Fatal Fall on Dragontail

[TrogdortheBurninator]

Condolences to the family and friends.

 

http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/NEWS04/448634810/1002

 

 

[KaskadskyjKozak]

 

"“It’s a pretty extreme climb,” said Harum, ..."

 

Huh??

[kevino]

Terrible. When I was climbing yesterday there was helicopters going in and out all day.

 

I wonder though...fell several hundred feet, but had a partner and gear? Something doesn't quite add up.

[ClipStick]

Crazy second accident in a week....Wonder about the details of her fall tho...the "other" guy was saved by ropes/ledges..Wonder what went wrong here??...

[jared_j]

Very sobering having two accidents take place on the route after recently getting on it. Condolences to her loved ones.

[elaine]

Rest in Peace Andie!

 

I heard the news last night. I've climbed with her and her husband. She was a great climber, PCT Board member, and great friend to all.

She will most certainly be missed.

 

Much love to Jeff, her husband, and her extended Mazama family.

 

 

[sobo]

Sad. My condolences.

[TimL]

That sucks. Best wishes to the family and her husband. That has to be tough for him loosing your partner in the mountains.

 

My wife and I did the route on Monday. It was the second time that I've done the route. The first time I thought the route was great. This past time I thought it was a wee bit too broken. Not as good as before. Lots of loose rock.

Edited August 8, 2008 by TimL

[strumpett]

http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/NEWS04/448634810/1002

 

 

This was a friend of mine. She had an amazing soul. We will miss you andy.

[Ducknut]

Just heard the news. Andy and Jeff are good friends and climb partners. This quite shocking news since they are both quite experienced, safe and accomplished. Heartfelt condolences to Jeff, family and friends. Andy will be missed by many people.

[ivan]

jesus! all these recent accidents are making our sport look unsafe, eh?

 

condolences to those of you who knew her

 

sounds like they were unroped when the fall happened? reckon it was on the lower part of the climb then?

[JoshK]

Oh god, this is so sad to hear, especially considering the previous accident. My condolences to the family and friends, my thoughts are with you all and those involved with the accident.

 

-j

[JoshK]

Terrible. When I was climbing yesterday there was helicopters going in and out all day.

 

I wonder though...fell several hundred feet, but had a partner and gear? Something doesn't quite add up.

 

I can only guess they were soloing on the lower part of the route considering I, and I'm sure plenty of others, have chosen to solo those lower pitches.

 

This is so terrible to hear.

 

-j

[telemarker]

"“It’s a pretty extreme climb,” said Harum, ..."

 

Huh??

 

From the perspective of hikers.

[telemarker]

Condolences to the victim's husband and family. Terrible news. Serpentine Arete is getting a bad rap this year.

[rob]

too bad

 

reckon it was on the lower part of the climb then?

 

Must have been, especially given the timing of the accident....

 

Hope her family and friends get through this. Must be rough.

 

Edited August 9, 2008 by rob

[telemarker]

Just heard the news. Andy and Jeff are good friends and climb partners. This quite shocking news since they are both quite experienced, safe and accomplished. Heartfelt condolences to Jeff, family and friends. Andy will be missed by many people.

 

Heartfelt condolences to the her family and husband. Kyle Flick and I passed a female named Andy and her partner both from Portland last weekend low on Backbone Ridge. Could she be the same climber, since the story mentions she had climbed Dragontail a week earlier...

[elaine]

Andie and her husband were climbing the route about a week earlier before this accident.

 

This just sucks!

[Doug]

Peace and condolences to family and friends.

 

Be safe out there folks.

[kevbone]

Jeff and Andie are good friends. I am so sorry for you Jeff. This really hits home. This is a sad day.

[wayne]

Damn.

I am sorry to the people who were a part of her life. Sounds like someone I would have enjoyed meeting.

Doesnt help anyone involved, but this is a pattern with the route.I dont know what it is. Is it just the volume of Traffic?

Tough to see this, but it is the 4th accident I have heard of on the climb. Having done it last weekend, I was looking at it from a danger perspective, and it just didnt seem that scary.

 

 

[Bug]

This is sad news. My condolances to all who knew her.

 

I took a fall a couple decades ago that should have been fatal.

It was not on a pitch that pushed my abilities.

I let my guard down, fell for no apparent reason, and got lucky.

 

I suspect that happens more than we hear about.

[Off_White]

As I understand from the TR posted of her climb the previous week link , the Wenatchee World had it wrong, they were on Backbone not Serpentine.

 

What a sad thing.

[dirt_dog]

I also thought it sounded strange that she fell that far with partner and gear. This report explains that she lost her footing at the glacial moraine. So she fell on the approach. Thats different than what I first heard. Condolences to friends and family.

 

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/08/cedar_mill_woman_dies_in_washi.html

[Couloir]

A nice article about Andy in today's paper:

 

Oregonian