"old 5.9" accident in Eldo

[Sherri]

Kevin keeps a pretty low profile around here and isn't one for much fuss, but for those of you who know him or have climbed with him, you know he's a salt-of-the-earth kinda guy who puts his heart into his climbing.

 

I'm sure he and his wife could use your good thoughts and wishes right now.

 

Supertopo thread about Kevin's fall this weekend

 

 

 

 

[RJRiha]

Oh my gosh....Kevin Rose got hurt? That's a terrible thing to hear. I met him once at Elwha Wall, and he seemed like one of the nicest folks I had ever met. He helped us find reasonable lines there. I've never been spanked so hard as on that wall and Kevin seemed to climb with a strength that I've never seen since. I hope he recovers quickly. I bet he will be climbing again quickly.

 

Do you know what happened?

 

Funny Kevin story. He asked us if we had ever been to Index. I replied that the grades at Elwha seemed stiff even compared to Index standards, and he replied, "heh, yeah, well Index is the shiznit". We didn't quite expect an old guy with a grizzly beard to say "shiznit"....

 

Wish a speedy recovery to Kevin!!!

[pink]

i met kevin at the base of bastille last year, super cool guy.

[Sherri]

I'm sure he'd appreciate(and get a chuckle out of) your story and sentiment, Malcolm. You're right on about Kevin's friendliness and helpfulness. A kind soul, indeed.

 

He introduced me to his playground(the Elwha) last winter and was nothing but patient and encouraging at the end of the rope as I repeatedly flailed on his fave routes. (He didn't tell me there were "easy" ones ) His ability to send those burlies so effortlessly was almost uncanny.

 

I don't know the details of the accident, other than what's been posted over on the supertopo.com thread: He fell this weekend in Eldorado, CO ;his wife witnessed the fall; he has two broken ankles and back injuries; went in for surgery on the worst ankle tonight.

 

He always said he'd rather die in a fall than end up busted up for the rest of his life. This is going to be a hard pill to swallow.

 

Hopefully, his love for climbing and support of his wonderful wife will pull him through and see him back out there sending at the Elwha someday soon, showing the rest of us how it's done.

 

 

 

[MarkMcJizzy]

Kevin is a fine person, and I have enjoyed speaking to him on a number of occasions. Here is to a speedy recovery

[RJRiha]

 

He introduced me to his playground(the Elwha) last winter and was nothing but patient and encouraging at the end of the rope as I repeatedly flailed on his fave routes. (He didn't tell me there were "easy" ones ) His ability to send those burlies so effortlessly was almost uncanny.

 

There aren't easy routes there....There is one 5.7 route that is somewhat easy, I think it's called "slappin skeeters". I got up a 5.8 there, but not without flailing around a little bit. It was sandy and dirty though, so feet would slide off little ledges and hands wouldn't quite stick without brushing all the holds. Most routes there tend to be 5.10 and above. I tried a 5.10 on top rope, but it totally shut me down. Definitely the steepest grades I've ever been on. Since Kevin put up a good number of the routes there, I have a feeling he likes to sandbag .