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awebb
Trad climber
mammoth lakes CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 14, 2015 - 02:06pm PT
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does anyone have info on the fatal accident in the south gorge yesterday 3-13-15?
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Mar 14, 2015 - 06:45pm PT
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No, what did you hear? South Gorge?
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 15, 2015 - 07:47am PT
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Someone died Friday using a traxion device?
Whoa !!!!
Anyone have any details?
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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Mar 15, 2015 - 07:48am PT
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East Side peeps on Facebook are all talking about someone named Scott but no details. Praying this isn't Sederstrom.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Mar 15, 2015 - 07:58am PT
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condolences to Family and friends, lost a great guy
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Mar 15, 2015 - 08:10am PT
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Totally shocking. Facebook is abuzz, but it's too early for details. I'll let someone who knows him personally with accurate info post.
Sincerest heartfelt condolences. Always very sad to loose a member of the tribe :(
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TC61
Social climber
Los Angeles
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Mar 15, 2015 - 08:50am PT
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heartbroken
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Mar 15, 2015 - 08:55am PT
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A lost rider in the Tribe.
Rest In Peace
a strong energy called away too soon!
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franky
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Mar 15, 2015 - 09:04am PT
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Hey all,
There is a press release in the works and the investigation is ongoing. Lets keep speculation to a minimum. There will be a full release of the details involving the accident after the investigation is complete.
For the time being, I will say that the accident did not involve a traxion type device, and did not occur while top rope soloing.
Condolences to those who knew Scott.
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Mar 15, 2015 - 12:14pm PT
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I was on the rim of the lower gorge yesterday when Bishop climbers who were Scott's friends returned after finding him. It was Scott Sederstrom. There were no details then, even from the climber who found his body. Nothing is confirmed about a miniTrax or even a rope being involved. The climber who found him was more immediately concerned with calling off the search than in analyzing what happened. The SAR people went down to take photos and bring him out. As you can imagine, we were involved up top with the emotions of Scott's friends and fiance.
May he rest in peace.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Mar 15, 2015 - 12:21pm PT
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Only knew him by name. Very sorry to hear this.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Mar 15, 2015 - 12:31pm PT
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Very sad new. Condolences to his family and friends.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Mar 15, 2015 - 02:25pm PT
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RIP Scott
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Urmas
Social climber
Sierra Eastside
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Mar 15, 2015 - 03:56pm PT
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This is such a bummer! Scott was such a bright and positive person. I always enjoyed my encounters with him!
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edmad
Trad climber
Ca
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Mar 15, 2015 - 07:06pm PT
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I worked with him at MH in 2000. He lived in a yurt and climbed more than he worked. He was such an inspirational dude. I always wanted to live like him. He lived life to the fullest. RIP bro.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Mar 15, 2015 - 07:34pm PT
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The one person I called today was my friend in Bishop who happened to be the same person DR ran into.
Condolences to friends and family, a wonderful spirit by all accounts.
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Tony Puppo
climber
Bishop
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Mar 15, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
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That's so sad.
He was always so up beat.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 15, 2015 - 08:07pm PT
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hey there say, ... oh my, very sad to hear this... i did not know scott, of course... my deep condolences to his family, and loved ones...
prayers for them to get through this hard sad time...
:(
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Mar 15, 2015 - 08:56pm PT
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Praying this isn't Sederstrom.
NOoooooooooooooooo! This is crushing. I can't think of a finer soul.
Scott was from Montana but the first time I met him was in the Sierra. This really hurts.
Arne
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GoMZ
Trad climber
Eastern Sierra
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Mar 16, 2015 - 12:13am PT
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Scott was one of the most positive people I knew. Damn, this sucks.
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KitKat
Trad climber
Strawberry
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Mar 16, 2015 - 12:14am PT
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Oh my gosh! Tragic. Much love to you all, especially Scott's fiancé.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Mar 16, 2015 - 06:57am PT
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This is very sad news. Condolences to all affected.
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Mar 16, 2015 - 07:09am PT
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Scott Sederstrom is a Flathead Valley native. I met and climbed with Scott in the early 90's at Stone Hill. Scott was talented, humble and full of positive energy. When I first saw him climb, he was leading a classic hand crack called Night Flyer, cruising the crux so casually it was hard to tell where the difficulties lay.
He then went on to do the first onsight ascent of a thin face and finger crack called Skin To Win, a 5.11b project one of his best friends had cleaned and bolted but not yet led cleanly.
We finished the day at the Aquaclimb, an awesome deep water solo that requires a 45' 5.10 traverse over open water and then a horizontal roof crack that hung 15' above the lake. None of us pulled the lip on this hard 5.12, but Scott made it farther than any of us, flaming out at the lip and falling into the water below.
Smiles, sun and lots of Positive Energy! That is how I remember Scott.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Mar 16, 2015 - 09:31pm PT
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Family, loved ones and friends will be feeling the grief tonight as the numbness of loss begins to wear off. My prayers of comfort and peace go to all who loved Scott. Sorrow and pain are sometimes life breakers. Be there for each other and let the flow of time heal .......a day at a time, a step at a time, with peace, patience and perseverance. Know that many here at the ST campfire hold you in their hearts, positive thoughts and prayers.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 17, 2015 - 06:17am PT
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Well said Dean.
Condolences and vibes to all his people.
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old craghag
Sport climber
Bishop
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Mar 17, 2015 - 07:32am PT
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Condolences to all, Scott was an amazing person who lived life to the fullest and on his own terms. He made a huge difference in the lives he touched. I feel sorry for the people that will never get to know him. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Mar 17, 2015 - 09:52am PT
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http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/climber-falls-to-death-apparent-bolt-failure
Scott Sederstrom, 44, fell to his death on Friday, March 13 when a bolt failed on Life in Electric Larvae Land (5.10b) at Silent Pillar Wall, Owen’s River Gorge, outside of Bishop, California.
When Sederstrom did not return that evening, his fiancé drove to the lower gorge parking lot. She found his van and dog there. Inyo Country Search and Rescue began an organized search in the morning.
About an hour into the search, a family friend of Sedestrom’s found his body in the gorge. Sederstrom was on the ground, with an eight-foot loop of slack between the tie-in point on his harness and GriGri attached to his belay loop. A quickdraw was on the rope within the loop, and a bolt hanger, missing its bolt, was on the other end of the draw.
Sederstrom had a stick-clip attached to his harness. The evidence suggests that he was going bolt to bolt—unclipping the one below as he went—when the third bolt of the climb failed.
Sederstrom fell 25 to 30 feet to the ground, suffering trauma to his head. He was not wearing a helmet.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Mar 17, 2015 - 09:59am PT
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Condolences to friends and family. Another loss to the tribe.
Reading the above I immediatly went into analysis mode. Let's not do it on this thread.
Or maybe start a proper RIP thread for Scott.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Mar 17, 2015 - 10:04am PT
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I never had the pleasure of knowing Scott Sederstrom. My condolonces to his family and many friends.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Mar 17, 2015 - 10:13am PT
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That all sounds bizarre for sure; I have no interest in unraveling any of it.
I will only say that Scott was as experienced as you can get. Only by being older could a person possibly gain more experience than he had and that would be rare.
Waiting for someone who knew him better to start a memorial thread, when the time may be right for it.
Respect and sadness.
Arne
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Mar 17, 2015 - 10:42am PT
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Two highly experienced climbers are investigating the broken bolt and replacing bolt(s) down there today. When we hear from them, I think we should start a new thread with their results, to keep this thread about Scott.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Mar 17, 2015 - 11:21am PT
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Sending prayers of love and comfort for Scott's family, friends, fiancé and dog.
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skitch
climber
East of Heaven
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Mar 17, 2015 - 11:56am PT
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Is no one allowed to discuss what really happened??? Seems like a very important learning lesson.
My condolences to Scott's friends and family.
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Mar 17, 2015 - 12:13pm PT
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Is no one allowed to discuss what really happened??? Seems like a very important learning lesson. People are showing admirable restraint with speculation. When we hear back about the broken bolt, we'll start a new thread about the accident.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Mar 17, 2015 - 12:40pm PT
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Very Sad. Thoughts to his family and friends and dear fiance.
Susan
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Mar 17, 2015 - 12:43pm PT
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I think a proper full name thread should be started by someone who knew him. Like Simon said.
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couchmaster
climber
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Mar 17, 2015 - 02:19pm PT
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Greg said: "When we hear back about the broken bolt, we'll start a new thread about the accident."
Thanks Greg. As someone who has rapped off single bolts (or worse) multiple times and lived to tell the tale(s), I look forward to hearing the full version. Please post a link to this thread when if goes up if you would please.
To Scott's loved ones, my deepest condolences to you all. Scott sounded like a wonderful person. The kind the world needs more of, sorry to see the world lose another good one.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Mar 17, 2015 - 02:24pm PT
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my condolences
sorry for the loss
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Mar 17, 2015 - 08:05pm PT
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This is so very very sad. My condolances to all who loved him, and it sounds like he was loved by many. Rest in peace.
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flakyfoont
Trad climber
carsoncity nv
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Mar 18, 2015 - 09:55pm PT
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Condolences to Scotts family and friends.RIP
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Heisenberg
Trad climber
RV, middle of Nowehere
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Mar 19, 2015 - 09:12pm PT
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The Evil Seed.....
Scott was a class act. Smart, funny and one of the humble and kind ones. Climbed some amazing lines both sandstone and granite. Never forget climbing Rights of Passage with him.
Thank you Scott for the memories and moments.
Miss you.
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