This is amazing stuff, Mark. I'm amazed you survived with barely a scratch! You're definitely right. Complacency is the #1 killer in the mountains, and this should keep us all vigalent from now on. I always carry radios but a whistle would be a good addition as well.
The scary thing was that avvy gear wouldn't have helped me at all in this case - my friends looked for a safe way to exit the ridge to get to me for close to an hour before they gave up and called SAR. Still, these days I always carry a beacon, but with the attitude that it's a body-recovery device, pure and simple.
CharlesD - Mar 21, 2006 2:41 pm - Hasn't voted
wow!This is amazing stuff, Mark. I'm amazed you survived with barely a scratch! You're definitely right. Complacency is the #1 killer in the mountains, and this should keep us all vigalent from now on. I always carry radios but a whistle would be a good addition as well.
vanman798 - Dec 17, 2007 12:20 pm - Voted 10/10
thanksThank you for sharing your experience. I'm amazed and glad you survived. I believe your report with help others to stay safe in the mountains.
tigerlilly - Mar 8, 2008 2:39 pm - Hasn't voted
wowum. speechless.... glad your alive.
TyeDyeTwins - Nov 13, 2009 10:31 am - Voted 10/10
Close one........Nicely done......Very real, very scary. Next time you should be the avalanche gear for that kind of climb. Happy Trails out there.
PellucidWombat - Nov 14, 2009 12:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Close one........The scary thing was that avvy gear wouldn't have helped me at all in this case - my friends looked for a safe way to exit the ridge to get to me for close to an hour before they gave up and called SAR. Still, these days I always carry a beacon, but with the attitude that it's a body-recovery device, pure and simple.