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rurprider
Trad climber
Mt. Rubidoux
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Oct 20, 2014 - 10:35pm PT
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My condolences to the family. So sad to lose one of the tribe.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 20, 2014 - 11:41pm PT
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hey there say, ... oh no... very sorry to hear this... :(
my condolences to the family and loved ones, :(
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GrumpE
climber
SLC, UT
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Oct 21, 2014 - 08:27am PT
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A strange time of year for Zion...
On 10/17/2008 James Martin Welton died on the Touchstone.
On 10/26/2012 I was with my best friend Lyle Dale Hurd III as he passed on NE Buttress.
Now this.
I'm so saddened to hear this news, truly it breaks my heart. My deepest sympathies to his friends and family. Does anyone know him personally?
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Oct 21, 2014 - 09:50am PT
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Very sad. My condolescences as well.
I never used to consider approaches all that risky but now that I'm older, it's always the unroped 4th class/easy 5th stuff that freaks me out.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Oct 21, 2014 - 08:53pm PT
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Did it really happen on that approach that I did so many times? I wonder if the recent heavy rains loosened something.
This is the fourth route in just Washington County that has taken lives that were put up by myself, and yet it and the other three I consider relatively safe and easy. It is also the most "recent" of the four, but is still over 26 years old.
What gives?
Condolences to family and friends.
edit, correction; fifth route in just WC
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 21, 2014 - 10:43pm PT
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Every time I read a report like this, I realize how many times I've been in the same situation -- and it could easily have been me. His family and friends have my deepest sympathy.
John
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Oct 21, 2014 - 10:56pm PT
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So sorry for his friends and family.
His partner says he just went backwards. One of the most disconcerting feelings as I got older was having moments when I notice a diminished sense of balance. I have felt it when smearing up low angle face. My doctor told me to listen to my body. I wonder if this was a factor in that accident, he was 47?
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Oct 22, 2014 - 06:37am PT
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I did Moonlight Buttress last week and was surprised how sandy the first pitch was, lots of loose crap on it. Even the hike in was heavily affected by the recent rains, lots of loose stuff. Being a year older than the man who died I concur with statements above about balance being "off" as you get older, I could easily see that being a factor.
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GrumpE
climber
SLC, UT
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Oct 22, 2014 - 07:56am PT
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I believe the "backwards" fall was due to a hold breaking. At least that's what I was told by a very reliable source. It's been A rainy season for sure.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Oct 22, 2014 - 10:20am PT
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SO sorry for this person and their family. Be careful out there.
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crackfiend
climber
Springdale, Utah
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Oct 22, 2014 - 03:47pm PT
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Condolences to the victims family and friends.
I was on Iron Messiah the day before the accident. While we have had a lot of rain here this fall the "approach" pitch seemed to be the same as it ever was, low angled, ledgy, kinda chossy scrambling to get to the "real" climbing. While not overly hard there are some moves that are very exposed and a fall in several places could be catastrophic.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Oct 22, 2014 - 04:03pm PT
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I'm very sorry to hear of this accident.
But......
Wait a second here
47 is not "old". For many of us it is/was in the middle of our prime years.
Anyone can have a moment of dizziness. There are plenty of physiological causes, such as lack of sleep, over exertion, poor hydration, too much to drink the night before, prescription pharmaceutical.
Then the external causes for a fall such as loose rock, sand, moss, running water.......
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Oct 22, 2014 - 08:23pm PT
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Please consider how much time you actually save when deciding to 3rd class "easy 5th class" sections.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Oct 22, 2014 - 08:42pm PT
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Sad news.
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 22, 2014 - 08:49pm PT
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this is an instance where short roping could've saved a life. learning multiple rope skills will keep you safe, and provide peace of mind! my thoughts are with his family, and i will always think of him whenever I look at the spearhead from now on.
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