[pct-l] Andy Basque

[Henry Shires]

I know I speak for all of us on the PCTA Board when I say that we're  
all in a state of shock.  We've lost a family member, friend,  
thruhiker, and voice for the trail.  On a personal level, I had the  
great privilege of spending 4 hours alone with her driving back from  
Manning Park to Seattle after last month's PCTA board meeting. In  
those 4 hours we moved from colleagues to friends.  I will never  
forget that space and time and will cherish her memory for the rest  
of my days.  Climb on, Andy, and set some routes for the rest of us.

Henry


On Aug 12, 2008, at 1:58 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:05:10 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Barry Teschlog <tokencivilian at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Loss of a PCTA Board Member
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <644952.40887.qm at web52501.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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>> From the 6th post on the below linked thread:
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> "Rest in Peace Andie!
> I heard the news last night. I've climbed with her and her husband.  
> She was a great climber, PCT Board member, and great friend to all.
> She will most certainly be missed.
> Much love to Jeff, her husband, and her extended Mazama family. "
>
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> http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/ 
> 825480/gonew/1#UNREAD
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> Can also be reached from the front page of cascadeclimbers.com via  
> forums list, climbers board and look for thread? "fatal fall on  
> dragontail" currently about 1/2 way down the first page.
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> Newspaper article linked in the above thread:
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> http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/ 
> NEWS04/448634810/1002
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> This sucks.? Condolences to all of her family and friends.
>