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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Thank You Chris for bumping this thread. It is ST Hall of Fame material. Jeff's recounting is more transcendent the captivating. It did hold me captive but it took me places I didn't expect to go. This is really one of my favorite pieces of writing. Kudos to Jello!!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jello is the best, coolest, most radical, finest human among us.
Jello update? How is he and what the heck is up with the Metanoia film?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Real fine writing, not too heavy but respectfully awed tone and condensed well so it's always luring the reader on. Edit, schmedit...
Tough to lose a parent; and even though it's been quite a while now, it's still a powerful influence on you. It's a nice sentiment that he's your guide.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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(today jello enjoys the company of his sister while Conor attends a nephew's wedding)
Hey Steve, lots of powder at Snowbasin.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 24, 2013 - 02:12pm PT
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Bump for the Keys to the Universe...
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:09pm PT
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One of the best that ST has to offer.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 25, 2013 - 01:58pm PT
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Jeff gets more solid companions for Christmas this year...
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Dec 25, 2013 - 01:58pm PT
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Can't believe I missed this first time 'round. Thanks for sharing, amazing and inspirational all in one.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Dec 25, 2013 - 02:06pm PT
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Agreed, GDavis...I can't believe I missed this first round. Thank you so much for this beautiful, moving, thoughtful piece, Jeff. Best to you!
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Dec 25, 2013 - 04:15pm PT
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I also missed this 1st time around.
WOW! One of the finest pieces of climbing writing I have ever read--bar none!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 28, 2013 - 05:48pm PT
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It sure is.
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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May 19, 2014 - 01:50am PT
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Bumpitude.
As we all know, Jello has gone some places and seen some things the rest of us will never know. No matter what you think of his version of the events of this expedition, it marks him clearly as an explorer of human potential in the mountain world and a writer of great honesty and sensitivity
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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May 20, 2014 - 11:42am PT
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Bumping for the wow.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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May 20, 2014 - 01:33pm PT
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Amazing story, thank you for the bump.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 20, 2014 - 02:10pm PT
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Now that your story has brought tears to my eyes the rest of my day will be more
banal but much richer. Thank you and God bless you.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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During Reinhold Meissner's keynote speech at the AAC dinner last night, he told of a situation where he was alone in challenging circumstances, and that he had acknoweldged another person there with him that gave him the drive and confidence to get moving and get down. He said he didn't even need to turn to look, he just knew his companion was there. (My apologies if I've rmuddled the facts.)
This reminded me of this story, one of my favorites that I like to come back to again and again.
RM then described the phenomenon that human beings in extreme situations create a mirror of themselves. I suppose that this may have have been scientifically proven in some form.
But my own experience with this sense of guiding companionship hasn't come out of extreme survival conditions, and the presences are very distinct and different than me. I've really only come to realize this since learning who my birth parents were -- to me they each have a unique energy and presence, and when they make themselves known is completely outside of my realm of control (i.e., circumstance-neutral). But looking back over my life, they were there over and over and over -- I was just unable to recognize or connect with them.
I'm curious whether anyone else has experienced something similar, and whether it's generally accepted that these presences are a figment of one's imagination?
Jeff, it was an honor to meet both you and Connie, and congratulations on receiving the literary award. You both have my heartfelt wishes on this journey.
Audrey Todd Borisov
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