jmckay Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 (edited) It would seem that a group from your neck of the woods had an accident on Guinness Gully in Field, B.C. late yesterday. Not a lot for details. Climbers from the Seattle rescue group what ever that means? The Park wardens received the call around 4:30 pm. To late for the standard heli-sling rescue so they hauled up a stretcher rope and what have you. Patient suffered minor injuries but of a nature that required immobilization. Patient on the way to Calgary 4:30 am and doing fine. Nobody dead if that puts minds at ease. Edited December 4, 2005 by jmckay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 avy on the descent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Anyone from the site supposed to be out there this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckay Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 (edited) Seems that it was a slip on a piece of terrain with a bad/awkward landing. Avy conditions are on the rise but not to bad at the moment. Edited December 4, 2005 by jmckay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Â I was part of the party that had the accident. My partner is injured very badly, but is currently recieving excellent care. Â I'm not going to post any more information at this point. Â I'd appreciate it if everyone could send out their best wishes for this great guy. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Definitely best wishes going his way Pax. Hope to see all of you guys home soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Good to hear there was no fatality, hope your partner recovers, Fox. Was it a cc.commer? Somebody specific we can focus the good vibes on? I understand you may not be able to release a name yet if kin have not been notified. Â Hopin' for a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckay Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 (edited) The list of injuries are quite extensive. The same wardens who worked all night were called out of bed a few hours later to heli-sling a young man out of Haffner Creek in Kootney. Broken ankle, pretty minor compared to the night before. While they were waiting to chopper out the patient another climber decides to take advantage of the fact that the rescue service is there and takes a four meter whipper and decks. Fortunately he managed to get up , dust off and walk away. Thats enough for one year folks! Now stop doing that-!! (Sorry you will have to get out your calculators and translate 4 meters into whatever primitive length calculating system ancient cultures use) Edited December 4, 2005 by jmckay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I was part of the party that had the accident. My partner is injured very badly, but is currently recieving excellent care. Â I'm not going to post any more information at this point. Â I'd appreciate it if everyone could send out their best wishes for this great guy. Â Â i hope he has a speedy recovery. keep us posted when you can. Â I am glad you are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Ramsey Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Hey Alpinfox, Â So sorry to hear about the accident. I'm sending my best wishes to your partner. Â -Steve Ramsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Pax, Tell your friend to hang in there! Give us the scoop when ya can. thank god nobody died. hope you guys had fun before that! Â i can't believe that guy in halfner! what a moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icegirl Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Pax, sending positive thoughts you and your friends direction... Hope you are doing okay too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuggedaboudit Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Alpinfox: Best wishes for a speedy recovery by your partner. Thank God you all got out and didnt have to spend the night there until morning for help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Shite! Â Here's wishing a speedy recovery to your friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Sorry to hear it, Pax. Wishing good vibes to your partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Thanks for the good wishes everybody. My partner (a cc.com reader, not a poster) is doing very well considering the injuries. He is very lucky to be alive. Â I don't have the words to express my gratitude for the work of my other partner Dave Burdick (AlpineDave), the Lake Louise Fire Department (for lights) and the Canadian National Park wardens (a professional mountain rescue group) for their speedy response and phenomenal work in packaging and lowering my partner. Also a big thanks to whomever the folks were that climbed the route on Saturday and retrieved some of our gear and the warden's gear. Â Just to be clear, Dave and I are 100% healthy. Â Dave is writing up an accident report, some form of which will probably be posted here eventually. Â Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Glad you and Dave are uninjured, but it sucks when a friend gets hurt. I wish your friend a full, speedy recovery. Â Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckay Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 (edited) After the Haffner rescue the NP wardens flew over to retrieve the gear from the night before. Turns out that Boston rescue members of some sort had taken it upon themselves to haul all the equipment out. When the somewhat haggard wardens showed up expecting a half days hard labour they were surprised and gratefull to find that all thier equipment was down at the road. Edited December 14, 2005 by jmckay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Â Just to be clear, Dave and I are 100% healthy. Â Â Thanks again. Â Â Pax, the minute you mentioned an injury to someone you were climbing with, I thought it had to be Dave. Glad to hear you both are ok, best wishes to your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 That just sucks. Sorry to hear about someone getting hurt. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to your partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Props to Dave, I'm glad to here everyone is still breathing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Glad you guys are ok and good work on the rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luwayo Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Relieved to hear your chum is going to be okay Alpinfox, and also that help was close by & swift! Hoping he is on his feet & climbing mobile soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Heal quick dude! Thanks again to people who have their shit together and can help with our mountain mishaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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