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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Dec 14, 2006 - 05:01pm PT
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Never forget Nadim Melconian,aside from being a climbing badass he had a giant heart and a great spirit-
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2006 - 05:30pm PT
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:-(
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 05:31pm PT
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Andres Delgado and Alfonso de la Parra, of Mexico, reported missing on Changabang in October. Extensive searches apparently found no trace. (This was from a thread that ended in early November, with no update.)
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Dec 14, 2006 - 05:33pm PT
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Tom Burke. Great partner and great friend.
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Dec 14, 2006 - 05:35pm PT
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Nick Steinbacher
Nephew and Friend
Lost in Iraq
December 10, 2006
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2006 - 05:37pm PT
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Locker: Point well taken regarding our soldiers. We'll stick to the climbing community here.
Kenneth, Sorry to hear about your nephew.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 05:47pm PT
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Patty Rambert, the Mayor of the Sierra, fell on the north face of Mt. Mendel.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Dec 14, 2006 - 05:52pm PT
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John Gilbert Patterson. Died in November of '05, but I will post his name anyway. My brother, my acoustic music other half, and the one who decided the same day I did to "become a rock climber." We had many years of climbing together, and many adventures.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 06:08pm PT
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Hans Gmoser, in a bicycling accident. A very accomplished alpinist in the 1950s and 1960s, did a great deal to promote heli-skiing and mountain guiding in Canada.
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Twight is God
Mountain climber
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Dec 14, 2006 - 06:46pm PT
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Even though he died in late 2005, a name that deserves mention is
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Perhaps the greatest all-around climber of this era, and maybe ever. 8000 meters, A5, M9, 5.14, ED+, you name it, he did it. His death is a sobering reminder that even for the most talented climbers, the mountains are still king.
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SamRoberts
climber
Bay Area
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Dec 14, 2006 - 07:07pm PT
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Norman B. "Ike" Livermore. Helped create Redwood National Park, stopped trans-Sierra road near Mammoth, started the wilderness conferences that eventually led to the Wilderness Act, etc.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 14, 2006 - 07:08pm PT
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I was told to delete the thread because anti-war activists can google the name and give further grief to families so this time I'll spell it backwards
doR nosdrahciR
killed by an improvised explosive device you know where.
This has been the toughest year yet.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 07:12pm PT
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Eric Newby. ("A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush")
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Mike Morley
climber
Nederland, CO
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Dec 14, 2006 - 08:03pm PT
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I agree with Ron, this has indeed been a tough year.
Scott McAndrews - lost in the Mammoth Mountain tragedy
and most recently Vern Stiefel. I considered both to be friends.
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KenD
Trad climber
Palo Alto, CA
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Dec 14, 2006 - 08:26pm PT
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Scott McAndrews
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lemon_boy
climber
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Dec 15, 2006 - 12:35am PT
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i hadn't heard about mike baker's passing. does anybody have any details? he was definitely a guy who loved finding obscure routes in the middle of nowhere, gotta love that.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2006 - 02:06am PT
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James Juarez
He was the third guy in the Mammoth incident, along with Scott and Walter.
Who were the guys killed in the avalanche just before that? One was a patroller.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Dec 15, 2006 - 04:18am PT
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Please add Jason Lane, climber of Bozeman Mt.
My first El Cap route partner.
Rolled his truck dodging a deer with no seatbelt on...what a shame.
RIP bro
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