[andy popp]

Whether or not it was so great I don't know, but I did review 'The Ordinary Route' for high. It's still one my favourite climbing books. A few weeks after the review was published there arrived in the post a beautiful and very gracious  hand written note of thanks from Harold.

[Fultonius]

Nu Labour.



Might have stolen that from Andy E's facebook...

[notbadforafatlad]

Cricket Hard Nut Brian Close.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/920501.html

[mrjonathanr]

I had never heard of Ted Smith till I read this obituary. Seems an appropriate place to recognise him..
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/25/ted-smith

[andy_e]

Henning Mankell.

[mrjonathanr]

We seemed to have overlooked Denis Healey, silly billies.

[Oldmanmatt]

I think of him every time I look in the mirror and realise I am of an age where my eyebrows need "doing"....


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[SA Chris]

I think of him every time I look in the mirror and realise I am of an age where my eyebrows need "doing"....

All i can think of is this

[andy_e]

Diane Charlemagne

[Fiend]

[Muenchener]

I think of him every time I look in the mirror and realise I am of an age where my eyebrows need "doing"....

My barber has taken to doing mine with a trimmer. Worrying.

[Bubba]

Diane Charlemagne

It'd be rude not to include:

[mrjonathanr]

Philthy Animal Taylor

[ghisino]

Remy Bergasse. Fa of "le toit d'Orsay" 8B+/8c+, 9a climber, 2nd rank member of the French lead team.
Also known as a brilliant student and young math teacher.
Author of a rather funny tongue in cheek climbing training video.
Apparently committed suicide, which is vert puzzling and troubling from very distant perspective...what kind of darkness can be stronger than an apparently very successful life?

[Muenchener]

Philthy Animal Taylor

[Oldmanmatt]

Remy Bergasse. Fa of "le toit d'Orsay" 8B+/8c+, 9a climber, 2nd rank member of the French lead team.
Also known as a brilliant student and young math teacher.
Author of a rather funny tongue in cheek climbing training video.
Apparently committed suicide, which is vert puzzling and troubling from very distant perspective...what kind of darkness can be stronger than an apparently very successful life?

I was trying tofind out what happened all day yesterday, for similar reasons to those expressed in your final line.

But, the reasons will have been real to him.

Though, would they still have been so overwhelming, a year from now?

So many of my darkest, bleakest, crushing moments; that seemed so insurmountable; now seem so distant and...

Small.


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[Grubes]

RIP Remy and condolences to all his friends and family.

Every time I think some one who I perceive to have a better life than myself commits suicide (remy, robin williams, gary speed etc) I used to think how selfish. More recently while I was dealing with depression and accepting I was suffering. I realised you can outwardly appear to be the happiest person in the world but no one truly know how you feel and what you are dealing with.

Here is a passage from the watchmen I think of in these sad times.

Heard joke once:
Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain.
Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up."
Man bursts into tears. Says "But Doctor... I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.

[Mike Tyson]

Jonah Lomu, very sad news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34853536

[fatneck]

Agreed. What an absolute beast he was...

[SA Chris]

Really sad. just 40. RIP.

[Nibile]

One of the most powerful athletes ever.
196 cm tall, 118 kg, 10.8" 100 meters sprint.
Absolute legend. Sad news.

[jwi]

One of the most powerful athletes ever.
196 cm tall, 118 kg, 10.8" 100 meters sprint.
Absolute legend. Sad news.

That's some crazy wattage there.

[webbo]

Eric De Vlaemick cyclocross legend 7 times World Champion.

[Duma]

Holly Woodlawn (of walk on the wild side fame)

[Nibile]

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots.
It was a mistery for me how he was still going on despite the excesses... Like seeing a dinosaur out of your window.