad climber
Bhumi
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Jan 23, 2015 - 08:27am PT
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Richie told me about this one but I never saw the photos...
stop war....START PEACE
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Bump
Came. Whipping through a waking dream
All miss seeing him, the Grinning smile
Another lizard for peace
Missing grin,
give 'em if you got 'em
Luv YA man
Peace out!
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couchmaster
climber
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Yeah. I was just in the valley and was thinking of him. ie, that Richie was one of the (many) good folks it would have been nice to get to know better and to have climbed with.
Was there another thread that detailed what occurred? He rode a block/rock down near Liberty Cap wasn't it?
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bringmedeath
climber
la la land
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Well, he was one fun mofo. Hell of a nice guy!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Was there another thread that detailed what occurred? No, but here's a few posts of what supposedly happend:
A park spokeswoman said Tuesday that Copeland fell off a 300-foot ledge of Liberty Cap. he was climbing with a partner and the guy went to go get more water he came back to find Richie had fallen. he fell on the approach to Libery Cap when some rocks he was standing on gave way beneath him.
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bixquite
Social climber
humboldt nation
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thinking of Richie, he set the bar high for life
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ryankelly
Trad climber
Bhumi
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Yeahhhh Richie was a rare breed. So funny. When things got late on the wall he would go, "I'll work the night shift boys. Don't you worry." Then he would be leading up in the dark in the middle of the night and call down to ask, "Do any of you guys have a chicken dinner down there for me?" Guy was hard as nails.
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Bump for Richie... Miss you bro... still an inspiration for all of us!
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Euroford
Trad climber
Louisville, CO
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Apr 21, 2016 - 01:35pm PT
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just caught myself thinking about Rich and found this thread, can't believe I missed it before.
So many good memories with him, many already chronicled here from the Chicago days, a period in life that I treasure. I find myself thinking about him on a very regular bases, one of the best people I've ever known.
I was really bummed when i didn't get a response from asking him to join Amber and I for our wedding in Estes, i was destroyed when i found out the reason why.
Thanks ya'll for posting the great memories and photos.
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covelocos
Trad climber
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Apr 22, 2016 - 09:06pm PT
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I met two guys in the Whitney Portal last summer who knew Richie from Missouri. They talked about how well loved he is there. He was so loved here too.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Apr 22, 2016 - 09:31pm PT
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c/o BlindmanPhotos (upthread)
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