John Bachar - In memory of a great man 1957 – 2009

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Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 3, 2014 - 10:35pm PT
Thanks, Mark. I had never seen that image before.
MisterE

Gym climber
Bishop, CA
Oct 3, 2014 - 10:39pm PT
Cool - glad to see the bumpage of the classics!
jgill

Boulder climber
Colorado
Oct 4, 2014 - 03:46pm PT
When JB and Largo paid me a visit so many years ago, I took them to a hidden canyon in southern Colorado where I had avoided climbing on a certain boulder so they would have the opportunity to establish problems.
What talents those two had!

JB and girlfriend
Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber
moving thru
Oct 4, 2014 - 08:24pm PT
Mark Force, Thanks!

Thinking of John all summer as I worked at TPR and spent tons of time in Tuolumne.....Bachar Land. Know John is living in the heavenlies and his spirit is with his Son, Paola, Family and Friends.

Peace to you JB. You are missed on so many levels.
Nick

climber
portland, Oregon
Oct 4, 2014 - 08:27pm PT
Shawn Curtis took that photo.
Mark Force

Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
Oct 4, 2014 - 08:34pm PT
Mr. Gill, Thank you for that picture of Bachar; it's a thing of beauty.

Thanks, Lynne. Nick, appreciate the heads up. Do you know the year it was taken?

Nick

climber
portland, Oregon
Oct 4, 2014 - 08:40pm PT
Around 74/75' All Shawns photos were on 35mm slides, Dean should be able to tell you for sure.
Rockies Obscure

Trad climber
rockiesobscure.com....Canada
Nov 10, 2014 - 09:35pm PT
Found this except for the last page of the magazine story....
Hope those interested can read it




guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
Nov 11, 2014 - 08:39am PT
Rockies.... thanks for posting that.

When John quit school, he moved to Josh. Unlike the rest of us slackers, John started to train HARD. Running, Pullups, miles of free soloing everyday and hard bouldering.... after one winter- the change in his climbing was easy to see.

"Work out" was his motto and if you wanted "IT", all one had to do was start working out everyday.

And you know- He was right.

John, thanks for showing us the way.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

climber
Jul 4, 2015 - 09:52pm PT
I remember hearing the ambulance coming down from the lakes basin that day, and always think about him this time of year.

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/895790/Very-bad-free-solo-accident-at-Dike-Wall
pa

climber
Jul 5, 2015 - 04:54am PT
March 2008
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Jul 5, 2015 - 05:08am PT
Nice!
ron gomez

Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
Jul 5, 2015 - 08:55am PT
Paola, that's the John I remember....clowning around!
Wish I could give and get a hug today.
Peace
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jul 5, 2015 - 09:38am PT
thanks pa, that image brought a big smile to my face
and a very warm feeling of nostalgia

be well all of you
live well
wayne w

Trad climber
the nw
Jul 5, 2015 - 04:58pm PT
JB is missed, greatly.
Captain...or Skully

climber
Boise, ID
Jul 5, 2015 - 08:41pm PT
I'm glad I got to meet and hang with John some before he left us. I really liked his vibe. Rest easy bro.
this just in

climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
Jul 5, 2015 - 08:45pm PT
Good to see his legend still lives, one of the all time greats.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

climber
Jul 9, 2015 - 10:29pm PT
(not sure who's photo this is)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/John_Bachar%2C_in_Tuolumne%2C_above_Yosemite%2C_mid_1980s.jpg
Lynne Leichtfuss

Trad climber
Will know soon
Jul 10, 2015 - 06:58am PT
Never Forgotten.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 10, 2015 - 09:20am PT

Just finished re-reading the Alpinist issue re: John's passing.
Truly missed.
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