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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Dec 20, 2006 - 02:46pm PT
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Yep, there but for the grace...kindred souls, to be sure.
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
-- Theodore Roosevelt
-Brian in SLC
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JuanDeFuca
Big Wall climber
Stoney Point
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Dec 20, 2006 - 02:52pm PT
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I tried to start a thread about the lives of the three climbers. They sounded like really great guys.
JDF
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Dec 20, 2006 - 03:44pm PT
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Today Sherrif Wampler changed the status of the mission from Rescue to Recovery.
RIP lost brothers.
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Colby
Social climber
Ogdenville
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Dec 20, 2006 - 04:24pm PT
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My condolence goes out to their families and friends. These three guys certainly had passion - one of the greater virtues, IMHO. RIP.
Why bring up computer technology? Can you load one of Mr. Rossiter's topos in there? Seems kind of contrary to alpinism to me.
"I think we may train ourselves to be as adaptable as possible, to respond appropriately in each situation, but the ideal of controlling the outcome or steering events as they occur must be relinquished. Chaos rules it all." - Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill
"We have no controll; We do not understand.
You have no controll; You are not in command." - Bad Religion
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Voltzwgn
Trad climber
Sac CA
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Dec 20, 2006 - 04:32pm PT
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To family and friends I'm sure it's a great loss I hope your able to find peace in their decision to climb.
To the climbers..... RIP you gave this one all you could.
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dufas
Trad climber
san francisco
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Dec 20, 2006 - 04:36pm PT
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great quote Brian/SLC.
these guys just hit the wrong chamber in a russian roulette game all of us play on a constant basis. their spirit of adventure must have been part of what made them attractive to their loved ones. but it's just heartwrenching all the same.
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mthoodrescuehope
Social climber
nyc,ny
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Dec 20, 2006 - 05:01pm PT
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i think we all reflect about this in our own way.
enough said, really.
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JLP
Social climber
Fargo, MN
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Dec 20, 2006 - 06:22pm PT
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Since you would like to talk more about Twight - he has some intersting things to say about knowing your limits and logical progression, first page of Ch 1 in his alpinism book. He also has some interesting thoughts on altimeters and GPS units. But this isn't the thread to continue to discuss in detail. You should check, though, since you seem to be into quoting him. Maybe get a new thread going.
JLP
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nvrws
climber
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Dec 20, 2006 - 07:10pm PT
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goodby my lover, goodbye my friend...I am so hollow,so hollow.
james blunt
rip lads. you did your best and for that there is no shame in death.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 20, 2006 - 09:24pm PT
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Drove my daughter to school early this morning just as the sun was breaking and to the West over PDX was a glorious full pink rainbow, which I have never seen in all my years. Only the red part of the spectrum was visible in such low light, and it was in near full spectrum by the time I dropped her off, but there it lingered just pink and red for the longest time as if to say goodbye and all be well...
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darod
Trad climber
South Side Billburg
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Dec 20, 2006 - 09:56pm PT
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amen stich...
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Dec 20, 2006 - 10:02pm PT
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I wish your 3 souls a long and wonderful journey.
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turd
climber
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Dec 20, 2006 - 11:48pm PT
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"An autopsy performed Wednesday on James' body showed that he died of hypothermia resulting from exposure to cold, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner's office."
Your tax dollars at work.
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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Dec 21, 2006 - 12:09am PT
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Sheriff called off the SAR as of today.
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Kath
Social climber
Portland, OR
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Dec 21, 2006 - 11:28am PT
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"Drove my daughter to school early this morning just as the sun was breaking and to the West over PDX was a glorious full pink rainbow, which I have never seen in all my years. Only the red part of the spectrum was visible in such low light, and it was in near full spectrum by the time I dropped her off, but there it lingered just pink and red for the longest time as if to say goodbye and all be well..."
Last night my brother, a physics professor, told me he was driving his daughters to school, and described the same sunrise and rainbow. He said it was like nothing he'd ever seen before, and that he felt it was a farewell message to the families and friends that "all would be well". Afterwards I was stunned when I saw the above post.
I am no climber, but have been reading this blog over the past few days. You are an extraordinary community.
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Thal
climber
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Dec 21, 2006 - 01:17pm PT
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Hello everyone, I have been watching this story since it unfolded and am glad I did. It was a sad ending and my thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives. Not much can be said at a time like this, except the men did what they could and tried their absolute best. For this they have my respect.
I have been greatly inspired by these three men and I personally plan on climbing Mt. Hood next December in memory of James, Hall and Nikko.
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