Man falls 20 feet ice climbing in Crawford Notch

[Raven]

http://http://www.unionleader.com/Fish-and-Game:-Man-falls-20-feet-while-ice-climbing-in-Harts-Location?template=mobileart

Rescuers got him and he's okay but sounds like numerous injuries.

Unrelated, I saw a chopper flying low near the Mount Washington summit Thursday around noon and was curious if that was mission-related or maybe just dropping supplies.

 

[MikeB]

Another close call this past weekend: https://www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/long-sliding-fall-february-24-2018/

 

[Mike P.]

Glad both had decent outcomes.

 

[ChrisB]

Glad both had decent outcomes.

RE The Tucks Accident:

It's quick and easy enough to set a dead-man or snow anchor and simu-climb moderate steeps like R gully. But you gotta uncoil that rope you're carrying.

Why folks don't do this when surface condx are hard and fast, and rocks await below, I just don't know. Tripping over your front points is easy (for me) and that can very quickly set off a nasty series of events.

This climber dodged a bullet by hitting the bushes. Lucky.

Report does not say self arrest was tried. But it sure emphasizes how difficult it is to execute on hard and icy surfaces. Amen to that.

Thankfully they live to climb another day.

cb