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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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Oct 29, 2010 - 10:21am PT
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My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Sounds like the climbing community lost a very impressive climber and great guy. RIP.
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pc
climber
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Oct 29, 2010 - 04:40pm PT
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Very sad news. He was a shining light.
All the best to Joe's family and friends in this tough time.
Peter in Seattle
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ama dablam
climber
seattle
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Oct 30, 2010 - 01:09am PT
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Hello My name is Matt Fioretti, I am a friend of Joes. I do not know how to contact Michelle. Please if someone knows Michelle contact info please let her and family know that I am in Nepal and am able to help in anyway possible from this end. I could be in Tibet quickly. Please forward my email fourwindsexepeditions@gmail.com
My prayers and love to family.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Oct 30, 2010 - 01:32am PT
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Sincere condoleces to Joe's family and friends.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Oct 31, 2010 - 08:38am PT
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Speaking of coincidences, I only realized from looking at the photo of Kang Nachugo posted above by Crodog, that Joe Puryear was the originator of these wonderful photos and blog.
I had somehow come across them a few years ago and been enchanted as Kang Nachugo is in the Rolwaling Valley which I have studied for 35 years now. I spent many hours looking at those photos and my topo maps, seeing views of places I had not seen before because I was never that high in that particular spot. I didn't know the climbers involved so didn't focus on their names, only the blog and the photos which I made screen shots of to preserve. Thanks to the posting above, I discovered Joe's permanent web site.
Though we never met, and its too late to tell him personally, I thank Joe for adding to the documentation of one of the Himalaya's most beautiful and least known valleys. I hope to buy some of his photos and include them in my future published work. Without knowing it, Joe has contributed not only to the mountaineering, adventure, and photography worlds, but to the scholarly one as well.
Rest in peace!
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Oct 31, 2010 - 12:52pm PT
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Very sad that another of the tribe has left us. Amazing of volume of climbing fit into an exciting life.
Sincerely,
Doug Pratt-Johnson
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 31, 2010 - 08:50pm PT
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bumpity....I agree with Jan...his photography is astounding and would be a wonderful way to benefit his estate as well as add a thing of beauty to our homes.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I was a little surprised by that report.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati
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Condolences to friends and family.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Was out in the desert when the news broke. My heart goes out to Joe's family and friends, he was a special guy. The alpine environment is so unforgiving I wonder why we are so drawn to that beautiful but deadly arena.
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eagle
Trad climber
new paltz, ny
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rip dude
climbing is dangerous people
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RasVegas
Trad climber
Goodyear
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I am so freaking sick of good people dying! Damnit!! I realize that to push the limits sometimes these things happen but I'm so over it!
Many blessings and comfort to everybody who knew him.
Stay safe everybody!
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Alpinist909
Mountain climber
Chesapeake
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AArrrrrggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know what to say........
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Jokeslinger
Ice climber
Idaho
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Crap...thanks Joe for putting out the Alaska Climbing guide book.
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bcso24
Social climber
Oroville, CA
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Very sad news, Chris. Sincere sympathy to all who knew him.
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scooterm
Trad climber
Kailua,HI
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What a bummer):
Condolences to Michelle & the entire family. Joe was as steady as they come. He pretty much brought World Class climbing skills and endurance to first the Alaska Range then the world. It was an honor to have him on my Denali mountaineering patrols. I issued him the prestigious Denali Pro Pin.
Aloha, former ranger Scooter (the address book gets smaller)
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