sportdave

Thank you. I just noticed they were missing. My girlfriend sprained her ankle up there on Sunday, and between hurrying to pack up her stuff and carry her out, I forgot my shoes. I hope they haven't been eaten.

I don't know anything more than this email a friend sent me. Glad to hear that he survived. Not a fun place to be hurt. ============================= Last weekend Brian fell while leading a pitch on the north ridge of Forbidden Peak and broke both of his legs. Chris (Mountain Rescue veteran and EMT) did a great job of treating Brian’s injuries and along with Sean they were able to raise Brian to a safe place with a z-pulley. The north ridge of Forbidden is a remote place, so Brian had to spend a night on the ridge until a helicopter picked him up the next day. He was treated at Harborview and released a couple of days later. Brian is in good spirits. He broke all four bones in his lower legs and has external pins in them now. He has surgery scheduled this week on one leg and next week on the other to put screws or pins inside his bones. He will be confined to a wheelchair for 3-4 months and then begin rehabilitation.

I was in the party of 3 that day. Nice TR. The only thing I would add is to definitely bring a helmut! There is a lot of loose rock lying around precariously and if you are behind another party there will likely be rockfall. Rockfall is a significant hazard, but other than that it is a fine climb (we got lost on pitch 16 as well.)