Death on El Cap (Freeblast) this morning?

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Brock

Trad climber
RENO, NV
Jun 2, 2018 - 06:29pm PT
Freak accident I’m sure.
My deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the climbers.
matty

Trad climber
under the sea
Jun 2, 2018 - 06:30pm PT
Damn. I had just seen Tim recently and we talked about this trip. He and Jason are very experienced. I hope it wasn’t them... RIP and I feel for the families and friends.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jun 2, 2018 - 06:35pm PT
Condolences...


Tim and Jason on Heart Ledge (From Jason's account here on ST)
phylp

Trad climber
Upland, CA
Jun 2, 2018 - 06:52pm PT
What tragic news. My deepest condolences to family and friends.
guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Jun 2, 2018 - 06:58pm PT
Sad sad day.......
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Jun 2, 2018 - 06:58pm PT
Condolences to their family and friends.
Ihateplastic

Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:13pm PT
Tragic and sad news. Sounds like these lads were quite competent... something freaky happened, that's for sure.
Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:14pm PT
God Speed Granite Astronauts.

Just makes me sad all around.
nathanael

climber
CA
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:18pm PT
Tragic and sobering. Really sorry to hear, condolences to friends and family.
Plaidman

Trad climber
West Slope of Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:21pm PT
Just saw a post on Facebook from Tim’s wife about a haul bag dropping and pulling the guys off.
Condolences to family and friends

Plaid

i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:24pm PT
Damn terrible, condolences.
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:41pm PT
Holy crap. If the report of a dropped haul bag is true, I feel horrible not only for the fallen but also the people that dropped the bag. That is a weight they will carry for the rest of their lives.
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:42pm PT
Utterly tragic on so many levels. Condolences to anyone who knew them.
Dapper Dan

Trad climber
Redwood City
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:43pm PT
according to the FB post it was a party of three: Jason, Tim, and Kevin? Jason and Tim fell, what happened to Kevin?
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
Horrible.

Sympathy and best wishes to all who loved them.
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:47pm PT
Sad day in the Meadows. Condolences to the monkeys' families.

There is a party on The Shield now. Bag dropped from there?

The third member of the party was jugging below and survived. Speculation of simul climbing because they were found at base roped together. Unconfirmed.
nah000

climber
now/here
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:53pm PT
fuh. uck. so sorry to the families and friends left behind...
grover

climber
Castlegar BC
Jun 2, 2018 - 07:57pm PT
Condolences to friends and family.
silverplume

Trad climber
Boulder
Jun 2, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
This is a huge, monstrous loss.

For those who may not know, Jason owns the current speed record for climbing the Naked Edge here in Boulder with Stefan Griebel.
Tom

Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
Jun 2, 2018 - 08:44pm PT
A haul bag falling off the Shield, and clobbering people on Free Blast sounds like the worst possible nightmare for El Capitan climbers. Even a dropped water bottle is a seriously dangerous missile up there.

Not that this makes things any easier for the bereaved families, but a third climber, who survived, might be able to explain what happened, and that might help prevent it from ever happening again.

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