Thank you very much for your thoughts! The outpouring of support has been, at least for me, gratifying beyond my ability to express in words. Thank you...!
article, and interwoven with such outstandingly beautiful pictures, yet with such sadness that I am not ashamed to say that it brought tears to my eyes. I know the seriousness of your condition, and can only say that I feel deeply with you and hope the best for you.
Thank you, Ejnar, your eloquent expression means a great deal to me. Yes, the condition is serious, but the first tests comparing initial diagnosis with now were done last week, and the results (at least for now) are quite positive. No one knows what the future brings with this affliction...but oh-my-goodness the response and support I've received has made some of those long nights so very much easier to bear. Sometimes it seems not enough to say, but in the deepest meaning of the words...Thank You.
I really didn't know what to expect in the way of response from the SP Community, but the reality has been...well...it's been overwhelming, and beyond my ability to express how I feel in words. Sometimes language just doesn't cover it! I've said it many times now, without, in my mind, lessening the deepest meaning of two of the most important words I know: Thank You.
Thank you for crafting this art of emotion. I cry for us both my friend. I may never experience my joy for mountains in the same way. I hope that you are strong and can continue to express your passion and enjoy your life and family for more time. I don't pray, but I do hope.
What a terrific, eloquent thing to say! You are one of those most assuredly not taking the mountains for granted. I'd say, "never lose that," but I've a feeling it doesn't need to be said. As for me, those are the very feelings going to pull me through, and bring more days dancing on their shoulders. Thank you very much for your sentiments...
I emailed your story to M John Fayhee, editor at the gazette. I hope you don't mind and that more people that will appreciate it and get to read it. Best to our health.
..haunting. My thoughts are with you as well as my concern and hopes. I think of how we sail through life and often take so much for granted and a story like the one you so movingly crafted brings each of back to reality. We need to be reminded at times and realize that each of us are interconnected. My soul has been touched by the beauty of your writing.....
Thank you very much, Dean. You very well express my thoughts exactly. Something like a potential fatal illness (or surviving an avalanche) most definitely has the tendency to change perspectives. I think it's for the better: nothing is taken for granted; it all becomes so real. Comments such as yours make the effort put into the writing...very much worth while.
...in both literary and emotional impact. I don't know what else to say except that I now treasure our shared memories even more than before. May there be many more...
Through the space and time, and never knowing him, I am still deeply touched, and inspired by this amazing man. My wife and I agree that every image of Vernon clearly shows him to to have been such a kind and confident person. I've poured over the artful images he created, and stories of the mountains he climbed... right up till this most moving post on his/our mortality.
I felt I should write something to express the growing admiration I feel for this exceptional person Vernon, and also for the legion of friends and admirers of his who so thoughtfully supported Vernon with their wishes, and then offered beautiful tributes (Aaron) to him after his death. This in the hope that it will, in some small way, assuage the sadness of his loss, by letting people know that Vernon lives on in the way he continues to move and inspire mountaineers of the future. My stark metaphysics tell me that is the best and only afterlife one can hope for. Vernon "Saintgrizzly" left the world a better place.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 8, 2010 12:46 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Very Moving, Thank you for sharing.Thank you very much for your thoughts! The outpouring of support has been, at least for me, gratifying beyond my ability to express in words. Thank you...!
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Apr 6, 2010 11:45 am - Voted 10/10
A very uniquearticle, and interwoven with such outstandingly beautiful pictures, yet with such sadness that I am not ashamed to say that it brought tears to my eyes. I know the seriousness of your condition, and can only say that I feel deeply with you and hope the best for you.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 8, 2010 12:51 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: A very uniqueThank you, Ejnar, your eloquent expression means a great deal to me. Yes, the condition is serious, but the first tests comparing initial diagnosis with now were done last week, and the results (at least for now) are quite positive. No one knows what the future brings with this affliction...but oh-my-goodness the response and support I've received has made some of those long nights so very much easier to bear. Sometimes it seems not enough to say, but in the deepest meaning of the words...Thank You.
dinwoody - Apr 9, 2010 1:17 am - Hasn't voted
VernonLooks like a lot of people are keeping you in their thoughts, myself included. Great article.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 9, 2010 4:29 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: VernonI really didn't know what to expect in the way of response from the SP Community, but the reality has been...well...it's been overwhelming, and beyond my ability to express how I feel in words. Sometimes language just doesn't cover it! I've said it many times now, without, in my mind, lessening the deepest meaning of two of the most important words I know: Thank You.
seth@LOKI - Apr 9, 2010 1:20 am - Voted 10/10
thank youThank you for crafting this art of emotion. I cry for us both my friend. I may never experience my joy for mountains in the same way. I hope that you are strong and can continue to express your passion and enjoy your life and family for more time. I don't pray, but I do hope.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 9, 2010 4:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: thank youWhat a terrific, eloquent thing to say! You are one of those most assuredly not taking the mountains for granted. I'd say, "never lose that," but I've a feeling it doesn't need to be said. As for me, those are the very feelings going to pull me through, and bring more days dancing on their shoulders. Thank you very much for your sentiments...
lloyd - Apr 9, 2010 8:45 pm - Voted 10/10
NiceI enjoyed reading this Vernon.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 11, 2010 10:07 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: NiceThanks for the comment, Lloyd, and thanks for taking the time to check it out....
seth@LOKI - Apr 10, 2010 2:37 pm - Voted 10/10
Mountain Gazette shouldpublish this. I will recommend it. It might be a tad long.. I don't think so but periodicals have limitations. My best to you Saint.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 11, 2010 10:12 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Mountain Gazette shouldThanks, Seth. And after checking out your (very well-written) avalanche survival story...so VERY glad you made it!
seth@LOKI - Apr 12, 2010 5:37 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Mountain Gazette submittedI emailed your story to M John Fayhee, editor at the gazette. I hope you don't mind and that more people that will appreciate it and get to read it. Best to our health.
Saintgrizzly - Apr 14, 2010 4:34 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Mountain Gazette submittedThanks your efforts, Seth! Be interesting how/if the Mountain Gazette responds. Well said, indeed: "Best to our health." Thanks again....
Dean - Apr 11, 2010 10:42 am - Voted 10/10
Beautiful and yet......haunting. My thoughts are with you as well as my concern and hopes. I think of how we sail through life and often take so much for granted and a story like the one you so movingly crafted brings each of back to reality. We need to be reminded at times and realize that each of us are interconnected. My soul has been touched by the beauty of your writing.....
Saintgrizzly - Apr 11, 2010 10:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Beautiful and yet....Thank you very much, Dean. You very well express my thoughts exactly. Something like a potential fatal illness (or surviving an avalanche) most definitely has the tendency to change perspectives. I think it's for the better: nothing is taken for granted; it all becomes so real. Comments such as yours make the effort put into the writing...very much worth while.
Bob Bolton - Apr 11, 2010 10:53 am - Voted 10/10
Devastating......in both literary and emotional impact. I don't know what else to say except that I now treasure our shared memories even more than before. May there be many more...
Saintgrizzly - Apr 11, 2010 10:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Devastating...Nothing else need be said, Bob. Except...be seeing you on the mountains! Thank you, my friend.
T Sharp - Jul 31, 2015 1:38 am - Voted 10/10
After reading this again,I realize how much I miss this great man.
Fred Spicker - Jul 31, 2015 8:53 am - Voted 10/10
Re: After reading this again,I do also. It was a privilege to share time with him.
Harlen - Aug 9, 2021 10:33 am - Voted 10/10
SaintgrizzlyThrough the space and time, and never knowing him, I am still deeply touched, and inspired by this amazing man. My wife and I agree that every image of Vernon clearly shows him to to have been such a kind and confident person. I've poured over the artful images he created, and stories of the mountains he climbed... right up till this most moving post on his/our mortality.
I felt I should write something to express the growing admiration I feel for this exceptional person Vernon, and also for the legion of friends and admirers of his who so thoughtfully supported Vernon with their wishes, and then offered beautiful tributes (Aaron) to him after his death. This in the hope that it will, in some small way, assuage the sadness of his loss, by letting people know that Vernon lives on in the way he continues to move and inspire mountaineers of the future. My stark metaphysics tell me that is the best and only afterlife one can hope for. Vernon "Saintgrizzly" left the world a better place.