barkernews Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Hey it's Brian Barker from KATU, your friendly ski patrolling/mountaineering TV reporter. There's another rescue underway on the South Side. Sounds like ice fall again. A check of Timberline and Meadows telemetry on NWAC shows temps in the 40s above 6,000 feet. Friends I've spoken with have encountered severe ice-fall above 9,000 feet. Early reports indicate that today's rescue is at the 10,000 foot level. Good luck to the rescuers and best wishes to those who need the help. Quote
letsroll Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Hope the damage is not too bad and all will be fine in the end. Will be interested in the details when they come out, time of accent/summit. Thanks for posting and keeping us updated Barker. Quote
jport Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Hoping the best for to the injured and rescuers. With ice conditions like they are (rime) and the warm temps, it doesn't take much sun to create icefall. If you're gonna go for it, it's best to go in early morning... before sun exposure. We saw some large chunks hurtling down the Pearly Gates and gullies to the east on Sunday morning. Quote
WageSlave Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Goddamn. Thats some bad news. That icefall is ugly. When its rimed up like that, temps about freezing are not the time to be there. That stuff likes to fall off spectacularly, I've been learning. Quote
jclements Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Apparently the guy who was hit and fell last Sat was experienced, but was climbing well after sunup. Are people getting fooled because it's winter, or...? Quote
jeremyl Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) Brian just reported on KATU that the 31yr old Brooke Colvin died in this accident. Condolences to her surviving husband Thad Stavin who was on the climb. http://www.katu.com/news/38010579.html It is unclear that they were up there that late. But from my experience this weekend I dont think the Sun is at all the only factor. Stuff was coming fown before sun-up. Its a gamble with these high temps and high winds. A deep shame that this gamble turned out as it did. Edited January 21, 2009 by jeremyl Quote
Winter Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Wow that sucks. Condolences to friends and family. Quote
ivan Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 that's fucking awful - ugh! too early for details of course, but wtf happened? the ss always is getting stone/icefall of some sort, and folks get hit frequently (i certainly have been nailed there b4) - why'd this accident have such a cruel ending? Quote
jport Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Indeed, there are lots of factors at-play on the mountain's snow and ice conditions right now (as always). This is very sad news. Quote
eldiente Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 These are good friends and many PDX climbers know them. This is sad beyond belief. Quote
letsroll Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Damn sorry to hear about the death. I could not imagine skiing out of there to get help after that. Talk about tough. Quote
rocky_joe Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Fuck. Again? That is so terribly sad. Really humbling as well. Seems like they were up there too late, especially considering the conditions. I will definitely never be caught up there again in above freezing temps, not this time of year at least. I offer my condolences to Brooke's family and friends. Quote
fettster Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Sad news. After reading about an accident this afternoon I was taken aback when I got home and overheard "fatality". Sounds like she was a person who really got out there and lived life! Quote
MtnHigh Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Very sad day on Hood. Condolences to the surviving husband, family and friends. The accident happened quite some time prior to the rescue call (10:15am) because her husband had to down climb to her, he then administered CPR for a period of time until another climbing party came along and called it in. Her fall ended just west of the Hogs Back in the fumarole flats at around 10,500', so the ice fall occurred somewhere above that. KATU reported a 400' fall. A team of around 12 PMR volunteers preformed the recovery, Timberline provided snowcat services and the Clackamas county sheriff coordinated the rescue. No choppers involved. It was balmy warm at T-line around noon. However, it was considerably colder (upper 20's to lower 30's) at the Hogs back mid afternoon. There was minimal ice fall for the hour or so I was up there. Just a few small waves of kitty litter. What happened in the morning was unfortunate timing leading to a terrible accident. Quote
bradleym Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 from the oregonian: Oregonian Story just devastating, nothing else to say. Quote
Alewarrior Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 I am really sorry to hear this. My prayers to the family. Stay strong. Quote
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