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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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Sep 22, 2018 - 12:10am PT
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Hey that's Hayden in the photo with Jeff too. And is that Kyle Dempster? Quite the historical giant is that photo. Love it!
Arne
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 23, 2018 - 01:37pm PT
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A very nice service yesterday, and I got to see people I haven't seen in years.
Didn't succeed on a lot of photography, but here is Jeff;
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 23, 2018 - 02:07pm PT
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hey there say, everyone... thanks for all the shares, here...
:)
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Sep 23, 2018 - 06:33pm PT
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F*#k RonO
I needed that.
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L
climber
Just livin' the dream
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Sep 23, 2018 - 06:39pm PT
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^^^^^^^^ Yep, me too.
Jello's laughing with us, I'm sure.
Thanks Ron.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Sep 23, 2018 - 06:40pm PT
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The FB page quoted above mentions
"a devastating fall from grace"
News to me. Can someone please provide details about what is being referred to here? Thanks.
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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Sep 26, 2018 - 06:06am PT
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The memorial in Boulder was an appreciated opportunity to gather in Jeff's memory.
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J R
climber
bend
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Sep 30, 2018 - 08:57am PT
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Well Jeff,
We picked the cherries today. It was a brisk 30 degrees, but the skies were not the least bit threatening. I live only a few miles from the Black Wall, yet have never been out to climb on it. Road Warrior was the obvious choice, as Nick is on his way to the valley next week to try the Freerider. A little bit of wide at 13,000 feet goes a long way for fitness.
I know what you're going to say, "Too much gear." We really didn't take that much: just a single rack to 5, two 6's, a green bro, and a valley giant. I thought it was just right to keep it fun.
Hiking in, I was thinking about the last time I saw you. You were quite different, as the time had passed, but you were still the same Jeff. Without your voice, communicating was difficult. But, your enthusiasm for life and climbing always carried the conversation. And, only a couple words tapped out on the alphabet card could convey a conversation worth of meaning.
I remember following you into a room with intent on working on a project. You spun around in your chair, and had a serious look in your eye. You tapped out some letters,
"B...L...U...E
B...A...L...L."
Kind of caught off guard, I started to chuckle, then swallowed the laugh. But, you cut me off with the wave of your hand.
"N...A...K...E...D."
You looked up from the alphabet card. I was obviously confused.
"E...D...G...E."
We both laughed. I forgot I had mentioned I had climbed the Naked Edge that morning.
"PITCH 2, AROUND CORNER"
"BOMBAY CHIMNEY"
A better memory than me. Got it.... Blue Ball Nuts around the 5.10 corner and below the bombay chimney. I already forgot my morning, and you remember the exact gear placements on a route you probably haven't touched in over 30 years. I guess it was your favorite Eldo route.
Well cheers buddy. Here are some photos I promised.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Thomas Huber recently sent me a photo of some of Jeff’s gear that he found while doing the second ascent of Metanoia during January 2017. He later gave the gear to Jeff at the Piolet d’ Or when Jeff received his Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Jeff was definitely an inspiration to me in my early years of climbing. I managed early repeats of a couple of his Wind River routes. Unfortunately, that's pretty much where I peaked out.
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Unfortunately, that's pretty much where I peaked out.
Hey, you climbed in his footsteps. Good on ya,
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clifff
Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
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Oct 15, 2018 - 11:31am PT
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Last Words of Alpinist Jeff Lowe
https://www.outsideonline.com/2347676/jeff-lowe-last-words-worlds-greatest-alpinist
We live in an age where more unskilled climbers appear to be taking impatient risks all for the sake of a social media boost. Lowe’s view of risk hadn’t changed, he said. “I have always felt that no climb is worth losing the tip of a little toe. A parallel thought is that if I had died during a climb, it would put an asterisk on all my climbs. Being willing to risk it all for any given climb will inevitably end at some point in disaster.”
“I mean any fool can hurl themselves at a climb that is beyond their abilities to safely negotiate. You may get away with such an approach nine times, but the tenth time you don’t come back. That includes what climbers call objective risks such as avalanches and rock fall. Many climbers use the term ‘objective hazard; to denote something they aren’t to be held accountable for. I held myself accountable for the mistakes I made over the years.”
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Jim Clipper
climber
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Oct 15, 2018 - 01:53pm PT
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Poignant coming from Jello. Maybe... although ultimately mortal, the climber is of more consequence than the climbs. Thanks to Mr. Jello for letting us see, however briefly, that sometimes, humans can be a match to the mountains.
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Mad69Dog
Ice climber
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Oct 26, 2018 - 02:47am PT
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When I was in school, Jeff taught an ice climbing class that Holubar put together for Colorado State University. He was concerned that every student got his personal attention. The next time I ran into him was at Indian Creek. He was climbing with Catherine Destiville and she was trying to loosen him up by pushing a bottle of Jack on him around the camp fire.
I also took an ice climbing class from him at an EMS gig in New Hampshire ('98?). It was a blast. He and Marc Twight gave slide shows. Twight made fun of Lowe, like he was some old man and I guess he was but he shoulda shown some respect because Lowe fired back during his slide show and burned Twight into a puddle of quivering goo. Lowe talked about going to do a route with Twight in the Andes and realizing that Twight was a climber that didn't enjoy the actual climb, he enjoyed having done a climb. It brought the house down. Paybacks are hell, you little bitch...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:53am PT
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When Twight tied in with Jeff on Nuptse, Mark simply was not up to the task.
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Old Stienfel
climber
Ogden Utah
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Nov 23, 2018 - 09:16am PT
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Hello everyone,
Longtime lurker first time poster.
I had the pleasure of knowing Jeff in high school and the early days of the Steinfels club in Ogden.
The last time I saw him was a funeral for one of our mutual friends. We talked about getting together to make notes for an article or book he was thinking about doing on the early days of climbing in the Ogden area. Unfortunately it never came to be.
I noticed a mention of a gathering in Ogden on November 25th but have not seen anything else about it. I would like to pay my respects if anyone has any information.
If it is not for public information I understand.
KM
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Nov 23, 2018 - 10:47am PT
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Hello everyone,Longtime lurker first time poster.
Glad you have posted up. Can't answer your question. I won't be able to make it. Hopefully there will be a thread on it.
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