Rock Climber Who Makes A Grand Proposal To Girlfriend Pays The Price

rock climber who makes a grand proposal to girlfriend pays the price [Music] but before we start please make sure to subscribe to m r tv and hit the bell so you never miss any upload from us also leave a like right now for a tight group of friends in santa rosa california a man named brad parker was a legend he wasn't just kind and loving but he was also a fearless climber when brad took his girlfriend out on a very special climb he couldn't wait to share his world with her though he had no idea that this day was about to take a truly shocking turn if you asked brad parker's closest friends about him they would all sing similar praises he had a gift with people he was one of the gems everyone would just gravitate to he was larger than life and it costed him in the long run after finishing up high school in 1996 the santa rosa california native traveled the world he passed through indonesia new zealand and more and jumped headfirst into any extreme sport he could find in his 30s he catapulted himself into the upper echelons of rock climbers earning a cover spot on california climber magazine in 2012. on the side he taught yoga his energy and enthusiasm captivated even those he barely knew rock climbers knew him as an awesome climber brad's best friend and climbing partner jerry dodrill said surfers knew him as an awesome surfer and yoga instructors knew him as an amazing yoga instructor brad's friends family and even minor acquaintances were delighted in june 2014 when the 36 year old let his friends and family on social media know the truth he was in love with a girl named janae dial janae managed an online store that sold outdoor adventure products to women and she faced life with a similar enthusiasm as brad in fact two months after brad's facebook post the couple set out for yosemite national park and though janae didn't know it the ever smiling always excited brad planned a surprise for her there he unveiled it on a saturday morning climb to the summit of cathedral peak a 10 912 foot mountain using ropes the couple ambled upwards for a few hours before reaching the narrow peak of the mountain there on a piece of rock just big enough for two people to stand on brad lowered himself to one knee and asked janae to marry him for nearly 40 years brad chased every thrill he could find but chances were his heart never beat harder or faster than in the split second silence following his proposal to his delight janae said yes minutes later as the two descended the mountain brad told her this is the happiest day of my life and though brad didn't know it the moment of pure elation that followed the couple's commitment to marriage was the moment his life peaked because once they reached the base of the mountain the climber caught an itch and itched to climb another mountain so while janae headed back to camp brad hiked to mathis crest a massive ridge just three miles away in hindsight it wasn't unexpected that brad left his fiancee to climb again he'd been training for a major climb he planned for the future but as he hiked up towards mathis crest other hikers noticed something was off about the man one of those hikers cedric ma saw brad on his way to the crest he said he was dehydrated and had cramps cedric wrote after that he continued to solo up the north summit and disappeared from view nevertheless cramped dehydrated and likely fatigued from climbing earlier in the day at high altitudes brad tackled the vertical face of mathis crest at about 5 45 pm hours after his proposal brad slipped other climbers and hikers in the area watched from afar as the experienced climber and soon to be wed man fell 300 feet from the top of the ridge he hit the rocky ground below with a thud then there was silence the silence was not like the momentary one that followed brad's proposal to janae this was the silence of death total and deafening a finite sort of thing broken only by the park rangers when they hiked in to recover brad's body by the time rangers found brad it was too late for the helicopter to fly in for extraction they left him there overnight and in the morning they removed him from the park soon word spread to all of brad's friends and family there was little solace to take in brad's death but still as brad himself would have done his loved ones turned the meaningless of his demise into something beautiful they spread his ashes around the california coast and more as time passed brad's friends found more ways to honor their friend the memorial service for brad featured a paddle out into the russian river mouth near jenner california there janae and brad's mother mourned together and when the wounds healed further those close to brad ventured into yosemite together they climbed cathedral peak the place where brad enjoyed the happiest moment of his action-packed life that moment with janae it wasn't until later that the pain of the moment didn't sting so deep that janae sat down and reflected recording her thoughts in a 2016 facebook post to brad parker she wrote it's so bittersweet so brutal and yet so precious and true she continued you not only live on in me but continue to live on in others and give them life and not only life but that great consciousness of life that reminds us what truly matters you continue to give me life and what an awful stinging irony that is they say that love can conquer anything and when you're in love it certainly can feel that way however no matter how head over heels you may be the world doesn't just stop not even when you really want it to it's a painful reality that some tragedies can't be avoided by even the strongest of relationships and like janie childhood sweethearts jake coates and emmy collette found this out the hardest way imaginable they met each other when they were just 11 years old and though their relationship changed over time the closeness of their bond never wavered as they began to grow older the connection between the duo was undeniable when we were 16 we finally sought the courage to fully admit our feelings for each other and we dated for three years said emmy about their early days as with many cases of high school love the two decided to split when they were accepted into different colleges still emmy never forgot the note that jake wrote her when they were still together you are my everything and if you still can put up with me i will marry you one day it read even though they were no longer a romantic item emmy and jake still stayed in touch amazingly ten years after they first broke up the two found themselves falling back in love with each other and dating once more in their twenties their relationship wasn't easy with jake working as a doctor in sydney australia and emmy teaching in london the couple had ten thousand miles separating them they were able to make their relationship work in spite of the distance with a little help from facetime by 2016 jake knew that it was time to follow through on the note that he'd written to emmy all those years ago he planned to propose to her on a cliff during a trip to the philippines it would be an epic way to start their lives together but then something happened that changed everything emmy had flown to australia to pay a visit to jake and they went to the beach while at dinner emmy asked jake if he would rub her neck jake was happy to do it until he got his hands around her neck we were sitting in a restaurant on a sunday afternoon a really sunny beautiful day and i just put my hands around her neck from behind and i knew straight away something was wrong my blood ran cold jake said jake found a massive lump on emmy's neck you don't want to worry someone so i didn't shout oh my god emmy why didn't you tell me about this or anything he continued i just said very calmly that she needed to have it checked out really quickly the next day emmy flew home to get the lump examined and she found out something neither she nor jake expected emmy was diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer and doctors said it had already spread to her spine lungs liver and bones she was supposed to be preparing for the trip of a lifetime and now she and jake were grappling with the news that her condition was fatal she had been complaining about not feeling great for a while but no one had ever felt her neck jake said though the couple had only been back together for six months jake dropped everything and flew home to england he wasn't giving up on emmy unfortunately fate wasn't finished in dealing out its rough blows for the couple emmy learned that if her cancer was caught earlier she could have cured it she also learned that she would never be able to have children in light of all this was devastating news jake decided to change his plans to propose to emmy instead of whisking her away he asked her as she lie in bed if she would be his wife she was ecstatic and accepted it on the spot learning that emmy would not be able to be in the sun once she started treatment jake whisked her away to dubai for five days of rest and relaxation emmy and jake decided to live together in the moment rather than focus on the negative aspects of their situation throughout her grueling treatment emmy stayed smiling positive and active she even completed a 1 242 mile bike ride with jake to raise money for the hospital where she was being treated they got tattoos together to memorialize the special event finally in september 2016 the couple tied the knot in front of their family and friends the only person who wasn't crying during the ceremony was emmy she simply couldn't wipe the delighted grin from her face the couple's story gained national attention when emmy started writing a blog about her journey amazingly the blog led to her being able to live out her dream of writing children's books meanwhile jake was named itv fundraiser of the year at the pride of britain awards for working so hard to help support the hospital looking after his wife in spite of being thrust into the spotlight the two tried to live a happy normal life together while they knew emmy couldn't carry a child of her own they were hopeful that a surrogate was their answer emmy wrote about this on her blog and women from all over the world responded eager to help one of the women who wrote to the couple was actually a former school friend of theirs liz begg liz already had children of her own and she was thrilled to be able to offer emmy and jake the gift of surrogacy i didn't really know them at school but when emmy started sharing her story on her blog i knew i wanted to help liz said after a few meetings with emmy and jake the decision was made and liz was implanted with one of the embryos the couple had harvested they were with liz every step of the way all that was left to do was wait three weeks for the test results because jake was a medically trained professional he was able to take care of emmy in a way that most spouses couldn't unfortunately this wasn't always good sometimes jake was the only one who could answer emmy's tough questions about her future this was a tremendous struggle for jake he wanted to be honest but he also didn't want his wife to be afraid all the time he was thankful that he was able to be there for emmy and she knew that focusing on the medical aspect of her situation would give him some distance from their struggle finally emmy and jake got some good news the implantation worked liz was pregnant we sat around a table and watched three pregnancy tests turn positive one after the other jake said to experience that moment with emmy and see the hope in her eyes was incredible liz added that was the most perfect day we ever spent together sadly it was also the last day they would spend together tragically emmy passed away on june 16 2017 at the age of 31. less than an hour after doing the tests emmy could barely keep her eyes open the tank was well and truly empty truth be told emmy never fully woke up jake said for jake there was even more loss to come his surrogate liz wound up losing the pregnancy they tried implantation twice more before giving up liz has been the most selfless kind thoughtful and gorgeous person throughout this whole process he said jake mourned the loss of his wife and the loss of the child the two of them would never raise together but he was able to take comfort in one thought i will always believe that emmy has that first baby up in heaven with her he said while losing emmy was something jake would never forget he carried her openness of heart with him that is what made it possible for him to discover a new love just eight months after losing his beloved emmy in the early months of 2018 jake brought his new love jenna selby with him to iceland where he planned on running two back-to-back marathons to help raise more money for the hospital that treated emmy jake seemed happy but some people online weren't entirely on board while some were excited that jake had found love again others criticized him for moving on from emmy in so short a span of time they also were quick to point out that jenna even looked a bit like emmy too jake took their feedback in stride and came back with a wonderful response the odd negative comments that have been written by people that don't know me or have any understanding of my life or what i've been through have been deleted because i don't have any space in my life for negativity he said ultimately though the new romance didn't last criticism aside jake kept focusing on what mattered to him most jake volunteered daily at the hospital where emmy was treated even after her death in fact he ran an art program there for children undergoing treatment for life-threatening cancer it was just one way to keep emmy's memory alive another way he planned to keep emmy's memory alive was by raising money through his marathons in just eight weeks jake ran an amazing nine marathons raising more than a million dollars to help support the hospital jake lost the toenail drove countless miles and pushed his body to the limit but to him it was all worth it while jake was doing his best to move on it wasn't always easy and he had a message for other married couples go to your husband or your wife your partner or your lover tell them that you love them embrace them hold them that little bit longer you're only here in this world for the shortest time and you never know when it might all [Music] disappear