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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 3, 2012 - 04:49pm PT
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From the Rapid City Journal:
CUSTER - Herbert William Conn, 91, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Conn, Custer.
McColley's Chapels of the Hills in Custer is in charge of arrangements.
At his request, there will be no services.
An online guestbook is available at http://www.mccolleyschapels.com.
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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Rest in Peace to Herb , from what I have read of him , he had a long and enviable life , and a loving wife ... what more can you ask for .
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Impacted a number of generations of climbers. RIP.
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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R.I.P
A legend passes :(
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Always wanted to talk to him about Zion in the '30s.
RIP
Condolences to Jan and any family.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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such a remarkable couple.
thanks for letting us know, i hadnt heard the news.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2012 - 05:55pm PT
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Herb on Mt. Rushmore
Herb and Jan in 2004
Herb and Jan in 2008
Herb and Jan in 1959
Harnesses---pshaw! Jan showing the younger generation how things were done BITD
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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The Conns were real pioneers in climbing and caving, truly legendary. Sorry to learn of his passing.
The classic Conn guide to the Needles -- on the left.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aw, rest in Peace Herb! thanks for all of it, you had an enviable run!
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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With much respect.
His deeds are immortal.
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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A real pioneer. Thanks, Herb.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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RIP, A true legend.
A life well lived!!!
Here is to 100,000 summits on the other side!!!!
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz
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left his mark and will be remembered in part through so many classic routes...
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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RIP Herb. A life well lived! We would all be happy to have done so well.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Wasn't being a climbing bum THEIR invention?
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Laramie
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Herb and Jan were true minimalists, living life in a sustainable fashion. I began chatting with them in the early seventies, about climbing, although they were then caving. Sometime in the early 2000's I did my last hike with the Conns to visit a rare plant Jan was the first to find in the Black Hills. Their trail to this place even had a 3rd class section of rock climbing.
On the surface almost everything Herb did Jan deserves equal credit. However in one major way they were very different. Herb was a true recluse and Jan was quite gregarious doing music gigs at weddings with Hollis and other climbing pals. I was never sure if Herb was ever at any of the performances. He presence was sort of a Quantum Indeterminate Situation--You had to take a measurement to collapse the uncertainty. I must say He and Jan are my most revered friends of the Needles (and a minimalist life style). To me it seems no line in time will mark his death as he always had sort of an omni-presence--listening fully and quitely to what I said. Then his reply--never condemning.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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legendary!
Truly inspired me.
Learning about the Conns caving and climbing fun in the Needles kept me stoked on that whole area.
I've clambered around in that whole in the ground of theirs, called Jewel Cave. wonderful place.
Wish I could have met Herb in person.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all...
thank you for sharing all about herb's life, or i'd not know this...
wonderful history he left to us...
my concolences to his family and lovd ones, at this sad time...
god bless...
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