Adirondack Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus died while ice climbing in Alaska

[Ear Drum]

Well known for SAR and had been involved in hundred of rescues over the years. Rest in peace.

Adirondack Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus died while ice climbing in Alaska​

https://www.northcountrypublicradio...robbi-mecus-died-while-ice-climbing-in-alaska

"A well-known and beloved Adirondack forest ranger died while ice climbing in Alaska on Thursday. Robbi Mecus, who was 52 years old, died while climbing with a partner, Melissa Orzechowski, in Denali National Park.
The accident occurred on Mt. Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak in Denali National Park’s Ruth Gorge."

 

[sierra]

Thats a shame. Those big routes are riddled with objective dangers. She sounds like a Hell of a person and ranger.

 

[NHChris]

I looked at the Escalator route she was doing and it is unrelenting steep ice, snow and rock. Very demanding and not heavily traveled.

A terrible loss for the ADK SAR community.