rbw1966 Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Anyone have any info on this? I heard about it on NPR this morning. They referenced a father/son team who had been climbing in the gorge and got benighted. Rescue supplies had apparently been lowered to them to help them through the night but an actual rescue was waiting for daylight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 This might help: http://www.katu.com/stories/72809.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Sounds like that guy is spending some quality time with his son  hope they are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 "They realized it was getting dark and decided they did not want to make the descent down." Â well at least they weren't so scared they forgot that down is the typical path of descent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwind Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 i can understand the suplies but why would they need to be rescued? seems like a waste of time and money as long as their are capable, 250ft is like 2-3 raps, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkernews Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 This is BIZARRE! Here's the deal: It was a father and a son in the Gorge. They also had their freaking dogs! I'm told the father learned to "rock climb" (probably rappel) in the military and he was teaching his son. It sounds like they had made harnesses for their dogs out of webbing and were hauling them up like haul bags. Guess they got hung up in a wet, chossy nightmare and got stuck. The father and son are almost down... they're still working on lowering the poor dogs. We're still calling them rock climbers... for now. I'd like to check out their gear. Glad they're OK. Â Brian Barker KATU-TV Â Here's some old AP copy: Â COLUMBIA GORGE, Ore. (AP) - Heavy fog has delayed the rescue of a father and son who are stuck on a ledge in the Columbia Gorge. Thomas Garcia and his 14-year-old son, Adam, are in good condition. But they were rock climbing yesterday and realized it would be nightfall before they could make their descent down. So Garcia used his cell phone and called 9-1-1. Multnomah County authorities were waiting for daylight this morning for the rescue attempt but dense fog set them back. Garcia and his son are near Bridal Veil. They're 250 feet up on a ledge. Food and survival gear were dropped to the two last night. Multnomah County Sheriff's spokesman Michael Shults says the rescue will occur at about 10:30 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Recreational Darwinism at its finest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkernews Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 COLUMBIA GORGE, Ore. (AP) - Steep terrain, slippery rocks and dense fog delayed the rescue of a father and son stuck on a high ledge in the Columbia Gorge. But rescue workers were able to finally get Thomas Garcia and his 14-year-old son, Adam, -- along with their two dogs -- off of the ledge. All are fine. Rescuers expected to help them at the first sign of daybreak. But there was heavy duty fog this morning and the rescue could NOT happen until this afternoon. The Garcias were rock climbing yesterday when they realized it would be nightfall before they could make their descent. So Garcia used his cell phone and called 9-1-1. Multnomah County Sheriff's spokesman Michael Shults says the rescue has taken longer than expected because conditions were NOT good. Shults says there was even falling rocks rescuers needed to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 what where they tryin to climb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkernews Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 They hiked up near Bridal Veil, then tried to rap down. They weren't climbers. Props to the AMR Reach and Treat guys for dodging the rockfall and getting them out of a bad situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 It looked like they tried climbing a choss and moss gulley from the video footage on the news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 yeah it looked like they where on crown point but i dont know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texplorer Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Can you hear the pickin banjos? Â Hey boy, wanna go rok climin? I learned to do that there rappelin back in the service. Oh, bring that cell phone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnmedic Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I feel sorry for the kid, and can ya imagine how the poor dogs felt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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