billcoe Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looks like this may be true, fall on Dike Wall, Eastern Sierra. Don't know what route. Several there. http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=895790&tn=0&mr=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Ah, Jeez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 He was one of the best that ever climbed - great guy, too... met and talked with him at the OR show this past January in SLC. Prayers go out to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Bummer, RIP John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercyful Fate Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Heavy news! RIP man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Link 1 Link 2 RIP John - you died doing what you loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Largo recently said, "Anybody can fall anywhere, anytime." I'm tippin' one back for a guy I never met. He had more than a small influence on how I interpreted the rules of the game. Heart and soul, Bachar cared about preserving the adventure offered by rock climbing and objected appropriately to those who would change the medium to offer anything less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 RIP. Off to New Dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Shit.... this sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhöQ Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Holy shit! He was a fucking icon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 oh...total suckage...this sucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 amazing individual, just amazing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 This is a huge loss. John was an inspiration. Your right, total suckage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosterson Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 No effing way... I have no words for this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaoleung Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 One of the last of the yosemite icons. RIP John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Any know details? (broken hold or just a regular fall?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 It doesn't seem possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kletterhund Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 That it sobering news ... He was an amazing man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Truly sad news. RIP. I never met him, but in my early days of this game 25+ years ago, he was an inspiration and role model for me. The worldwide climbing community mourns the loss of one of its truly Great Ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 MisterE posted this picture of the "Dike Wall" (scene of Bachar's accident) on SuperTopo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 "and to die is far different from what anyone ever supposed - and luckier..." walt whitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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