Help: Jeff Lodico aka slimshady

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Best wishes to Jeff for a full recovery, and to family and friends going through trying hours.
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Hang in there Jeff.. you are obviously one tough muther! Is Snowmass cursed or something.. that mountain terrifies me..
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Sending out positive vibes for Jeff from Kansas. Hoping for a speedy and complete recovery!


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Agreed, Snowmass was in a bad mood this year. Good show for all of those involved and again, speedy recovery to Jeff.
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Praying for a quick recovery for you Jeff.

Paul - kudos to you and your friends for your efforts.
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Very glad to hear you are alive.
Hope you have a speedy and full recovery!
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In my prayers, hope for a quick recovery!
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Boggy B wrote:Jeff, no surprise you survived a cold night on the mountain. Pull through this, brother, we've got to make some more night runs on the ice! I don't think anyone's repeated "Retard's Traverse" after our FA.. :lol:
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To his love of mountain goat pictures :lol:

Or climbing first winter ascents on North Table in a full on snowstorm. Or our epic bivy after an ascent of the North Buttress of El Diente in fall. (What the hell were we thinking?) Or the 4rth class traverse high in RMNP in a full on snowstorm..to our awesome climbing road trip to Rainier...Too many memories buddy....and how could I forget that celebration cigar after Rainier. Or your tent flipping over after a 40 below night. Or your tent and 40 below bag blowing away into the distance off Longs Peak! Life is short my friend and you have experienced it...Get well and experience it some more! Ice is already in.

If any guy could survive a night up there, it would be Jeff. He probably set up the tent for the night with his 40 below down bag. He is always so so prepared. His pack was probably around 50 pounds when mine was super light for a day trip. Happy for the better news today then yesterday. Hope it continues that way.
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This is his brother Joe Lodico
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marie123 and I are sending Jeff and everyone involved our best. Feel free to reach out to us if we can help.
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I'll echo what kushrocks said there - if we can do anything to help please let us know.
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Hello Everyone,

This Is Dr. Jon Kedrowski, I got to Slim Shady yesterday morning a couple of hours before SAR arrived on the scene. I have posted new details and photos to my blog on my website at
http://www.jonkeverest.org/blog/2012/10 ... -2012.aspx

Please pray for Jeff, he is going to make a full recovery, I am sure of it. Thankyou to all the people who helped out including Katie, Tony and the rest of the West Elk Mountains SAR teams.

All the Best,

Jon Kedrowski, Ph.D.
Mountain Geographer, Author, Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado 14er High Bivys
http://www.jonkeverest.org/ORDER-SLEEPI ... MMITS.html
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