Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
|
|
|
Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 6, 2012 - 01:07pm PT
|
Anyone know the details about the Nose rescue this saturday? We heard the helicopter and saw YOSAR folks coming over the lip over the Nose, and wondered what happened. I spoke to a guy at the base of El Cap later in the day who (hearsay: engaged) said a ranger told him that a guy called for a rescue after getting off route near the Great Roof during his effort to rappel the Nose.
A YOSAR member told this guy I talked to (oh the rumors!) that the rappeller was asked if he could ascend his ropes back to the anchor, but the rappeller said he didn't have jugs and didn't know how to set up a prussik?
This can't be true, can it?
Bonus mystery about Saturday: there was a large blood stain at the base of the Freeblast. Next to it, someone had coiled a new rope, and a belay glove, a nut tool, and a nut with a good amount of blood on them.
Any info on that?
Ending the most rumor-filled post I'll ever make,
le_bruce
|
|
fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
|
|
That guy HAD to be a troll... 3 posts and this jewel:
Getting ropes stuck is a concern I already thought about but I have learned how to avoid it pretty well. How many leaver biners would be needed? The anchors don't all have rap rings? I would bring some anyway
|
|
Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
|
|
Hopefully Werner was there to advise this person that he is a MORON.
|
|
bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
|
|
I believe Warner was supportive of that dude's aspirations to rap El Cap.
|
|
le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2012 - 01:49pm PT
|
Ah, damn, Biotch that could answer the Freeblast question. Definitely wasn't the Nose, but the last poster in that thread said it was the Salathe, so sounds right. If so, it would be really easy to get the rope back to her (or her partner) - someone has coiled it, and put a rock on top of the glove and gear to keep them in place. They're right at the rope up spot.
I don't imagine anyone will be claiming that stuff as booty - lots of blood in the immediate area make it clear it was a bad scene - so it'll probably still be there. Rope looked new. Would be a good deed to return that to the injured. Hope she heals up well.
|
|
Tfish
Trad climber
La Crescenta, CA
|
|
The choppers were busy all weekend. Heres a pic from Friday 8/3.
And then Sunday morning at 8 am we saw the heli come over the top of el cap at carrying a person.
|
|
Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
|
|
Still interested in hearing if this was our intrepid individual who wanted to rap the Nose...any new info?
|
|
WBraun
climber
|
|
The guy screwed up.
Too many details for me to write.
I can only write three or four lines and then I'm bored.
He got mandatory court appearance also ......
|
|
nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
|
|
Yer such a tease Werner. Or maybe just bothered by needing to interfere in the Darwin Award competition?
|
|
Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
|
|
got tooled! that sucks. Felony stoopid?,
At least when you get rescued you can eventually walk away quietly. Summoned to court, got to rehash the humiliating details with everyone.
|
|
WBraun
climber
|
|
Negligence + rescue = court appearance ......
|
|
Tobia
Social climber
Denial
|
|
Werner,
Write three or four lines and hit post. Then repeat.
|
|
fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
|
|
Was it the troll that posted here first?
|
|
climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
|
|
Rappelling nose without ascenders = negligence.
At least this rappeller ain't dead.
TY YOSAR.
|
|
le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2012 - 01:08pm PT
|
Ah damn, that stinks for him. I saw what must have been him loading up in a ranger's vehicle at the Meadow, and he looked pretty wasted and pretty bummed. Young guy.
Live and learn, emphasis on live.
|
|
wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
|
|
Bump!
Any news on this? Was it the same guy?
A trip report with a good portion of humor and self distance (think micronut as a ghost writer) after all this would be heroic!
|
|
OR
Trad climber
|
|
Oh Boy...I hope its not the same guy. No Jumars?
|
|
Prod
Trad climber
|
|
All it takes is a good brain.
Do you have one?
WBraun
This quote applies to so much more that the subject at hand...
Prod.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!