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Yorock1
Boulder climber
El Portal, Ca.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 12, 2016 - 01:00am PT
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I just saw on FB that Roland Passed on to the next life , anyone have any info?
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Feb 12, 2016 - 01:35am PT
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No one seems to know. This is very sad news.
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Lacey
Social climber
Nevada
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Feb 12, 2016 - 06:00am PT
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This is devasting !!!!!! :((((((
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snyd
Sport climber
Lexington, KY
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Feb 12, 2016 - 08:31am PT
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So bummed. Roland was a super badass and a kind soul.
I like to think that in 9 months some lucky couple will view their new born and he/she will be sporting Roland's cheesy grin...
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Feb 12, 2016 - 09:51am PT
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Roland....
Rest in Peace ...
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Edit,: Johntp, a Yosemite local.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Feb 12, 2016 - 10:23am PT
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Who was Roland? Don't recognize the name. RIP and condolences to family and friends.
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johnkelley
climber
Anchorage Alaska
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Feb 12, 2016 - 10:32am PT
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Very sad
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 12, 2016 - 12:02pm PT
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Sad news
RIP Roland
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Feb 12, 2016 - 12:11pm PT
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Sorry to hear of this. Roland was always a nice guy to be around and climb with. RIP my friend.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Feb 12, 2016 - 12:15pm PT
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ohh, that's so sad. roland was a leading climber and free soloist back in yosemite in the 80's and 90's, spent some time with me on the touloumne Yosar. he was a good kayaker as well, and we had good times in the eddies. sorry to lose my friend, any news how it happened? steve
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Feb 12, 2016 - 12:21pm PT
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I didn't know Roland but heard about his passing on Wednesday from a friend of his. I would love to hear stories about his life and not the circumstances of his passing.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Feb 12, 2016 - 12:45pm PT
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so sorry to hear this. A world traveler and adventure seeker and a great friend to many many people.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 12, 2016 - 03:36pm PT
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hey there, say, all... i heard about this the other night, as, some folks that i know, were very sad, over this...
my condolences and prayers to his family and loved ones, and all
that knew him...
:(
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Yorock1
Boulder climber
El Portal, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2016 - 08:43am PT
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Anyone know what happened?
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Deanne Said
Trad climber
Elfin forest,ca
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Feb 14, 2016 - 11:29am PT
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I knew and loved Roland back in the day. So sad to hear he isn't with us anymore. I've not been able to find out what happened...Columbia? Paragliding? Does anyone know? Ahhh, I remember him well!
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sempervirens
climber
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Feb 16, 2016 - 08:33am PT
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Bump for Roland, a cool guy.
I saw a few postings on the face book about his kayaking and soloing in Yosemite. But so far there's still no info on what happened?
RIP Roland.
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ablegabel
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Feb 16, 2016 - 05:36pm PT
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I did not know Roland, but had been chatting with him via emails, while doing research for the Yosemite Guide Book. We had exchanged half a dozen emails over the last couple weeks prior to his passing. His last one to me was on February 6th. He seemed like a funny and interesting character, and was only just starting to share some of the stories from his time in Yosemite. He sounded like he had some good ones that will unfortunately not get told. Sorry to hear of his passing.
- Eric Gabel
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old craghag
Sport climber
Bishop
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Feb 17, 2016 - 01:03pm PT
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RIP my great friend Roland. Someone who lived by his own rules and walked his own path through life. Your memory will live on after you are gone.
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Stugang
Trad climber
Australia
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Feb 22, 2016 - 11:57pm PT
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Hi all from down under - just letting you all know that roland will be sorely missed by a number of us in australia. He came down here many times in the late 80's and early 90's and everyone who came across him left a better person for having known him.
I met him when I was 15 and had just started climbing - I was lucky to have a guy like him to look up to and I'll miss him sorely we climbed all around oz together and he helped us out when we kids came to the states in 89. Just never thought I'd never see him again and I sort of imagined bumping into him in some random bar/crag/beach somewhere in the world and catching up as if it were yesterday that we last saw each other.
Deanne - i've sent you an email...not sure how the supertopo email thing works but my email address is in my profile.
cheers
stuart
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555
Boulder climber
CT
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Feb 29, 2016 - 09:27am PT
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Really sorry to hear about Roland. RIP.
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yosemitemtb
Social climber
Mariposa
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Mar 23, 2016 - 07:37pm PT
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RIP, old friend.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Apr 20, 2016 - 09:37am PT
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Remembering Roland
"LOTTE COLBERT·WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
To all who knew Roland C. Arsons, there will be a remembrance in Celebration of His Wonderful Life, His Kind and Generous Spirit and His Deep Love of His Way of Life on June 4th in Tuolumne Meadows and Lee Vining.
The plan is to meet at the Dog Lake parking lot at 11:30 and walk up to Lembert Dome for a gathering and remembrance of Roland. From there, we will go to the Mono Inn in Lee Vining from 1:00-4:00 to get together for food and drinks. All are invited to attend and please send this information to anyone you know who would like to be there. Feel free to contact me to let me know if you will attend."
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 20, 2016 - 10:40am PT
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Give it another decade or two, and there will be more of us gone than alive.
Roland was a wild and crazy kid. Nonthreatening, but strong and bad ass, consistently ladling out his boyish charm.
Wherever he appeared in the magazines, I got a kick out of his nom de plume: Budd Green.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Apr 20, 2016 - 09:20pm PT
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Thanks Cosmic, I did not think rsin was Roland...
I will bump this thread closer to his memorial date.
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Pete_N
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Apr 21, 2016 - 09:29am PT
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I remember climbing with Roland (and Josh Vendig and Carlin Rogers) at the UCSC quarry a few times, but the image that always comes to mind is seeing him biking up the hill to UCSC with his scuba tank on his back and all his dive gear strapped to his mountain bike. It looked brutally uncomfortable, but it was very clear that Roland was not to be deterred! I heard later that he tumbled down one of the Water Cracks on Lembert in a soloing jaunt gone wrong. If you're going to grease off a climb, that's probably one of the better routes, but just thinking of it makes my palms sweat. I didn't know him well at all, but his enthusiasm and good humor was unmistakable and infectious. I'm sorry to hear that he's gone.
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Lacey
Social climber
Nevada
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May 31, 2016 - 05:56am PT
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There will be a Memorial for Roland on June 4th in Tuolumne. We will meet at Lembert Dome at 11:30 and hike to Dog Lake, after the hike we will go to the Mono Inn for drinks and food. All are welcome to attend.....
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 31, 2016 - 07:55pm PT
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hey there say, ... bump for all those that need to know this...
as the time is soon here...
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Roland, belayed by Banny Root, leading the "Wicked Stiffy" (5.12b) on the Transpire Wall above the Tioga Pass Road in Lee Vining Canyon:
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snyd
Sport climber
Lexington, KY
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I wish I was going to be there to say farewell to Bud Green...
I'll be thinking about Roland.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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I was slow to realize - that Roland? Oh !?
Roland was a welcome stranger full of wanderlust and awesome stories.
He lit up the scene in the halcyon dayzz
Rest easy now, the excellence always shone thru the dust....
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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*There will be a Memorial for Roland on June 4th in Tuolumne. We will meet at Lembert Dome at 11:30 and hike to Dog Lake, after the hike we will go to the Mono Inn for drinks and food. All are welcome to attend.....
Miss Lacey, Lycett, and Miss Lotte, I will be giving a toast to Roland at 11:30, so sorry i could not attend his memorial..
Rest in Peace..Roland
Salud
Nita..
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Fritz e
climber
Mammoth lakes,ca
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Sep 10, 2016 - 10:04pm PT
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I just saw this RIP my friend. I had some great time in mammoth with you. You help inspire me in many ways. So sad to hear you on gone. Until we meet again.
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Lacey
Social climber
Nevada
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Oct 29, 2016 - 10:30pm PT
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He would have been 50 today...... May you keep on soaring....
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 29, 2016 - 10:58pm PT
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hey there say... sue, and nita and all...
prayers for the sad loss of your friend...
and for his family, on this hardest day...
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Oct 30, 2016 - 07:10am PT
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i guess I'm outta here - priceless, timeless, classic
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