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Baxter's Obituary 27-May-2010 At 6:18:59 PM Phil Box

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On 26/05/2010 nmonteith wrote:
>On 26/05/2010 Iggypops wrote:
>> It is pretty much standard to do
>>this for such influential figures in any kind of community and, if Rock
>>was able to insert a short obituary at the last minute, they could have
>>done the same with a larger one (why exactly would this have not been
>pre-prepared?).
>>Pity some people in this forum are so skimpy when it comes to acknowledging
>>the passing of an important figure in Australian rock climbing history.
>
>The climbing community is tiny, and Chris was a great friend of many.
>Have you considered that it would be very morbid to be writing the pre-planned
>obituary of a good friend who was dieing of cancer? I'd prefer to hope
>he pulls through (which he did the first time!).The climbing 'press' as
>such in Australia is just you and your mates. It's not a vast organization
>of journalists churning out content daily with no direct connection to
>their subject material. Rock staff do a great job with limited resources.
>Get over it.

Well said Neil.