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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 25, 2016 - 10:55pm PT
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Another Loss to the climbing world in 2 days. Im gonna break. This guy was amazing. I will miss him.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Feb 25, 2016 - 10:58pm PT
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Horrible news. Do you know what happened, Jeff?
Thanks.
John
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 11:25pm PT
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hey there say, my condolences to his family and loved ones...
did not know him, but wish to send prayers and wishes for
strength to the family, and you and his buddies, at this hard sad time...
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2016 - 11:42pm PT
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Do not know what went down if anyone knows Post it, Thanks. So sad he just recovered from cancer treatment and was going strong, ???
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Feb 26, 2016 - 01:00am PT
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I'm sorry for your losses Jeff. Would love to hear more about your friend Steve. Looks like a strong climber, they sure got a lot up by your parts.
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jt512
climber
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Feb 26, 2016 - 01:29am PT
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I just heard about this from a mutual friend. I had no idea that Steve had been sick. This is tragic. Life is so fragile.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 26, 2016 - 04:32am PT
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FAWK
sad events have left me emotionally raw.
Please everyone, be safe out there, as always take care of each other and say it out loud
I appreciate you sisters and brothers of the stone.
to many to soon, of the generation of crushers
who are the true heros /...../ It was us and them that ate dirt, swapped out eduction, and higher degrees, better paying, slack jobs.... what have have you...
for the sublime life of ROCK CLIMBING.
Im saddened to hear of yet another dedicated unsung Hero of climbing domination, another Crusher, having passed...
TO Soon .... too soon
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Feb 26, 2016 - 05:18am PT
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Condolences to you, his friends and family. So sorry to hear.
Tough road that cancer. Sounds like he was a warrior.
peace
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Feb 26, 2016 - 05:28am PT
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Steve Edwards was superman;......he must have found his cryptonite. Rad elite athlete;...one of the most fit humans on planet earth. Always pushing, always positive, always trying to invent a new way to get more fit and have a fun challenge of it. Steve was a personal coach for Beach Body;..and helped, encouraged, and inspired my wife on her workouts. Back in the early days at the Gordon Ranch, Steve ran a video store in Santa Barbara. When he came to joshua tree to climb, he would often bring a big box of movies for all the hobos at my house to watch;...we had a huge library of VHS videos that steve so kindly and gererously donated. Everytime I saw Steve out climbing, he was always climbing some hard climbs;.....challenging himself to get better as a climber and better as an athlete. Through his struggle with cancer, he always seemed to be as upbeat and positive and ready to battle the beast. He was amazing and he was superman. Climbing, biking, skiing, hiking;...make it fun, make it happen, and re-invent a new way to "take it to the next level". Thanks for the friendship and inspiration. You will be missed by many many friends.
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Trashman
Trad climber
SLC
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Feb 26, 2016 - 05:42am PT
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So sad, never met him but he was an inspiration at our house.
Giving back to the community until the very end, looks like he was putting up new routes in Milcreek as part of a Birthday challenge on the 10th.
Thanks for all the inspiration over the years.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 26, 2016 - 05:47am PT
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Stainless RIP..
Im always going to remember the bouldering times we had in Ventura and Yosemite. You told me about ur big wall adventures which prompted me to want the same..
Pine mountain is because of you..
See you on the otherside.
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Feb 26, 2016 - 06:32am PT
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What the ....? Stainless Steve was an awesome dude. I am stunned and saddened.
Super fun guy to hang out with, tons of energy and always psyched. I'll fondly remember the "Castle", where he and a few other climbers lived in Santa Barbara. They had a fun climbing gym there long before most people had heard of indoor climbing.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Feb 26, 2016 - 07:14am PT
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Steve was a great guy, incredibly positive and super motivated. Whether developing new routes and crags, putting together a local climbing magazine or guidebooks, training, or just giving positive encouragement, Steve seemed to be everywhere.
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onyourleft
climber
Smog Angeles
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Feb 26, 2016 - 07:45am PT
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Terribly sad news.
I met Stainless Steve in Los Angeles around 2000 as I was adding cycling to my climbing-training regimen. I was a huge fan of his Santa Barbara/Ventura County Climbing guide, as it brought a lot of new areas to our collective attention. He was very kind in sharing beta on climbs, both rock and cycling. I could never keep up with him on a bike, he was fit beyond belief.
Here's an example, his birthday challenge from 2002:
http://www.birthdaychallenge.com/steve/results2002.htm
A humble and engaging man, i shared some knowledge of filmmaking as he was involved in a couple of documentary projects. I last ran into him at the Mammoth Mountaineering Store, he was gearing up for an enchainment of climbs in the Sierra.
He was a true inspiration, one of the best there ever will be.
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susan peplow
climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 08:00am PT
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Extremely sad, the man after diagnosis notified friends and started a blog to recap his treatment from health, fitness and nutrition. It's heartbreaking to hear last night of his passing... you can do everything right and still get got. A loss to all of humanity this is.
The tab on his blog regarding his cancer has been wiped, but his page still has lots of interesting things showcasing life as he saw it. http://steveedwardsfitness.com
A round of beers and fritters in memory of Steve. And to his close friends and family, our deepest condolences.
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rincon
climber
Coarsegold
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Feb 26, 2016 - 08:15am PT
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RIP Stainless Steve.
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Cole
Trad climber
los angeles
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Feb 26, 2016 - 08:57am PT
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Oh man so sad! I looked up to Steve big time as a climber from Ojai. Imagine my surprise when, after taking my first job out of college at Beach Body (makers of p90X) I find out the Steve Edwards was on the board of directors and a big part of the company. Was funny because no one there even knew him as a climber, just a badass fitness guru.
I got to interface with him at work and we would always turn the convo to climbing, such a great guy. I even remember he drew me a map to some fresh rock somewhere in the Santa Monicas, my wife and I had a blast following his directions and finding it.
See you on the other side my friend!
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Bob_Banks
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 09:12am PT
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For a guy that knew how to swim (sort of), Steve was the shittiest swimmer I’ve ever seen. The only reason he died from cancer and not drowning was because he was smart enough to stay away from ocean sports. That’s relevant because, in as much as I could tell over the last 20+ years, it was the only thing he wasn’t good at, and certainly the only thing I was better than him at. If you climb at all in Southern California you’ve likely been on one of his routes, and yeah, it may well have been a squeeze job, chosspile or 4 foot boulder problem, but he made everything fun and was without question the most positive, vibrant person I’ve ever met. Life was simply better whenever he was around.
This photo is from the last of countless bouldering sessions we had together, taken in late October last year. Keep in mind that this is a guy who’d just been through months of the gnarliest radiation and stem-cell treatment imaginable. He was tough as f*cking nails.
ps. Susan Peplow almost killed him in Owens River Gorge about 15 years ago
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Feb 26, 2016 - 09:21am PT
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Stainless Steve and I used to do the most epic hikes in the Santa Monica mountains looking for new rock. He had a dog who could climb 5.8 and we'd range all around. Trying to keep his pace, hiking, or biking, was horrendous. He just liked to go huge and as long as he could. A humbling and sad day to think this force of Nature has moved on.
JL
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susan peplow
climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 10:26am PT
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Bob, that is a nice message and story of swimming and of a grand friendship. The Owens regular story and topic in our home, a significant memory. I can't think of either of you, without that very moment. Thankfully, Steve was much smarter than me and was more gracious than he should have been. Deep condolences to you and his closest friends.
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 12:50pm PT
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It's days like today that make me realize we are slowly passing the torch to the next generation whether we like it or not. Steve was an inspiration and overall badass. I always admired his thirst for adventure and new rock, as well as his willingness to share the beta. Before the Internet, there was always Steve to consult related to the current ongoings in SoCal. RIP
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AerialElf
Trad climber
Squamish, BC
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Feb 26, 2016 - 01:00pm PT
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Steve was a friend of mine that I met 11 years ago in LA when I lived there. He taught me how to lead climb and introduced me to the outdoor climbing in socal (before that I was just a SF gym rat). Steve was so full of fun life and fun and I have many good memories of him.
I hadn't seen him in quite a while, but I always kept in touch. Indeed he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer about 18 months ago and he was very open about it and his treatment (he would ride a stationary bike while doing chemo) and I had thought he had recovered last year. Apparently he had a relapse and kept pretty quiet about it and so I was shocked and devastated when I learned that he passed away yesterday.
So sad. RIP Steve, the world will miss you!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Feb 26, 2016 - 02:32pm PT
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Another. Condolences.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Feb 26, 2016 - 06:08pm PT
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Hey, to Jeff and all his friends and family: Sincere condolences. This has been a tough few days. We all have to go, but that knowledge doesn't seem to make the going any easier.
BAd
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Feb 26, 2016 - 06:26pm PT
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I must have bumped into Steve not long after he moved to SLC. Always looked forward to trading info on remote and off-the-radar crags, the latest in fixed hardware and power drills, travel, food (lamenting the lack of a decent taqueria). His psych was infectious. Always humble.
Ran into him at our local gear store (IME) and was seeking info on cragging in the Malibu area. Went out of his way to draw a detailed map and topo for some spot in the hills that I'd never heard of. Was a great spot and his beta perfect.
Some hilarious content:
http://steveedwardsfitness.com/crossfit/
Talent:
He has a lot of video content online...its kind of poignant to watch some of those...with his clear eyed telling of his condition... He seemed to be getting better, and, why wouldn't he be? He was stainless!
Read this quote today from his Santa Barbara guide...sad for me to think I won't see him around...
Of all the first ascents that I've done, I think that the route I've chosen for my project is one of the best: powerful but devious moves, beautiful and remote setting - and I would very much like to do it. But whether I succeed or not is unimportant. What matters is that I was able to have one last journey. One last route to get me excited enough to train, to watch what I eat, to awake with the moves going through my head... Cervantes says that the journey is better than the end. For me, the journey is the end, because when it's all said and done, we really have no control over our outcome - the point is to try. Steve Edwards, August 17, 1999
A tip of the glass to your journey, Steve.
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Oso Flaco
Gym climber
Atascadero, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 10:09pm PT
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Very sad to hear. Very unfortunately, I never got to meet Steve. I really wished I would have. Thanks to all for sharing your memories. Prayers going out to him and his loved ones.
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L
climber
Just Livin' the Dream in Pacific Grove, CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 08:14pm PT
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Steve was a regular at Williamson when I first started climbing there, and was amazingly helpful and friendly where all things climbing were concerned.
He also always brought his portable bar with him, would set it up in the parking lot and share shots with any takers after a hard day of climbing.
I really liked the guy...and am so sorry to hear of his passing.
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Bob_Banks
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Feb 29, 2016 - 11:33am PT
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The elusive "Cosgrove Spot". Scott Cosgrove spotting Steve Edwards in Joshua Tree, probably 1997.
After taking a digger head first into a rock while biking in Southern Utah, 2013.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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so sorry to hear this news. i knew steve from back in the day. he was always a great energy with a beaming smile on his face. condolences to his friends and family. steve
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Rest in peace, Ryan Water. I can't do a Birthday Challenge without thinking of apple fritters.
Out of curiosity, who was with Steve when he zippered that pitch on the Sheep Ranch?
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Bob_Banks
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Marty, he was on the Sheep Ranch with Kevin Thaw.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Oh No! Not my Santa Barbara Brother. So bummed to here this..
What's fucing going on in this world -(
My sincere condolences to Steve's Family
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Wasn't there a story about him allowing climbers to crash at his place. If I remember, a European family on holiday borrowed his car for about a month, without his asking. He seemed pretty mellow about it.
I only ran into him in passing. At a somewhat cliquish college gym, he kept a generous spirit. He may have been the first person to tell me about Jackie Chan too.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Condolences to family and friends. Peace to all.
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JMC
climber
the land of milk and honey
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Rest in peace Steve, by all accounts it seems like you had a great life.
I am not sure if I ever met Steve, maybe ran into him at Williamson in the late 90s? I sure knew of him though, both through his writings on So Cal rock, and the over-the-top birthday challenge chronicles and motivation. The scale, the audicity of his 40 days' adventure, both solo and with friends.
I think it is in his Santa Barbara guide, his introduction. One of the most bittersweet writings of the change in seasons in his life - leaving Santa Barbara and the (full-time) climbing life. It felt like he was saying that, while life ahead was still going to be an adventure, perhaps the best was behind him. Not at all what you would expect to find in a guidebook, but it was telling of his depth. Thank you for sharing yourself with all of us Steve!
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Gal
Trad climber
going big air to fakie
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I am very sad to hear this. I met Steve a few years back-he had posted on MP about being in AZ and looking for a climbing partner. I did not know him at all, and probably wouldn't have responded to this, except that the awesome Susan Peplow chimed in about being surprised he even needed to look for a partner (in a good humor way) - I have total respect for the Suze, so I corresponded about "lets climb" - little did I know what an amazing & accomplished person I would hang out with that day / I just trusted the Suze reference.
I thought we should climb in Isolation canyon, it was right before the guide book came out, so it was very quiet, not many people there at all. I didn't know anything about all his climbing and fitness activities - and what was great about him is he was such a great climber/but didn't make me feel bad at all that I wasn't at his level - in fact, he loved the area and just had a great day. He also spoke about the benefits of beer & coffee. He was humble and kind, also told me a lot of funny climbing stories and folklore - I knew he was a kindred spirit, naturally. Plus, he liked my dog, Asia, because he had a cattle dog who looked somewhat similar. I was able to keep in touch via Facebook and his dog runners posts. Anyway, this makes me sad, I know what a great person Steve is from that climbing day and sharing some beers... My good wishes for everyone close to Steve in this difficult time, he is a very impressive person. ~Catherine
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sempervirens
climber
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I was very new at climbing when I met Steve in Tuollumne Meadows, sometime between '88 and '91, it was. I was barely confident enough to follow 5.8 so when Steve suggested we go climbing I tried to decline,... telling him, "I've never led anything, I don't know how to place pro, I...". He ignored all that and suggested a route. I forget the route, but we climbed it that day, and did a few more together around Tuollumne and the Valley in the next weeks and months. His fitness was obvious and impressive. But I left Yosemite around '92 and never knew anything about all his exploits that I'm now reading about. I was lucky to know a cool positive guy for a brief time. Thanks Steve! Peace.
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Axis
climber
San Jose, CA
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Mar 23, 2016 - 10:25am PT
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Outside said: "His wife Lisa wrote that he had the blastoid variant of mantle cell lymphoma."
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TM
climber
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Mar 23, 2016 - 10:29am PT
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Hey Jeff Randy, Todd, Levy and friends.
Jeff Thanks for posting this for Steve!
I was in contact with Steve about 6 months ago, he was dealing with his cancer. He was super positive as always, it was hard to tell if he had beat it or not, I was devastated when I heard he had passed. Last photo he posted he was on his bike getting Chemo, with a thumbs up!
He faced cancer directly, just like he lived.
Todd's right, Steve was superman! A great all around guy and good friend.
We had our adventures climbing as well as more recently cycling. I always looked forward to our time together. Steve was an incredible athlete!
But even more so he was an amazing human being! Highly intelligent, witty and always fun and enlightening to be around.
Naturally it's difficult to describe a person or to sum up your relationship with them, words always seem inadequate.
Steve was on an ongoing quest for self knowledge. He was a student of life and was fond of this quote, below, which is on his website. His site and has a lifetime of Steve's fitness inquiry and experiences and is well worth your time.
http://steveedwardsfitness.com/
"People say that we're searching for the meaning of life. I don't think that's it at all. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive." - Joseph Campbell"
I am sure this quote resonated with Steve because he clearly did experience a very well lived life. Perhaps it's cliche but I am a better person because Steve was here and I'm sure he had that effect on many, many others.
Thanks for your friendship, I'll miss you.
Godspeed Steve...
Troy Mayr
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Mar 23, 2016 - 12:37pm PT
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Any kind of memorial gathering planned for Steve? I'm sure there are plenty of folks who would like to pay their respects to a tremendous human being who touched so many lives through his spirit and energetic presence.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Mar 23, 2016 - 12:59pm PT
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God bless, Steve. Sorry to hear of this.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Mar 23, 2016 - 01:08pm PT
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Levy- If I'm not mistaken it was last weekend in Santa Barbra. To bad the the info never got posted here as others like yourself would have liked to attend. I was not able to make it, and I never knew Steve, but have friends who did and wanted to attend for their sake and for the community. Peace-
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Bob_Banks
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Feb 25, 2017 - 06:23pm PT
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Bump for Manny.
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