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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Aug 19, 2014 - 05:05pm PT
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Terribly sad, terribly sorry. Love and light to all of you who knew him and loved him.
Pam Roberts
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 19, 2014 - 07:05pm PT
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Condolences to all the players in this tragedy.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Aug 19, 2014 - 07:40pm PT
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Condolences to those involved, especially at the scene. Watching someone fall, and then hiking by their loved ones... That's tough sh#t I wouldn't wish on anyone. Know you all did your best and all our lives on this world are so temporary and precious, love every moment and every one.
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msiddens
Trad climber
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Aug 19, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
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So sad- deepest condolences
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Aug 19, 2014 - 09:06pm PT
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My Sincere condolences to the Parker Family, Brad's friends, acquaintances and Brad's Love, Jainee Dial..
My heart goes out to you all..
Sending Love..
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Sheets
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 19, 2014 - 09:11pm PT
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What a bummer. I feel for his fiance.
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Twain Harte
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Aug 19, 2014 - 09:25pm PT
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So sorry for everybody's loss. What a tragedy.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Aug 19, 2014 - 10:33pm PT
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... there was a soloist suffering from acute AMS on Cathedral Peak (and asking people for water, nausea, out of it) on Saturday as well. Granted, not circumstances conducive for a proposal of marriage etc, but I'm still not convinced it wasn't him.
Sorry to the family, and thanks to those who tried to save him anyway.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Aug 19, 2014 - 10:45pm PT
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My condolences to the family and friends of Brad, another good guy gone too soon. Be safe and hug a friend.
Someone earlier mentioned that a Spot was activated. Having just bought a beacon (almost got a Spot but opted for the Resqlink) I am curious if the beacon played any role in getting SAR on scene faster. Did a cell phone call get out or was the only other option someone hiking out. I suppose those details will be in the accident report eventually.
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Rosamond
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 20, 2014 - 07:27am PT
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Always sad when a soloist dies, especially on such a straightforward climb. Gotta listen closely to your body and your mind if you're gonna solo. Condolences to his people.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Aug 20, 2014 - 07:32am PT
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So sad to hear this. Just beginning a new phase of life.
A memorial will be held in Sebastopol where the couple lived and since Parker was an avid surfer there will be a ‘paddle out’ on Saturday morning where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Aug 20, 2014 - 07:36am PT
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If you know Brad, stay out of the comments section on those newspaper sites. By comparison, the level of discourse on ST seems like a couple of Oxford dons gently disagreeing over lunch.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Aug 20, 2014 - 07:54am PT
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What a great picture, and such a beautiful couple!
Agreed. If only we could get along this well all the time.
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aran
Trad climber
berkeley, ca
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Aug 20, 2014 - 08:35am PT
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I am so, so sorry to hear this news. As per the climber on Cathedral that afternoon, that was DEFINITELY NOT Brad. My buddy and I came over from Tenaya Peak midday and climbed Cathedral where we saw the soloist in consideration. The soloist climbed alongside me for a couple pitches, drank some of my water and rested along the way as I belayed my partner. He described AMS symptoms and feeling lightheaded, and no offense to him, but he seemed pretty loopy. I did fear for him, but he looked NOTHING like the pictures of Brad. Though I didn't know him, he was definitely not Brad. Just wanted to clarify. Again, so saddened to hear this. I am 36 and recently engaged as well... be safe out there everyone.
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Cedric Ma
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Aug 20, 2014 - 09:06am PT
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Did a cell phone call get out or was the only other option someone hiking out. I suppose those details will be in the accident report eventually.
As we hiked out in the dark we ran into two SAR members about 30 minutes from the trailhead. They made no mention of the beacon but told us they received the phone call from a climber on the summit (that's the party in front of us). They also said they tried to reestablish contact with them but there must have been no signal once they left the summit. They took our statements then continued on their way.
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surfstar
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Aug 20, 2014 - 09:19am PT
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To clarify: SAR got details from the phone call, but we also verified with them that the beacon was for the same incident. So both did go through.
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Burnin' Oil
Trad climber
CA
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Aug 20, 2014 - 10:32am PT
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I saw Brad and his girlfriend soloing Cathedral a few weeks ago. Happy,enjoying life and each other. Good times.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 20, 2014 - 10:48am PT
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Do not know what happened here. However the coordinates from a SPOT would be inifinitely better than a GPS location gathered from many cell phones. SAR familiarity with the area and the terrain also affects how precise a coordinate is needed to locate. We have had great success with faster location of subjects who have a GPS or Spot to provide us with coordinates. THe hassle of getting someone to extract GPS from a cell phone has burned time and battery life. Pings - good for an area, but not pinpoint.
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Impaler
Social climber
Oakland
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Aug 20, 2014 - 11:42am PT
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My condolences. FYI, downclimbing from the notch is much easier than continuing on the ridge in case you need to get off asap in an emergency if you don't have a rope. I've done both and it's a big difference. If you choose to keep going, you have to negotiate another few hundred feet of 5th class followed by inobvious downclimbing at the end if you want to bypass some gendarmes. If you downclimb straight down from the notch right where most parties rap, you have to do about 100 feet of 5.4 downclimbing that gets increasingly easier and easier. After that it's another 100 feet of 3rd class. If you happen to have only one 60m rope (such as tagline) you can double it up and not only simul the whole ridge, but also rap the first 100 feet down from the notch bypassing the harder part.
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