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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Wow! That was incredibly quick from the time I heard he was diagnosed until now. I'm stunned.
RIP Pat. You will be missed.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Levy, it is quite possible the two "ailments" are unrelated. The cancer was "fixed" and It sounds like a heart problem took him out unexpectedly. Big bummer all the way round.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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I found out about this very sad news from a fb post of Sewellymon. My deepest sympathy to his friends and family.
Never seems like the right time.
While usually true, my mother, who turns 102 in a month, would disagree. She says that her passing will give the term "untimely death" meaning. Even so, Pat's passing sure seems untimely to me.
John
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Such sad news.
Condolences to his friends and family.
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captain chaos
climber
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Completely stunned, and saddened. Catch you in the next dimension Pat.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Why the Fing Hell do I always learn about a close one's death online. Pat and I were married for a short time but remained good friends, there was never any animosity between us, he was such a great guy.
Just last week I talked to him, laughed with him and had a great conversation, this I must hold onto.
Pat you will be missed, I love you.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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This is very sad and shocking news. Climber, cyclist and all around good person... your deep laugh and big smile will be remembered and missed.
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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No words. On Wednesday Pat and I had talked about going to Jeff and Cyn's for Thanksgiving on Saturday. I remembered I had a commitment and couldn't make it, so I told him I would catch up later and see how the evening went. Then this......I will miss you Pat. You have about the biggest heart of anyone I have ever known. I know it's a part of life, but f*#k, this sucks..
TY
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, karen... oh my, no... :( very sad to hear this happened, to only find out here... :(
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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I'm also very sad to hear this news. My condolences to all his friends and family.
Curt
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doughnutnational
Gym climber
its nice here in the spring
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Although our paths crossed only briefly many years ago, I have many fond memories of Pat. It does not surprise me that he was so well loved by so many. RIP Pat.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Pat and I exchanged some messages on FB shortly before his cancer treatment. We both commented on the odd fact that although we've crossed paths so many times, we never got to know each other or climb together. Two ships passing in the night.
We made plans to have a get together with the two of us and invite a bunch of mutual friends. EE of course, Tony you were on the list. Many others.
I assumed this would happen some day soon, especially after the word came out that his cancer treatment went well. I was looking forward to this so much. Goes to show... f*ck I don't know what it goes to show. Every time I met Pat I knew he was someone special.
It's been said above that death is the price of admission. From what all of his Friends have said it sounds like Pat made it a fair trade. We should all do so well.
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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I met Pat at the beginning of 1993. I was a triathlete and he was a bike racer.
Shortly after we met I found out that I got into the Hawaii Ironman competition.
Pat helped me train on the bike for the race.
We rode over 6000 miles that year getting ready for the race.
We rode from L.A. to San Diego regularly and had a pigeon commit suicide in my spokes once.
I am sure I wouldn't have done nearly as well in the race as I did without Pat's support.
He kept telling me about climbing on our rides but I could not put another thing on my plate until after the race.
In November 1993 Pat took me climbing. I got the bug and never looked back.
We had a lot of fun climbing.
Pat really pushed himself those years. He led routes that were hard for him.
In those first couple of years we climbed so many routes together.
We climbed The Red Dihedral on the Hulk. We did the third pillar of Dana, Castelton Tower, The Regular Route on Half dome (with our Friend Tommy Thompson).
We also made a 3 week trip to Australia where we climbed all over including Tasmania.
Pat was always a very generous person.
In 1994 Dean was having a photography exhibit and sale of his stone masters photos in L.A.
Pat wanted it to be a big success so bought a 400 dollar picture of Yabo that he could not afford. 14 years later he donated the picture to the John Bacher fundraiser. He always gave whatever he could and probably more than he should have to his friends.
We had some great adventures those years, a lot of self defining moments for me and him. We did not have what it takes to make it as couple but, we did have a very successful friendship for 20 years.
The world is a sadder place without him in it.
I will miss him forever!
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Yafer
Trad climber
Chatsworth, California
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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I don't know what to say. Pat was a great guy, a gentle giant. We shared many good times and climbs back in the day.
I'll never forget him calming a way out of control Dave Mayville at a Gordo party once. Someone had to do it and Pat stepped up. He was the only one big and strong enough to do it without anyone getting hurt!
RIP brother.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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I am deeply sadden at the loss of my friend.
I shed a few tears yesterday learning of Pats passing while climbing in the gorge. Even this morning I still can't get a grip on the fact that I will never be able to see my pal again.
I have known Pat since the mid 80s when the Warbler, Mike and Dave Hatchett, Kurt Smith, a few others and I where climbing and exploring the T domes and Rainbow (As Kevin mentioned above.) We went on to climb some cool stuff together, like Half dome, Mt Mendal, Lee vining canyon, Josh, New Jack city to name a few.
All the comments in this thread about his generosity are so true, and maybe understated. He was a true, kind friend in every regard.
Thank you Pat for all the fine memories, for introducing me to Karen Rosme and Erik Eriksson, for all the great climbs and climbing we did together and just being a true friend. I hope we will see each other on the other side.
R.I.P. Brother
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Hey Tommy,
It would be great to see some of the Half Dome pictures.
Here are a couple more of a Mt. bike trip in the White Rim, Moab 1993
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M&M
climber
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Geez...
So unexpected...
I first crossed paths with Pat in the late 70's at Tahquitz Rock when climbing was still fairly new to me. Mike and I were climbing a crack called "The Green Rosetta", when Pat, fresh out of a stint in the army in Germany, hiked by the base of the crag with Fred Zeal.
Over the years, Pat was a fixture in the SoCal climbing scene. He climbed rock routes, big walls, alpine skied, road biked, mountain biked, and hiked in more places than I probably know about. He hung out hard with a cast of characters and lived life about as large as is possible.
One freezing winter day in Joshua Tree, Pat showed up in the late afternoon with a flat-bed truck generously loaded with at least a cord of firewood. The entire load of wood was burned that night in a historically huge bonfire that drew dozens of campers to its closest comfortable perimeter, 30' from an enormous mound of glowing embers that buried the fire ring. An attempt to jump across the pile of embers ended in a spectacular crash into the coals. A truly memorable campfire.
Among Pat's gifts was enormous strength on a bike. He was mostly a road biker, but he also went on many mountain bike rides with us.
Occasionally on steep San Gabriel mountain fire roads where I lagged behind, Pat would fall behind me, put his hand on my back and push me up the hill as he rode, passing others. After some uphill yards, he would accelerate (!) and shove me up the hill ahead of him (!?!?), giving me a chance to rest a bit and keep up. Didn’t seem to even tax him much.
But most memorable about Pat was his big heart. He once told me that a true friend was one who was there for you when it was not convenient for them. He was that, and a great supporter of friends and family, generous with his time and assets. He loved the outdoors and had a wide variety of experiences there.
We had a lot of good times and good talks.
I will miss Pat a lot.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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Some really nice tributes on here.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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That was one generous guy. JL
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