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goss
Big Wall climber
Portland OR
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eyes like blue diamonds
flowers breaking through the snow
playing in the light
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Just met him last year. Very sad, condolences to loved ones.
Would this be an appropriate time to open a dialogue about our dirty little secret; the exhausted drive home?
I could name names, but would prefer not. This is not the place. Does anyone dare start a thread?
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nybongteam
climber
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Oct 12, 2016 - 01:52pm PT
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So sorry to hear this. I got to know Kim in the way back years in the Valley (1976 or so +/-).
RIP old friend.....
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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Oct 12, 2016 - 02:27pm PT
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Well put Don:
"A sad loss. Soft-spoken, honest, strong, gifted, and too often punished."
Ditto.
He and I did only a handful of climbs, but I immediately warmed to his love of the mountains and humble way. Not many years ago, but actually very long ago, we shared stories, laughs and encouragement recovering from respective injuries, bantering about who had the most hardware in their bodies. I'll remember the sparkling eyes and smile as he hobbled off from a parking lot in Yosemite where chance crossed our paths. Around him, around us, all the soaring walls which fed our souls for so many years. Goodbye good soul.
Tom Higgins
LongAgo
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rodrigo MUJICA
Mountain climber
chile
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Oct 12, 2016 - 03:28pm PT
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A true Hero. RIP my friend
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Bruce Nyberg
Trad climber
Sheridan, Wyoming
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Oct 12, 2016 - 04:24pm PT
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Like Doug Tomkins, Kim was of a special group of climbers. Went about doing incredible climbs without ambition outside of the route. RIP Maestro.
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Jim Pettigrew
Social climber
Crowley Lake, CA
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Oct 12, 2016 - 08:06pm PT
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This truly fills me with sadness! I will miss my friend, his kindness will surely be missed!
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That's Mr. Bearamyah to you !
Trad climber
Boulder CO
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Oct 13, 2016 - 08:25am PT
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A remarkably significant loss to the climbing world. Kim's spirit was always willing and visionary, despite the physical limitations and injuries that life unfairly dealt him. RIP Kim, you were an original !!!
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Steve Hickman
climber
Norwood, CO
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Oct 14, 2016 - 07:19am PT
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I recall a conversation with Kim long ago and far away. Not the way he thought he would go. Many respects.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Wow. That's a lump in the throat... Beautifully written, yet brief.
Thanks Peter.
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