North Sister Fatality on Saturday

[sean_beanntan]

Hopefully all his friends will already have found out this information before my post

 

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110925/UPDATE/110925007/Climber-killed-after-falling-North-Sister?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews

 

[shapp]

RIP,

 

I grew up with Brian, haven't talked to him in 20 years though. One of his bros died in another tragic non-climbing incident several years ago.

 

He was a nice dude. Sympothy to the family.

 

Shapp

Edited September 26, 2011 by shapp

[Holk]

My sincere condolences to the family.

 

This definitely startled me, although I did not know Jones on any level. A friend of mine and I had planned on a quick jaunt up the mountain for this day and approx. time frame, but we never connected and I haven't heard from him in a few days now. So at first I thought it was him having attempted the mountain solo. My heart rests a little at peace knowing he didn't die, but the fact that someone did pass away up there resonates within me all the more now.

 

May Brian rest well.

[iceaxe23]

I always hate to read about these,

 

My sincere condolences to the family and his climbing partner.

[shapp]

I thought about Brian a bit last night in rememberance. Some good times in high school:

 

sitting in the hot tub at his house with the hot exchange student from finland (girl)

 

Brian diving off the top of the train tressle at hayden bridge (he was a competition diver and quit good)

 

Ice cream cone building competitions at AM/PM