Mountain Rescue Pictorial, Humboldt Peak CO

[bcborder]

There is an excellent description and pictorial of a mountain rescue on Humboldt Peak in Colorado last weekend:

http://www.hikingintherockies.com/TM/talusmonkey.htm

A discussion of the victim and accident at:

http://14ers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5844

The NH Trail Description of "Colorado" from Dolph started me out. Thanks for posting this, even if it's very off topic.

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

There's an important lesson to be learned from this.

(he repeatedly said that he really wanted a warm Mountain Dew the "Nectar of the Gods")

Always pack plenty of Mountain Dew.

R.I.P. TalusMonkey

 

[HAMTERO]

That's tough to have someone talking to you and then dying on you. Sounds like he was a popular guy.

Those folks that went in after him were running some serious ava risks. Hats off to them.

I didn't read all of the posts but it seems he was glissading without an axe...

Thanks for posting this story.

 

[Neil]

Such a sad, sad story. I read through the thread and it seems he was a much loved and very gung-ho hiker who went beyond his level of experience. Very sobering.

 

[blacknblue]

The guy that died is a friend of a friend. (I lived in Colorado a while.) I was talking to my co-worker the other day, who is the mother of said friend. Pretty sad story. I guess he and my co-worker's son were planning on Rainier this summer.

 

[giggy]

thanks for this.

 

[bubba]

bcborder, thanks for the link. This is quite the story and sobering link to the 14er's site, a distant relative to this board. I hope we never have to go through a like situation.

 

[audrey]

What a sad and riveting story and pictures...you all be careful out there!

 

[cbcbd]

Thanks for the links... wow

 

[hikingfish]

Very sad indeed. I like how you can get into the mind of someone trying to look for TalusMonkey though. It's interesting to see what they're thinking and the conditions they have to put up with to get "you" outta there. Hats off to them!

I found the pictures to be very beautiful too, it's a shame they had to be taken under these circumstances.

Fish

 

[the starchild]

great post dude, i passed it along to a few friends. the ending got to me, wasn't expecting that.

thanks again.

 

[Maddy]

Very sad indeed. I could not even right a comment on it this am. I feel for the SAR folks. I'm sure this will stay with them for some time to come.