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Ed Webster
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Just heard word of his passing, we’ve lost one of the greats. |
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Way too young! Kind of a shock to hear this sad news, as I've known Ed for a long time. |
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Very sad to hear this. Like Steve, I’ve known Ed for a long time. He had many accomplishments as a climber and a writer as well as a family man. Condolences to his loved ones. He will be missed. |
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I had conversed via email with Ed a few times about local history as he went to high school in my town and was a wealth of information even in a small place like Leominster. Would love to have known him better. Truly an incredible human! |
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Sad sad news I was a youngster running around in the late 70's in North Conway area he was such a inspiration to all us. RIP ED |
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shit dawg |
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He was just here (i.e. in our local climbing town, New Paltz) last month for a slide show. Now I'm sorry I missed it. |
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Aw man, Sad hearing this. I knew Ed from climbing in NH /North Conway back around 1980. High climbing energy there at the time. RIP Ed. |
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Such a shock---hard to believe. I've just been corresponding with him about Fritz Wiessner---Ed was in the midst of writing a book about him. Gone too soon. RIP Ed. |
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Rest in Peace, Ed. You'll be missed. |
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I met him at the base of Cathedral in the 70s. We were in sitting in our car and he was on his bicycle when it started pouring. We invited him in out of the rain. We were high school nobodies and he was the man in North Conway, but he was very humble. Very sad to hear. |
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Ed was my friend for 40 years and I am immeasurably sad. |
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Sad - Ed Webster’s exploits sparked my imagination and fueled the fire for my own little adventures. His advice on training got me out of bed and running at 5am before work- without knowing him he made me a better climber. Thank you Ed Webster! I offer my sincere condolences to his Family and many Friends. |
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Got a link? |
Cherokee Nunes wrote: Haven’t seen anything out yet, heard it from IME friends |
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This is a total bummer. I agree it is hard to believe as he had actively been presenting and he was a captivating dude. |
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“Only the good die young”, and while Ed at 66 was not exactly young, he was a lot younger than many who knew and respected him. One reason that he was/is so respected is that he respected those who had climbed before him and learned from their experiences. Many of his FAs were “ beyond my pay grade”, but of those that were not I do not recall a single one that I’d consider a “ bad line” or an unworthy route. He had a good eye for the rock. Rest in Peace |
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This guy was for sure a climbing lifer. I never met him but knew of him of course when he was around New Hampshire. He experienced some really tough times, His girlfriend died when they were soloing off the top of a Black Canyon route and he lost parts of fingers from frostbite while alpine climbing. His commitment to test limits was inspiring. My condolences to his family |
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For those who haven’t read his book, Snow in the Kingdom, “ soloing” is not quite the correct word. “ Class 3 scrambling” is a better descriptor. I believe IME still has copies of his “ Frostbite Sunrise” ( I believe that’s the title) the photo that Ed believed caused the worst of his finger frostbite, taken in the early morning at around 28,000 ft, after an unplanned bivi, without gloves. |
JD1984 wrote: No way! I didn’t know he was from Leominster. |
