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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 5, 2011 - 11:16pm PT
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Okay, searched but couldn't find the other thread...
Bean's a great guy. Maybe you've met him, climbed with him, or heard about his legendary whip in Patagonia.
Well, he's been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and could really use our help.
Visit this site to donate, and/or just to see some gorgeous photos.
http://www.beanfever.com/index.html
Go Bean!
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Swimming in LEB tears.
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Bump for Bean Fever.
The first time I went to Granite Mountain he was stressing his way up the Candyland chimney and then saved Amos and me when we tried to find our way back down around the walk off to our packs. He smartly had a headlamp. We had nothing but dehydration and a piece of humble pie after floundering our way up Karl's Corner.
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Conrad
climber
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Bean's radiant smile....
In the mountains....
He is most happy.
April 28th Boulder.
Let's help Bean send the hardest pitch.
Go Bean....
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tarek
climber
berkeley
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This was good: http://vimeo.com/8628142
Don't know Bean, but I hope his survival legend continues to grow.
Take 5, check out the blog. Give a donation--I did.
ST seems like the place to help fellow climbers, even if they don't hang here.
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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This guy is the greatest.
I posted up a comment on his site, I'd like to share it here. Please help if you can....
POST on BB's site:
"Hey bud. This is some crazy stuff. I too, am at a loss of words. I'm just gonna post up some memorable thoughts of our time together:
I remember the wind river range. You told me to "Get up and walk like a man" when I was butt scooting across some easy terrain. You jumped off a hill and glissaded down, and I was crazy enough to follow.. I'll never forget the look on your face when you thought I couldn't stop... "Dig in your heals, Dig in your heals"
Then there was Yos. the Central Pillar of Frenzy. I chalked up 5 times, and you told me to get my "Fat Ass" off your rope and climb. We did the freeblast and got into some sketch with a German group... You bolted the last 3 pitches and busted my ass.
Finally we did leaning tower, we listened to your MP3 player, smoked a half and half, ate cold chili and finished up that day.
Last but not least, you and Colorado Bob blew up my stove at C4... that was a trip brother.
Just know I love you and your the best partner I've ever climbed with. Your a fighter, and I pray that your fight will be won.
Heres to you Bean Bowers, hard man, wonderful human, and true friend who doesn't hold back. You forced me to be my best, and for that, I'm truly thankful. Your a blessing to the world bud. Hang tough, call if you need anything, and I'll put some dollars in the kitty for ya.
Doug. "
Hang tough com padre!!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 7, 2011 - 10:05am PT
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Bump...
Cuz Ishoulda put more in the thread title.
Keep bumpin'
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Wow. Read Bean's blog. All my best. I am a stage 4 cancer patient too, and have a thread on ST about it. Prhaps it would be helpful to him if he checked it out.http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1239624/Malignent-Melanoma-Survivors-who-climb
If he would like to talk privately, e-mail me for sure. You can reach me through my handle "Disaster Master" here on ST.
Tough fight. It seems like Bean's on it as much as possible. Climb on, my man.
CLIMBERS RISE ABOVE CANCER. (CRAC)
-Paul Humphrey
Good Luck, Bean. Fight like Hell!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Bean is a great guy, there is a benifit for him in Boulder on the 28th- I'll be there. The Boulder City Fathers are going to loosen up the visa process so that more Californians can attend- see you there.
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Perrance
Social climber
Ft. Collins
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Come to Avery Brewery in Boulder on 4/28 to eat, drink and support Bean!
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PeteC
climber
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Never met Bean. He seems like a wonderful guy, and certainly accomplished.
I went to his website to donate and checked out the gallery.
I was really bummed to note how many of his photos included a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.
Quit the cancer sticks folks. Seriously.
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COT
climber
Door Number 3
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On a trip up the Matanuska in the Chugach AK in the late 90's Bean stayed in camp one day and said he would cook dinner while me a couple friends poked around on the glacier.
We returned to find Bean hunched over the stove completely naked (it was a warm spring day) except of his plastic boots. He looked up nonchalantly handed me a bowl of beans and lentils and said, "The water I got for dinner was a little silty"
I put a spoonful of the glop in my mouth and immediately bit down on two rocks the size of a dime and nickel. I spit the rocks into my hand and stared at Bean incredulously.
"What the problem dude? I warned you," was Bean's deadpan reply.
Classic Bean!!
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Go Bean!
Highest thoughts to you.
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Hell yes, tough as nails this guy is...
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Bean Bump
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Good job Jefe.
Damn, I thought I had posted to this already....
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10b4me
Ice climber
Happy Boulders
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best wishes to Bean
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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That was a hoot for sure. It was a MSR stove (very light for backpacking), and somehow...... it got sit on a hot Coleman stove (Hmmmmm). That thing was wasted, it blew up at least 50 feet for sure.
I took it back to REI and they put it on display. The actual stove part was bent like crazy. Crazy times man, we had a BLAST...
Did you get to meet the couple from Europe that was there? It was a pretty little blonde and a coolass dark headed dude...
Also, we met 2 couples from Porterico, some dude whos name was Ian, and another guy and two chicks. Me and Bean met up with them at Curry and the chicks were stuffing food from the foodbar to take back to the guys! Bean and I hid them between us and pretended like they were preggo. I remember Bean hid and when we were outside, he came running up and yelled "HEY, your BUSTED".... Scared the crap out of us, then we all just busted up laughing.
Good times man. I really hope and pray he's get's through this, he is too much fun to hang out with, always up for some fun in the mountains.
GO BEAN!!!
EDIT:
Damn Ian, is that you??? If so, hope all's well, you still riding that bike around yos??
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
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Had some good laughs about Bean while sitting by the fire in Josh with the old crew from Prescott.
Bean is one classic critter.
Let's help however we can.
Links on FB...
Even a simple bump helps.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Apr 11, 2011 - 11:31pm PT
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Bump for hanging in there Bean! PS, if you show up, bring a climbing picture (or 2) and a happy moment of reminiscent with you if you are up to it. You're not the only one with cancer around here, hopefully you are all kicking it's ass simultaneously.
My e-mail sig line for the last 6-7 years has been: "life is but an eyeblink". Truly, for us all. Hoping that we all check out late, and check out quick though. Best to everyone!
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 13, 2011 - 12:50am PT
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Here's the word from Bean this evening;
"Good news! It's all working. The doc was way encouraged. He thinks we
need to kick this thing into the hole it crawled out of which means 2
more rounds of chemo... so i got a week to sack up for the 3rd round
then 2 weeks off, then 1 more. But he thinks we got it maybe. Docs...
no offense AO... no definitives. Just keep thinking germ cell. He
thinks the thing on my kidney is unrelated and he said if the chemo
wasn't working I'd be writhing in pain from the tumors. An MRI
tomorrow to see the spine . The shoulder is indicating a shrinkage in
lesion size, so more good energy this way tomorrow please. I know it
is there, but my anxiety is growing as we go deeper into this I have
to admit. Scared shitlesss, mostly because we are still in kind of
guesswork zone a bit. But overall the news is great, please pass on
the word.
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tarek
climber
berkeley
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Apr 13, 2011 - 01:27am PT
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nice.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 13, 2011 - 01:46pm PT
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Good news Bean. For you out there in Tacoland, don't forget the Bean Bowers fundraiser in Boulder on April 28th.
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The Wedge
Boulder climber
Santa Rosa & Bishop, CA
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Apr 13, 2011 - 01:54pm PT
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I meet the Bean during a Rocking K Party when I was living in Bishop. Great guy with some great stories. I wish him the best.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Apr 13, 2011 - 02:04pm PT
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bump.
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tarek
climber
berkeley
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Apr 18, 2011 - 10:23pm PT
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c'mon, send a few bucks and also good wishes. then back to discussing important stuff like "shaving your junk" (only 100 posts--damn that is sad).
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 20, 2011 - 11:17am PT
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Hey guys,
Just got word via Facebook, Rob says:
"Talked to Bean earlier and he sounded awesome. He said he is going to beat this and I believe him! FUNdraiser on the 28th. If you're anywhere close to Boulder, GO!"
West coasters, DO IT! Bean's worthy man, PLUS, he owe's me a trip up the cap!!!
Doug
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tarek
climber
berkeley
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Apr 20, 2011 - 12:50pm PT
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bump
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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Apr 20, 2011 - 04:31pm PT
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Bump!
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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Apr 20, 2011 - 05:27pm PT
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well, hell...BUMP for Bean!
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 21, 2011 - 12:31am PT
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BeanBump....
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 22, 2011 - 12:36pm PT
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Bump... 6 days to go.... yall out west should get out there and support this dude.
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 22, 2011 - 03:18pm PT
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Via Rob:
Bean, weighing in at 130, but lookin good. Hang tough Broski!
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Conrad
climber
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Apr 25, 2011 - 01:06pm PT
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Yeah Bean....
Hoping to see you Thursday evening.
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flyingkiwi1
Trad climber
Seattle WA
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Apr 25, 2011 - 02:27pm PT
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I met Bean in the Winds nearly a decade ago, but long before that I spent some time on and off climbing with the Jackson crew; one of them in particular was a great story-teller. Many of those stories featured "MaBuddyBean." So it was a pleasure to meet the Big Man behind the stories.
Get well Bean Bump!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2011 - 04:08pm PT
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to the top
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Apr 27, 2011 - 05:54pm PT
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Bump
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 28, 2011 - 12:08am PT
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Go!
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Apr 28, 2011 - 12:36am PT
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After Bean was born in the Montrose Hospital in 1973,his parents, Ed & Jane, brought him home to 227 East Gregory Ave. in Telluride. A few years later, they left Telluride. In 1979, Chuck Kroger and I moved to Telluride and bought the house at 227 East Gregory Avenue. In the mid 1980's, Jim and Kathy Bowers brought their nephew teenage, Bean, to one of our LARGE 4th of July parties. We remained in sporadic contact with Bean ever since.
So from Bean's birth place, surely to become a future National Historic Site, big wishes for conquering the cancer and growing old and wise with Helen for the next 50 years.
Hugs - Kathy (and Chuck from outer space)
May 227 East Gregory avenue spawn adventurers/climbers forever
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 28, 2011 - 12:43am PT
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A recent update on Bean's third round of chemo... PLEASE send prayers money and good vibes... this is an awesome guy who's made a huge impact on my life:
From Bean:
"Wanted to get a note out to you before I go in for round 3 of
chemo.... we got a BIG party right around the corner. I am amazed at
the energy going into the fundraiser and it should not be missed. I
hold it as my motivator through this next week of getting carved up
by chemo.
The support from all over has been amazing, and believe me Helen and I
feel it and lean on it often. This whole experience has been a real
eye-opener towards the strength and breadth of the human spirit. Never
would have I guessed how many lives I have touched or influenced, but
now I kind of get it. I won't get too heavy, but this is proof we are
a truly unique species, and it feels like really what life might be
about is all these connections we make. Not what we do, how we do it,
nor what we have... it is what we give each other, how we influence
the youth, and how we pas on the bits and pieces of knowledge and
wisdom we pick up along the way.
Enough philosophy for the morning. This is more a war cry for this
round of chemo, so take a deep breath and send us the best vibe you
can, and think Germ Cell cancer (without going into detail, we NEED
this to be germ cell!), and think forward to the days and adventures
we will all share together down the road.
And it is with all my love to everyone that I share this, and a big
thanks from both Helen and me."
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 28, 2011 - 01:15am PT
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WOW x 2!
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Apr 28, 2011 - 08:28am PT
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I've got "Bean Fever". Must go to Avery Brewing and consume beer & burritos!
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Apr 28, 2011 - 10:46am PT
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It's Bean's Day - a big bump
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Apr 28, 2011 - 03:02pm PT
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bump!
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Conrad
climber
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Apr 28, 2011 - 05:09pm PT
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Apr 28, 2011 - 07:31pm PT
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Wish I were in Boulder tonight eating,drinking and bidding for Bean tonight. Go if you are nearby!
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Leggs
Sport climber
El Presidio, Tucson
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Apr 28, 2011 - 08:37pm PT
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Radiant Bean Smile BUMP
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bob
climber
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Apr 28, 2011 - 08:56pm PT
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Yo Bean, I'm sitting in Gmas's kitchen toasting to you brother. We send our love. Holy sh#t the memories! Haven't seen you since, I believe, Yosemite. Doug, I think I'm the Colorado Bob you spoke of earlier in the thread, though I've always had AZ plates.
I got a raging fever today. BEAN FEVER!!!!
Bob Jensen
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Apr 28, 2011 - 09:45pm PT
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Yo Bob.. Good to hear from ya man! Raging times for sure. Bean's the shitz for sure, we were doing leaning tower and he decided to do an A1 pitch free, but decided to do a hook move, when it popped and busted his eye! I was thinking "OH SH&t", going into rescue mode, when he totally attacked the wall and freed the pitch. HAHAHA!
Glisading down the snow-slopes of the Cirque, man, waaaay too much fun!
Bean's the best....
Hang tough my brother, we're all pulling together for you... I read a book one time that stated that "If all the muscles in the human body pulled in the same direction, one could pull a freight train" Synergy time for the BEANMIESTER!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 28, 2011 - 10:40pm PT
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This thread has turned out to be awesome.
I hope it helped out Bean.
Just the sound of that dude's giggle... it's been ages but I hope to hear it again some day.
Peace Bean, you crazy mofo.
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Karla
climber
Colorado
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Apr 28, 2011 - 11:32pm PT
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I just got back from the FUNdraiser and love was in the air. Ton's of people, so so many auction items, stories, music, friends/people who've never met Bean - ready to open their wallets and hearts to help Bean & Helen. I love this tribe. Big, big healing vibes to you Bean!
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Ain't no flatlander
climber
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Apr 29, 2011 - 12:02am PT
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Good times! Caught up with quite a few out of towners that I hadn't seen in way too long. Unfortunately it was way too crowded for the auctions to be as effective as the could have been. Still a good event so big kudos to all the organizers!
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Apr 29, 2011 - 02:10pm PT
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Bean Fever was a huge success. The turn out was amazing. The vibe was loving and supportive even when the brewery ran out of brew. Temporarily that is - whew!
Get well Bean. F*#k cancer!
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Apr 30, 2011 - 12:52pm PT
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Pics?
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Gene
climber
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How's he doing BUMP?
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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I just read the latest update. Wed. May, 4, 2011.
From Beanfever.com:
On behalf of all the folks that were involved in organizing the fundraiser in Boulder, I want to thank everyone who came and threw down. It's a little hard to know exactly how many folks turned out but we are guessing that there were between 300-350 crammed into the Avery Brewing Company Tap room. We did not expect such a great turnout. There really was standing room only. Bean and Helen were there for about one and half hours before Bean started to lose his energy and had to leave despite his desire to hang and be with the old guard. We raised a ton of cash for Bean and Helen and really do think this will help with his recovery. He is doing tons better than just 5 weeks ago when he finished his first round of chemo. In those 5 weeks he has made strides forward. I had breakfast with him on Saturday and he cooked and made coffee while Helen slept. Total turn of the corner for him. He even is down to one crutch! It ain't over and he still has a long way to go with round 4 starting in about a week. We are all hoping that this truly nips the cancer in the butt. Pending additional imaging in a couple of weeks, we all should have a better idea how effective it has been. His recovery so far has been extremely positive. Let's keep the good energy going his way and continue the support that has helped thus far.
Raffle tickets and on line auction stuff is still happening. Don't wait till the last minute folks. The Raffle is killer; check it out and purchase some tickets to travel and explore in Beans other home in South America.
All the best,
Alan Oram and the rest of the crew, Mimi Mathers, Angela Howse, Gareth Richards, Kelly Co"
Go Bean!
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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bump for bean and good cheer too.
when there's excrement in the fan,
just dance around.
most of the bombs we'll miss.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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i'm hoping bean can get better and have some more epics for me to read about. the guy eats up near death misses for breakfast. sending bean and helen all my good vibes. shipoopoi
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Conrad
climber
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May 16, 2011 - 02:24pm PT
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Last Wednesday Bean and I visited together on the 11th floor of the Anschutz Cancer Center. He underwent his fourth round of chemo. It was pretty humbling to experience what this did. Bean was super strong. He'll be back even stronger. He is set to return home next week, which will be super healing.
Five PM Mountain Standard Time Four hours from now the on line auction for a stack of adventure, guided climbs closes and $ 10 raffle tickets for a two week trip for two to Chilean Patagonia closes. Nice gifts and helping Bean out.
http://fundraiser.beanfever.com/items/
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Conrad
climber
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May 16, 2011 - 03:22pm PT
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Thanks!
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Conrad
climber
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Jun 22, 2011 - 10:10pm PT
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Thanks for the bump. Bean we are thinking of you!
This was posted on
http://www.beanfever.com/updates.html
yesterday by Alan Oram MD.
All;
I have some very bad news to report and have delayed getting this out in deference to Bean and Helen’s privacy. Bean went home from Denver the first week of June after visiting his Oncologist. The news then was not great in that it appeared then that tumor in his liver was still present and may have actually gotten larger. With this news, Bean and Helen made their way home to Ridgway taking the setback news in and trying to see what the next step was going to be. By the end of the week, Bean developed new seizures and was subsequently flown back to Denver from Montrose. The outcome of this is that new tumors have grown in his brain as well as in his liver. The seizures were a direct result of new metastases to the brain. This change is viewed as a terminal condition and there is really little that Western Medicine can do to change the course of what is now essentially a non-treatable cancer. We all had high hopes initially knowing that this development was possible. The brief time frame that it has taken for the cancer to spread is shorter than we hoped for. Bean is back in Ridgway now in a place of comfort as best he can, trying to deal with what lies ahead. After all he and Helen have been through so far, it is incredibly painful and sad.
At this time, Bean is looking at some alternative treatments and is seeking whatever solutions might exist essentially out of the box. All we can do at this point is offer support to our good friend. No one can predict what lies ahead in the near future. He will likely have some very good days and some less so. This is truly the time when impermanence and taking life day by day and minute by minute really make some sense.
I will be heading to Ridgway on Saturday to spend the day with Bean before heading back to work so will have some better idea of how he is feeling and doing. He has expressed interest in some flavored vodka, which I will be bringing down to sip, tossing some back and laughing as much as we can with some old guard friends.
In the meantime send good thoughts and vibes.
All the best,
Alan Oram
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2011 - 11:05pm PT
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Keep fighting, brother...
NEVER GIVE UP!
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Johnny K.
climber
Southern,California
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Jun 22, 2011 - 11:21pm PT
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Hope and prayers going to Bean,family and friends <3
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Karla
climber
Colorado
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Jun 23, 2011 - 12:51pm PT
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Continued healing vibes to Bean and much strength, hope & love to the both of them.
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Jun 23, 2011 - 04:05pm PT
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Right on for the Chile Sin Represas shirt, Bean. All the best.
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Johnny K.
climber
Southern,California
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Jun 25, 2011 - 12:03am PT
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Up to the top for Bean <3
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2011 - 02:20pm PT
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Peace...
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Conrad
climber
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:25am PT
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Bean passed away Sunday evening in Santa Fe with Helen and family at his side.
Gonna miss ya bean.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:29am PT
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Expected but unwelcome news, Bean was a great guy who will be missed by many.
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bob
climber
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:29am PT
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Will miss Bean, but not the memories. They will hang with me. Just give it a go, right?
Love and respect.
Bob Jensen
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:37am PT
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Sorry to hear this;....now he can be at peace.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2011 - 10:38am PT
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many folks feeling this loss...
Shine on Bean
Rest in peace
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Johnny K.
climber
Southern California
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:48am PT
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Condolences to Helen,family,and all the wonderful amazing friends all over the world.
Celebrating Beans life with the huge smile like he always had.
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James Doty
Trad climber
Idyllwild, Ca.
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:55am PT
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Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there I do not sleep
I give you this thought to keep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the mornings' hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in cicles flight
I am the stars that shine at night
Do not think of me as gone,
I am with you still in each new dawn
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there I did not die.
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DaveT.
Big Wall climber
southeast face portaledge
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Jul 11, 2011 - 11:26am PT
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OK friend, ciao one last time. From this world to your next, thanks for being my friend. Truely missed, adios amigo.....
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Jul 11, 2011 - 12:53pm PT
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jfailing
Trad climber
Lone Pine
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Jul 11, 2011 - 01:16pm PT
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Very sad news - condolences to all friends and family...
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Jul 11, 2011 - 02:18pm PT
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Dam. RIP Bean.
TY
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Jul 11, 2011 - 02:23pm PT
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What a sad loss. :(
To see such a young and strong guy fall, really puts our own mortality in question.
Enjoy every moment folks. Life is too short for regrets.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2011 - 04:18pm PT
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thanks for the photo bullwinkle.
I've been sad today and that shot of Bean
made things a little better.
The guy was a f*#kin animal and had the enthusiasm and giggle of a child.
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mstearns
Trad climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Jul 11, 2011 - 06:30pm PT
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S#*tty and unfair. He was an impressive guy to understate it.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jul 11, 2011 - 06:57pm PT
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Wow, 3 month thread start to finish.....sorry to see it, but especially for one of the good guys. My best goes out to all Beans friends and loved ones.
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Yamabushi
Mountain climber
Silverton/Durango
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:35pm PT
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You fought it hard all the way. I'll miss you Bean. So sad that your time was up so soon, so early. We all go when the time comes. Sending you much love and prayer. r.i.p.
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Jul 11, 2011 - 11:43pm PT
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Bummer.....
Rest In Peace...
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tarek
climber
berkeley
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Jul 12, 2011 - 12:36am PT
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So sad to hear. Condolences to Bean's friends and family.
Just goes to show, you never know when you should hang it out a little bit more. Clearly, the man celebrated his gift of life.
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Jul 12, 2011 - 12:38am PT
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Another bold one gone.
RIP climb on.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Happy Boulders
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Jul 12, 2011 - 03:06pm PT
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a real bummer
best wishes to his friends and family
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Jul 12, 2011 - 06:28pm PT
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BEAN - RIP
Wherever you are - I hope you are ripping things up with your Dad, Chuck and other friends.
You will live on in many hearts forever.
Kathy Green
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 12, 2011 - 09:53pm PT
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"Go do something wild today."
Bean Bowers
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 12, 2011 - 10:44pm PT
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Very sad and surreal . . . such a light turned out too soon.
Deepest condolences to all who loved this man.
Shine on you crazy diamond!
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ChampionSleeper
Trad climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Jul 12, 2011 - 10:56pm PT
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I never met Bean, but hearing stories about him and just seeing his pure, joyful smile makes me sad to think I will never get the chance. Following this thread and Beanfever gave me hope at times that such a strong, giving person would be able to push through such a tough spot. Like a fairy tale. What a heartbreak to see it end this way. For me there is no way to put a sugar coating on it, it just sucks. What a good guy.
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Jul 15, 2011 - 12:41am PT
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A bump for Bean - not ready for him to be 4 pages back
Live on forever in our hearts
Laugh and smile big - it's BEAN!
KG
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bob
climber
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Jul 15, 2011 - 08:49am PT
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Tipped a beer (a few) to Bean here in Salida, CO yesterday evening at a local bar with some old friends. Most of us came up from Prescott, AZ to be raft guides during the mid 90,s and moved on or are living in this area. I'm just visiting and am so pleased that this took place. I needed it. We told stories of around the Arkansas River and the antics there, but there were also stories from all over. Some of the stories people were a part of while others were just great tales told with giggles and probably a bit of loosness as to the validity of the actual tale being spun. Certain personalities lend themselves to such boosting of the facts! :) It was a pleasent session and a lot of laughs. I mean tear jerking laughs. Not to mention some tears for the man.
The town that normally doesn't have sick downpoors had one and then the sky opened up to one of the best sunsets I've seen in a while. Hard not to make a connection.
Love you Bean..........thanks for the memories!
Bob J.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Jul 15, 2011 - 10:28am PT
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he tore thru this existence with
wayward enthusiasms and heart-driven zeals,
i am sure he'll make keen sense of the next....
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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seems like a low-key/cool guy who did some cool stuff in his time, seems tougher than most
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Holy Crap, I missed this somehow.
Very sorry to hear about B.B., didn't even know he had passed.
Didn't know you Bean, but you seemed like a really cool guy from the pics and kind words I see here.Hope you are doing well on the other side and that your family and friends are doing ok.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2012 - 11:02pm PT
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Good call silver.
I forgot to bump this a couple days ago in rememberance of Bean.
Dude charged with grit and heart.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
California
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Jul 21, 2012 - 04:35pm PT
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Miss you bro!
Wish I would have made it down to Patagonia and climbed with you like we talked about so many times.
See you on the other side, my friend.
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
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Jul 21, 2012 - 05:48pm PT
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We were able to top out this free standing pillar on Mt Chamberlin last year. We named it "The Bean Pole" in memory Of Bean Bowers. Godspeed Bean.
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Conrad
climber
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Jul 21, 2012 - 07:35pm PT
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Nice Photo Pirate.
Quite the line up.
Is that Micah Dash fourth from the right?
Yeah Bean.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
California
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Jul 21, 2012 - 10:30pm PT
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Is that Micah Dash fourth from the right?
That's right, sir!
Yup, quite the lineup indeed. Pick ANY two random climbers in this group and I think they'd pretty much get it done, anywhere.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Jul 24, 2012 - 11:06pm PT
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Borrowed from the OuterLocal tribute that Christian Beckwith wrote:
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I’ve been up to a lot here in the Fitz Roy area, most of it non-mountain-climbing related: building, bouldering, guiding and lots of mate. The time in the mountains has been full value, though, and I’m celebrating life because of all that’s happened. Jonny Copp, Josh Wharton and I got three meters from the top of Torre Eger when the whole piece of the summit I was on gave way and sent me flying with it thirty meters to the base of the ‘shroom. Jonny asked me if I was alive before bursting out laughing….
The ‘shroom lead had taken me three and a half hours. It felt like melting A4, and pretty much ended that way: twenty-eight sharp points, thirty meters, an ice-slab landing—and I walked away with a sore back. I coulda spit on the son-of-a-bitch’s tippy top from where the fifteen-foot-high, six-foot-wide flute of rime crumpled beneath me…. All this after a cold open bivy and some serious choss climbing for the previous thirty-six hours and a way-bold lead through an overhanging Bombay tube….
All in all it was the most climactic non-summit I could ask for, and this week I’m just really appreciating life. Friends, health, the colors in the sky…. The experience was simply a vivid reminder that all is good and mundane and seemingly going your way until suddenly it is not, and then luck or the lack thereof steers our inevitable destiny. Guess it just wasn’t my day, so I am taking my winnings to go live fully through a few more, and trying hard to remind myself to keep it nonmundane and dynamic, always.
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Wish I'd known you, Bean. See you on the other side.
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Jul 24, 2012 - 11:33pm PT
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I've got a story for you. Bean and I climbed in the winds in 03. We did Pingora, and Wolfs head, with the 5.10 start.... muddy finger crack, all sweet. I've got a video of him yodelling while I was walking the rail down below.... He was so funny and cool. We topped out, and He was on the phone talking about two climbers who had been struck by lightning on the Grand... He said we should get our asses down asap. Once we got to the bottom of the decent, he decided to glisade (sp) down a snow slope. I'd never done it, but I was like "what the hell", so off I went. My big 240 pound ass was gaining some serious speed and I was digging in... His eyes got real big and he said, DIG IN, DIG IN!!!.... Boulders were approaching quickly, but I got stopped. We ran into another Doug from some guiding service, guiding some folks over to the left of the glacier pool, and some folks were diving in that cold water.
Afterwards, he asked me to borrow my journal and pen.... I think he went and wrote some poetry. I've got more stories to come. This was just one that was an awesome day in the mountains with the one of the coolest climbers, friend, and guide I've ever had the pleasure of roping up with. We planned on doing Moose's tooth, but never got to it. I'm hoping me and JenC can do the climb it this fall in his honer. He was one of a kind for sure. Tough, stubborn, and a ferocious climber. Greatly missed.
Doug
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Jul 25, 2012 - 01:16am PT
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doug, I hope you do get to climb that thing this fall
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
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Jul 25, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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That was a great tribute by Christian. I missed that first time around.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Real nice tribute in the new Rock and Ice by Josh Wharton. Not online (yet); worth picking up.
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The Alpine
climber
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May 23, 2015 - 09:37am PT
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/\. What he said!
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jul 20, 2016 - 12:59pm PT
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Read this thread supertopo. Stop your name calling and bickering over the small sh#t.
The bickering still hasn't changed but you still occasionally get a gem of a thread like this one although the circumstances are tragic
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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Jul 20, 2016 - 01:42pm PT
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Bean Fever!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 20, 2016 - 02:14pm PT
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Bean was a member of that tragic tribe of people who are suddenly taken away while still at the peak of their powers. My twin brother was another. He was only a few years removed from running a 2:26 marathon and still going strong with climbing as his new endeavor. A brain tumor appeared seemingly out of nowhere and he was dead four months later at age 49.
Take nothing for granted....each day is special.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Jul 20, 2016 - 02:14pm PT
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Nice bump.
Thank you.
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stevenm
Social climber
River Falls
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Dec 10, 2018 - 08:39am PT
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After binging some climbing movies this weekend I was reflecting on Bean. I moved to Telluride in the late 80's and he was my roommate. A couple short, but vivid stories/memories.
I climbed with him once (I'm not a climber), I climbed up three flights of stairs on an open staircase just outside an arcade on main street in Telluride. Bean took the underside of the stairs and I remember marveling at how he pulled himself up 30 feet on the back edges of the concrete stairs. His fingers were like polish sausages, even at 19
His work ethic was unbelievable, his strategy for securing a season pass in Telluride was to get up at 4:00am everday, hike up to lift nine, get to know the lift attendants real well, then after a few weeks, once he really knew them, he'd watch for the rotation and once those lift attendants made it down to the lower lifts, he'd roll right through, say hello, no pass check. The rest of us lazy bastards paid our $800 bucks.
Another time, these trust fund ski hippies living down the hall, set off the fire alarm at 2:00am, Bean came out of his bedroom, jumped up and smashed the sh#t out of the alarm, blew it up, off the ceiling with his fist. I remember he was so pissed, not because of the disruption to his sleep, but because he was angry that he let himself put his hand in danger by smashing a plastic fire alarm.
Another time, I was boarding with him, he kept telling me to point my board and pickup more speed, less turns, more pointing. He was bombing this hill, launched over the cat track huge. When he landed he caught an edge. The next day he had a fluid pocket the size of a cantaloupe on his back. I could hardly look at it, but he laughed and went to work.
He also had the most bad-ass International red jeep thing. While I know he thought of us (my brother and me) as lazy, snowboarding bums, he set the standard high. Hard working, always smiling, super athletic, all-around bad-ass and I frequently think about how I should be living my life to the fullest simply out of respect.
Another time, I was hungover and headed down to this bakery at the end of main street for some coffee and scones, bean was just returning from an early morning ice-climb with a woman climber, I can't remember her name, who I worked with at Sophios. I remember her telling me that Bean was going to do great things, that he was destined to climb in some of the world's most beautiful places.... she was right.
Lastly, I remember being told by John "Rocket" Reaves (I think that's who told me?) that Bean's dad was one of the guys cutting the first runs in Telluride with a chainsaw.
So I got it off my chest, hopefully others will read this and smile. My little piece of Bean's life, I was blessed to have known him, if even for short time.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
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Dec 10, 2018 - 09:17am PT
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I met Bean in Patagonia in the 90s. He and Dave Nettle(??) rolled into the Paine and fired off the Central Tower in like 12 hours after arrival. Totally crappy season weather wise and they swooped a summit and were out of there like it was some weekend outing. Seemed like a great guy, best wishes to his friends and family.
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