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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 aņos 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 canīt 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...Iīm in Venezuela now and iīm really shocked about what happened...I send blessings,light and love to Robertaīs 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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