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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 15, 2014 - 08:22pm PT
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Hope you're doin' okay, Pam.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Jan 15, 2014 - 09:52pm PT
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My best to Pam and friends. My thoughts often return to Colorado and you great folks.
Todd
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Jan 16, 2014 - 03:42am PT
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A little late on this, as it's been a busy few days. Once again, I caught the tail end of the Ouray Ice Festival...Gary Ryan arranged for a nice gathering Sunday night at the Climbers' Memorial at the ice park, and then we straggled over to Donini's. So nice to be amongst Jack's friends/my friends. Then I came over to Telluride, where I am now. Spent the morning ice climbing in Bear Creek with Jon, M'Lin, and Josh...his dear friends here, and Jon was who he was with when he died. Then we met a few others, and hiked up to Bridalveil on a beautiful day. Bridalveil looked fat, and there was a party just finishing it. We had a bit of tequila and scotch, and paid our respects, before hiking out and re-assembling at the Floradora. We were pleased and surprised by Connie and Jello arriving to join us. As always, so great to see both of them.
Anyway, kind of rambling here. It has been an emotional few days. I find it hard to believe Jack has been gone for 2 years now.....feels more like 2 months to me. I believe I am living my life well, and in a way that would make him happy and proud, but sometimes his loss still brings me to my knees. Thanks always for the love you all send out.....
Pam Roberts
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jan 16, 2014 - 08:44am PT
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Jack getting stoked on a Stoker bar... Big Sandy Ledges, Half Dome, 1994. RIP Jackster
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Johnny K.
climber
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Jan 16, 2014 - 09:45am PT
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Respect,love,prayers <3
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steve shea
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2014 - 10:56am PT
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Best to you, Pam.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 16, 2014 - 11:35am PT
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Big personalities like big ships leave a strong and lasting wake.
I look forward to meeting you in the near future Pam. I am glad that are doing well.
Cheers
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jan 16, 2014 - 12:34pm PT
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Oct 27, 2014 - 05:14pm PT
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Thanks, Sewellyman. Richard's death also has given me pause, especially given his circumstances.
As tough as it is......our loved people live on in everyone. I've been a bit low since reading about Richard......thanks for lifting my spirits just by thinking about Jack......
best,
Pam
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Oct 27, 2014 - 08:38pm PT
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Right now to Lisa, to Hannah.......here it is nearly three years later for me after losing Jack, the love of my life. Out of the blue, a "bump" for Jack's thread. Just spent some time going through all of the comments to him, and in that, I get to re-live something that dwells in me each moment of every day, but that I don't often feel comfortable articulating any more to lots of people. After all, people move on. But those of us with deep grief, I guess we never move on in a way. I hope that you can utilize these posts for your fathers forever...............they will never be forgotten. Hard to articulate........my best to you both, and may you find the beauty in their lives, despite the pain of their loss.
xxx
Pam Roberts
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Oct 27, 2014 - 09:21pm PT
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That's a great post , Pam.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jack goofing around at the base of Lover's Leap, 1999.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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We'd always planned on going to Oaxaca for Dia de los muertos....instead, I put together an altar for him each year. Sushi and scotch for him always....xxxx
Pam
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Johnny K.
climber
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Jan 11, 2015 - 11:19am PT
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<3......
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Jan 11, 2015 - 02:05pm PT
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Of course this thread would find its way back....the Ouray Ice Festival was Jack's last festival.......he died January 15, 2012. I'm heading to Telluride this week, for my annual pilgrimage to Bridalveil, to Ouray, and to the part of Colorado he loved so much. It feels important for me to be there then, and to be with his Telluride friends, and most especially to be with Jon, in whose arms he died. Perhaps I'll post up some pictures after our jaunt.
Pam
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rmuir
Social climber
From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Found in an old box of slides:
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Nice, Rob! Does this mean you have located your long-lost slide collection?
Those capture typical Jack expressions. The one in the parking lot recalls the naked ice climber shot taken by Simon McCartney at the base of Mt. Huntington.
Pam-The greatest testament to who Jack was is your undying love for him. It is something to behold.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Rob,
What a fun surprise seeing those pictures! Such a gift to see pictures of Jack that I have never seen before, from a time when I only know stories. Rob, if you find any more, post up, please! Or you can send them to me at srfrpam@aol.com. :-)
Rick....what a lovely thing to say. Brings tears to my eyes! To me and in my life, he was a man unlike any other, even with his imperfections. When we were together, especially on trips (either our own or guiding with him) we were the perfect team, and he was the perfect playmate. He is still such a part of me, and I will always miss him.
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rmuir
Social climber
From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Unfortunately, no, Rick. Someone (who used to live in the Rancho/Fontana area, and who hosted a slideshow put on by Todd Gordon back in the 1980s) has two boxes (many hundreds) of my slides. They've never been returned, despite having my French Alpine Club card laying in them. Unfortunately, I discovered them missing many years too late.
These slides were found in an old box of weird keepsakes out in the shed… And these are not my best ones of our epic on Cosmos, sadly.
Pam, I've got other Cosmos slides posted on Facebook. Friend me (@ Robs John Muir) for more particulars. I'll shoot you an e-mail…
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