olyclimber Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 http://www.king5.com/news/local/Rescue-on-Mt-Rainier-to-reach-skier-in-crevasse-121585619.html Upper Nisqually Glacier, hopefully the person is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 ....The skier was with a group at the 13,180-foot level in the Upper Nisqually Glacier when the person skied into a crevasse and fell about 100-150 feet down, said Patty Wold with Mt. Rainier National Park. from katu.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ouch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 KOMO is reporting the guy died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Does anybody know if this is Loren/CascadeClimber's group?: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1014856/1_5_day_Rainier_this_wknd#Post1014856 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Why would they not have had any rescue gear with them? Relying on an AAI group to perform the rescue? Hopefully there is more to the story so I will hold off any critiquing until more of the story is known. Hopefully, the skier is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Does anybody know if this is Loren/CascadeClimber's group?: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1014856/1_5_day_Rainier_this_wknd#Post1014856 It's not me. I'm working in Bellevue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ok, thanks. I was worried for you. I hope the skier is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ok, thanks. I was worried for you. I hope the skier is ok. Me too. Sounds like a bad fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredSilly Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Bad ending: http://www.katu.com/news/local/121585699.html RM: It was a party of four skiers/climbers. They may or may not have had gear to haul someone out who was only slightly injured. My guess they were unroped and the skier went in hard and obviously had considerable injuries. At that point additional help would be necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms829 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Glad your safe Loren. RIP Tucker and condolences to family, friends, and the climbing community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) that is horrible. 100 ft crevasse. RIP Tucker. hows that for some guide training. the real deal. Edited May 11, 2011 by genepires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNumberNine Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 First death of the season... Sad sad news. Heavy snow conditions can really mask the danger of those lurking crevasses. Rest in peace, Tucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Umm, not the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 regardless, like every year, some near misses, some lucky folk, and some poor souls that were unlucky. we all take risk on some way. have a good life, there is no sense cowering in fear of the things that could take you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 regardless, like every year, some near misses, some lucky folk, and some poor souls that were unlucky. we all take risk on some way. have a good life, there is no sense cowering in fear of the things that could take you. Well said. d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy_t Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Photo from the Bellingham Herald article: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/05/11/2011181/rangers-unsure-how-skier-fell.html RIP Tucker. Love to your friends and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Thanks for posting that link, certainly a much stranger story than first reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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