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Lennox
climber
just southwest of the center of the universe
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May 20, 2013 - 10:35pm PT
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Condolences to all of Mason's friends and family.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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May 20, 2013 - 11:10pm PT
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Heartfelt condolence to family, friends, and partner and all involved in the
rescue. Such events and the people who have left us are never forgotten.
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WBraun
climber
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May 20, 2013 - 11:16pm PT
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Mark seemed to me to completely have his sh!t together.
From what I observed from him after he came to the top.
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WBraun
climber
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May 20, 2013 - 11:21pm PT
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Mark had these really wild slash fabric burns down his pants that exposed his legs from the rope oscillating across his pants.
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Nilepoc
Big Wall climber
Tx
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May 20, 2013 - 11:48pm PT
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Discription of incident at elcap report.com
http://www.elcapreport.com/content/elcap-report-52013
Static haul line was on his chest harness. Horrible thoughts reading that, causing me to shudder as I have done this in the past. I feel for the victims, their families and friends.
Thank you to supertopo regulars for helping make sense of this tragedy.
RIP Mason
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2013 - 11:57pm PT
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Thanks for all that you do Werner.
Condolences to family, friends and all of the climbing community. I didn't know Mason well but he always stuck in my memory of being super psyched and ready to take life by the horns.
Respect and love to you bro... and those who have fallen in the past, living their dreams and following their passions.
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moacman
Trad climber
Montuckyian Via Canada Eh!
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May 21, 2013 - 12:01am PT
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Just talked to a friend of Masons in the community of Polebridge where Mason has many friends...They are sitting around a bonfire hoisting a few pints as I wright...He will be dearly missed...........RIP Mason...Your friend.......
Stevo
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hlehmann
Trad climber
San Fernando Valley
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May 21, 2013 - 12:06am PT
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Werner you have my admiration for the work you do. I still owe you a Pearibiner.
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kristal22
Social climber
Yosemite
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May 21, 2013 - 12:12am PT
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Hi there,
I'm a local photographer in Yosemite and I was out shooting El Capitan on Friday night by moonlight from the meadow. I wanted to get a shot of El Cap and the climber's lights with some meadow irises in the moonlight. I used my headlamp to play "flash your lights at me!!!!" with the climbers up there, and I'm sure they played "stop making us flash our lights at you, we're trying to sleep!!" It's something I always enjoy doing at night when I see them up there and it makes me feel connected to someone whom I don't know. It reminds me that I'm not alone out there and I like to think that it reminds them they are not alone either, even if we're separated by thousands of feet and a lot of balls!
When someone dies, people usually talk about how great that person was and what they accomplished in their lives, but mostly they just remember the connection they had with them. I didn't know the climber I was playing flashlights with on Friday night and who died on El Capitan early Sunday morning, but for a short time that night, we connected through blinking flashlights as we both pursued our love of the outdoors and a passion for our hobbies. Thanks for playing with me and I dedicate this image of you up there to you, Mason Robison.
I'm posting this because I hoping it will lend a little bit of comfort to his friends and family when they see the beauty he was surrounded by doing what he loved!
Kristal Leonard
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Lambone
Big Wall climber
Ashland, Or
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May 21, 2013 - 12:33am PT
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Haunting...Mark and Mason's light is clearly visible on the Muir.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 21, 2013 - 12:43am PT
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This has been a tragic weekend for the community. I lost my best friend on Friday. Whoever is affected, please feel free to email me or message me on facebook. We gotta stick together.
Greg
Sorry you are having a bad time, Greg. Life is gentle, and we take it for granted. Most of us.
Sometimes our best friends get taken from us. Let us not ask God why he did that. It was his decision.
Woody, looks and laughs at us now. Johnny Bachar, he laughs too. And they wait for us to embrace them.
Sometimes we go home....
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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May 21, 2013 - 12:44am PT
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Yeah, Joey.F commented on that light as we picked our way down the Cathedral gully. :(
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 21, 2013 - 12:52am PT
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Hang loose, Mark, there are kids in Oklahoma who beg for your prayers.
Good to see you and Joey getting out too!
Cheers!
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covelocos
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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May 21, 2013 - 01:06am PT
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I used my headlamp to play "flash your lights at me!!!!" This is us on Snake Dike, climbing by moon light. Little did we know that someone on Glacier Point was photographing us (playing 'flash your lights'). We met the photographers friend on the summit. Quite a memorable pic. Deepest condolences to all involved.
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eliot carlsen
Social climber
San Francisco
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May 21, 2013 - 01:10am PT
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Such a tragic event. Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mason.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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May 21, 2013 - 01:21am PT
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Kristal22, that's a beautiful photo. Thank you for posting.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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May 21, 2013 - 03:28am PT
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This thread is so bittersweet. I've read it...many times now and come back for updates.
Kristal's pic of the night before under an El Cap meadow moon playing headlights with Mason and Mark far up on El Cap. Beautiful and thanks for sharing it with us.
Tom Evans pic of the day before in his in his roundup of them up hanging out on the wall letting Madeleine Sorkin work out the stemming pitch. http://www.elcapreport.com/content/elcap-report-51813
Eric Sloane's text from Mason while he was on the wall of the words "SO STOKED."
Mason and Mark were obviously having the time of their lives up there fun wise Now Mason is gone and Mark is driving home to Montana with the experience of Sunday morning so fresh still.
Hard to make sense of it all but realize everything really can change on a dime.
RIP Mason Robison and Mark, you're in all of our thoughts.
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RJNakata
Trad climber
SoCal
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May 21, 2013 - 03:37am PT
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Please let these tragedies stop.
May you find peace Mason.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Is this a trick question?
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May 21, 2013 - 04:08am PT
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Hi there,
I'm a local photographer in Yosemite and I was out shooting El Capitan on Friday night by moonlight from the meadow. I wanted to get a shot of El Cap and the climber's lights with some meadow irises in the moonlight. I used my headlamp to play "flash your lights at me!!!!" with the climbers up there, and I'm sure they played "stop making us flash our lights at you, we're trying to sleep!!" It's something I always enjoy doing at night when I see them up there and it makes me feel connected to someone whom I don't know. It reminds me that I'm not alone out there and I like to think that it reminds them they are not alone either, even if we're separated by thousands of feet and a lot of balls!
When someone dies, people usually talk about how great that person was and what they accomplished in their lives, but mostly they just remember the connection they had with them. I didn't know the climber I was playing flashlights with on Friday night and who died on El Capitan early Sunday morning, but for a short time that night, we connected through blinking flashlights as we both pursued our love of the outdoors and a passion for our hobbies. Thanks for playing with me and I dedicate this image of you up there to you, Mason Robison.
I'm posting this because I hoping it will lend a little bit of comfort to his friends and family when they see the beauty he was surrounded by doing what he loved!
Kristal Leonard
Thank you for sharing this... your words and stunning photo.
~peace to all
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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May 21, 2013 - 05:40am PT
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dusting off the family bible,
too much too soon,
see you in church next Sunday
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