     On August 18, 2004, CT lost a good climber and friend. Eric Paul Tishler, 44, died when he fell from Castle Rock in Colorado. Eric was on a business trip when he decided to watch the sunset from the top of Castle Rock. On the descent, Eric slipped and fell off. He leaves his loving parents Sheila and Irving Tishler, brothers Mitchell and Jason, daughter Jessica, nephew Bryce Tishler, and nieces Brielle, Jenna and Aleah Tishler and his best friend and partner Cindy Arminio.
Article reprinted with permission of the
Ragged Mountain Foundation Newsletter.
By Mike Stokes

     Eric graduated from Norwalk High in 1978 and from the UCONN School of Engineering in 1983. Eric also served on the RMF Board of Directors.

     Eric had long dreamed of moving west but work and family commitments kept him in Connecticut. It was Eric’s dream to live “somewhere I can just step out my backdoor and begin an adventure without having to climb on a plane or plan a vacation.” His business trip to Colorado was to be the start of a new adventure for Eric: a new job offer and a chance to move to one of the best climbing locales in the US.
     Eric enjoyed the outdoors since childhood, camping and hiking all over the northeast and started climbing in the 1980’s. Climbing took Eric all over the United States and Europe. Eric ticked major technical rock and ice routes all over in places like El Cap, Cirque of the Towers, Mount Ranier, the Matterhorn, Italy and England.
     He also enjoyed winter camping and ice climbing in the Adirondacks, one of his favorite places. Eric and I had a great ice climbing weekend there this past winter, climbing Chouinard’s Gully and Roaring Brook Falls. The weather was great and Eric had finally broken down and bought new ice tools. (If you didn’t know Eric well, all of his gear was from the early 80’s, much of it held together with duct tape.)
     Although suffering from Stage Two MS, Eric lived every day to the fullest. His condition did not stop Eric- he climbed whenever he could and refused to let his disease interfere with what he loved to do.

     When Eric was not climbing, he was an admirer of contemporary jazz and his love of music led him to original keyboard compositions. He was a ferocious reader, particularly science fiction, and wrote several children’s books along with stories of his climbs. Eric’s website (www.haskell.org/tishler/vertical.htm) chronicles some of his adventures along with many great photos.

     Eric was loved by many people and will be missed by many friends. Memorial gifts for MS research in Eric’s memory can be made to: Multiple Sclerosis Society
Western CT Chapter
1 Selleck Street
Norwalk, CT 06844

On August 18, 2004, CT lost a good climber and friend. Eric Paul Tishler, 44, died when he fell from Castle Rock in Colorado. Eric was on a business trip when he decided to watch the sunset from the top of Castle Rock. On the descent, Eric slipped and fell off. He leaves his loving parents Sheila and Irving Tishler, brothers Mitchell and Jason, daughter Jessica, nephew Bryce Tishler, and nieces Brielle, Jenna and Aleah Tishler and his best friend and partner Cindy Arminio.	Article reprinted with permission of the Ragged Mountain Foundation Newsletter. By Mike Stokes
Eric graduated from Norwalk High in 1978 and from the UCONN School of Engineering in 1983. Eric also served on the RMF Board of Directors.
Eric had long dreamed of moving west but work and family commitments kept him in Connecticut. It was Eric’s dream to live “somewhere I can just step out my backdoor and begin an adventure without having to climb on a plane or plan a vacation.” His business trip to Colorado was to be the start of a new adventure for Eric: a new job offer and a chance to move to one of the best climbing locales in the US.
Eric enjoyed the outdoors since childhood, camping and hiking all over the northeast and started climbing in the 1980’s. Climbing took Eric all over the United States and Europe. Eric ticked major technical rock and ice routes all over in places like El Cap, Cirque of the Towers, Mount Ranier, the Matterhorn, Italy and England.
He also enjoyed winter camping and ice climbing in the Adirondacks, one of his favorite places. Eric and I had a great ice climbing weekend there this past winter, climbing Chouinard’s Gully and Roaring Brook Falls. The weather was great and Eric had finally broken down and bought new ice tools. (If you didn’t know Eric well, all of his gear was from the early 80’s, much of it held together with duct tape.)
Although suffering from Stage Two MS, Eric lived every day to the fullest. His condition did not stop Eric- he climbed whenever he could and refused to let his disease interfere with what he loved to do.
When Eric was not climbing, he was an admirer of contemporary jazz and his love of music led him to original keyboard compositions. He was a ferocious reader, particularly science fiction, and wrote several children’s books along with stories of his climbs. Eric’s website (www.haskell.org/tishler/vertical.htm) chronicles some of his adventures along with many great photos.
Eric was loved by many people and will be missed by many friends. Memorial gifts for MS research in Eric’s memory can be made to: Multiple Sclerosis Society Western CT Chapter 1 Selleck Street Norwalk, CT 06844