Dan_Miller Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 From today's (05/28/09) NPS Daily Ranger Rport: Mount Rainier National Park (WA) Rangers Rescue Two People In Separate Same-Day Incidents Rangers rescued a climber and a skier in separate rescue operations on Sunday, May 24th. On Sunday morning, a climbing guide near the summit of the mountain slid into a steam vent and fell 15 to 20 feet. Climbers with her reported that she had injured ribs on her left side, was experiencing difficulty breathing, and had a reduced level of consciousness. Ranger Chris Olson and two employees from one of the park’s guide concessioners headed out from Camp Muir with a litter and gear for a technical lowering; rangers David Gottlieb and Jeremy Shank departed Camp Schurman with an oxygen kit. Rangers Philippe Wheelock and Rachel Mueller, having just climbed Fuhrer’s Finger, were also directed to the scene. The climber was extricated from the vent by her climbing partners, who were part of a commercially guided climb. Her injuries turned out to be less severe than first reported. Northwest Helicopters, from Olympia, Washington, provided an MD-530 helicopter, which picked up ranger Phil Edmonds at the park’s helibase with a medical kit and took him to the summit, where they were able to land on the crater rim. The climber was then flown off the mountain and transferred to an ambulance for transport to the hospital. Acting climbing program manager Stefan Lofgren was IC on this rescue. Then, at 6:30 p.m., park dispatch received a 911 cell phone call from a skier who reported that he’d fallen and injured himself below the Nisqually Chute. After a more detailed interview, rangers determined that he was actually on the Wilson Glacier at 8,150-foot level. The man, who’d been skiing down the glacier, had suffered a broken ankle with visible deformity. Rangers Tom Payne and Phil Edmonds responded on skis from Paradise with a litter. Rangers Philippe Wheelock and Rachel Mueller skied to the scene from where they were camped above them on Wapowety Cleaver. This team skied the litter down the glacier to lower Pebble Creek. They were met by rangers Dan Camiccia, Caitlan Schauer, Sarah Pigeon, and Paul Marrinan, who helped raise the injured skier and litter up to Glacier Vista, where the carryout was continued back to Paradise. All arrived back at Paradise shortly after midnight. [submitted by R. Chuck Young, Chief Ranger] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Nice job Rangers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Man Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Where did you find the NPS daily ranger report? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 By Googling "NPS daily ranger report"? http://home.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamaker Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Why did they not mention the RMI guide's name in the morning report? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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