Death on El Diente
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Death on El Diente
I just received the morning paper here in Telluride. Another of us is gone. This is so sad.
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RIP
John Merrill
Ken
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RIP
John Merrill
Ken
What do you call a guy like me up here
More than a hiker, but not quite a mountaineer
The thighs labor and the breathing is hard
I hold high places in the highest regard
More than a hiker, but not quite a mountaineer
The thighs labor and the breathing is hard
I hold high places in the highest regard
- giarcd
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Sad so sad---RIP fellow mountainlover
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Dammit. RIP....
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This has been such a hard season. I know that accidents happen every year but it doesn't seem like they were stacked like this. This is another real tragedy and my thoughts are out for him. Be careful out there.
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My thoughts and prayers go out for his family and friends. I'm very sorry for your loss (and ours).
...the mountain peaks belong to Him. -- PS 95:4
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
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“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz
- mtgirl
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RIP John Merrill. My thoughts are with his family and friends during this most difficult time. The report says his wife is pregnant, and my heart is broken for her.
"Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away."
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RIP John
What a sobering summer.
What a sobering summer.
- Johnson
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I echo mtgirl's statement.... How tragic is every death in the hills but to leave a wife and unborn child behind..... particularly sad indeed. Prayers to them..... May they find strength......
In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. - Psalm 95:4
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Wow - El Diente is not a very nice mountain
Tragic.
Tragic.
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Thoughts and prayers go out to friends and family....RIP
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Terrible story, my heart goes out to his wife.
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RIP John Merrill.. My thoughts and Prayers go out to his Wife, Family and Friends.
The Man said TA-DA!!!