Long Beach [CA] firefighter, another rock climber found dead in Riverside County

KTLA ^

[BenLurkin]

Tahquitz Rock

[BobL]

Pretty as hell there. Americans need to take it back!

[BenLurkin]

What, do you think those guys were Russians?

[BobL]

“What, do you think those guys were Russians?”

Worse - people from south of the border.

[BenLurkin]

Long Beach is in L.A. county. In California. It’s between San Pedro and Huntington Beach. You should come out and visit. You can stay at the Queen Mary Hotel. It’s fun.

[BobL]

Thanks, let me check that my passport hasn’t expired. I may want to visit!

[BenLurkin]

Passport?

What in the world are you talking about?

[texas booster]

Gavin played for the Dallas Cowboys and other NFL teams, retiring in 2018. I believe that he became a firefighter with the Long Beach FD.

The other climber killed was believed to be his girlfriend, Chelsey Walsh.

[Qui is]

Actually the Queen Mary is closed and undergoing extensive repairs. The last company that managed it went bankrupt and left it virtually uninhabitable. Last time I was over that way about 2 weeks ago, I stopped by and spoke to the construction superintendent. He said he he had divers in the water currently patching leaks in the hull, pumping out water and sewage and preparing to do a complete MEP upgrade. It will be a few more years before it reopens.

[dfwgator]

Oh no, I remember Gavin.

[17th Miss Regt]

You can stay at the Queen Mary Hotel. It’s fun.

It is. indeed. You can also tour a Soviet submarine as well, berthed next to the QM.

[BenLurkin]

That’s a shame. Stayed there about twenty years ago. Beautiful ship.

[17th Miss Regt]

Oops! Bad news.

[granite]

I have lived on this mountain since 1989. It is nothing like the rest of SoCal.

[Myrddin]

My scout troop often made trips to climb this rock. The other favorite trips from Idyllwild included going up Devil's Slide to the saddle, then off to Wellman's Divide and on to the summit of San Jacinto. The longer overnight left from the saddle to Round Valley for an overnight camp. After breakfast, on to Wellman's divide and the San Jacinto Summit. The trip was completed by hiking back to the saddle from Wellman's Divide, then down Devil's Slide for pickup and return home.

[Myrddin]

My last trip to Idyllwild was for overnight camping at the site in town. Lots of squirrels around as we setup camp. In the morning, lots of notices tacked onto the trees saying to avoid the squirrels due to plague.

We shifted to camping at Lake Elsinore and eventually stopped camping at all. The last trip to Elsinore was spoiled by a campsite full of red ants and no alternatives. Fortunately, the drive up from Chula Vista was easily retraced home.

The other favorite peak for my scout troop was San Gorgonio. I've been to the top of Gorgonio twice and San Jacinto on 5 separate trips.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Well, he IS Russian so…

[robowombat]

Tahquitz Rock, with its steep granite cliffs, is a popular destination for climbers.

Two climbers from Los Angeles fell 200 feet (60 meters) to their deaths on the rock in 2000, according to the L.A. Times.

Is it inferred then that the casualties are from a rock climbing accident? The ambiguous nature of the wording forces one to ask, is there something being deliberately covered up?

[JohnnyP]

When I started dating my wife I took her to Ports ‘O Call Village, in 1973. We went back several times, for the memories.

[Penelope Dreadful]

Rock climbing is a stupid sport, and people who do it are stupid too, and have a death wish. In my humble opinion. What a stupid thing to die for - climbing a stupid rock.