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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 1, 2006 - 05:42pm PT
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If you could email it to me at the address in my profile I'd appreciate it.
Likewise with Eugene Dodd...
Or for that matter, any of the folks that climbed at both Beacon and the Valley in the 60's and 70's...
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Sorry to say Kim Schmitz passed quite some time ago.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Used to see Kim a bunch in the Tetons, grinding out the approach up Garnet Canyon with a bunch of clients.
Seems like I saw him in Jackson, WY a year or two ago as well.
You might try Exum...
http://www.exumguides.com/news/schmitz.shtml
-Brian in SLC
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2006 - 01:02pm PT
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Sorry to hear that, I was told he was still with us...
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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I spoke with Ron K. this morning; he hadn’t heard anything on this. He hasn’t seen Kim in a few years though and also didn’t know if someone would call him if something had happened to him. So I’m still in the dark. My cell number for Peggy has lost a digit so I’m not getting through. I bet Jim B. knows if anyone.
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WBraun
climber
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Kathy
I don't know anything about this and it's news to me. So Mike Paul will have to explain as he seems to be the one who knows.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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The American Mountain Guides Association website has:
Kim Schmitz Box 146, Moose Wy 83012 307-739-9269 kimsch@rmisp.com
Anders
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2006 - 04:55pm PT
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That's the email I tried that bounced...
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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Just spoke to Bridwell, its news to him. So I guess we would all like to know now?
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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Thanks Ekat!
Hopefully I will see him this weekend.
Check your email
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CathC
Social climber
Wyoming
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I would try Kim's mother's house in Oakland, California. Kim's been a bit sick and I think would love to hear from any of his old buds..
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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A non-climbing friend of mine in Jackson knows him from some bar. Seems like he's still kickin'.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2006 - 01:24am PT
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Sounds like maybe another classic case of "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated..."
Will try some Schmitz's in Oakland unless one of you folks actually acquainted with Kim would like to take the lead on that (I'd certainly prefer that one of his friends be the one to call...)
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Jennie
Trad climber
Salt Lake
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If any climber would know his email it would be his friend Jack Turner. I tried to contact Jack tonight but couldn’t get in touch. If I find out I’ll post his email address here.
My understanding is that Kim is still suffering complications from his 80 foot fall on Symmetry Spire in 1983. But I don't know the details.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2006 - 02:33pm PT
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Anyone still checking on Kim?
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Kim, where might you be??
JL
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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This rumor may have started from a old catalog photo of Kim years ago. The caption read "the late Kim Schmitz". I don't recall what catalog it was but I was surprised when I read it as I didn't hear squat about it and non of the climbing rags had printed anything either. Just a sick joke I guess.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2006 - 11:44pm PT
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There are about a half dozen Schmitz's in the Oakland phone book - I'll give them a whirl tomorrow...
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WBraun
climber
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You know .....
The last I heard from Kim is that he is working with alcholics to help them with their problems.
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