Jeff Batten (prow Solo) Memorial
Karl Baba
25th, 2010
He posted as Juan de fuca, prowsolo, the general, rockstar, lostarrow
and other alias.
And he was the original internet troll on the subject of climbing,
dating far back into the usenet board Rec.climbing, before the web had
such communications.
For a long time, Jeff's posts were merely trolls, sometime appreciated,
sometimes resented. But as time went on, Jeff moved over to Supertopo .
Jeff opening up and shared more and more of himself with the online
community. His scientific interests, his struggles with physical pain
and depression, and his explorations into spirituality. He was our taco
seismograph.
I choose to believe that Jeff is relieved from his struggles now, after
facing them and exploring many ways of inner peace. I offer condolences
for those who knew and will miss him. We will.
I hate to post this in the post-apocolyptic Rec.climbing, but Feel like
Jeff would have liked that.
Fly high Jeff, on your greatest adventure since soloing the Prow.
Peace
Karl
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Brent Ware
> Public records show that our friend Jeff Batten has left us, on May
> 25th, 2010
I met Jeff through r.c before I even moved out here. I got really sick
on the drive out in the U-Haul, emergency room sick, and Jeff came over
an unloaded all my belongings for me so I wouldn't have to pay a late
fee on the truck. I still owed him dinner for that. He and his wife
took me to Griffith Park to see a Jim Bridwell slideshow, took me out
for dinner. He took me to Stoney Point for the first time. I often saw
him around campus, and we talked about his inventions. We gave each
other shit on r.c. He gave me the appelation "sport climbing
playboy", which was odd, because I was a broke postdoc driving a Honda
Civic with 200k miles on it, and I did far more trad then than I do now.
He and I even carried haul bags up to the base of the Nose and did the
first few pitches. From Camp 4. In the rain. Because the roads were
closed. During the great flood of 97. It rained for the next 40 days
and 40 nights and we would have certainly died. But he talked me into
it, before I was able to talk him out of it.
He made me laugh.
I hadn't seen him much recently, but I always figured I'd catch up with
him and buy him that dinner.
My condolences to his wife and family.
-bw
JSH
> > Public records show that our friend Jeff Batten has left us, on May
> > 25th, 2010
The King is dead. Long live the King.
JSH
Russ Walling
so. RIP King, the tradition you perfected is alive and well all over
the net thanks to you and your style.
Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Amanda
> Public records show that our friend Jeff Batten has left us, on May
> 25th, 2010
If there is a tunnel with a light at the end, I hope for Jeff that the
view when exiting was like leaving the Wawona Tunnel and that the Ride
of the Valyries was in his ears.
Thanks again for all the laughs.
Brent Ware
Brent Ware
Klooch Man
i], but it does mean something to the rest of us. Thanks to Brent and
others who have recalled some of the offline Batten.
fts...@msn.com
rec.cimbing for the first time in several years, and i found news of
Jeff's passing.
I recall the wasted countless hours stuck in a cube or rained out on
the weekend, scanning rec.climbing for the latest hook set by Jeff or
to get the update on the lord slime/batten thread of the day/week/
month. The beauty and simplicity of the troll that was a Batten post
still brings a smile.
My condolences to all Jeff touched along the way.
Cheers,
Frank
Andy Gale
> Public records show that our friend Jeff Batten has left us, on May
> 25th, 2010
>
> He posted as Juan de fuca, prowsolo, the general, rockstar, lostarrow
> and other alias.
>
> And he was the original internet troll on the subject of climbing,
> such communications.
>
> For a long time, Jeff's posts were merely trolls, sometime appreciated,
> sometimes resented. But as time went on, Jeff moved over to Supertopo .
> Jeff opening up and shared more and more of himself with the online
> community. His scientific interests, his struggles with physical pain
> and depression, and his explorations into spirituality. He was our taco
> seismograph.
>
> I choose to believe that Jeff is relieved from his struggles now, after
> facing them and exploring many ways of inner peace. I offer condolences
> for those who knew and will miss him. We will.
>
> Jeff would have liked that.
>
> Fly high Jeff, on your greatest adventure since soloing the Prow.
>
> Peace
>
> Karl
>
> --
> Remove NOSPAM to emailwww.yosemiteclimber.com
I know I am late to this, but just wanted to add my condolences. It
is a sad day.
Andy
Simon Isbister
<fts...@msn.com> wrote in message
news:fc547501-a443-4fd6...@q40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Sad news. For some reason this morning i had an urge to check in with
> rec.cimbing for the first time in several years, and i found news of
> Jeff's passing.
>
> I recall the wasted countless hours stuck in a cube or rained out on
> the weekend, scanning rec.climbing for the latest hook set by Jeff or
> to get the update on the lord slime/batten thread of the day/week/
> month. The beauty and simplicity of the troll that was a Batten post
> still brings a smile.
Same thing- I haven't been on here in well over a year, and showed up to
find about 1000 spam posts, and 10 memorial posts.
I never met him in person, but I always knew there would be something
outrageous to read here... and it was usually a response to him.
<Sigh>
Guillaume Dargaud
about
the death of some classic poster.
In this case I hope it's his ultimate trolling and he's having a good laugh
at us.
Guillaume Dargaud
http://www.gdargaud.net/
"I'll be mellow when I'm dead." — Weird Al Yankovic.
Al Black
road trip that'd I'd connect and find a way to climb at stoney point or
Williamson rock with him. (Unless the gun owners, mexicans, or honda
drivers, or boy scouts got in way, of course.)
al
kellie
was to discover that Stoney Point was a real place and not just
something made up by Batten. Condolences to all.