The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye

Next week a friend of mine heads to Mammoth Lakes for a memorial for one of his good friends, rock climbing master, John Bachar. An international rock star of the climbing world, Bachar was known for his soloing—unroped climbs—and his uncompromising self-reliant style. His poetic purity of vision—one body, one rock—inspired generations of climbers. He died, alone, doing what he loved.
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