Hey everyone, I was going through this thread and wasn't able to find anything about Jake Lord who was one of the first deaths on Capitol last year (he died just over a year ago).
Jake and I grew up in Parker together and though we weren't close in our adult lives I just wanted to give a shout out to a childhood friend and fellow lover of the mountains. From what I understand he was a relatively experienced climber and was killed when a loose boulder came down the hill with him on their ascent.
RIP Jake
Jake Lord
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Re: Jake Lord
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/deputy- ... bers-fall/
He and his partner were taking the ridge instead of ascending the boulder field to K2 when a 200-lb rock he was on broke away from the mountain. It was a tough year up on Capitol Peak.
He and his partner were taking the ridge instead of ascending the boulder field to K2 when a 200-lb rock he was on broke away from the mountain. It was a tough year up on Capitol Peak.
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Re: Jake Lord
There was a good quality High Country News article about Capitol a while back that talked a fair amount about Lord. I remember thinking it seemed like a respectful and fairly thorough treatment of the incident. I could track down the article if you want.
Edit: here's the article.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.8/recreat ... the-alpine
Edit: here's the article.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.8/recreat ... the-alpine
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Re: Jake Lord
Thanks Eli!