Steve Louthan RIP

The Daily Camera is reporting a hiker-related fatality in Eldo. Article

This is confusing.. I was up at seal rock in the flatirons this morning.

The Camera is wrong, I was there. It was a fall from the top of the Bastille and the person was wearing tennis shoes not climbing shoes, and no climbing gear. I won't speculate on if the fall was an accident or intentional, but it was not someone climbing. The deceased was an approximately 45 year old male who was alone.

I was up in Eldo yesterday and saw some fire trucks, etc on the descent from Ruper around that time. They were there for a while and by the time I got back down to the road police and ambulances were there as well. There was a light at the top of the bastille. Didn't see much. Inquired and got a vague "not serious, still under investigation" answer so didn't pry. Understandable response.

Regardless of the circumstances, condolences to his family and friends. I hate when I hear about this sort of stuff happening.

Disregard anything about Seal Rock. Not close. Flatirons 101 class may be needed here.

RIP for the person involved.

As it turns out the guy was a pretty serious climber. Family has recently started to sell off some of his items. I picked up some of his worn out old guide books...lotsa notes. sad. sad. sad.

very sad to hear thoughts to all involved

Did anyone know Stephen Louthan?

A bunch of us who went to school with Steve just learned about this.  He was a climber and good guy.  We're working on putting together some kind of memorial - and would love to hear from any of his friends in CO or DC.  

I'm sorry for your loss, Josh.

If you think it might help alert some of his friends & partners, I could add his name to the title of this thread.  And/or you could start a memorial thread for him.

ETA: Clearly a sizable group of his friends did indeed just find out. The article posted above (dated 1/31/13) is currently the #6 most popular article on the Daily Camera’s site.

If you could change the title to "Steve Louthan, RIP" that would be nice.  Thanks.