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elemental
Gym climber
Lander, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 17, 2009 - 12:20am PT
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It is with an incredible sadness that I post the news that my good friend Bobby Model died today. Bobby was a well-known climber and photographer, having traveled the world covering the sport we love.
2 1/2 years ago, he was injured in South Africa when a rock was thrown through the windshield of a car in which he was riding. He sustained massive and life-threatening injuries, but showed good signs of recovery from that incident. Bobby has recently been back at home in Cody, Wyoming, slowly recuperating from his head injuries.
I don't know any details at this time other than the overwhelming sadness this news brings to his friends and his family.
Steve Bechtel
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:23am PT
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Peace to family and friends. I never met Bobby but had expected he would recover. Sad news indeed.
RIP Bobby.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:25am PT
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RIP to him and best to all his friends and family...... so sad
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Austin, Texas
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:30am PT
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Sorry to hear this. RIP Bobby.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:30am PT
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Bobby lived a rich life, but these past few years have been a nightmare. RIP Bobby, send great pics back from heaven.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:34am PT
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Condolences to his family, all of them.
RIP, Bobby.
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MisterE
Trad climber
Canoga Bark! CA
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:34am PT
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Sad ending to this story - RIP Bobby.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:36am PT
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OMG..I am so sad to hear this news. My sincere condolences to Bobby's Mom, Sister, Dad and many friends..
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Slakkey
Trad climber
From a Quiet Place by the Lake
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:46am PT
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Having read through the Bobby Model seriously injured thread many times this is a sad ending . Peace
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:46am PT
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So sorry Steve, and for all of Lander. You guys have sure had some tough times.
Arne
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:49am PT
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So sad. My heart goes out to Bobby and his many friends and family.
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Mees
climber
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:49am PT
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Bobby
love ya man!
so thankful we got to hang out and catch up back home this summer. prayers & strength for all, especially Faithy
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:00am PT
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Oh man. This is crushing.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:06am PT
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Read all the posts and feel the pain. God, why oh why is life so hurtful and difficult sometimes. I have lost my closest friend. I know pain. I am praying for all Bobby's much loved ones and much loved friends. Living the rest of your lives and starting today to process not only the pain but the why's and wherefores is the ultimate of pain.
Lived this painful, difficult, mind fogging, life blowing process for the past 21 months. Have received incredible help from not only family and a few friends but from this incredible Taco.
If you ever want to call me or email me Please, please do. Death, dying and living the horrendous experience when it happens to our best friend and the one we love with all our heart is more than able to be endured at times. I be there for yo. I will pray and care and pray God comforts you all. Peace....
Weeping endures for a long, long, long nite....but eventually joy comes in the morning.
I never thought it would......but the dawn of joy is sneaking up on my early morning horizon every once in a while. I love you all that hurt. Peace be with you. Lynne
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reddirt
climber
Elevation 285 ft
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:13am PT
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I am so sorry. I hope he is at peace. I hope his loved ones will find peace.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:15am PT
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Oh man... you tried so hard, Bobby. You are so good at what you do. My heart goes out to the whole Lander crew. I'm so sorry.
Mal
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KitD
Trad climber
Vista, CA
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:17am PT
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Actually, this is a reply to Lynne: I contacted you a while ago (I'm GDavis' mom), and I've been following your journey. It's a long one, and a really sad one, and one that's familiar to so many people, but I am constantly encouraged by your sweetness and transparency. Thank you for your constant encouragement to others; it speaks volumes. Love you, Kit
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Shivasana
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:30am PT
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Oh dear, I'm so sorry. A man who made a mark in many worlds. Peace, prayers and love to Bobby and all with whom he connected.
Eric
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:33am PT
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Rest now in peace. Our hearts are sad .
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:37am PT
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Sad. Cruel. RIP .
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Redwreck
Social climber
Echo Parque, Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:39am PT
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So sad. Condolences to all who knew and loved Bobby.
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Jim Wilcox
Boulder climber
Santa Barbara
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:39am PT
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Oh my. What a struggle these last few years. sleep well
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:40am PT
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Very sorry to all. Few make it out of that kind of head injury. I sometimes don't understand anything.
Very best to B!
JL
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:48am PT
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I wasn't expecting this. I thought Bobby was going to pull through what not many do. He truly did his best, more than i or most could do.
RIP Bobby
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Jakeb
climber
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Sep 17, 2009 - 02:26am PT
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So terribly sad and unfair. All my love to Faith and Family.
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gradyphoto
climber
Washington DC
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Sep 17, 2009 - 03:10am PT
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Oh sweet Bobby - just heard the news in the middle of the night and I'm devastated. But you have peace now. I will miss you so much. I'm with you and your family - love you so much, Liz
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 17, 2009 - 03:43am PT
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hey there dear steve... oh i was so shocked... all this time and we had heard no news... i tried a few times to see if anyone knew more... :(
he had been doing well enough to go home... i was so sure he was home by now---and thanks to god, he GOT to go home, before he died... :(
i am so very sad... very sorry and sad for the family...
god bless so much and so deep at this sad time, dear mom of bobby... i have never stopped praying or thinking about him..
after last christmas, i had hoped we might here a bit of better news, even though it was still going to be a very long hard journey....
oh my.... i was ready to go and visit friends and i would not be online for a few day--- i just had a gut feeling i HAD to check here tonight before i left... i am so thankful that i did--i sure dont know how, but i hope i can help your pain by praying tonight...
i never knew you bobby--but i sure came to love you and your mom through this hard battle, and your sister as well...
dear mom of bobby, i am glad that bobby DID finally get to go home to cody, oh i am so glad for this...
i hope you keep his toy-kitty, the big white kitty, and will always remember, that even folks that did not know your son, came to love him...
my deep condolences this very sad night... :(
i love you... and will keep praying for you family and friends, as you move through this very sad hard time...
sincerely, neebee...
edit: we really did look for the bobby model thread many times, we all really wanted to cheer him on, always hoping for him to make it through this...
love once again, i wish i had more to say, to help you through your loss...
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Corona, Ca.
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Sep 17, 2009 - 03:46am PT
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Wow, that is really tragic-RIP Bobby
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Sep 17, 2009 - 03:50am PT
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Very sad news. Condolences to family and friends. Rest in peace, Bobby.
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Johno
Big Wall climber
Cape Town / Japan
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Sep 17, 2009 - 07:54am PT
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I am so sad to hear this, considering the herioc fight Bobby went through to make it thus far. Peace to you, brother.
All the best to his friends and family who have already endured so much.
Best wishes,
Johnathan
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Sep 17, 2009 - 08:39am PT
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What a weird awful year this is. So many poignant losses.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:05am PT
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RIP.
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bob
climber
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:14am PT
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Man, I was in college getting my climber life established when I saw those shots of Pakistan. Got me so fired up to get out and climb on the simple crags I visited.
Thanks for those memories.
RIP Bobby
Bob J.
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
Arkansas, I suppose
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:22am PT
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He lives on in his work.
Condolences to those close to him.
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JBoydston
climber
Deep South
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:43am PT
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God Bless Bobby and the Models.
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Conrad
climber
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:44am PT
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Condolences to family and friends. Bobby was a positive force in our community.
Bobby and Todd are roped in once again and getting after it.
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Sep 17, 2009 - 11:24am PT
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He was an inspiration though I never met him. I am sure he will be missed. Those Wyoming guys always made me want to be a cowboy climber. A sad day.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Sep 17, 2009 - 11:29am PT
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How sad. I was hoping he'd recover.
God bless ya, Bobby. Rest in peace now.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Sep 17, 2009 - 11:40am PT
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Lander sure has had a tough go of "it" in the last couple of years...
Best wishes to friends and family.
Bobby's photo's will always be an inspiration...
-Brian in SLC
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handsome B
Gym climber
SL,UT
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Sep 17, 2009 - 11:41am PT
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I was thinking about his recovery yesterday. This was not the turn I was expecting.
I never met him, but he was a positive force in so many lives. This is all we can ask for during our short stay in this world.
Rest well Bobby.
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Bridger Teton
climber
Jackson, WY
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Sep 17, 2009 - 11:54am PT
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Bobby Model, one of a kind.
PEACE my friend.
Lenz
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Lindsay
Sport climber
Salt Lake City
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:29pm PT
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I hope you're up there shooting photos of Todd, laughing with Carrie and doing all of the things you love to do! You are an incredibly brave and strong soul and we will miss you dearly.
My condolences to all of your amazing family...their love, hope and resilience is unmatched and admired by all.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
slowly dying in the OC
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Sep 17, 2009 - 12:42pm PT
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RIP Bobby.
My condolences to all family and friends. Such a sad ending to a beautiful life.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:04pm PT
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RIP Bobby.
Can someone post a few of his pictures?
That would be a nice way to reflect on him.
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amy skinner
Social climber
lander, wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:12pm PT
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Jeff Bechtel, Bobby Model, Mike Lilygren, Steve Bechtel, Paul Piana
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:16pm PT
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Is that a Wyoming backdrop, or what?
Cheers and hugs to all.
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amy skinner
Social climber
lander, wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:19pm PT
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Yep, Jay - classic Wyoming. That was taken on a fine WY Autumn day. . .Today is another great one. We'd better get outside and enjoy it! Cheers to Bobby, Faith, Peter, Anne, all the gang. We love you all.
Amy, Hannah, Sarah and Jake
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L
climber
My yin just might be your yang.
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:22pm PT
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Oh my god...this is so unexpected. And so sad.
Bobby felt like family to me. His SuperTopo thread detailed such an amazing life prior to, and especially following, the accident. The guy was simply an incredible human being, and he was surrounded by family and friends who appeared to be cut from the same cloth.
My heart-felt condolences to those family members and friends who knew him and loved him. He was truly a gift to our world.
Laura
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:25pm PT
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this is so sad. my condolences to all friends and family. so sorry
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kwhite2012
climber
Cody,Wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:30pm PT
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Hello, I'm on my school newspaper staff in Cody and I would like to do a piece on Bobby. If anyone has photos, with permission to use that would be fantastic. Thank You so much.
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fluffy
Trad climber
chainsaw city
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:30pm PT
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what a tragedy
this is, indeed, a f*#ked up and confusing world
you're in a better place now bobby
so much respect for him and his friends/family for the courage they have shown
RIP
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amy skinner
Social climber
lander, wyoming
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:38pm PT
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Bobby in Mali
The team in Greenland
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:43pm PT
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Tears for Bobby...he was a great guy.
i met him at the base of an Ice climb in his local stomping grounds, Cody.
He was genuinely a warm soul in a very cold place, and his spirit and enthusiasm warmed us all.
you will be missed Bobby, thanks for all the great pictures.
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Jai
Social climber
seattle
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:44pm PT
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Bobby lived across the street from my sister and right next door to my mother. Last night he was rushed to the hospital because he had the flu. I heard this morning that he died. So so sad. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
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Jai
Social climber
seattle
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Sep 17, 2009 - 01:45pm PT
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Bobby died last night from the flu. Very Sad my thoughts are with his family and friends.
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elemental
Gym climber
Lander, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2009 - 01:46pm PT
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THIS IS A NOTE ABOUT BOBBY THAT WAS JUST SENT AROUND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BY BOBBY'S FRIEND REBECCA MARTIN - NICE.
Dear all:
I am terribly saddened to deliver the news to you that our dear Bobby Model
passed away yesterday. I do not have any details yet from the family,
As you know, Bobby first came to NG when he was part of the team that
climbed Trango Tower in autumn 1995, a feat which was featured in the April
1996 NGM, and Bobby appeared on the cover of that issue. Images that Bobby
shot on that expedition were published in the magazine. While Bobby
continued to climb at an extremely high level, upon the urging of his
climbing partner, Todd Skinner, he pursued a career in photography, and
went on to cover relief work in Sudan, the Balti peoples in Pakistan, and
other topics in Africa while he was based in Nairobi. He shot articles for
NG Adventure, and worked with David Harvey on his coverage of Nairobi for
the NGM Africa issue.
When Bobby was injured outside of Capetown in June two years ago, he was
miraculously able to survive what would have been for most a fatal head
injury. He struggled through a host of extremely challenging medical issues
in the coming months at Mt. Sinai hospital in New York, and then at Craig
Hospital in Denver, which specializes in brain and spinal cord injuries. He
was released from Craig to home care almost a year ago, and has been living
in Cody, Wyoming, where his mother, father and sister reside.
No question Bobby was one of the most outstanding individuals with whom
I've worked in all my years here at National Geographic. For all of his
talent, he was incredibly modest, and unusually thoughtful about how he
approached anything in life. An incredible athlete, a talented
photographer, and, he was, by all accounts, one the nicest guys you'd meet
anywhere.
Bobby valued his relationship with National Geographic tremendously, and
was honored to be named an Emerging Explorer, and to have received a grant
from the Expeditions Council. When we delivered a signed poster to him from
last year's Explorers Symposium, he had a huge grin on his face, and his
mother said he looked at the poster every day after and it brought a smile
to his face.
We will all miss Bobby, and I will be extending everyone's love and
sympathy to Bobby's family today. Should you wish to write a personal note,
I will be happy to provide you with their contact information.
--Rebecca
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all in jim
climber
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Sep 17, 2009 - 02:02pm PT
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Ah Man!
So sorry to hear this crappy news. Best wishes to his family and friends.
Jim
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Nohea
Trad climber
Sunny Aiea,Hi
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Sep 17, 2009 - 02:44pm PT
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Sad News indeed, Rest in Peace Brother.
will
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Lyon
climber
Red Lodge, Mt
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Sep 17, 2009 - 03:05pm PT
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Bobby lived a jam-packed fun and exciting life, more than anyone I know. From what I saw since he was a kid, he always gave his best and tried his hardest at anything he put his hand to. He excelled at many things, but I think what made him stand out the most was what a good friend he was to everyone and that he really was the life of the party. Bobby, you were truly one of a kind. Thanks for all the good times and there were a lot of them!
Our hearts go out to Faith, Ann, Bob & Jim and the rest of the clan.
Ancient Tibetan Prayer - Lead me into all misfortune. Only by that path can I transform the negative into the positive.
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Karen Percy
Mountain climber
Cody
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Sep 17, 2009 - 07:08pm PT
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You are free to climb all the mountains and take any photographs you want now Bobby,
and you have left behind such an incredible legacy.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Model family, who have shown such an incredible amount of faith, endurance and love.
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Double D
climber
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Sep 17, 2009 - 07:11pm PT
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Sad news. My condolances to his family and friends.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Sep 17, 2009 - 08:23pm PT
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What a terrible tragedy.
I didn’t know him, but felt like I did while following the other thread. My heart goes out to his family and friends for their gallant efforts to help him after the injury.
Rick Accomazzo
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kdriese
Social climber
Laramie, WY
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Sep 17, 2009 - 08:24pm PT
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I just heard the news. What an enormous loss. My condolences to Bobby's family especially, who have worked so hard with him as he recovered from S. Africa. I'll miss you Bobby.
Ken Driese
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Indiana (the other Mideast)
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Sep 17, 2009 - 09:30pm PT
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Sorry to lose someone with the spirit of adventure that Bobby had and the eye for a some beautiful photography...condolences to friends and family.
Frank K.
(Casper/Laramie/Lander/Cody/Pindedale WY Ex-pat)
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Sam R
climber
Millbrae, CA
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:01pm PT
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So, rest in peace now, Bobby. My deepest condolences to his friends and family.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:22pm PT
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This is so sad.
My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.
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Ezra
Social climber
WA, NC, Idaho Falls
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:29pm PT
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I am so sorry. Peace to his wonderful family.
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IkeH20
Social climber
NY
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Sep 17, 2009 - 10:41pm PT
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Just heard the news from Amy Skinner. So sad for his family, friends, and all whom he inspired. Peace to Bobby.
August in the Tetons 2009
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Cruiser
Mountain climber
Cody
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Sep 17, 2009 - 11:12pm PT
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With deep sympathy for the Model family I write to say farewell to Bobby. When I started climbing in 1973 in the Cody area, I had no idea who would follow in the future and Bobby was the one we all looked at and followed his accomplishments and achievements throughout his adventurous life. His images of adventure and human strife throughout the world are something I will always cherish. God Bless the Model family in this tragic ending of hope and prayer. Thank you Bobby for sharing my rope.
Kirt Cozzens
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rockingrl98
climber
Laramie, wy
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Sep 18, 2009 - 10:57am PT
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There is a story on the Cody Enterprise website about Bobby at codyenterprise.com, please check it out.
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Charlotte
climber
DC, Turks and Caicos
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Sep 18, 2009 - 01:40pm PT
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I hold you close in the back of my mind, Bobby. Always.
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Janet Cozzens
climber
Cody, WY
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Sep 18, 2009 - 08:07pm PT
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Well Bobby, I have to tell you that I miss your infectious smile and good humor. As I sit and watch the sun dance in the trees, I wonder where you are, what you are doing and what you see, and I know that it must be glorious because you, my friend, have passed through the gates of Heaven and I know that you were received with open arms and I know that the restrictions that were placed upon your body here on Earth have been lifted and you are free to run and dance and climb any mountain that you want. I hope that you are climbing in a wonderful place and you are enjoying every minute of it! As we on Earth mourn for you, we know that you are in a place that you are again free to be you and this brightens our hearts through the sadness that we feel. We will miss you so much. I will always remember those short visits when you came in to pick up your mail. I am so glad I got to see you at the gallery. This, I will always treasure in my memories. I remember saying Hi to you and you saying Hi back and touching my hand. It was very special for me. Yes, you will be so missed.
To the Model family, my condolences and I know that there could be no greater sadness in your hearts. Anne, I love you and you and Faith were courageous in your own right during this long battle. Bobby could never have asked for more and you fought hard. The fight is over now and I hope with all of my heart that the two of you find some comfort and joy can return to your lives again one day soon. Peace be with you as you move through the motions during the next few weeks. I am so sorry for this tragedy that all of you were made to endure.
Janet Cozzens
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10b4me
Ice climber
the reticient boulder at the Happies
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Sep 19, 2009 - 12:08am PT
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so sorry to hear this. was hoping he was getting better
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up2top
Big Wall climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Sep 19, 2009 - 12:21am PT
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Such a sad year. My thoughts and prayers for Bobby's friends and family.
Ed
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wee man
Trad climber
truckee ca
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Sep 19, 2009 - 12:24am PT
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deep sadness, only met bobby once a few years ago in kenya he was a really cool guy who was very modest about the amazing life he had and was leading , we share a good mutual friend, deepest sympathies to the model family your son/brother was a shining star
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Mimi
climber
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Sep 19, 2009 - 12:53am PT
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Bobby's death is tragic. His and his family's fight for his survival is heroic and inspirational. Those of us on this forum who followed this horrible saga were blessed to witness his family's constant love and devotion and hope that Bobby would pull through. God had other plans for him.
God bless his family and friends in this most difficult time.
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Somerton Manor
climber
Somerset West South Africa
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Sep 22, 2009 - 01:19pm PT
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Our sincerest condolences to the Family and Friends of Bobby Model.
It was a great gift to have experienced your family and friends.
Somerton Manor Team.
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Anguish
Mountain climber
Jackson Hole Wyo.
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Sep 22, 2009 - 01:45pm PT
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Starting Sept. 26, Rich Clarkson Associates of Denver puts on a week-long workshop Photography at the Summit in Jackson Hole. Rich told me that Bobby's mother has sponsored two Wyoming students with scholarships to the workshop. Bobby had a close association with Rich and his agency. Rich is also part of the National Geographic network, having been the photo editor (proper title?) there for one period.
Bobby's spirit will live on in the students his family inspires.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 22, 2009 - 02:55pm PT
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hey there say, anguish, thanks for sharing this news, as to the scholorships and such...
*also, mimi, very well and kindly said--the love is such that will also live on to inspire others through their hard times--all this has become another part of bobby model's history now...
a shining light that does more than just shine, it will overflow farther than folks may understand now...
once again, god bless and prayers to all the friends and family...
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Evel
Trad climber
the cliffs of insanity
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Sep 22, 2009 - 03:31pm PT
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Man, I'm gettin kinda tired of this.........C-YA Bobby RIP
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gradyphoto
climber
Washington DC
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Sep 24, 2009 - 07:05pm PT
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A dear friend of mine in Jackson Hole, who has never met Bobby Model, sent this amazing note to me yesterday, and I thought it was worth posting here.
cheers....
"Oh Liz....I wish there could be words that would somehow give the beautiful faces in theses images, and yours, some explanation, some peace.
What a fine, fine young man, what love he must have given to be so loved.
His life was a success, from this viewpoint alone.
I am aware that he was accomplished,.... yet as the years grow in greater presence in my own life, it is love that comes round to be the truest blessing.
So glad this world had him. So glad the ways of heaven hold dear his family and close friends. When we suffer, when our hearts are so broken, the arms of God are tight around us. We know this by the wind, every leaf on every tree in Autumn that becomes it’s truest color as the air of night cools. The song of the Coyotes and the wingspans of migration are mighty testimony to this presence.
Bobby left in a beautiful time. The longing call of the mating Elk will soon give way to the silence of the deep snows. The hearts of those who are of his soul can find some rest in the sacred season ahead.
Come spring his essence will call to you each with the presentation of all new life that is carried and born in the quiet of these blessed months ahead. When the flowers are again called to come above ground by the wind brought west on the wings of Hummingbirds and Bluebirds....Bobby’s presence will again announce him joyfully in the lives of those who lived through this time of his passing over.
Seems a wisdom in him with this time of passing over. He perhaps will fly the Alps, the Himalayas, the Andes...and return anew with spring to those who hold presence within his soul.
He knew a dear friend of clear heart in you, Liz. Nothing small there. A gift he took with him to keep always, in all ways.
My love to every courageous heart who comes to the ceremonies of his earth-life next month. May this be a gentle experience.
Please let me know how you are, and know that my prayers are nearby. Love, L."
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Sep 24, 2009 - 07:58pm PT
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Condolences to family and friends. RIP Bobby.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 24, 2009 - 10:09pm PT
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hey there gradyphoto, say, sometimes the most lovely and special gifts of encouragement to our souls, come in such ways as this... i can picture the seasonal change, and the feeling towards bobby, by his loved-ones, able to see new life--even if it must now be among cherished memories, the fact it: it is still part of his life "multiplying as seeds do" after a "dead and dormant season"...
thank you for sharing these words, it gives us insight even deeper, to the fine friend that bobby was to all...
condolences to you, at this hard time...
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elemental
Gym climber
Lander, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2009 - 03:58pm PT
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Bobby Model Charitable Fund
To honor Bobby’s life, as well as his commitment and love of the Balti people in northern Pakistan, a charitable fund has been established to provide much needed funding to remote medical facilities in the area.
Summary:
In the northern areas of Pakistan, deep in the Karakoram mountain range, lie two small villages that hold a very special place in Bobby’s heart. Askoli and Hushe are well known to mountaineers, as they are the point of entry and exit (respectively) to those wanting to climb some of the world’s most challenging mountains. These villages are extremely remote, and therefore medical resources for locals are seriously lacking. Each has a “medical facility” but both are inadequately stocked and unable to provide for the villagers who have no other means to treat illnesses as simple as conjunctivitis or as serious as broken limbs, or worse. Bobby knows many of the people who call these places home and considers them to be his close and dear friends. Any amount of funding to these facilities will give them the basic supplies they need to simply survive in the beautiful, yet often times harsh environment in which they live.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to:
Account Title: The Bobby Model Charitable Fund
Account #: 2375269780
ABA # 121 000 248
Wells Fargo Bank
1401 Sheridan
Cody, WY 82414
(checks made payable to Bobby Model Charitable Fund)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there elemental, say.... thank you so very kindly for making note of this, so that others somewhere, may get longer lives from this sadness....
god bless...
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Ka
Mountain climber
Charleston SC
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The Law of the Mountain reigns supreme with flags unfurled.
May God bless his friends and family.
He is at peace now and in very good company.
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Maria
climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Jan 11, 2010 - 05:42pm PT
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This is a very tragic loss and my heart goes out to his family and friends. I climbed with Bobby a bunch when I worked at a ranch outside Cody and he taught me how to shoot guns in the beartooth Mts and instructed me on how to use a chainsaw to cut wood rather than the "old fashion" way back in 1993 & 1994 and later climbed in Hueco with him years later. He will be greatly missed. ~Maria
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jan 11, 2010 - 06:16pm PT
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Sorry to hear the news...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 12, 2010 - 07:48am PT
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hey there maria and healyje
say, perhaps we should have bumped this up more---perhaps there were other folks, too, that did not know this, as well...
very sorry if we neglected... we all had hoped and prayed so very much, and he was "really climbling" this awful injury...
:(
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 20, 2019 - 07:02am PT
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hey there, say, all... another bump...
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
but to scared to climb them anymore
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May 20, 2019 - 09:59am PT
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Neebee, thanks for the bump.
I never met Bobby, but heard many tales from Todd long ago. I still have a poster Todd sent me, Bobby was probably the photographer of it.
Wyoming is a small town, extra small when dealing with the climbing crowd.
I still get chills remembering phone calls I received.
As Courtney Skinner once told me, "there are never strangers in the mountains, just friends you have not met".
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