Thinker Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 from the NPS morning report 7/24/03: Mount Rainier National Park (WA) Rangers Take Disturbed Man into Custody On the morning of July 14th, park staff reported that a lone hiker who had been staying at the Mystic Lake backcountry camp had been acting strange and stealing food and miscellaneous items from other backpackers. He was also observed talking to the trees and to God. Protection rangers searched for him the next day and found him in the White River campground. When contacted, the 27-year-old man, who was found to have a history of mental illness, ignored commands and instructions from a ranger and continued hiking. When confronted, he received counsel from God, tried to walk through/over the ranger, and tried to flee. He was taken into custody for psychological evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 another reason snow slogging is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegetablebelay Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Protection Rangers to the rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Didn't Big Lou say once that some of his guys had to remove a similar guy who was perched up in a steam vent in the crater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Mighty Morphin Protection Rangers! Is the pink one hot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 God says "Walk over the TOOL!" Does he get excused from not having the Fee Demo pass causehe was there for religious reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Dru said: Does he get excused from not having the Fee Demo pass causehe was there for religious reasons? Seems more like he was there on "business" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braumeister Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 iain said: Dru said: Does he get excused from not having the Fee Demo pass causehe was there for religious reasons? Seems more like he was there on "business" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_xxxth_Avatar Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 sounds like he might have been out grazing on fresh spring mushrooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Dru said: sweet! Where can I get one of these?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Sorta related to the topic...Did anyone read the article in the back of the latest Climbing Epics issue? Guy from BC wrote a story about how he neglected his family and other stuff to climb because it made him feel...but then realized he needed to find God and could focus on what is in his life, not what he could get through climbing... I must have missed something in the story or he left out some details because it just didn't make sense that you could all of a sudden have an epiphany and not need to climb and all your porblems wouldbe solved. He sort of made a subtle statement climbing/climbers are shallow if they are passionate about it. Maybe I am just in the dark though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Thinker said: from the NPS morning report 7/24/03: Mount Rainier National Park (WA) Rangers Take Disturbed Man into Custody On the morning of July 14th, park staff reported that a lone hiker who had been staying at the Mystic Lake backcountry camp had been acting strange and stealing food and miscellaneous items from other backpackers. He was also observed talking to the trees and to God. Protection rangers searched for him the next day and found him in the White River campground. When contacted, the 27-year-old man, who was found to have a history of mental illness, ignored commands and instructions from a ranger and continued hiking. When confronted, he received counsel from God, tried to walk through/over the ranger, and tried to flee. He was taken into custody for psychological evaluation. just another trad climber... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I read that. It sounded like he was way out of balance. Now he climbs much less frequently, with his kids and what not. I didn't think it was a knock on climbers, but maybe a call to people who shun other responsibilities. Party like a rock star, OR have a family, but not both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braumeister Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 ehmmic said: Dru said: sweet! Where can I get one of these?!? It's on my original post as an attachment (because I can't figure out how to make it appear in the body of the message--Dru, how the hell do you do this?). Or you can go to this website and download a copy for yourself there: http://www.freeourforests.org/COE.html I'm sure it's one of those smart-ass things that will certainly garner you a ticket from a forest officer, but at least you'll be able to let the bastard know how just how you feel about the fee "demonstration" program. I've popped this bad-boy on my dashboard on a couple of occasions and not received the expected ticket, but this may be due to luck. I've also heard that participation in the program (i.e., paying the resulting ticket) is "voluntary". Does anyone have first-hand experience with the consequences of not paying the ticket? Do the NFS have the ability to levy a citation against your driver's license? What if your rental car is cited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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