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I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you

axbauer wrote:I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you

Still unable to get to sleep here, ugh. Thank you so much for your kind words, Taylor. We share a kinship with you in these difficult times.

Yes we do.

Perhaps we need to plan a hike of some sort?

Please be understanding if I am perhaps not up to a
14er but I know we will be closest to our loved ones when are
in the mountains.

You're right, Anna. This has been a humbling and inspiring time. Reading about Rob and how much respect he earned during his time with us is motivation to appreciate what we have and help others learn to enjoy it, too.

+1 Anna. I have found it difficult not to shed a tear reading this thread and the heartfelt stories of those that were close to him. I ran across this just last night ... it seemed to be fitting to post as I think, from what I've read, that it could well be the way that Rob lived his life.

Life's Little Instructions

- Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
- Never waste an opportunity to tell people you love them.
- Don't be afraid to say, "I made a mistake" or "I don't know".
- Leave everything a little better than you found it.
- Take responsibility for every area of your life.
- Commit yourself to constant improvement.
- Strive for excellence, not perfection.
- Have a firm handshake.
- Look people in the eye.
- Avoid negative people.
- Keep it simple.
- Be the first to say "hello".
- Return all things you borrow.
- Be there when people need you.
- Don't expect life to be fair.
- Learn three clean jokes.
- Remember other people's birthdays.
- Compliment even the smallest improvements.
- Never underestimate the power of love.
- Keep your promises no matter what.
- Be forgiving of yourself and others.
- Say "please" and "thank you" a lot.
- Count your blessings.

Some great news articles about Rob have surfaced this week, but this one really, really takes the cake. I've been re-reading it all morning.

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SurfNTurf wrote:Some great news articles about Rob have surfaced this week, but this one really, really takes the cake. I've been re-reading it all morning.

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I don't know what a single word of his senior thesis paper title means. Heck, I don't even think I can pronounce it!

It's brought tears when I read all these comment, we don't know Rob but ours thoughts and prayer with his sister and parent at this time. We will carry his love for the mountain when we climb.

SurfNTurf wrote:Some great news articles about Rob have surfaced this week, but this one really, really takes the cake. I've been re-reading it all morning.

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news ... php#page-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Very touching article. Very sad. RIP.

gregory_fischer wrote:

SurfNTurf wrote:Some great news articles about Rob have surfaced this week, but this one really, really takes the cake. I've been re-reading it all morning.

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news ... php#page-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't know what a single word of his senior thesis paper title means. Heck, I don't even think I can pronounce it!

Whereas, I would actually really like to read it. It was awesome that he got to go to BC to do field work, that's such a gorgeous area, and so geomorphically dynamic.

bergsteigen wrote:

gregory_fischer wrote:

SurfNTurf wrote:Some great news articles about Rob have surfaced this week, but this one really, really takes the cake. I've been re-reading it all morning.

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news ... php#page-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't know what a single word of his senior thesis paper title means. Heck, I don't even think I can pronounce it!

Whereas, I would actually really like to read it. It was awesome that he got to go to BC to do field work, that's such a gorgeous area, and so geomorphically dynamic.

I clearly should have taken more than an Intro to Geology class in college. Saturday was the first time I've ever heard Rob talk in detail about geology; we thought he didn't want to come across as nerdy. On the way up the S-Ridge, he talked about the different types of erosion he could see pointing to different rocks fractured by wind erosion as well as the freeze-thaw cycle. One of the guys ran out of TP and Rob brought up his senior thesis project where he was in the backcountry of British Columbia for 3 weeks. He told us how he ran out of toilet paper and had to resort to using rocks to wipe his butt. We laughed at him just at the thought of how uncomfortable that would be.

bergsteigen wrote:

gregory_fischer wrote:

SurfNTurf wrote:Some great news articles about Rob have surfaced this week, but this one really, really takes the cake. I've been re-reading it all morning.

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news ... php#page-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't know what a single word of his senior thesis paper title means. Heck, I don't even think I can pronounce it!

Whereas, I would actually really like to read it. It was awesome that he got to go to BC to do field work, that's such a gorgeous area, and so geomorphically dynamic.

I did a lunch-time search for it, and while I found listings of the presentation, I couldn't find anything showing an actual publication on-line... perhaps it exists in the realm of the internet research databases (pay sites from my understanding.)