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lardbutt
May 24, 2005, 7:54 PM
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Not a very romantic topic, but I think it's worth thinking about. Here are a few that I can remember:
John Yablonski
Earl Wiggins
Tobin Sorenson
Derek Hersey
Dan Osman
Rick Cashner
James Lucas
John Bachar
Alain Robert
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polarwid
May 24, 2005, 8:03 PM
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JOHNNY WATERMAN and his dad, GUY WATERMAN...
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zozo
May 24, 2005, 8:07 PM
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I thought he died of cancer?
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vegastradguy
May 24, 2005, 8:08 PM
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wasn't soloing when he died, if you want to be technical about it.
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lidosis
May 24, 2005, 8:10 PM
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Wasn't there a guy who had soloed some stuff but then last year fell out of a tree getting some ladies cat and died.
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zozo
May 24, 2005, 8:14 PM
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In reply to: Wasn't there a guy who had soloed some stuff but then last year fell out of a tree getting some ladies cat and died.
Selfish and egotistical - lives
Selfless and altruistic - worm food
Let this be a lesson to us all.
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ksolem
May 24, 2005, 8:15 PM
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Daryl Hatten. From Squamish.
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lardbutt
May 24, 2005, 8:18 PM
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I know very little about Earl Wiggins, but I read that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Did he have cancer?
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yosemite
May 24, 2005, 8:40 PM
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Just curious. What is the point of this thread?
Gene
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adeptus
May 24, 2005, 8:45 PM
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Alain Robert ? When?
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In reply to: Alain Robert ? When?
no, he's not dead, but the OP did include "soloists who've been injured" in his criterion list. IMO that pretty much includes any climber that has ever soloed, since I know very few climbers who have never been injured.
Kinda makes the list pointless too!
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stevep
May 24, 2005, 9:29 PM
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Bacher is certainly not dead either.
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taraus_de_bull
May 24, 2005, 9:39 PM
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In reply to: John Yablonski
what happened to him?
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corcovado
May 24, 2005, 10:10 PM
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a truly unique climber: Walt Shipley
He died in a river accident tho
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jdouble
May 24, 2005, 10:51 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: John Yablonski what happened to him?
Suicide I believe.
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alpnclmbr1
May 24, 2005, 11:03 PM
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Talk about a stupid inappropriate thread. It seems to be based on the premise that you have to be insane to be a good climber. WTF.
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graniteboy
May 24, 2005, 11:40 PM
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WOWIE!!!!
What ridiculous topic......
Well...HERE'S a Few people who were "soloists, but later Died".... :roll:
Hannibal (the one who crossed the alps, dimwits)
Johnny Muir
Ansel Adams
Fred Becky...Is he finally dead yet????
Tenzing Norgay
Sir Edmund Hillary
Chris Bonnington
Warren Harding
JEEEEEZ....ALL those guys DIED after having gone Soloing......
MOst of them of course, died of normal, natural causes, though.....ALthough Harding's demise was somewhat self inflicted....70 years of serious alcohol abuse......
I guess This means that if you SOLO, YOU"RE GONNA DIE........Teeehee tehhheeee HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR
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lardbutt
May 25, 2005, 6:11 PM
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Sorry, I thought it was obvious. Forum titles need to be short - it should have read "Soloists who have died or fallen and been injured WHILE soloing.
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lidosis
May 26, 2005, 1:34 AM
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Ok then I think the next point is your list is still wrong.
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mattq331
May 26, 2005, 2:01 AM
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Sir Chris is still running about as well, AFAIK.
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msamet
May 26, 2005, 2:57 AM
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Bonington, Beckey and Hillary are all alive and well. Jesus...
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lardbutt
May 26, 2005, 9:05 AM
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In reply to: Ok then I think the next point is your list is still wrong.
uuhhh....ok, how is it wrong?
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lucas_timmer
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