Just heard he has been killed in an accident in the Andes
http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools
Just heard he has been killed in an accident in the Andes
http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools
had just posted this as well:
Mitch is reporting this AM that Carl Skoog died in SA:
http://www.telemarktips.com/TeleNews.htm10/21-- American climbing and ski mountaineering legend Carl Skoog has apparently been killed in an accident on the South Face of 6,670m Mt. Mercedario in Argentina, according to a report in a local paper, Diario de Cuyo <http://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/home/new_noticia.php?noticia_id=122760>. The article reports that Carl fell on a 60 degree slope at around 4,000m and hit his on a rock outcropping. We are working on getting an accurate translation of the story as this tragic story continues to unfold. We will update as more information becomes available. The Telemarktips crew extends its sincere condolences to his brother Lowell, as well as the rest of the Skoog family, and his many friends.
I know more than a few mags knew himsad.
RIP
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
Fuck no. Here's a great guy, classic pioneer, ripping dood.
A total loss for us.
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His brother Lowell has provided what he knows on the above linked thread.
some may remember his work (among many other awesome pictures)
Last edited by cj001f; 10-21-2005 at 01:49 PM.
Elvis has left the building
Fuck no...
I know of you guys on here knew Carl pretty well....deepest heartfelt condolences to you guys. And of course of the Skoog family as well.
Damn
Holy shit. He is the photog that Hop primarily shot with and traveled with over the last few years. In fact, I am pretty sure that Hop was supposed to meet up with him at some point over the last month while in SA.
Wow...such a sad loss to the PNW community for sure. Positive vibes to his family and friends sent.
"You look like you just got schnitzled..."
Another fallen brother...![]()
between this thread and Woodsy's homeless buddy, it's a bit gloomy around these parts today...
"In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, — no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair." -Emerson
What horrible news.
Carl Skoog has done so much of the exploring and documenting of PNW moutaineering and skiing, his work leaves an indellible mark for sure.
He and his brother are some of the guys that me and my friends have always looked up, right up there with Fred Beckey and other PNW pioneers. I remember when my pal Dave first announced that his wife was pregnant I asked him, "are you excited?" His response, "Hell yeah, I'm starting my own team of little Skoogs."
RIP
another Handsome Boy graduate
RIP Carl Skoog![]()
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
Originally Posted by girlski0912
SAD, SAD, SAD. This is awful news. damn damn damn.![]()
HOP, check in, buddy. Hope your okay. If there's anything we can help with, drop a line.
I echo the senitiments of everyone else here. Tragic loss for skiing and the PNW.
R.I.P. Carl
Last edited by Squirrel99; 10-21-2005 at 11:32 AM.
NO
a tragic loss to the mountaineering community
For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was
Horrible news, and my thoughts go out to all of Carl's friends and family. An accomplished photographer and ski mountaineer, Carl worked with many of us here at Couloir. For those not familiar with Carl, I reposted the profile that we ran on him and his brother last year (here). His website www.carlskoog.com offers just a glimpse of the amazing stuff that he did and captured over the years.
Carl's loss will be felt deeply through the backcountry and ski mountaineering community, and he will be greatly missed. Truly sad.
-Graham
DamitDamitDamitDamitDamitDamitDamitDamitDamitDamit Damit
I keep trying to make this not real. Maybe there has been some mistake made? Some elaborate and creul hoax perhaps??
But it is real, isn't it? We have all lost a great skier and photographer and human being. Many of us have also lost a great friend.
My condolensces and most sincere Buddhist prayers go out to Carl, his brothers, his family, and to all touched by Carl's journey on Earth.
Last edited by BakerBunny; 10-21-2005 at 12:15 PM.
It's hard to wag your tail when it is tucked between your legs.
RIP Carl Skoog.
RIP Carl Skoog, you were certainly a pioneer and will always be remembered as one.
Horrible! does anyone have the spanish-language link?
Edit: nevermind, just saw the Original Story link. any other news reports?
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Last edited by KevinDineen; 10-21-2005 at 12:35 PM.
Taken before your time, good sir.
Seems like if you spend enough time in the upper reaches, eventually the odds catch up to you. It is very unfortunate.![]()
Let me lock in the system at Warp 2
Push it on into systematic overdrive
You know what to do
I used to work with his brother Gordy at a ski shop, where Carl's photos were all over the walls. Never knew Carl, but I certainly knew his work.
RIP Brother.
Hop annd other mags in the know, deepest sympathies.
Horrible news.![]()
rip to a northwest legend. it always seems so far away until it happens close to home.
god created man. winchester and baseball bats made them equal - evel kenievel
Damn this sucks. I had just started working with him a bit in our catalog...so sad. My prayers go out to his family and friends...
It is a sad sad day. The loss of a great skier and a great man.
Living vicariously through myself.
God, one of our own is coming to you. Please take good care of him.
Thanks
Josh
RIP on the great summit in the sky.
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