Joe Puryear
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:41 pmJoe Puryear has been killed climbing in Tibet.
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web10f/news ... oe-puryear
With a long thread at: http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum ... d-in-Tibet
In recent years Joe and his climbing partner Dave Gottlieb had been doing the kind of climbs that most people only talk about - FA of Kang Nachugo, FA of Jobo Ribjang, PFA of Trakargo and more. Their climbs were inspirational to many of us. Joe climbed with a lot of passion and care for both the mountains and those who lived around them.
Joe and I swapped a lot of information about these kinds of mountains and I know why he went where they did. I always figured he would come back and we'd do it all over again.
I wish his friends and family, and especially Dave, condolences on the loss of Joe, all strength for the times ahead and thanks for helping make him who he was.
D
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web10f/news ... oe-puryear
With a long thread at: http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum ... d-in-Tibet
In recent years Joe and his climbing partner Dave Gottlieb had been doing the kind of climbs that most people only talk about - FA of Kang Nachugo, FA of Jobo Ribjang, PFA of Trakargo and more. Their climbs were inspirational to many of us. Joe climbed with a lot of passion and care for both the mountains and those who lived around them.
Joe and I swapped a lot of information about these kinds of mountains and I know why he went where they did. I always figured he would come back and we'd do it all over again.
I wish his friends and family, and especially Dave, condolences on the loss of Joe, all strength for the times ahead and thanks for helping make him who he was.
D
