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Guernica
climber
slow music for fast times
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May your wisdom star shine brightly before you as your journey continues, Jeff... and my sincere condolences to your loved ones.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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I only knew you Jeff, for a short while on this website and never knew your real name until today, yet I was always looking forward to your next creative troll.
We had a great time too, comparing earthquake and tsunami speculations back and forth across the Pacific.
Now we can only remember you fondly and know that if the afterlife exists, a question you and I often speculated, you are finally getting some answers. You would want nothing more.
Condolences to Jeff's friends and family. His struggles are over now. May we honor his memory by always asking questions.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
The great white north, eh?
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Lifting a glass in Jeff's memory tonight. Rest in Peace brother.
My condolences to his family and friends.
Scott
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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We can never walk in another's shoes or truly know their pain
but now I am feeling some of his.
Peace, Jeff.
Peace and strength to those who held him close.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Looking for love in all the right places...
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Wow, while he was a touchstone for trolling, he could be poignant and open, especially in discussing his depression and the ways he was trying to deal with it. I sensed his troubles and struggles. Yet, still this news comes as a surprise somehow. I was hopeful that he was finding a way through all this. Maybe his time here and on rec.climbing and elsewhere did help him along his journey on this planet.
Peace to you Jeff and to you friends and family.
Eric
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Look up in the sky, up to the North,
there is one new star, brightly shining forth.
Shining oh so bright from heaven above,
Gee we're going to miss you, everybody sends their love.
lyrics by Eddie Cochran
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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God bless you sir...
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Dick Danger
Trad climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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This is very sad news.
You've brought me many laughs over the years beginning in the early rec.climbing days. I will miss reading your posts. You set the bar pretty high for the rest of us trolls.
I hope you have found peace.
RIP Batten!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Peace Jeff. I'll miss your quake reports. Good people on this forum.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there johntp... say, i was just getting offline thinking that:
i will never see or hear of another earthquake report, without
thinking and remembering on juan...
welll, nite nite, all...
god bless...
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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It was a pleasure serving with you, buddy. May you have peace in all you will continue to do.
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Kinda hard to believe that he's not just winding us up once again.
I always enjoyed his posts -- from wreck dot climbing and supertopo -- because while he loved rattling cages, there was never any malice.
R.I.P. Jeff, you sir were a true original.
Condolences to friends and family.
-Steve
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bluering
Trad climber
CA
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I've pondered this after my first post, but the world seems 'missing' now. Sh#t just ain't gonna be the same...
I think I insinuated the same thing when we lost Woody and John. But now this?
F*#king sucks....I'm going climbing tomorrow, screw it!
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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Really sorry to hear this.
He hooked me quite a few times. I will miss that.
RIP Juan.
Edit: I'm gonna replace that bolt at the start of Double Cross for ya man,
I'm sure Woody would have wanted it that way too. ;(
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MH2
climber
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And he was no troll. He was just way, way, ahead of most everybody else.
Amen to that.
I don't think that troll, trolling, or fishing describe what he did.
Vaya con Dios, Juanito.
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Conrad
climber
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Condolences to the family.
Like Alfred Wegener, ahead of his time.
Peace be with you.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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— Rockstar (alias Jeff Batten), trolling to keep the areas to himself...
Q: But what sort of trad climbing is near LA and how easy is it to get to? (DanielB)
A: I hope you like large magnitude earthquakes. Nearly all the trad climbing areas in S. Cal are threatened by large magnitude earthquakes.
*Taqhuitz: Our most popular trad area is less then 10km from the San Jacinto Fault. A mag 7 earthquake is expected in the next few years on this fault. Anyone caught on the rock will be killed for sure. Also, since the rock only takes small cams, and is rotten, many climbers have problems finding good belay anchors. Also, the local SAR team does not have ropes longer than 200 ft, so it takes them 12-24 hours to get you off the rock, assuming they drop the stokes only twice. A local climbing club also lets woman do routes as teams of two, very scary. The hike in takes 3 hours on loose sandy rock. By Mar the temp has climbed into the 100's and lasts until late summer monsoon.
*Joshua Tree is not much better, with the nearby rift valley that is Yucca Valley. Large Tornado's also sweep through the park. The rangers carry M16 guns and are not afraid to use them on climbers that try to bandit camp. The whole place is a paved parking lot. It takes 30 minutes to get into the park, with the new homeland security. Marines back from Afganistan are a big problem at the local bars, etc.
*Your best bet is to stick to sport at Mt. Williamson (aka Williamson Rock). All the nearby faults are considered dead, and the bolts are only 3 ft apart. The rock is sound, and everyone climbs in a quite and respectful manner. No drinking or drug use is evident, and the sheriff is never called. No dogs, hunns, or brits are every seen. The women all dress in a conservative manner, and do not climb in swimsuits.
If you do not mind dealing with drunk mexicans driving home, and rice rockets on the morning drive in.
The traffic in Los Angeles is also very bad. I have to leave for for my 8am aerospace job at 4 am, and get back home by 10pm.
We also have a large problem with illegal aliens and leaf blowers.
Our new governor is a movie star.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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I remember reading Juan De Fucas post about his use of prescription drugs and his extreme weight loss corresponding to one of them. I thought of Tom Cruse being vilified in the press for talking trash on various drugs and recommending vitamins. Wish they could have worked for Juan.
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Anastasia
climber
hanging from a crimp and crying for my mama.
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I knew Jeff since I went to CSUN. He was a great kind man that I will always miss. I won't forget the day he invited me to meet some of his JPL friends. It was both a great honor and one heck of an eye opener. I spent the night speechlessly listening to brilliance while realizing I was an ant amoung giants.
His problem was that he was simply too smart for us simple folk.
May you rest in peace Jeff and hey... Say hi to my Mom and all my friends that are hanging out over there. I'll see you when I get there.
Love you,
Anastasia
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rick d
climber
ol pueblo, az
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sad news,
the single best wreck.climbing firebomb asked "was Alex Lowe was bipolar".
dude, you will be missed- a toast to one of the best! HERE, HERE!
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