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Erica soloing on the P3 of the Nutcracker 5.8 - we met her while getting ready to climb pitch 4. Seeing her solo this route was probably the most impressive part of our climb - August 22, 2004
Note: Less than a year after our encounter Erica Kutcher perished in an avalanche in the mountains of Pakistan. Only then I found out who and what an accomplished climber she was. She was 27. RIP.
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| Johnhl94563 | 5.9? | | 
Hasn't voted | Hey Kris, 5.9?? I thought nutcracker was 5.8?? I also had a free solo climber pass me on it, but wasn't nearly as nice looking (at least to me)... | | Posted Oct 11, 2004 12:05 am |
 | | Zzyzx | Re: 5.9? | | Hasn't voted | John, you're right. I guess I wrote 5.9 because the 1st pitch variation we did was 5.9 - I can't find another explanation :) | | Posted Oct 11, 2004 12:26 am |
| nefarius | ahhh... | | 
Hasn't voted | Happiness and sadness all at once. Erika was quite a special person. I have some fun shots of her I might post up at some point. She was tons of fun and always left people smiling. | | Posted Apr 13, 2007 2:47 am |
| | Zzyzx | Re: ahhh... | | Hasn't voted | I think you should Randy. I wish I'd had a chance to get to know her. | | Posted Apr 13, 2007 11:34 pm |
| Andino | Excellent... | | 
Voted 10/10 | shot. Brilliant atmosphere, we feel like being there with her ! | | Posted Jul 20, 2007 3:18 pm |
| lcarreau | That's way | | 
Voted 10/10 | too young! Thanks for posting, Kris! | | Posted Dec 10, 2007 12:51 pm |
| d_shorb | bon voyage | | 
Voted 10/10 | I worked with her 24/7 for a while in utah same year she died. Erica rocked, and was crazy too, man. what a BADASS cat. She wore these cool Evil Kenevil-looking star pants, and made everyones' heads turn with her comments too. glad I knew her, what little I did. | | Posted Dec 16, 2007 6:30 pm |
| tanya | How Sad | | 
Voted 10/10 | :( | | Posted Feb 26, 2008 3:16 am |
| | aaporik | Re: How Sad | | 
Hasn't voted | She died while climbing in Pakistan around Trango Group. A great lost. God bless her soul. | | Posted Sep 26, 2008 11:49 pm |
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