Chris 的逝去是社会的损失，是时代的损失，更是她父母亲人的损失。 望父母提醒孩子避免无谓的危险游戏，华人在美生活不容易，平平安安是最基本的追求。<br>

<P>She has lived a great life. Rest in peace.</P>

<P>&nbsp; People have different values.&nbsp; Some people's lives are&nbsp;long and ordinary, some brilliant but short.&nbsp;&nbsp; If&nbsp;someone is&nbsp;willing to pay the ultimate price to seek the ultimate thrill, who are we to say that they are stupid?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P>

sad to hear a life lost this way. She should have safety measures no matter how good she is climbing the mountains. Her sudden departure is not necessary had she taken safety measures such as life ropes.&nbsp; Sympathy with her family. May God bless her and her family.

seems to me there is something fishing on this incident, Chris is a very much highly experienced climber, did police look into possibility of homicide?<br>

stupid! sooner or later... Sad for her family.

在自己最喜欢的地方，做自己最喜欢做的事，虽然很可惜，但也算死得其所了。

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">People should always&nbsp;put safety in the first place. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Is that a crazy without safety belt when people do these kinds of risky activities?</SPAN></P>

<P>(ZT) Our Story from Friday, 9 July 2010</P> <P>Dear Friends of Chris,<BR><BR>Chris was one of the most impressive and amazing people I've ever met. Our time together was far too short, but I treasure what time I did have with her, as I'm sure you all do. There will always be a place in my heart for her, and I'm sure those of you who knew her feel the same. Over the past couple days, I have been amazed by the variety of stories I've heard about Chris. I feel that through those people who have spent time with me these last couple days, I've gotten to know Chris a little better. And I've gotten to know them a little better too, which I think Chris would be pretty happy about. I look forward with hope to this process continuing - to hearing more about Chris and getting to know her friends and those she held dear.<BR><BR>To those people, thank you for your time and your support over the last couple days. Many people have asked if I need anything, but I can't really even comprehend that question yet. I appreciate all of the calls and emails I've gotten and I've read them all, even if I haven't responded. I'm not sure what I'll need or want going forward, but I'm pretty sure it will involve all of your continued time and support, for which I am more grateful than words could describe.<BR><BR>I think that the time has come for me to share some of my and Chris's story of Friday. I have shared it many times the last couple days, but with relatively few people. I'd like to share it more widely now. Since I don't have much else left to directly remember Chris by, this story is very precious to me. I'm torn between a feeling of fear that I will loose ownership of this story if I tell it too much, and a need for healing and remembering that comes with telling the story. Maybe even more significantly, I know that Chris had so many friends who are hurting now; if this story might help them, then I'd like it to do that. At that thought, the previous feelings of fear and selfishness melt away and I'm left with the hope that this story might help you get through this, as it has helped me.<BR><BR>Chris and I were climbing together Friday. I began the day with 2 friends from OEP, and we were climbing Cathedral peak. I was soloing and they were roped in, so I was ahead of them from the beginning. I was about 200' up when I heard someone say my name. I turned around, and there was Chris, climbing right towards me, with a huge smile on her face. She had gotten my voicemail that we were doing this climb and had caught up to me. She had parked at the trailhead about the time we got to the base of the climb, 10 am, and had jogged in and climbed up. She and I finished the rest of the climb together, taking our time, relaxing on ledges, and enjoying the beautiful weather. We sat on the top for a long time, enjoying the amazing 360 degree panorama. She said "It's great to have someone to share this with." Of course I agreed. We were there for a while, just talking and enjoying the view and each other's company. Eventually, we were joined by two other climbers who took our picture up there. Then we downclimbed over in the direction of Eichorn Pinnacle to get out of the wind. We were in no hurry, knowing we'd be waiting on our 2 roped friends from OEP who were still climbing Cathedral Peak. We sat on a sunny ledge below Cathedral Peak out of the wind and talked and enjoyed the day and each other's company. We made our way towards Eichorn, taking some more breaks as we went. I led the way up Eichorn, via the short 5.4 route that would take us to the summit. I traversed around the corner and on to the ledge with instant exposure. I walked across the ledge and led the way up the climb at least most of the way, until Chris passed me at a point where I was indecisive about which way to go (she was a much better climber than me; I usually only lead up to 5.8). She got to the top and I was right behind her. We sat there for a while and enjoyed the view. We talked a lot about her recent climbing adventures and her plans for the next week. She was so excited about how her climbing was going this summer. As usual, she inspired me with her very evident passion, drive, and enthusiasm for living life to its fullest. We saw the two guys we met on the Cathedral Peak summit descending towards us from there and we shouted at them and got them to take a couple pictures of us. It was windy and I was a bit cold, so then we decided to climb down. She led the way. She was about 10' above where she would move on to the ledge that leads off the climb and I was maybe 20' above her when I heard something. I turned around and saw that she had come off the rock. I don't know what happened or why she came off. I saw her falling. I was in shock and horrified and helpless. It was the worst moment of my life. Where ever she finally landed, it was out of my sight. The exposure there makes that fall not survivable under any circumstances. That should have been clear to me. It wasn't. I wanted to help her. I felt the clock ticking. I yelled at the two climbers who took our picture to go to the ridge and call SAR. I downclimbed as fast as I could. I ran/stumbled/jumped down the hill as fast as I could. I had to find her. I couldn't. The helicopter came in and found her quickly from the air. They dropped in two rangers via short haul and I ran to the ledge where they had landed. I got there, but kept my distance for fear of interfering with them. I asked them if they found her, and he said yes. I asked of she was alive, and he said no. I collapsed. The ground SAR team came up and met us. They got me back to the trailhead then the ranger station. Everyone was so helpful and supportive. The SAR workers, the rangers. They did everything they could for me, which felt inconsequential at the time, but I am very grateful for now.<BR><BR>Chris loved climbing. Those that know her, know that she would not apologize for climbing, even now. I feel lucky and grateful for the wonderful day we had together. It is something I will always hold close to my heart. No one chooses the time or place where they go, and Chris went while doing something she loved in a place she loved. I am consoled by that fact, as well as by the wonderful gift I was given of spending her last day with her. I hope that through my sharing it, it can offer consolation to you as well. <BR><BR>With the deepest sorrow, the most heartfelt condolences to her family and friends, with hope and encouragement of her continued inspiration of so many people, and above all with love, I am,<BR><BR>Very truly yours,<BR>Jim<BR><BR><BR>PS - As with many things, there is more to the story - this is just a summary. I'm not sure if I will ever publicly post more details about the story or not. If hearing more would help you, then please reach out to me and I will tell you. It helps me to know that I am helping, and it helps me to tell the story; it helps me to remember, which is something that I very much want to do.</P>

是啊，优胜美这地方夺走了前乔州清华校友会主席袁晓东及其母亲王朝晖<A href="http://www.atlanta168.com/cache/use/article/2009-04/1351.html">http://www.atlanta168.com/cache/use/article/2009-04/1351.html</A>

真时太可惜了。&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>

优胜美地这地方。。。让人无语。清华的那个跟他妈妈也是在这地方翻车遇难的。<div><br></div>

<A href="http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?aid=-1&amp;view=all&amp;oid=136210793068504&amp;s=0&amp;hash=06c6a4514b9abcdd73f396853e29e760">Photos from In Memory of Chris Chan</A>

<center> <img src=http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs052.snc4/34978_1510958421430_1458454506_1357280_765271_n.jpg><br><br> <a href=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136210793068504&v=wall><b>In Memory of Chris Chan</b></a> </center>

谢2楼贴照片，觉得面熟，好像在哪儿见过，真是太可惜了。有认识她父母的，请转达对她家的慰问。

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<P>做一些特殊的活动应评估风险。</P> <P>太可惜了。</P>