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Post by greenwoodsuncharted on Apr 12, 2017 15:44:12 GMT -8
I know there a great many left coasters on the forums. For any of you who make it to Mt. Baldy regularly, you have likely run into "Sam" Kim on the trail. At 78, Sam has climbed Baldy over 800 times. My wife and I were fortunate to meet him on the mountain in January. He stopped us, took our pictures, told us who he was, and that he intended to make it to Baldy summit 1,000 this year. He laughed and smiled, and it seems like that is the only way anyone can ever remember having seen him. Stories about him giving out Doritos and jelly beans, and taking selfies with everyone he met abound. Sam died on the Mountain. His body was discovered Tuesday afternoon, after several days of searching. This post is to let those who met him remember, and introduce his beautiful spirit to those who didn't. Video about SamArticle about Sam
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Post by catonsvillebill on Apr 13, 2017 7:38:32 GMT -8
Though I live on the east coast and never met him, I appreciate people like Sam. He seemed to do it all for the sheer love of it. More power to him. It is trite to say that he died doing what he loved.
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