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Sarah Kindle

Boulder climber
Sheridan, Wyoming
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2016 - 06:14pm PT
Today I received 2 packages and 5 letters. Tanner was placed on a facility in Rock Springs, WY yesterday and can have no calls, contact or guests for ten days. I have put together a box for him. Every time I check my mail I cry tears of happiness as I am sure I have been blessed with amazing folks fighting for Tanner. Your generosity is so amazing! I will forever be thankful. I will keep you updated when k get updated. Again, thanks for all the love!
Sarah
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Jul 31, 2016 - 12:46am PT
hey there, say, sarah... i will be praying for him, these 10 days...

thanks for the update...

:)
Fish Finder

climber
Jul 31, 2016 - 12:53pm PT
Sarah , Emily and Tanner

We have all been here for years
and will continue to be here for y'all

Nature and Human Nature prevail

Let us know if there is anything else we can do to help

Sincerely ,Gregg

Sarah Kindle

Boulder climber
Sheridan, Wyoming
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 1, 2016 - 06:33pm PT
Somehow I got a phone call from Tanner. They told us none for ten days, but he made a call yesterday and it was to me. I told him about the updated posts as well as the stuff I received in the mail. His voice has changed. He seems so different, he is so incredibly shocked that so many people have taken the time to read his story and reach out! He said these exact words "climbers are their own family, and they are bad ass"'! I am not a climber but it made such incredible sense. I'm sure some of you have heard of the amazing Jen Crook, she is a climber as well as a very talented film writer. I have been in touch with her as well and told her about the love and support we have found here! If you haven't checked her work out, you can at Jen crook.com. What amazing souls you have. Tanner will climb again and i know in my heart that you all have a huge part of that, he will get to the top. ❤️
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Aug 1, 2016 - 09:48pm PT
Ah, he's bending the rules, I see...a good sign! : )

Agreed. As long he doesn't get busted. Thanks for the update Sarah.
Coach37

Social climber
Philly
Aug 2, 2016 - 08:01am PT
Hey Tanner, I know it will be a few days before you get back online, just wanted to drop a line before I get on a plane for work.

I was there out in Rock Springs last fall. Headed back to Vegas from Vedauwoo, I got off the interstate at Rock Springs and drove all the way down Hwy 191 through the Flaming Gorge NRA, eventually into Helper, Utah and on across the Wasatch to Spanish Fork.

If you ever get a chance to take that route, it's worth it. It was one of the very few parts of the US that I'd never been to/through and there is some sick bouldering potential on the east side of the Wasatch, like several more versions of Joe's Valley. That section from Rock Springs to and through the Flaming Gorge is a desolate and unique landscape, and virtually no people. Felt really peaceful after all those big rigs and construction on I-80.

I love Wyoming in the summer, wish I was out there right now, it's 104 in the desert today and I get to work outside in it for the rest of the week.
Alright, I gotta catch a plane, hope to see you posting up when I get home in a week or so.
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
Aug 2, 2016 - 09:40am PT
Tanner,

This thread has really touched me and has inspired me with the kindness and support of our climbing "tribe." I have never personally been through anything exactly like your journey, but I want to encourage you by saying you have a true meaning and purpose in this life. None of us are created without purpose. I am a Christian and have a worldview and belief that we are created by a loving and all powerful God. A God who knows you intimately and knows the plan for your life, from conception until the end, and that you are uniquely and wonderfully made. Not flawless. Not without all kinds of lumps and bumps and struggles. Not perfect. But you were made for a purpose. Maybe that purpose is to someday share your struggle and your path and your story with others who are right where you are now. I have personally seen stories of such powerful and inspiring redemption that I know for a fact it is possible in your situation.

I have seen many friends come through the darkness that I know you can. Listen to the first-hand accounts of those on this forum and others who will share with you. There is always hope. The book of Psalms in The Bible is full of despair turned to joy, defeat turned to triumph, darkness that was overcome by the light. It's thought that King David wrote most of these passages.....dealing with everything from fear to famine to war to victory and everything in between his long and tumultuous life. But he finished strong. Finished well. By realizing his frailty and placing it the hands of God.

"I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God." PSALM 40:1-3

There is some fantastic advice and counsel and stoke on this thread. I hope it all helps and look forward to seeing and hearing more from you and about you in the days to come. As you mend, feel free to write down some stuff and share it here in a trip report. Post some photos of climbs, write....it can be cathartic. Until then, take one day at a time. Know that you are loved by and cared for by friends, climbers, family, strangers (like me), and most importantly your creator.

Fight the good fight.

Be brave.

Climb on.

Scott


Emmy04

Boulder climber
Sheridan, WY
Aug 6, 2016 - 02:21pm PT
Hey guys!

Wow! I've missed a lot! I was in AZ for about a week. I thought of all you climbers as I went through Sedona. Sent Tanner a postcard from there and am hoping he will be able to climb there sometime.

So, I'm at Sarah's house staring at a pile of love that we're getting ready to send to Tanner in Rock Springs. All I can say is whoa. You guys really have no idea how much you have impacted his life, and ours. Talk about a ripple effect! I told Terry that my faith in humanity has been restored. Y'all are just so amazing.

I got a special phone call today. I was so surprised to hear Tanner's voice as I thought he want able to have calls yet. He sounds good, guys. There's a depth to him now that was missing for a long while. He sounds pumped about life and relationships and LIVING!! He still doesn't have access to a computer, but I told him about all the love coming from the Taco and he was overwhelmed. In a good way. I can't wait for you guys to get to know him better.

For all the love sent his way...thank you thank you thank you. And for all that is still coming...thank you thank you thank you.

I'll never forget you guys. Not a single one of you.

xoxo
Emily
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Aug 6, 2016 - 02:57pm PT
I told Terry that my faith in humanity has been restored.

We get into squabbles and crap fests here, but when push comes to shove most of those on this forum back each other up. Just like a family.
Plaidman

Trad climber
West Slope of Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 6, 2016 - 07:15pm PT
Hey Tanner and family. I haven't been on Supertopo in awhile. I ran across this post and was pulled in ass over tea kettle. Thx for posting up. I too have suffered depression and down times. Somehow I just keep a hand in the game. In the last 12 years I've been climbing it has been a boon to my soul. Hang in there Tanner. Plaid vibes sent your way.
All the best to you man. I'm pulling for ya. There is a climb out there for you that will change your life. It will come. I know that there have been many for me. I'm always telling folks this next climb will be the climb of a lifetime. Then they say "Plaid you have had a least 6 climbs of a lifetime". I'm currently on track to make this the best year ever! I'm 53 years old and I'm gunna get as many as I can before my body gives out. Fred Beckey is still at it and he's over 90.
So you aren't alone and this is the greatest bunch of folks on the planet.
Here are some of my past pics and a video - Plaid




[Click to View YouTube Video]


neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Aug 6, 2016 - 09:07pm PT
hey there say, emmy04...

also COME BACK every week or so and LOOK FOR THE THREAD and 'bump'
or 'click on it' so that it will come back up the surface...


tanner:

please know... sometimes, folks get busy and at times, we may not always
post, or this thread will 'go down the line' ...


we DO always get back to them, sooner or later...

so you are NOT forgotten...


we all just got to tend to so many things, out and away from,
the ol' computer...



if you need folks to talk to, just RECLICK the thread... do a search
for it, and WE ARE ALL HERE...


prayers and to you, too, you his family...
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Aug 7, 2016 - 10:30am PT
happy to hear that TantheMan has got that stoke. A rare bird, that enthusiasm for the self-inflicted trial by climb. we, in my little nuclear pack, are pulling hard for this unknown member of the tribe to KEEP PUSHING through this crux. a big fat ledge with raspberries and a little clear seep is just ahead!
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Aug 7, 2016 - 10:59am PT
This is as much for Tanner as it is for his Team !
Go team!
Tanner get the best tools to cope that there are, take your Meds
It is a mixed up complicated world.
I find a fair amount noise in my head is drowned out by music.
I like Bonnie Rait [Click to View YouTube Video]


[Click to View YouTube Video]


And this guy is great too
[Click to View YouTube Video]

John Prine ! His humor and pathos. Speak to me.[Click to View YouTube Video]be sure to check out a few of his other songs, , "that's the way the world goes round"
"Speed of the Sound of Lonliness" the "Bottomless Lake!"
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
Aug 7, 2016 - 12:40pm PT
Awesome! So glad this turned out to be a legitimate appeal for support!

I think it's going to have a HUGE impact. My Taco sisters and brothers made a huge influence on my recovery from a serious illness!

So wonderful! Tanner, crush it sir! You've got a whole tribe wanting to belay you, young man!

Susan
steveA

Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
Aug 7, 2016 - 01:51pm PT
Tanner,

My identical twin brother fractured his scull at the age of 14, and was in a coma for a month. It was a tough road, but he recovered pretty well. He never was very sports orientated, and I'm sure if he had the passion for climbing, as you and I have, he would be happier today.

My favorite climbing area is right up the road from you- the Wind River Range. When you get better check it out!
I might add that in 1970, I almost lost my foot in Vietnam. If it wasn't for my love for climbing, I probably would of never fully recovered, but one year later, in 1971, I did the 1st ascent of route #4, in the photo, which was the 1st big route on that face. Keep climbing!!
steveA

Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
Aug 7, 2016 - 01:52pm PT
Sarah Kindle

Boulder climber
Sheridan, Wyoming
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 16, 2016 - 05:17pm PT
Look who is home?!!!!? He got home late last night and he's heading to climb!!! ❤️❤️
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Aug 16, 2016 - 06:12pm PT
Hell yeah! Gud on ya Sarah, Emmy and Tanner.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Aug 16, 2016 - 09:15pm PT
^missing post.



dude, TantheMan's got the wiry build to ca-rush the rock, unlike some-a us softies. good on you for gettin' out to do the movin' meditation thing


edit: backup that single draw tether (sez mawm)
Emmy04

Boulder climber
Sheridan, WY
Aug 16, 2016 - 09:18pm PT
I removed it because I think he wanted to post it himself ;)

Plan to hear from the man himself very soon :D
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