RIP Carl Skoog

[White Chocolate]

I'm out of words right now, post a picture of Carl from our Kashmir trip last winter instead. Carl in his usual overpacked style in Tangmarg.

It was great getting to know you Carl, RIP brother.

Usual overpacked style is an understatement. I'm sure that some people remember his old tercel wagon that could only fit one person because of all the gear.

[mtbakerskier]

Usual overpacked style is an understatement. I'm sure that some people remember his old tercel wagon that could only fit one person because of all the gear.

LOL, I dont know what was worse his overpacked car, or his winter driving skills.

[BakerBoy]

LOL, I dont know what was worse his overpacked car, or his winter driving skills.

Somehow I got blamed for running him into a snowbank, even though he was skidding for 150 feet into it. Oh well, he always made it up to me at our Glacier cabin which I shared with Rene, when Carl would surf the couch and stink up the entire place with his moldy long underwear. Good times, good times.

RIP. Eternal freshies...

[White Chocolate]

Actually, i think the best carl story was the time that had to drive sean's subie home back when it had the dildo shifter, so he put on a glove

[mtbakerskier]

Actually, i think the best carl story was the time that had to drive sean's subie home back when it had the dildo shifter, so he put on a glove

Bwhahahahaha. Thatand the fact that the only lodge food that he would eat was the free condiments that he put on his hogie rolls. It was like eating a hotdog with out the dog.

[hop]

Fuck. I just got back to WA after 2 months in SA and get slammed with this news. Ughh.
Carl was one of the most influential skier/photographer/people I have had the pleasure to meet. I have shared more ski adventures with him than pretty much anyone else in the past five years; adventures spanning from the dildo-glove drive and local PNW good times to Kashmir, France, Italy, Spain, UT, OR.... the list goes on. The last time I heard from him was when he was in Mendoza, awaiting the arrival of Rene so they could head to the mountains. He was joking that they should just climb the mountain of gear he had in the hostel waiting room instead. I was trying to get him to join me on the horsepacking trip I was about to embark on but he was not scheduled to get out of the mountains in time. I know he would have loved it.

RIP buddy. I will miss you. Thanks for all the good times.

[Monique]

Hop, damn, we have been thinking about you and hoping someone had been able to reach you in SA. Wish I could do better than "sorry."

[Lowell_Skoog]

The following notice will appear in the Seattle and Eastside newspapers tomorrow. Details of Carl’s memorial gathering are at the end of the notice.



Carl Warren Skoog

Carl Skoog, 46, died October 17, 2005 in a ski mountaineering accident on Cerro Mercedario (6770 m) in the high Andes of Argentina. Carl was accompanied by his steadfast friend Rene Crawshaw of Chilliwack, B.C., who fortunately was not injured.

Born February 10, 1959, Carl grew up in Medina with four older brothers and a sister, all introduced to the outdoors by their ski jumping father, Dick Skoog and skiing mother, Ingrid Skoog. A lifetime Eastside resident (the family moved to Bellevue in 1953), Carl was an avid recreational skier and ski instructor during high school. He graduated from Bellevue High in 1977 and earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1981. After college, Carl developed products for Seattle-area outdoor equipment manufacturers such as SMC, SunDog and Outdoor Research, combining his love of the outdoors and his talent for design.

While still in college, Carl began climbing mountains with his older brothers Gordy and Lowell. He worked part-time during college summers as a mountain guide, introducing beginners to mountaineering on Mt. Baker and leading clients up peaks ranging from the Cascades to South America. Over a period of twenty-five years, Carl climbed and skied hundreds of peaks throughout North America and pioneered dozens of new climbing and ski mountaineering routes in his beloved Cascades. Carl's desire to share his mountain adventures led to a growing interest in photography. In the mid-1990s, he quit equipment design to pursue outdoor photography as a career. Carl excelled in the demanding niche of adventure photography, his photos gracing dozens of ski magazine covers, advertisements, catalogs, and feature articles.

Carl was preceded in death by his father Richard B. Skoog and is survived by his mother Ingrid W. Skoog of Bellevue; brother Lawrence Skoog of Seattle; brother R. (Randall) Philip Skoog (wife, Janice) of Washington, D.C.; sister Anita Skoog Neil (husband, Bill Neil) of Bellevue; brother Gordon Skoog of Redmond; and brother Lowell Skoog (wife, Stephanie Subak) of Seattle. Carl was a loving uncle to Courtney Skoog (Philip), Wendy Gerber, Julie Iriondo, Dana and Erik Skoog (Gordy), and Thomas Skoog (Lowell). He is also survived by his aunt, Elsie Skoog, and cousins James, Jon, and Leonard Skoog, all originally of Mercer Island.

A gathering to celebrate Carl's life is planned for Saturday, November 12, 2005 at 4:00 p.m at The Mountaineers clubhouse, 300 Third Ave. W, Seattle, WA. Friends and family are encouraged to bring photos and mementos to share about Carl's life.

[Lance_K]

Adam, Grant- POSITIVITY to you... and all other survivors closest to Karl.

[Krak]

Carl and I grew up together on the same block, he and his brothers and I played together as school kids, skied together in the mountains and taught skiing together in the Cascade Mountains. Carl was an ambassador to the ski-mountaineering community, a genuine soul who asked little from the industry and gave much in return sharing his love for the outdoors and bringing inspiration to others. I will remember him most for his big smile while on skis, no matter how awful the weather conditions were. Today, I am greeted with his memory by one of his photos of Mt Baker, about 5'x 8' plastered across the wall as I go to the Gym here at The North Face.

My heart to brothers Lowell and Gordy.

[hop]

Here are some more pictures of Carl doing what he loved. Normally he's the guy behind the camera but every once in a while he snuck into the frame as well.

The 1st pic is Carl and Telepath at Brighton back in 2003. The picture Carl is shooting ended up as a full page shot in Off Piste mag last year.

The 2nd is Carl skiing down Pink Pine (?) in LCC. This was moments after we got the shot that ended up being the cover of the Patagonia "Heart of Winter" catalog last winter

3rd is Carl in Tangmarg, Kashmir, India. We had just discovered the wonders of Kashmiri cookies.

4th is Carl, myself, Cyrille Boinay, and Glisseur on top of Mt. Apherwat (sp I can never get it right) in Kashmir. We summitted at sunset and skied down under a full moon with crystal clear skies and boot to knee deep pow. Bliss.

[uglymoney]

More problems on Mt. Mercedario. Some climbers from Iowa. I don't know any of them personally, but have been to a couple of Chuck Huss's Everest slideshows and drank beers courtesy of Steve Shrivers company. Apparently they ran out of food a couple days ago. Vibes for fellow E. Iowans.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Rescuers try to reach
Iowa City climbers in Andes

By Mike McWilliams

Rescue efforts are underway for a six-person mountain climbing team, including three Iowa City residents, stranded in the Andes Mountains in Argentina.

According to a release from climber family members:

The team consists of climbing veteran and Iowa City Mercy Hospital emergency room physician Chuck Huss, Iowa City resident John Richard, Steve Shriver, of Marion, Steve Ovel, of Cedar Rapids, Dan Smith of Utah and Chad Swope, of Iowa City, who coaches girls' track coach and cross country at Regina High School.

The team is stranded by mud slides, foul weather and high winds at a mining camp near the trailhead to Mount Mercedario in Argentina.

On Nov. 17, the team alerted officials and family members of the situation and rescue efforts began.

The climbing team had begun its ascent on Mount Mercedario, a 22,834-foot peak, when a natural dam on a large lake collapsed in the upper Andes. The collapse generated a 70-foot wave of water, which came down the mountain causing mudslides and destroying all approaches to the trailhead.

All men are described as experienced mountain climbers.

Huss is known for his four attempts to scale Mount Everest - the world’s tallest peak at 29,035 feet. He has yet to reach the top of Everest. His first bid in 1998 ended after a fall. Illness, likely from drinking contaminated water, led him to turn back in 2000. Three years later, bad weather kept him from reaching the summit as it did again this year.


http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pb.../51123003/1079
http://www.gazetteonline.com/2005/11...erstrapped.htm

[hop]

It's hard to believe it's been five years.

[hop]

I put together a collection of some of my favorite Carl memories here.

[ShawnB]

Thanks for letting us see that, Hop.


Not many of us receive that kind of appreciation. He obviously earned it.

[Gunder]

It's hard to believe it's been five years.

Agreed,

Thanks for that link.

[hop]

Bump for six years.

[Johnny Deep]

Another sad day.

RIP

[hop]

Seven years. Miss you buddy.

[Slaag Master]

rip. blessings to the family, friends, and the tribe. the recent surge in deaths within our rather small community has left me feeling dull. we push so hard in so many places...we slip, we tumble, we fall. the apprehension seems more jagged as i wait for snow and activity to ease my pre-season aimlessness.

[MadPatSki]

I had been on his site a few times and enjoyed reading his stuff.

http://www.alpenglow.org/carl-skoog/index.html

Vibes to the ones that knew him...time flies.

[hop]

Ten years have flown by.

https://adamcu.wordpress.com/2010/10...oog-1959-2005/

[ACH]

I put together a collection of some of my favorite Carl memories here.

Thanks for sharing hop.

[Schmear]

Ten years have flown by.

https://adamcu.wordpress.com/2010/10...oog-1959-2005/

Good words, hop. Carl's images have a distinct quality to them. Seems like it was sunny wherever he went.

[GeezerSteve]

10 years. Wow. Good guy. If you haven't heard, in August of this year, Carl's sister-in-law (Lowell's wife), Steph Subak, was killed in a fall while backpacking in the Sierra.