Thanks everyone !

Yes, snowshoes are a lot of fun in the winter and don't require as much skill as skis. The thing to remember is to avoid stomping on the skiers' tracks, if you can. They hate that

Bravo Rob and Bravo Jon! Great stuff

On a similar note. The guy who took the infamous fall on Captain Hook at Suicide a few years ago and sustained a neck injury is back climbing again. Rob, you meet the T-man (left guy in the foto) at Josh this past Turkey Day weekend. Anyhow, cheers to our comrades and to the advances in medical sciences that can help with some incredible recoveries.

That guy is lucky to be alive, forget modern medical practices, he owes his LIFE to the quick thinking Clark Jacobs who threw the dice on his behalf.

It's really a great thing to see someone who should be dead out walking around.

Graham thank for posting.

Great Rob

Guyzo wrote:…. forget modern medical practices, he owes his LIFE to the quick thinking Clark Jacobs ….

Oh yeah…..I forgot to give a shout out to heroes like Clark, EMTs, SAR and other great folks that help in that golden hour

Say that’s a good reminder that I should get some basic EMT training just in case. Anyone got some suggestions on a good basic course

Kudos! An inspirational trip report indeed.

rhyang wrote:Thanks everyone !

Yes, snowshoes are a lot of fun in the winter and don't require as much skill as skis. The thing to remember is to avoid stomping on the skiers' tracks, if you can. They hate that

Too bad for the skiers. Go ski something that's too steep for snowshoes. (BTW, I ski. My snowshoes haven't been out of the garage in 8 years.)

Inspirational story, Rob (even though there were no llamas involved!)

graham wrote:Bravo Rob and Bravo Jon! Great stuff

On a similar note. The guy who took the infamous fall on Captain Hook at Suicide a few years ago and sustained a neck injury is back climbing again. Rob, you meet the T-man (left guy in the foto) at Josh this past Turkey Day weekend. Anyhow, cheers to our comrades and to the advances in medical sciences that can help with some incredible recoveries.

Is there a link to that story?

dskoon wrote:Is there a link to that story?

Simple version; he fell part way up the 2nd pitch of Captain Hook, the gear pulled, he landed on his belayer, knocking her unconscious, and then he fell the remaining ~100’ to the ground The fall broke his helmet and his neck. Luckily, Clark Jacobs saw the whole thing from the base of Hernia (a few feet away) and provided first aid within a nanosecond, and as Guy said basically saved his life. The belayer sustained a concussion and a broken cheek bone and some other contusions. As I understand, when he hit the belayer it popped the belay anchor, so she was extremely lucky to stay on the belay ledge.

To add insult to injury, the whole rescue effort was hampered by a freak hail storm that dropped about 5” of rain in a hour.

Here’s some more details:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum ... cide_100er

edit; speeeling

A ray of sunshine on a rainy day... thank you so much for sharing Rob. Your stories are always good to read. And even though Mark said there were no llamas involved, I don't believe him. Congrats.

Dragger wrote: And even though Mark said there were no llamas involved, I don't believe him. Congrats.

Yes, I should have said that there were no llamas reported!

Ah yes. After we parted company I drove down to Gardnerville to stay with Doug & Joni before heading out to Lee Vining the next morning.

It took me a bit longer because, well, there was this herd of llamas crossing the road ..

Now Rob, we all know that if there was a real herd of Lhamas up there you would not be home yet...

I didn't see this thread when first posted. Nice report and pictures!

Good on ya mate!

Great ton see you responding and adapting so well.

Life is all about perspective.

Thanks for your feedback as well...

Good luck with your adventures and hope that function does return.

Enjoy the Wild!