111 Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Apparently a climber was a little too close to the cornice and it collapsed. Oregonian says as of this evening they had located him but not retrieved him yet. He was blasting away on his emergency whistle though, which I guess is a good sign. Hopefully he isn't injured too badly and gets pulled out fast. Quote
billcoe Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/941842/Re_WTF_Climber_falls_on_St_Hel#Post941842 Quote
PaulO Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 R. I. P. Our prayers are with his family. Quote
sean_beanntan Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 I have heard that there was no whistle blowing at all, is this true? Given the distance, it might be even impossible for a whistle to be heard. I know that press reporting has many errors and there is a sign that this is another one. It seems very probable that he died on impact. On the subject of self rescue and partner responsibility, its complicated. For example, I know climbers who multipitch on rock that dont know how to escape a belay Tie off with a munter/mule descend to subject and treat with first aid Asscend rope, convert to raise/lower Tandem rap All executed in a timely and organized manner!! Quote
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