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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jul 17, 2009 - 12:30am PT
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http://www.wspinanie.pl/serwis/200812/03bachar.php
Maybe this will work. :D
Ok, Tyrus....it WORKED !!!111777 Have you seen this article and picture of your Dad? Love it. Poland was a good trip for John B. Like I said in the last post, your Pop said he took the pic ....self portrait. Cool. So Guy, I sure hope you are weathering this storm...... I've had some emails and phone calls from several of your family members. If you ever feel like it call or mail. Number is in the phonebook. Peace and Prayers, Lynne
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jul 17, 2009 - 11:51pm PT
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So Ty Dude, feel like a broken record here....but don't feel like giving up. Still thinking about you bro. Last night could not sleep and prayed for you about a bunch of stuff....alot....and still praying. Love and Peace, lynne
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jul 22, 2009 - 02:00am PT
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Rokjox, great post to Tyrus.....
God in Heaven this has to be one of the most difficult things a young man has to ever deal with in his life. Not dropping the ball here TB....we are here for you and here with you. lynne
Edit: and ya bro, he was a great man and he will be missed.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jul 23, 2009 - 01:39am PT
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So Ty, not letting it go. I have a great pic of my family for you...just gotta figure out how to scan it. Want to send it to you to show you the people that care about u. They range from ages 3-83. We be caring Dude....even Torrey who is 3 going on 30 calls you "Dude" and cares bout yo and prays for ya too. Peace to you Tyrus Bachar. Live Well and Live Strong. lynne
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jul 24, 2009 - 03:29am PT
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Tyrus, I think the worst thing for me when Dan died 12/29/07 was that after a while people .... including family and friends just did not talk about Dan anymore.
Never even frickin' mentioned his NAME at Easter which if you're a Christian would be a Good time to mention it.
So Ty Guy, keepin' your thread alive. Know many others are praying for you and thinking about you and your Pop. Peace Dude, lynnie and family.
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valandtyrus
Boulder climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 24, 2009 - 12:03pm PT
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Tyrus,
You were at birth the human being it took me my entire life to become. You are the most amazing person I know. I am so very proud of you.
We will take care of each other.
All my love,
Mom :-)
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 26, 2009 - 01:47pm PT
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Tyrus,
The King is dead. Long live the King.
You are young, but life has decided it is time for you to be a man. The pages of this thread are the pledges of your fathers' loyal subjects. They are offering you the wisdom and riches gained from eons of experience. A smart man learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others.
We all climbed with your father. Like the mountain itself your father was the summit. More so than god, we knew, he had been here before and knew our hopes and fears.
Like the Phoenix, your father rose from the ashes to live again. He did this to consolidate the love and compassion of his grateful followers and to give the gifts of all his wealth to you. That is how great is his love for you.
We weep for your sorrow and mourn the loss of our king. Remember the words and messengers in this thread. They are great and powerful and they are all at your service when you are ready.
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain." -John Adams (2nd u.s. president)"
The King is dead. Long live the King.
Sincerely and with my deepest condolences,
Brook Igleheart
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Muddyboots
Trad climber
NYC/Gunks!
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Jul 27, 2009 - 08:45pm PT
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Tyrus,
I knew your dad a little. I met him in 1982 in camp four. I was trying to do Midnight Lightning and "Some Guy" was watching. I peeled off and said "this is going to take me a while..." Some Guy" was the author of the problem, your dad, and he just grinned and said "Don't Quit!"
I'll never forget that.
Be well!
Muddyboots
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jul 30, 2009 - 12:03am PT
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Always thinking of you Tyrus and know in my heart of hearts someday all will be well. Email me or call me 24/7 ....seriously. When things settle down there are some things you said at the Memorial that I would like to talk to you about. Peace, Dude and love.....lynne
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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So Tyrus, if I'm still feeling as bad as I am today remembering my husband, my heart goes out to you........We haven't forgotten you Guy. Praying Peace for you today. lrl
Edit: I had to smile just a little at the memorial ..... you said your Dad would get a CD and listen to it over and over and over. I do the same thing. I just got Jeremy Camp's "Carried Me." I think I've played it @ 350 times in a row now and still don't know all the lyrics....:D
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Hi Ty:
I wanted to say that although this thread may start to drift back off the front page, it in no way means that your father has left anyones thoughts or hearts. Tough as it may seem, we all lose loved ones and it's the part of life that sucks. My dad passed away from cancer when I was 18 months old and theres not a damn thing I could have done. Nothing you could have done either. We see bad things happen to good people and its terrible but thats just the way it is. I met your dad a couple of times and he always seemed like a good guy, and as a father myself, I will tell you that I bet there would be little that your dad would have wanted more than for you to live a full, happy and healthy life.
So commit yourself for a full, rich, life, remembering and rejoicing in the time that you had with such a remarkable person.
Wishing you all the best.
Take care
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Tyrus, couchmaster is right on ! When I was and sometimes like yesterday, still am, drowning in grief I remember what your Dad said to me. "Lynne, Dan would want you to live and have adventures not sit around being sad and depressed. Dan would want you to go on and enjoy your life." Ya he would....and so does your Pop, Tyrus. Peace, Lynne
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Thinking of you this morning and praying for you, Tyrus. Sometimes when people leave this planet, the people here stop saying their name.
That happened with Dan. I would go to big family gatherings and no one would say stuff like " I remember when Dan..... ". So I would speak his name. It got to be old, I stopped going to alot of the get togethers.
Tyrus, keep speaking your Dad's name. Even when others don't. Remind them to. Alot of us are keeping him alive in memory and heart by speaking John Bachar's name. Still can't believe he's a III hehehe.
Do you write, Tyrus ? It's good to put your thoughts down on a regular basis. You can look back and also see where you are today.
When I was up in Mammoth I couldn't sleep and wrote a poem called "Bereft" It starts out......Bereft is a good word, It's all loose and dangly, it sounds and feels like loss....
Trade ya poems someday, Tyrus, Peace, Lynne
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I'd love to read your poems.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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That would be fun. Most are ordinary, but a couple are ok. Some have a jesus theme, hope that's ok.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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It's what's from the heart, that counts. "Jesus is all right with me" if it comes from the real place.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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over the years many have been born/written from a broken heart...that's why I was encouraging Tyrus to write. Sometimes beauty is born from brokeness. Peace, lynnie
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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He could do it.
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climbbjj
Social climber
Tahoe
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Aug 21, 2009 - 10:49pm PT
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Tyrus,
I am very, very late to this thread. The last reply before mine is 2 weeks ago.
It is only today (August 21st) that I have learned of the passing of your father, John Bachar.
You do not know me, nor did your dad. But, I wanted to add some thoughts that you can bet are in the heads of other anonymous climbers and former climbers around the world.
I began climbing 16 years ago at the age of 25. This was 1993, well past the time that John Bachar had passed firmly into legend. Images and stories of his exploits were now inspiring "new generations" of climbers, myself included.
To say that reading about his skill, his power, his mental strength and his dedication was an inspiration is the understatement of all time.
I devoured everything I could get my hands on that contained info about the golden age of climbing. There was not enough written about the dynamic duo John and Ron (Kauk) to placate me. The stories and images drove me to train and climb as hard as I could. I built training equipment in my back yard, a bachar ladder included. I was obsessed.
At the time I lived in the Sierras, which gave me - the fledgling climber - a unique opportunity to trace his footsteps. I can remember my first trip to the Valley as a 6 month newb and being flummoxed as I stood before Midnight Lightning.
Subsequent trips put me dumbfounded at the base of Bachar Yerian (only looking at it, not trying it, of course) Hotline and any number of other legendary lines that I would never be able to complete. Inspiring and absolutely humbling at the same time.
I have visited the boulders that bear your Dad's name, Clark Canyon, Owen's River, The Buttermilks and a ton of other areas up and down the Sierra. A total cliche to say it at this point, but I always felt like I was climbing in the wake of legends such as your Dad.
I had to quit climbing 6 or 7 years ago due to chronic injury that kept me from advancing. In that time I fell out of touch with climbing and stopped reading about it, instead taking up other pursuits.
It is only in the last few weeks I have been considering a return, old injuries now healed and my need to always climb as hard as possible having mellowed. In reading up again about recent happenings I saw the news of JB's passing.
I am so sorry for this, for your loss. If it helps at all, I want you to know your father and what he did, the way he lived and the inspiration he provided to gumbys like me will not be forgotten.
Stay Strong.
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jstan
climber
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Aug 21, 2009 - 10:59pm PT
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Life can be impossibly confusing. Until you go out at dawn and are thankful for the cool fresh air you are able to take in without resistance.
You will have, everything, you truly need.
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