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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 19, 2006 - 03:49am PT
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There is no way to express the loss of my best friend from Brazil......
Yesterday morning Roberta Nunes and Sean Leary were driving to Utah when they were involved in a terrible car accident. While Roberta was driving, she encountered a sharp turn and rolled the truck by accident. After serious head & neck injuries she was taken to the Provo Hospital where she passed away. My heart goes out to her, her family and of course her friends who loved her as much as I. Roberta is my sister, although not by blood, but even deeper. I will never forget her, as none of you will. Sean has survived the accident with minor injuries and is heartbroken by all of this. He has asked to direct all calls and e-mails to me for the next few days while he is trying to get things in perspective and trying to make arrangements to bring her body home to her family. If you want any further detals please contact me, I will be trying to get as much information as I can from Sean & his family. Please send your thoughts, wishes and prayers to Sean, his family and Roberta's family through this terrible time.
Friends are what will get all of us through this, and it also reminds us of just how precious a life can be. Roberta has always taught me to live my life to the fullest, to laugh and laugh and that life is what you make it, and not to waste it. I will never forget her.
I love you Roberta, always. Jenny
Jennifer Kelly
jennvegan@aol.com
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telemama
Trad climber
midpines
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:03am PT
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Jenn,
I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. I didn't know Roberta, but my heart goes out to all her friends and family.
Does Sean need any help locally? I know Sean, he is a Yosemite friend, and my family lives in Provo. I'll call you in the morning to see if they can help in any way.
Marci
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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2006 - 04:21am PT
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Thanks, I'll need help. In advance I would like people to also start thinking of a fund that we can get together to help cover the costs of returning her back to Brazil. I will make the arrangements if needed. Please email me if you would like to help in any way. Again, I am sorry guys. jk
jennvegan@aol.com
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Mig
Trad climber
Coimbra, Portugal
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Jul 19, 2006 - 06:08am PT
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My Condolences to Family and all friends.
Roberta Nunes era uma referencia na escalada/alpinismo feminino mundial. É com uma grande tristeza que recebo esta noticia.
Os meus sinceros sentimos à familia nesta dificil hora.
Miguel
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
St. Louis
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Jul 19, 2006 - 06:32am PT
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I am so terribly sorry to hear this. My condolences to all.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:42am PT
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Jenn, sorry to hear the bad news. This sucks! Are you Ok? I'll help out any way that I can.
I'll send you an email.
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elcapfool
Big Wall climber
hiding in plain sight
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:57am PT
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Sad news.
Tell Stanley we are thinking about him and hope he is well.
Liz & Christian
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:07am PT
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Hopefully it's OK to borrow Al Dude's image from the Uber-thread.
I don't know what to say. I ran into Roberta at the Mobil Station near 395 on Monday evening. She told me about their travel plans to drive east from there. I told her I was lucky to be the last to see her on her way out...
She was, and I'm sure is, a very special being. I'm so sorry for the loss for our community, for Sean, and Jenn.
Peace
Karl
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Anastasia
Trad climber
Near a mountain, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:50am PT
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My condolences. Let us know how we can help...
Anastasia
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TYeary
Mountain climber
Baldwin Park, Calif.
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:55am PT
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I am very sorry. My thoughts are with you.
Tony
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 12:14pm PT
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What a terrible thing to have happen. Roberta was such a good person.... devistating to me and all her friends... Jenn please tell me it isn't so....... Tom
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susan peplow
climber
Queen of the Sh^t talkers!
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Jul 19, 2006 - 12:24pm PT
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Russ & I met Roberta on our recent trip to the Valley. She was an extremely nice and personable girl.
What a terrible loss for the family, friends, climbing community and world as a whole.
Rest in peace Roberta you will only be more beautiful with wings.
-Susan
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 12:35pm PT
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What terrible news... Was just a couple of weeks ago I saw her at the Huber party. Roberta was a real sweetheart. =(
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lelo
Social climber
são bento do sapucaí; são paulo, brasil
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:07pm PT
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nós da comunidade de escaladores de são bento do sapucaí lamentamos o ocorrido com a Roberta.
prestamos nossos sentimento aos familiares e amigos.
Roberta, obrigado por representar tão bem o nosso país e o nosso esporte pelo mundo. nunca te esqueceremos...você vai fazer muita falta.
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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2006 - 02:52pm PT
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I am in the process with the help from Marci of getting a fund set up in the park for Roberta's family to help the costs of bringing her back home to them in Brazil. I also will be trying to organize a memorial service for her and will let you all know as soon as I can where and when it will be held. Please feel free to prepare anything you would like to say at the service, whether it is a story about how you met her, or an adventure you may have experienced with her or a poem...it would be nice to hear from eachother. I also would like anyone who has some photos of her with her friends to share. If anyone else can think of ways to help, please contact me as soon as possible. I am working until Friday, but will be checking email & messages often. jk
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:20pm PT
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Roberta,Roberta,Roberta..... As she struggled with her English to Cheryl and I about her home crags of Brazil we didn't so much understand the words but her exuberance spoke volumes!!! To all who knew her ( especially Stanley and Jenn ) a great loss and a heartfelt Hasta.....
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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2006 - 06:13pm PT
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love the photos... PLEASE POST MORE!!
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Fluoride
Trad climber
California somewhere
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:47pm PT
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Jen, so sorry for your loss. Very sad news. She sounds like an amazing person.
Anything I can do for ya, I'm here.
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:02pm PT
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Eu nunca o soube, mas por favor, descansa em paz.
JL
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La Morsa
Big Wall climber
Mar del Plata-Argentina
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Jul 20, 2006 - 07:05am PT
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Hace muchos años conoci a Roberta en Argentina, pero lo que mas recuerdo es un verano inolvidable que pasamos en Patagonia con ella y Jose Pereira escalamos el mismo dia dos agujas distintas y compartimos vivacs y dias de lluvia.
Saludos donde quieras que estes y que tu espiritu no se doblegue jamas.
La morsa-argentina
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Maysho
climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 20, 2006 - 09:45am PT
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I am so sorry for family and friends. My heart is with Sean, how devastating...
Glad to hear that yesterday his bros Jimmy Haden and Russ Mitrovich flew out to SLC to hang with him.
Peter
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Anal C#nt
Boulder climber
Bald Knob, AR
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Jul 20, 2006 - 11:02am PT
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What terrible news. RIP Roberta. At least Stanley is okay. Oftentimes the passenger in a rollover is not so lucky. I'm sure this is scant consolation in light of his loss. Best wishes, be strong.
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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2006 - 12:07pm PT
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I spoke with Sean's family last night and want to share a few things. Sean is staying busy taking care of all of the arrangements to return Roberta back home. he will probably be leaving Tuesday and staying at least one week there in Brazil with them. I would like to hold off on setting a date for the memorial service for her friends until I find out exactly what he is doing, so that he may be there with us if he wishes so.
Also, Russel & Jimmy were held up in Reno trying to fly there, dbut by now should either be on the plane or already be there. Sean was excited that his friends would be there to help him, and that makes his family happy that he will have their support. Please keep Sean in your thoughts & prayers, he really will need our support & friendship through this. Also remember, it will take a long time to heal from this, so over the next year please support him in any way you can. His friends will make him strong again, just like Roberta would want him to be.
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Ed Bannister
Mountain climber
Victorville, CA
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Jul 20, 2006 - 01:05pm PT
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Cinto Muito...
met Roberta having lunch in the trees at Tenaya lake..
What road was she on??? 15?
In the hypnosis of the drive from Cedar City to Provo
I wonder how many people swerve to miss a deer, or even a rabbit, and end up losing their own life....
paz
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jul 20, 2006 - 01:46pm PT
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"I wonder how many people swerve to miss a deer, or even a rabbit, and end up losing their own life.... "
I never even thought of this as a possibility until you said this. I was driving through Utah this January, coming back from a photo/climbing trip. I have never seen SO many deer and elk next to roads and highways. There was snow and sleet on this particular drive and a *constant* threat of deer and elk being on the road as I was seeing packs of them every few minutes. Crazy! Very stressful. Even on the loop, getting onto 15, there was a HUGE elk standing between the onramp and 15, which is a fast, large highway.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 20, 2006 - 02:03pm PT
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Another goes missing from our tribe, another of the inspiried and inspiring. Never met Roberta but I caught her vibe nontheless, from the second dregree of separation.
My history teacher told me about romantics and how those remembered as such often leave us "too soon." Their gift is of magic. You can't bottle it, but you can feel it. The energy is there for our breath, don't let it get away from you easily.
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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2006 - 04:31pm PT
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Another friend of mine was in a car accident last week, same thing... rolled the truck but he was lucky to survive. As I told his wife about Roberta she realized just how lucky she was to still have her husband with her, $18,000 truck ruined but he is still there next to her. Helps you put things into perspective a bit. She loved Roberta. When she climbed the Zodiac a few years ago with Ammon, they ran out of supplies. Roberta joined me, Jose Peyera and Stanford and we hiked tons of supplies from camp 4 up to the top. It was a beautiful day, with falcons soaring over & amazing views surrounding us. We laughed & laughed as we always do with her. When we made it to the top we created a disco light show for them on the wall with our headlamps & flashlights. We drank red wine & told stories & danced on the top. Jose even brought up a hula hoop & she loved it. Roberta & I talked about that day last week, the last day I saw her. I am so happy that I went to see her one more time that week, I stayed with her all night & we had so much fun. I actually had a easy schedule that week & was able to spend almost evey day & night with her in El Portal. Life is just too short.... don't waste a chance to be with the ones who mean the most to you. I am so glad I didn't.
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jenn vegan
climber
yosemite, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2006 - 08:39pm PT
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does anyone have more photos?
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katie sheehan
Trad climber
YOsemite! www.katiesheehanphoto.com
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Jul 21, 2006 - 12:32am PT
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Jenn-
Is there any more info on where or how it all happened?
keep us posted on details for the collection, and anything we can do here in the valley...
damn.
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hollyclimber
Big Wall climber
Seattle, Wa
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Jul 21, 2006 - 01:25am PT
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I am so upset, angry, can't believe this is happening. I got an email from Ansel Evans today saying he had a friend Roberta die in Utah. Of course my thoughts immediately went to our Brazil Roberta, but I thought for sure she wasn't here yet...that she wouldn't be in Utah. I knew we had seen Sean in El Portal just a week or two ago...
I even noticed how I had something today from a client Roberta, so see, maybe Roberta would be a common enough name that Tom's email wouldn't be about our Roberta.
Don't know wny I didn't call immediately to find out.
Right now I just can't even believe this. Not to see her again. Not to climb. Roberta and I had a big plan to climb the Shield this year. Two women. Strong, alive on the rock.
It just isn't right. Isn't fair. I am not ready for this...
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hollyclimber
Big Wall climber
Seattle, Wa
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Jul 21, 2006 - 01:29am PT
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Jenn-
I have video of Roberta, not sure if I have more photos. Trying to call you but the line is busy...
We should have a memorial in the fall, like for Erica, as more of our seasonal friends will be back?
Love you,
Holly
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coolclimber
Trad climber
toronto,canada
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Jul 21, 2006 - 09:18am PT
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Didn't know her and....... don't know and understand why I feel this but something about this thread has touched me. My sincere condolences to all concerned
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zarithzamarialionza
Trad climber
caracas.D.F
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Jul 21, 2006 - 05:34pm PT
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Roberta i can´t believe this happened to you!! such a wonderful woman!!....I met Roberta five years ago in her first trip to Yosemite,we were hanggin out with Jose Luis,Chongo,Alexis and the crew arround camp four.We climbed toghether and share lots of dinners talking about routes,Big wall climbing and south america...She was one of the best slang line walker at that time and definetly an inspiration for every climber...I´m in Venezuela now and i´m really shocked about what happened...I send blessings,light and love to Roberta´s family and, Sean please be strong to understand that it was her time to go...
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Mrs. Wu
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 21, 2006 - 07:56pm PT
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That's so messed up - I'm so sorry to hear the news. Stanley's a friend and I didn't know Roberta but she sounds like an amazing woman. My condolences to all of Roberta's friends and family.
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Scrunch
Trad climber
Provo, Ut
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Jul 22, 2006 - 01:09am PT
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Respect and condolences, to you and all affected.
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Keeper of Australia Mt
Trad climber
Whitehorse, Yukon , Canada
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Jul 22, 2006 - 03:42am PT
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Didn't know this woman but clearly she was something special. It has been a very sad year - Sue Fear, Sue Nott, Karen McNeill - and now Roberta. They all leave us many lessons and turn our thoughts to important things. We all walk, climb, drive, live a fine line and there is not certainty that we will rise for tomorrow's sun - so go for it with passion - live each day fully and make it count. And inspire others with acts of deliberate kindness.
Thanks Jenn for sharing your thoughts, caring and passion for a friend. Keep her spirit close and honor her. Looks like the master upstairs has his sights on assembling one hell of a climbing team! Will be one hell of a party when we all meet again - and we will.
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Davi Marski
Trad climber
Sao Paulo
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Jul 23, 2006 - 01:08pm PT
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First of all, let me sorry my poor english...
We meet together last january at last pitch on "Cerro Principal", Frey Valley (Bariloche / Patagonia - Argentina)...
Well, I don't have words to express my feelings and deep happyless about Roberta.
I would like to give strenght and power to everybody, parents and friends.
She always will be on our hearts.
I really, really sorry. My sincere condolences.
Below some pictures (Climbing at Patagonia)
(me and Roberta, at last pitch of "La Prince", Frey's Valley
(Roberta leading the final pitch. Sean leary was on belay).
(Roberta leading the final pitch. Sean leary was on belay).
There's a lot of photos at Roberta's Official WebSite :
http://www.robertanunes.esp.br/htmls/galeria.htm
See ya
Davi Marski / Brazilian Climber
davi@marski.org www.marski.org
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Patty Leary
climber
Sanford, FL
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Jul 23, 2006 - 04:48pm PT
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Jennifer,
I am Sean's father's cousin in Florida. If you are in touch with him, please tell him he's been in my thoughts and prayers since I heard of the accident.
I didn't know Roberta, sadly, but know if she was special to Sean she must have been a very special lady. Love to all who loved her.
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stonemonkey32
climber
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Jul 23, 2006 - 09:34pm PT
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hey jen its walt... i found out a few days ago sport climbing in jackson. i just got done warming up and was sitting belaying when i heard a couple of exum guides talking about a friend of theres that had just passed in a car accident. they uttered the name roberta, my heart droped, somehow i knew. i asked if it was roberta nunes and they assured me that it was. my heart sank and sadness over took me again. almost 1 year from when erica died, now roberta. the women in climbing touch us more than anyone knows. they bring beauty and delicatness to a world of thuggish neanderthals. they keep our testostrone in check and put us in our place when we think were some kind of bad ass. roberta was with out a doubt a bad ass. one of the strongest females on the sceen. she was omnipresent in the climbing world and she will truely be missed. the climbing world will go on with out her, but never be the same. women like her and erica make climbing what it is. its a life style and a family and the women are our mothers and sisters. they inspire and drive us to the next goal. I can't even begin to say how much she will be missed.
To the monkeys... im new at this losing friends thing and it f*#kin sucks. be safe out there.
Walt
OOOoooo!!!
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8082
Social climber
Sacramento CA
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Jul 23, 2006 - 10:35pm PT
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My condolences to Roberta's family, my son David respected her as an athlete and a passionate climber. He is in Peru right now climbing and was very sad to hear of the tragic accident. I'm sure she is climbing mountains in heaven now, ....
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8082
Social climber
Sacramento CA
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Jul 23, 2006 - 10:41pm PT
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I don't know why I am 8082 ? I am ElCapBumMom. ElCapBum 's mom.
No secret, So Sorry the monkeys lost a climber.
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JOEY.F
Trad climber
sebastopol
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Jul 24, 2006 - 11:49am PT
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Jenn,
So Sorry for your loss.
With deepest sympathy,
Joey F.
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Ammon
Big Wall climber
El Cap
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Jul 24, 2006 - 04:24pm PT
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It's really hard to open up this thread, tears come to my eyes every time I try and read it. My heart goes out to Sean and Roberta's family.
Roberta was one of the best people I've ever met. I have never seen her without a smile on her face. I'll always remember the feeling I got when seeing her infectious huge smile and sparkling eyes.
She loved life and often reminded me of how lucky I am to have this amazing lifestyle and the good friends that come with it.
I will never forget you Roberta.
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Brady
climber
Asheville, NC
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Jul 25, 2006 - 03:44pm PT
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I met Roberta years ago in Argentina in the Frey. My Spanish wasn't that good at the time (not to mention my Portuguese!), and her English was almost non-existent, so we had to communicate through sign language and basic Spanish. It was a blast to climb with her - she had a fire and a completely unselfconscious passion for life and climbing. Such people are very rare. So much energy, talent and strength in such a small package! I have never forgotten her over the years and have often looked back on those days in the Frey and smiled.
To those of you who knew her better than I, please accept my condolences for your loss. I know the world is a much better place for her having been here. I will not forget her!
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Blanka
Social climber
Czech
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Jul 26, 2006 - 11:09am PT
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I just cannot believe this. How tragic loss for all of us who had the privilege to know her. RIP my dear. Give hugs to Jose in the haven. I really miss you both.
Deep condolences to Stanley, Family and all others who love her.
Jenn, I have been trying to reach you. Can you email me you phone number?
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Erin
climber
Heber City, UT
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My name is Erin Leary, I am Sean (Stanely) Leary's sister. Roberta and Sean were headed out to Utah to visit my fiance and me when the accident happened. Fortunately we don't live far from where Roberta was life-flighted to and all of us were able to be with her at the end. Sean is currently in Brazil with Roberta's family and as you can imagine this whole thing has been hard on Sean as well as hers and his family and friends. We have two memorial funds set up to help with all of the expenses from the accident, as well as for transporting her home to Brazil. If you would like to contribute, please read the information below:
Contributions to the El Dorado Savings Bank Fund can be made by check, payable to The Roberta Nunes Memorial Fund at:
El Dorado Savings Bank
P.O. Box 520
Pine Grove, CA 95665
You can drop a check off at any branch location. El Dorado Savings Bank has branches in CA and NV that can be located by calling 1-800-874-9779 or www.eldoradosavings.com
Contributions to the Yosemite Credit Union Fund can be made by check, payable to Yosemite Credit Union with Roberta Nunes Fund written in the memo/for area of the check and sent to:
Yosemite Credit Union
P.O. Box 576
Yosemite, CA 95389
You may also stop by the Credit Union in person M-F 11:30-3:30. It is located inside the Yosemite Valley Post Office. Look for a small wooden door at the west end of the post office. The phone number to the Credit Union is (209) 372-4750.
Thank you to all of Sean and Roberta's friends who have called or emailed. If any of you have stories about Roberta and pictures of her that you would like to share, please email them to me at leary_erin@hotmail.com. I would like to try and put a book of them together for her friends and family. If English is not a strong language for you, still feel free to contribute. If you can have a friend send a translation with your story it would help me to print it in both languages...if not, I can try to find friends who can translate it. Thank you again to everyone for their love and support.
Erin
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bobbys
Trad climber
n.y.
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Nov 18, 2006 - 11:41pm PT
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A friend passed along an email about Roberta. I am living on the east coast now and am a bit out of the loop.
Roberta was an amazing woman. I first met her in the valley and we were all so impressed by her fun spirit, generosity, and intelligence that we let her camp in the SAR site. I remember her incredible excitement for all parts of life…climbing, friends, and her boyfriend.
We climbed many times together. I remember an amazing day on the Moratorium to the East Buttress. We foolishly didn’t bring any water for the climb in summer and ended up behind 5 parties on the east buttress. Although it was a lengthy outing and we were somewhat beaten down by the heat, she joked at every belay and we laughed our way up most of the climb.
I will always remember a trip that we all took to the east side. She was very excited because she had not seen her boyfriend in a while. There were about twenty of us including the Brits, Aussie’s, German’s, and usually American crew. Unfortunately, it would be the last time that I would see Jose P or Roberta.
I will always remember being filled with their strength, humility, and honesty.
I don’t know how to attach pictures to this site so I have passed them along to Jen and Erin and hopefully they will post them. I have other photographers to thank for these pictures although I can’t remember who exactly took the pictures. I believe Heinz Zak is responsible for passing at least one of these pictures along in the past.
-Bobby S
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bobbys
Trad climber
n.y.
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Nov 19, 2006 - 12:19am PT
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I couldn't figure out how to post pictures on this site so I posted them at http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1484788;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread
I have other photographers to thank for these pictures although I can�t remember who exactly took the pictures. I believe Heinz Zak is responsible for passing at least one of these pictures along in the past. In road trip I picture from left to right is John Dickey,
Blanka, Metolius, Arlie, Jason Pickles,Chris Jones, Leo Houlding, Jose
P, someone I didn't know and Roberta. In road trip 2 from left to
right Arlie, Metolius, John Dickey, Leo H and Jason P in the
foreground, Roberta, and myself (Bobby) with the hoola hoop. The
other pics are of Roberta and one of Jose and myself.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Nov 19, 2006 - 01:28pm PT
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(I posted this one because it's reasonably sized and shows Roberta)
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