shaoleung Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Anyone have any intelligent info on the Texans on the Emmons? Edited June 22, 2012 by shaoleung Quote
olyclimber Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Rescue-operation-underway-on-Mount-Rainier-159969055.html these folks are usually the most on top of things (or seem to be) for the Seattle area for these types of events...like KGW.com is for Portland/Hood. Speaking of which, another Hood accident today: http://www.kgw.com/news/Climber-injured-in-fall-on-Mt-Hood-159892705.html Quote
olyclimber Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Rescue-operation-underway-on-Mount-Rainier-159969055.html crap. Quote
SeanO Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Man, that's horrible. Condolences to his family... Quote
Whatcomboy Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 What? Sorry to hear this. I have much respect for the climbing Rangers. Quote
genepires Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 damn it. condolences to family and coworker in the park. Quote
Skeezix Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Rest in Peace Nick Hall. I'm confident that he was doing what he loved... Quote
Buckaroo Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 RIP climbing ranger hero sounds like it's icy up on the Emmons out of towners need a mandatory briefing, maybe a short video, this isn't like the Colorado 14ers. Quote
burchey Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 out of towners need a mandatory briefing, maybe a short video, this isn't like the Colorado 14ers. x2, although I don't know what a reasonable solution would be. I know it was a rude awakening for me when I came to the Cascades - makes the Sierras look like McDonalds Playplace or whatever. I know stories like these serve to remind me to be very aware of the safety of myself and my partners on the hill. Hopefully it does the same for others. Quote
shaoleung Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 Seattle Times For a start, it would help if our local news would stop calling Rainier a "hike." Quote
dougd Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 All the Rangers I've met on Rainier are very fine people, skilled climbers, and public servants. I'm gonna resist the temptation to comment, and just say this news makes me very sad indeed. d Quote
rob Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 So I'm not really the one to do the whole armchair quarterback thing, but the "facts" in this one really piss me off. I wonder how hard the team even tried to perform their own crevasse extraction before calling 911? The article makes it sound like they basically just called and waited. I really, really hope that's not the case. Quote
selkirk Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 crap Condolences to all those who new him and to the Rangers, Your work is always appreciated. Quote
scottk Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 My condolances to the friends, family and co-workers of the climbing ranger. This has been a very sad year for the staff at the Park and I hope they know how much we appreciate their willingness to put their lives on the line to protect/rescue the public in general and the climbers in particular. I haven't seen much in the way of "facts" on this accident but I would hope that we will reserve judgement on the four climbers that got in trouble. No matter what their decision making process I'm sure that they are grieving right now for the lost Ranger. Let's keep in mind that the press and public will be reading what you have to say on this topic. Quote
rmncwrtr Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 This is so sad. Condolences to Nick's friends and family. RIP. Quote
Seamstress Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 It has been an astonishingly bad year for the NPS staff at Rainier. Each gave their lives in the service of those who play on the mountain. Quote
chris54 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Wow. What a terrible week in the PNW for climbing. My thoughts go out to the injured and the family and friends of those who have pasted. Let's analyze these accidents and learn from them. Especially the more inexperience climbers like myself. Quote
Coldfinger Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 "so others may live....." Good words to stand and be remembered for. Quote
NotMessner Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 “Two members of the group slipped and fell into a crevasse on Emmons Glacier. They were all tied together.” Is “No pro, no rope” a good rule of thumb? Quote
selkirk Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 “Two members of the group slipped and fell into a crevasse on Emmons Glacier. They were all tied together.” Is “No pro, no rope” a good rule of thumb? As with almost every aspect of climbing that I can think of the answer is always "it depends". Lets save the arm-chair quarterbacking for a different thread. Quote
burchey Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 “Two members of the group slipped and fell into a crevasse on Emmons Glacier. They were all tied together.” Is “No pro, no rope” a good rule of thumb? This is like the all-time best question, of all-time. Quote
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