Fatality on Longs' Keyhole Route

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Re: Fatality on Longs' Keyhole Route

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I'm saddened to hear of this news. My condolences to the young man's family and friends.
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Deepest condolences to the family and friends of this young man. Very sad day.
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Prayers for his family and friends - so sad to hear.
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Wow. Horribly sad.
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Sincere condolences to the family and friends of this fallen climber. In the mountains, we're all family and we remember those who have passed with each summit we gain.

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Last edited by zdero1 on Thu Aug 15, 2013 8:13 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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I think it would be prudent at this point to establish both a condolences thread and an analysis (speculation) thread to differentiate these comments, as this is in the Information category and not in the memorial/accident categories. I'm confused about the OP's intent here as the edited post is strictly to inform us of the route being closed, yet the title presents something that should be in the accidents section.
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zero, I think he posted when there were no details other than the route was closed.

Condolences to friends, family, and climbing partners.
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Very sorry to hear this, it's been such a tough year... I wish peace to his loved ones.
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d_baker wrote:zero, I think he posted when there were no details other than the route was closed.
Baker's right.

I'm so sorry to hear about the death despite the immediate response of park personnel. Condolences to his family
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Grace & peace to family, friends, and all involved
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Just saw someone post this to the 14ers.com facebook page, very sad indeed.
http://www.news-leader.com/article/2013 ... Paul-Nahon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Seemed like a good guy. :(
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