barkernews Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hey it's Brian at Channel Two. FYI - looks like the Bergschrund is open. We got an email from a group of doctors today who were up climbing yesterday. They rescued a snowboarder who dropped into the schrund while he was making his way down. The doctors rigged a crevasse rescue system and pulled him out. Victim was a 45 y/o male. Best part... he was OK! Anyways... guess it's already that time of the year! Kudos to the dudes who rescued the boarder. One of my non-climber coworkers is working on the story for 5pm... we'll see how he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluck Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Thanks for the update! I was up there yesterday and came down a few hours before that dude punched through. The bergie isn't fully open yet, instead it's covered by a thin snow bridge . The bergschrund is very sketchy right now and I was shocked at the amount of people stomping accross it unroped so late in the afternoon. Report from inside the crevasse was that the downhill lip is overhung by about 4 feed and the crack extends at least 20 feet in both directions under the snow bridge. BE CAREFUL UP THERE THIS WEEKEND! Rope up and climb early! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hey it's Brian at Channel Two. hey i see you on the news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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