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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Dec 16, 2017 - 05:19pm PT
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Sorry for your loss Roger. R.I.P. Anne
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Dec 16, 2017 - 05:21pm PT
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It’s hard to say goodbye,
You certainly had some great times together,
Maybe you will see her on the other side.
My thoughts are with you Rodger.
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Dec 16, 2017 - 05:29pm PT
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Ah, Rodger...we don't know each other, but I've learned to really appreciate you through ST. I'm so very sorry to hear of the passing of Anne.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2017 - 05:40pm PT
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Thanks to all here who have expressed their condolences. What was particularly sad for Anne--she had no living relatives. No family whatsoever to grieve. So...I figured that as a devoted climber, her entire family was here--our tribe. She would have loved every one here!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 16, 2017 - 07:07pm PT
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Rodger...Sorry for your troubles....
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Dec 16, 2017 - 07:14pm PT
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So sorry Roger, may she rest and your heart heal. As you said...she would have been proudly part of our tribe!
Peace
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Dec 16, 2017 - 07:43pm PT
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My condolences Rodger.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dec 16, 2017 - 07:50pm PT
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My heart goes out to you Rodger.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 16, 2017 - 08:01pm PT
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Broke,
I'm so sorry, and to you and Anne: my upmost respect for putting up the good fight.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Dec 16, 2017 - 08:06pm PT
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Thank you for sharing a glimmer of the joy that lady brought to life for you, and sorry for the sadness as you grieve.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 17, 2017 - 04:19am PT
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My condolences Roger, she was obviously a very accomplished woman.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 17, 2017 - 07:41am PT
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Condolences and Cheers, Rodger.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2017 - 08:34am PT
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I was too disturbed yesterday to more than simply describe her accomplishments as a climber. She was also talented in many other areas.
As a scientist, she won the North Carolina State Science Fair Westinghouse award in 1973; she was a graduate in Chemistry from Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio. She was also a very talented and accomplished musician, playing the trumpet as a virtuoso. A voracious reader too, and a physical fitness fanatic. She's the only woman I have ever seen do a set of 21 pullups!
She didn't have many friends and was fairly reclusive and quiet. She was never boastful or worried about any reputation as a climber.
I'm writing this little mini-biography because she needs to be known and appreciated by all here.
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Ferretlegger
Trad climber
san Jose, CA
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Dec 17, 2017 - 09:26am PT
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Rodger, I am so sorry to hear this. Climbing builds deep bonds and special memories. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Michael
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Dec 17, 2017 - 09:20pm PT
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I'm sorry for your loss, Rodger. A relentless and cruel disease.
Here is some of what you wrote earlier about Anne in The Chick History Thread (I remember reading this at the time):
Apr 12, 2011 - 09:09pm PT
I'm gonna jump in here at this late date to mention an almost completely unknown woman climber: Anne Carrier (now Anne Raubach, my wife!) We met in 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio on a business call to a client. I got invited to go out to a local area called Hinkley (site of an annusal buzzard festival!) for some toprope climbing and bouldering after the business call. She showed a lot of real promise and at that time considered herself a "Gunkie" or Gunks climber. She moved to Boulder in March 1981 and we became good friends and regular climbing partners. That Summer, I introduced her to the joys of Eldorado Canyon, Boulder Canyon, and the Lumpy Ridge. Her first Lumpy Ridge climb was Osiris, and after I hyperextended my left shoulder on the first lead, she took over the lead with my coaching. It was her first-ever experience with hand jams and was lots of fun. I felt better after a while and resumed the lead for the cave exit. Our list of Boulder and Estes Park Classics grew to over 35 climbs that Summer and we took a trip to Yosemite that August.
In Yosemite she really blossomed into a pretty fearless leader on some classic runout climbs: Grack Marginal and Grack, Right Side. We also bagged The Surprise with the 5.10a thin crack finish...the site of her very first whipper.
I plan to at some point post an appreciation thread for her, as she is now terminally ill with Huntington's Chorea (Huntington's disease is a neuropsychiatric disease characterized by deterioration of the brain and associated motor skills).
By the late 1980's Anne had become the leading woman climber in Fremont Canyon with the first (as far as I can determine) female ascent of "Gleaming the Cube," 5.12a. She abruptly quit climbing in 1992 upon the death of her Father.
Apr 12, 2011 - 09:39pm PT
Gene-
Many sincere thanks! Actually, Jan suggested this as a way of honoring my wife and her accomplishments as a rock climber. Anne also was a successful Bugaboo climber with a female-led ascent of the Kain route on Bugaboo Spire.
Her better accomplishments were in Fremont Canyon and Joshua Tree. She managed a no-falls toprope ascent of Butterfly Crack on Trashcan Rock in 1885, a real accomplishment for a "reach-challenged" climber. (She's only 5'0" tall). Did an early female ascent of "Dillingham Blues," 5.10c, at Fremont, too. She and Kelly Moore were working on a Route that Kelly later finished with another partner after she had to deal with her Father's terminal illness. They had completed a first 80 foot lead to a sling belay on "Rogue Warrior," 5.12b.
Apr 13, 2011 - 11:53am PT
Jan and Ron-
Thanks for the very kind comments. here's one that I was able to scan from an old kodacolor print. Everything else is on kodacrhrome slides that need to be digitized. I'm presently going through 20 boxes of slides and viewing 6 carousels to find some GUD stuff.
Anne had enormous upper body strength in those days, and could do 22 pullups at a set. It really offset her height disadvantage.
May 27, 2011 - 06:57pm PT
Here's a picture of Anne in her prime!
It's a very reachy move to get up over this little overhang on tiny crystals for holds.
Jun 24, 2013 - 10:30am PT
For those who've been following this thread over the past 3 years, an update on Anne Carrier (Raubach) seems in order. Her Huntington's Disease continues progressing rapidly and she no longer able to walk. An unscrupulous lawyer rammed a divorce through on "her behalf," based on some Paranoid delusions and Schizophrenia. Her life expectancy ins now less than a year. My thoughts and prayers are always with her.
I last visited her at the nursing home in Minnesota 2 1/2 months ago, and she still has memories of her rock climbing days. This was one of her favorite photos:
P.S. added in edit: Date was Spring, 1985.
from
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=53589&tn=240
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 17, 2017 - 09:37pm PT
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Rodger, my sincere and best condolence to you. We spoke of Anne the last time we hung out. I feel privileged to have spoken of her with you then.
Memories are somehow sweeter when shared.
Hope you are doing well. Hang tough.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Dec 18, 2017 - 12:15am PT
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BDC,
Seems like a gem of a climber. Rest well.
Thx for posting up.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:23am PT
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My condolences Roger. Thanks for sharing some old pics, good stuff.
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:28am PT
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I am so sorry for your loss. It sounds like you had a wonderful life together for awhile before this cruel disease manifested itself. I am impressed and humbled by your loyalty to Anne through what was undoubtedly an emotionally painful passage. Rest in Peace Anne, and may peace be with you, Roger. BTW, it is an honor to be considered part of her extended family by way of this website. Also, I am familiar with many of the climbs you two did together and must say, you two showed impeccable taste in your route choices.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2017 - 08:52pm PT
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Just a final note to say thank you to all who have responded to this post. It was done to, in a sense, honor this fine woman who just happened to be a climber. I have been deeply touched at the outpouring of supportive comments. Yes, she was definitely a member of our tribe. I am honored to know all of you even though some of us haven't ever met.
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