by Samantha Killgore
In an attempt to mend my broken heart, I’ve been consuming as much Rob content as possible. Lucky for me, I’ve been laughing heartily as I do. This one is a gem - capturing so much of Rob in just a few hilarious and frustrated words.
Man, he was so fun. Every phase of our friendship was riddled with silliness, laughter and always a hug. Be it teaming up for gear reviews for EO, building his long-time partnership with Rab, working to craft workbook copy for SCARPA (Rob, we can’t use THAT word in the workbook!), or simply running into him on the skin track. And somehow, amidst all the silliness was a deep respect, he was instantly a friend, and he stayed that way forever...
I guess that’s what’s been so cool about seeing the outpouring of love for him these last few days. I wasn’t alone in feeling so valued and loved by him. I recognize now the honor I had having been able to laugh with him all these years, having been dubbed with a nickname (always yelled with maximum enthusiasm: “JSam-Killgirl!”) and simply being able to call him a friend. How lucky I was to be in his orbit. We lucky we ALL were.
Sending piles of love to everyone who feels the sting of saying goodbye to this silly, wonderful, force of nature.
Long Live Rob!