Grand and stark, yet flowing and very much alive, like the mountains that have been woven into the very fabric
of your being....I implore you, nay I beg of you.... continue to write your experience! For I want to understand too!
Your Pal;
Tim
Saintgrizzly - Mar 22, 2010 2:06 am - Hasn't voted
Re: It is only a short way now...
Thanks Buddy, for caring...see you at coffee...and on the mountains...
I am otherwise speechless, though humbled at your ability and foritude to write this amazing piece.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 23, 2010 11:22 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Incredible
Thanks so much, Aaron. Over the past 35 years or so (wow!) yours and my climbing experiences, and our friendship, have meant more to me than anything. Your response is deeply moving to me. Thank you.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:27 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Lots
Thanks for checking them out—when going through several year's backlog of images, trying to pick and choose, it's amazing how much there is. They sort of just accumulate! Anyway, I appreciate the comment....
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Vernon..
Thanks, Fred. And I've never meant anything more sincerely and fervently: I don't WANT to be off the hook for Bearhat!!!!!
Vernon~ You have left me speechless. You are amazing, in so many ways. You have moved me, your skill as a photographer, your ambition as a mountaineer, and your grace and flow as a writer. ~WoW~
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: SantGrizzly
Leslie...
Thank you! What you say, what you think, matters to me. I hope you know that....
You have written a stunning piece both about climbing and mortality. With the true grace of a climber who stands at the crux of a truly harrowing pitch, the kind that leaves you thinking it would be ok to stop here. You have found that inner courage and pressed on for another incredible finish. Please to continue to journal your epoch we all benefit from it. We plan on more climbs in the future with you. Bruce & Rhonda
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Vern
Bruce, Rhonda....
Thank you for taking the time, and thank you, too, for your sentiments! I plan on more climbs with you, as well, and believe me, those kind of plans and goals are, I think, quite important.
You have a very nice profile image, but I'm having trouble placing it. Where are you?
Climb safe, hope to see you this summer....
Vernon
Fred Spicker - Mar 24, 2010 11:00 am - Voted 10/10
Memories
Vernon,
I feel both honored and privileged to be part of your memories - as you are part of mine.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Memories
I hope you know, Fred, the feeling is mutual. You and Moni, in the absolute best sense of the words, are high points.
Thats one of the best thing I have ever read. I need to turn off my computer and step away for a while.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Wow.
That's a nice thing to say, thank you so very much! It's never for certain what the reaction to something like this will be, but when a sentiment is expressed as you just did, it goes a long way towards making the time and energy required to do the thing...worth while.
I assume it's real -- that you have pancreatic cancer. I hope they caught it early, or you have a less aggressive type. No wonder the article had a stream-of-consciousness feel.
I really hope you beat this, but in any case, realize that you have had a positive influence on the world.
Michael Hoyt - Mar 21, 2010 4:48 pm - Voted 10/10
Wonderful !This isn't "just an article"--it's literature.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 22, 2010 2:05 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Wonderful !Thanks so much, Mike! It was a tough write, for many reasons; I'm glad you liked it.
T Sharp - Mar 21, 2010 11:18 pm - Voted 10/10
It is only a short way now...Grand and stark, yet flowing and very much alive, like the mountains that have been woven into the very fabric
of your being....I implore you, nay I beg of you.... continue to write your experience! For I want to understand too!
Your Pal;
Tim
Saintgrizzly - Mar 22, 2010 2:06 am - Hasn't voted
Re: It is only a short way now...Thanks Buddy, for caring...see you at coffee...and on the mountains...
Bob Sihler - Mar 22, 2010 5:02 pm - Voted 10/10
What can I say?Moving, dreamlike, yet brutally real and honest at the same time. What courage this must have taken to write!
Saintgrizzly - Mar 23, 2010 7:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: What can I say?I don't know what to say, either, Bob. Your comment is quite moving. Thank you...!
Aaron Johnson - Mar 23, 2010 8:44 pm - Voted 10/10
IncredibleI am otherwise speechless, though humbled at your ability and foritude to write this amazing piece.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 23, 2010 11:22 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: IncredibleThanks so much, Aaron. Over the past 35 years or so (wow!) yours and my climbing experiences, and our friendship, have meant more to me than anything. Your response is deeply moving to me. Thank you.
goofball - Mar 23, 2010 11:33 pm - Hasn't voted
Lotsof great photos !
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:27 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: LotsThanks for checking them out—when going through several year's backlog of images, trying to pick and choose, it's amazing how much there is. They sort of just accumulate! Anyway, I appreciate the comment....
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Vernon..Thanks, Fred. And I've never meant anything more sincerely and fervently: I don't WANT to be off the hook for Bearhat!!!!!
leslie mae - Mar 24, 2010 1:38 am - Voted 10/10
SantGrizzlyVernon~ You have left me speechless. You are amazing, in so many ways. You have moved me, your skill as a photographer, your ambition as a mountaineer, and your grace and flow as a writer. ~WoW~
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: SantGrizzlyLeslie...
Thank you! What you say, what you think, matters to me. I hope you know that....
ClimbingSparky - Mar 24, 2010 10:52 am - Hasn't voted
VernYou have written a stunning piece both about climbing and mortality. With the true grace of a climber who stands at the crux of a truly harrowing pitch, the kind that leaves you thinking it would be ok to stop here. You have found that inner courage and pressed on for another incredible finish. Please to continue to journal your epoch we all benefit from it. We plan on more climbs in the future with you. Bruce & Rhonda
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: VernBruce, Rhonda....
Thank you for taking the time, and thank you, too, for your sentiments! I plan on more climbs with you, as well, and believe me, those kind of plans and goals are, I think, quite important.
You have a very nice profile image, but I'm having trouble placing it. Where are you?
Climb safe, hope to see you this summer....
Vernon
Fred Spicker - Mar 24, 2010 11:00 am - Voted 10/10
MemoriesVernon,
I feel both honored and privileged to be part of your memories - as you are part of mine.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: MemoriesI hope you know, Fred, the feeling is mutual. You and Moni, in the absolute best sense of the words, are high points.
See you....
mrh - Mar 24, 2010 11:56 am - Voted 10/10
Wow.Thats one of the best thing I have ever read. I need to turn off my computer and step away for a while.
Saintgrizzly - Mar 24, 2010 3:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Wow.That's a nice thing to say, thank you so very much! It's never for certain what the reaction to something like this will be, but when a sentiment is expressed as you just did, it goes a long way towards making the time and energy required to do the thing...worth while.
Thank you.
MoapaPk - Mar 24, 2010 2:14 pm - Voted 10/10
Wow againI assume it's real -- that you have pancreatic cancer. I hope they caught it early, or you have a less aggressive type. No wonder the article had a stream-of-consciousness feel.
I really hope you beat this, but in any case, realize that you have had a positive influence on the world.