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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:43pm PT
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Yea, he left her up there for 8 days....
Makes me proud to see those climbers pitch in.
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nature
climber
SoSlo, CO
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:45pm PT
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we ain't having that many nasty storms. WTF?
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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:48pm PT
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PROPS to the rescuers....im with ya Ron.
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crackfiend
climber
Springdale, Utah
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:50pm PT
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That guy is a total bitch. 8 days???? He wasn't going to go back up himself and do anything about it. If people hadn't intervened that dog would have died and is lucky it didn't.
No Man,or mans best friend, gets left behind!!!!!!!
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:56pm PT
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totally agree. He had eight days to go and get her. Even if he doesn't think he could have done it by himself, he should have rounded up some friends.
wtf!
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Kenygl
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:57pm PT
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Big love for the guys who got her down. Man I've had a lot of dogs and I would NEVER leave one behind. Way to gut wrenching for this ol' dude. Tough deal all around.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 15, 2012 - 02:04pm PT
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Yeah? Well my dog left me in the mountains once!
Boy, did she have some 'splainin' to do...
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Aug 15, 2012 - 02:45pm PT
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It appears to me that all the owner had to do was ask for help on the forum he frequents. Would have saved Missy a lot of misery.
I'm very impressed with Missy's will to live and the climbers willingness to help a doggie they didn't even know.
This story made me both angry and hopeful.
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside (of the Tetons)
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Aug 15, 2012 - 03:05pm PT
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One of the reasons I will probably never own a hundred pound mountain dog again.
I realized after a few outings that if something had happened to Max, I would not have been able to carry him out. But I sure would have organized a rescue and gotten him out within 24 hours. 8 days! No way is work more important that getting your best friend out of the mountains!
Curious to see how this pans out.
edited to add; After reading this again, I don't think i would have left my dog alone at all! Too many things can happen, and you can usually find SOMEONE to either call your buds to help carry the dog out, or help themselves. SAR personal have been known to do this as a training exercise, but it can't be "official".
That guy is a coward, more worried about his ass then saving his dog!
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Aug 15, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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I can't believe this. I would get my dog down even if it meant a bivy or two
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Aug 15, 2012 - 03:18pm PT
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Seven years ago, I skied Tuckerman Ravine with some friends and my one year old dog. It was a great day, had fun, etc.
On the way down, where the bowl funnels into the Sherburne Trail, and it's a cluster of skiers, Lincoln got clipped by an out of control skier. He was tired and freaked out, slipped right through my hands and into thick krummholtz.
Obviously, I freaked. There isn't much nearby to sustain a tired puppy.
Then, out of nowhere, Glen Plake, the mohawked skiing ambassador stopped next to me. He had seen what happened and offered to help. It took some time to flush Link out to me, but I eventually got him. I wrapped him across my shoulders and skied down with him, equally exhausted as he was due to the battle with the low pines.
The point of my story? Don't go out into the backcountry without Glen Plake nearby.
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jeff_m
Social climber
700' up
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Aug 15, 2012 - 03:52pm PT
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Just so I'm clear:
• Guy takes dog up mountain
• Leaves dog behind
• Says nothing for x number of days
• Random hiker finds dog & tries to get dog off mountain
• Immediately contacts hiker/climber group
• They find dog (next day?) within 3 hours
• Bring dog down off mountain and are heroes
• Original dog owner is now whining for forgiveness & wants dog back?
Pretty sure even Jesus would cast the first stone at this MF...
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426
climber
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Aug 15, 2012 - 04:59pm PT
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Dog needed a SPOT...
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ncrockclimber
climber
The Desert Oven
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:17pm PT
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Very simple - F*#K Anthony Ortalani.
Few things get me angrier than owners who neglect their dogs. That F*#KHEAD had eight days to get help for that dog. He did not. That makes him a true piece of sh#t.
To quote him from the linked article "I humbly beg the forgiveness of the community and most of all my Missy Girl. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart." My response = F*#k you! As far as I am concerned, you are heartless and irresponsible. You do not deserve to have a dog.
edit to add - I got to say it again; F*#K Anthony Ortalani! This really pisses me off!
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:19pm PT
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abandonment =salvage rights
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:32pm PT
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Beating a dead horse here, but simply substitute "hiking partner" for "dog" makes what the real reaction should be quite obvious. There were plenty of questions/second guessing of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates's epic (turned into Touching the Void), and frankly this pales in comparison. Short version: the guy casually abandoned his partner to die on a relatively frequently climbed peak and should be cast out from society. IMHO.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:39pm PT
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Bastard deserves a flogging
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:41pm PT
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Don't get me started.
But I think Ron says it all. Whether you're my climbing partner or my Dawg it's my responsibility to get you back home.
No Options
.Any thing else is a lapse on my character and I won't allow that.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:44pm PT
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A dog doesn't care about "fourteeners", views, getting away from society, or any other reasons you may have for hiking. The dog is simply going to follow you because it loves you unconditionally.
Groomed trails is one thing....but peak bagging? Are you f*#king kidding me?!? If a dog is left to its own devices, it isn't going to go peak bagging....'nuff said.
In the right conditions, my shoes can get trashed pretty quick when I get into the sharp stuff. Imagine a poor dogs paws....even with booties.
I just don't see the point.
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