Climber Deceased On Crestone Peak

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Beautiful. He idolized you, Jeff. I know that for a fact.
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Not on the top of a 14er, but with love nonetheless <3
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We didn't know Chris, but thought of him on our hike up Mt. Lindsey today...
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Chris Gray on a beautiful December morning in 2011.

Aaron, Chris and I left Denver early that morning with Fletcher as our Primary goal. It was wonderful to talk with Chris about his love of the mountains.

Have thought of you a lot, my friend....always will.
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axbauer wrote:Not on the top of a 14er, but with love nonetheless <3
Taylor, i live in Ohio so I cannot climb for chris. However, in his memory I hiked 21 miles today on the Buckeye Trail. Lost my sign to a wind gust in a torrential downpour......but I did lay down tracks in honor of your husband. Just a soaked and sweaty 60 yr old glad to take a day of reflection and gift it to you both. It is awesome to see the 14er community wrap its arms of comfort around you. Hopefully it gives you joy to feel that bond and adds to your countless happy memories of your husband. Peace and prayers to you.
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Thank you for these pictures. They are wonderful!
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Hi Taylor,

I live in Wisconsin so I am unable to climb a 14er for Chris. So I hiked 10 miles of the Timm's Hill National Scenic Side Trail to Timm's Hill, the highest Point in Wisconsin at 1951'. I created an entry for Chris and Rob in the guest book.
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It meant alot to me that Chris responded to my request for a climbing partner. May god bless you and your family during this time.

Sincerely,

Chris Schlegel (MechE)
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So cool. Thank you so much!
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I`m so sorry for your loss.
There are no peaks in this part of Texas but I`ll run this weekend`s 20 miler in Chris` memory.
Run far, climb high.
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I hiked Crestone Peak and Humbolt Peak last weekend. For me the most magical experience was around 6:30 am when the sun rose through the distant eastern horizon and struck the Crestones with a warm light. Both my hiking partner and i stopped for about 10 minutes on the slopes of Humbolt overlooking the valley and witnessed a beautiful light show...at first deep pinks and then glowing to yellow. Then suddenly the sun filtered through a cloud on the horizon and the miracle of light suddenly went to the dull normalcy that we usually see mountains with. There is a magic moment and oh that we would stop to appreciate it because it is so brief and fleeting.
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