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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Nov 14, 2012 - 09:19am PT
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Thinking of Ian, his family and friends.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:44am PT
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Ian, best wishes for you and yours, and loads of good thoughts going out your way.
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Leggs
Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:39am PT
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Bump
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Barbarian
Trad climber
New and Bionic too!
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Nov 14, 2012 - 02:41pm PT
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Prayers and good Karma going out to Charlie, his family and friends. Peace to you.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Nov 14, 2012 - 05:48pm PT
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Greatly saddened by this news, and my best wishes to Ian, his family and friends.
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 14, 2012 - 05:52pm PT
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Ian,
We've never met, but I wanted to send my wishes of peace to you and your friends and family. I lost my mom to cancer earlier this year and know how difficult that can be.
This quote from Kubrick has always been comforting to me...
"The most terrifying fact of the universe is not that it is hostile
but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this
indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of
death — however mutable man may be able to make them — our existence as
a species can have genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the
darkness, we must supply our own light."
--Stanley Kubrick
Judging from the responses to this and the earlier threads, I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you've created a lot of light.
Godspeed,
-Steve
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Audrey
climber
Wilson, Wyoming
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Nov 14, 2012 - 07:03pm PT
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you are all incredible, i have tears in my eyes for not the first time. i have told Ian's wife about all the comments here...i don't know if she's had a chance to read them herself or if Ian has the attention span to have them read to him...but i'm sure he knows they're here and the sentiment they convey. thanks to all. i am still holding out for a miracle.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Nov 14, 2012 - 09:32pm PT
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Vibes
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Leggs
Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
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Nov 14, 2012 - 09:33pm PT
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All of the sentiments shared here are amazing... Thank you to all willing to let their "guard" down....
Kath, Ian's family, and the many many friends who have been able to experience the beauty of this wonderful man first hand... much respect to you, for so many many reasons. This thread restores my faith in the amazing folks here on the Taco, and this thread deserves, and than some, to be at the top... now... and always.
~peace, positive energy, and the reminder to live IN THE MOMENT, and with kindness.
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Leggs
Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
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Nov 14, 2012 - 09:35pm PT
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bump
Edit: Jaybro, you got it right... "Vibes".
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Nov 14, 2012 - 09:56pm PT
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Good thoughts going your way Ian.
Erik
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:02pm PT
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I don't know you Ian... but I'll still carry your stuff down off of El Cap. Anytime. Godspeed...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:19pm PT
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Thanks Nita for the quick link...it's almost at the goal, but that will only scratch the surface considering all the care he's had and will need. It should be easy to meet the goal and then add on to it.
It's a really straight forward process to give....
Susan
edit
http://tinyurl.com/bbgyt54
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Abissi
Trad climber
MI
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:05pm PT
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Ian, I have had the same feelings as the past year I broke my neck and back in a fall. I'm in severe pain and people don't understand since I don't have any visible signs of anything wrong with me. Prior to this I had announced to people that I was beginning training to do the Eiger. Most everyday now someone asks me how my training is going. Since I own a climbing gym I feel embarrassed to say that everyday and sometimes several times. Next comes the big question - "Well then, when do you expect to go?"
I have not been allowed to try to climb and everyday I walk into the gym and get a knot in my stomach. I've been climbing now for 45 years (I'm 54 years old) and climbing has been my whole life since the age of 10.
I am still hopeful to climb again. I'm having a tough time finding a surgeon around my city that I can trust to keep from screwing things worse.
You keep fighting as I am also. We both have just one real problem - We can't do what ware genetically made to do. - Climb
The Bible says that after Jesus returns from Heaven with a shout we who are dead will be raised. After this happens lets you and I find the time to climb something together.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:29pm PT
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Dreary...
Slime...
but, and we mean it, guys and gals, when you suffer, POST!!!!!! For there is no alone-ism allowed on the Taco. ON BELAAY!
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Leggs
Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
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Nov 15, 2012 - 12:04am PT
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bump for Ian Gill
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Nov 15, 2012 - 02:10am PT
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The Vigil continues. Prayers
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 15, 2012 - 02:46am PT
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I mean it. The vigil we keep with you is yours, it's for you.
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