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Fatal Denali climbing accident claims life of esteemed ranger Robbi Mecus
Jesus, what a tragedy. She's a hero in more ways than one.
RIP Robbi
Chrimenee, we lost a good one. She was a pillar of strength and positivity in our community.
God, this is devastating to me. She is a legend. May she rest in peace and power
A mountain athlete, climbing at the peak of mountaineering, a huge loss.... on belay!
Sitting here in tears devastated today. Robbi was a heck of a ranger and person. Sitting here watching the Excellent Adventure video on her YouTube channel...thinking back to conversations...Robbi had a love for all things mountains, Alaska, ADK and otherwise. She saved countless lives as a ranger. We lost a legend for sure. We will miss you, Robbi. There is now a huge gap that will be impossible to fill. This one hurts....
Rest in Power Robbi, you're loved, we'll miss you. I'll try to remember everything you taught me.
I'm gonna go cry now.
RIP Ranger Robbi. I met you once when you helped rescue my uncle when his party and I summited Mt. Marcy in February of 2020. On the way back down to Camp Peggy Obrien, he sweated through his under layers and became dehydrated, confused, and hypothermic, and you and your crew hiked for miles in snowshoes in pitch darkness to come get him off of the mountain. Thank you for everything you have done for the people who were lost, cold, injured or desperate with nobody else to turn to. Thank you for all of the lives that you have saved that would have otherwise been lost. Thank you for your service to your state, your country, and humanity as a whole. Rest in peace.
Rest in peace, Robbi.
Here's hoping Melissa pulls through. Sounds like she is also in tough shape.
Last I heard was a statement from her father that she's badly injured but breathing on her own. Don't know if she's conscious or not.
She spoke w her brother yesterday, albeit a whisper
She is -
Impossible to put into words how huge of a loss this is. Robbi was an inspiration to so many and touched countless lives both through her work and through her personal life.
Rest in peace, Sister.
This is so sad . Rip
Is there any news of a memorial?
Right now she's at a funeral home in Alaska to be cremated. She will be escorted home with 2 NYS Rangers along with her daughter and ex-wife.
Thank you. I know the family definitely wants privacy right now, but I really hope that we, as a community, do something publicly to thank Robbi for her years of service, and show her family how much she was valued, respected, and loved by the people she served.
So sad. What a loss to the hiking, climbing and queer community.
I feel sorry for the people who might need her rescue and search skills this summer. She was known for finding people just in the nick of time, seemingly knowing to search an obscure area that no one else would think of and there they are, she saved countless lives.
rip. this is so sad. her spirit will surely live on in the countless lives she saved or touched.
Damn, RIP. I literally just saw this headline but didn’t know it was an ADK ranger
I worked with Robbi for a few weeks, in April and May of 2020... She was the site leader for the COVID-19 testing site at Bear Mountain, and I was the on-site IT support guy. I fondly remember the evenings, after the site would close, that a small group of us would gather and just talk and laugh and support each other (all while masked and spread out across the park lodge's lobby :) ). Robbi's knowledge and willingness to share it started me down a path of mentorship that I find myself on to this day. What a wonderful person and a kind soul.
Rest in peace, and thank you, Robbi.
As a friend and neighbor of Robbi's I love hearing all the positive stories about her work as both ranger and mentor that have been coming in. Thank you for sharing!
RIP Robbi🕯️🏔️💚
This is such an enormous tragedy. Robbi was a legend and an inspiration
This fucking sucks. The peaks are yours forever Robbi. Thank you for all you did for all of us. I hope it is some degree of solace that you went doing what you loved. Damn.