Post by greenwoodsuncharted on Apr 12, 2017 18:47:05 GMT -8
I posted this in Trail head register as well, but wanted to double up here for the locals.
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.
Sam Kim Video
Sam Kim Article
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.
Sam Kim Video
Sam Kim Article
