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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 11, 2006 - 11:36am PT
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Anyone know about this incident? Apparently some dude slid off the HD cables and was headed for the Big Ride to the north when his sweatpants caught on a flake, hanging him up from the rear with a life-saving wedgie. No climbers or people with ropes were nearby, but some enterprising hiker had a length of P-cord which was tossed to Mr Sweaty, who tied it off to his wrist. The other end was not tied off to the poles, but held onto by a trio of hikers (spelled by a 4th when things got too cold) for the three hours the guy spent hung up on his backside.
Supposedly there are pictures.
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WBraun
climber
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Oct 11, 2006 - 11:49am PT
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We have pictures, I'll ask if I can post.
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ms233
climber
Berkeley
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Oct 11, 2006 - 11:53am PT
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any stats on injuries for the cables route? I was surprised not to witness fatalities when I slogged it a few weeks back
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 11, 2006 - 03:20pm PT
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I hiked up Half Dome for the first time ever a few weeks ago. On a busy Saturday, which was a mistake. My first via ferrata, too, if you don't count the "trail" to Boulder Camp in the Bugaboos. It was quite a gong show. I too was amazed that there weren't dead hikers everywhere. (They were astonished when I scrambled up large parts away from the cables.)
I talked with a ranger later, who said the main S&R problem on Half Dome is people who have heart attacks. Which, given the fitness of some I saw, isn't surprising. Though if it got wet, it would be a slippery and scary place, even without lightning.
On my way down, I did penance by picking up garbage on the trail, about two kg worth. A warm up for the facelift.
Anders
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Oct 11, 2006 - 03:23pm PT
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Werner said: We have pictures, I'll ask if I can post.
That'd be great.
GO
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Oct 11, 2006 - 04:13pm PT
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Largo...if you ever do another close calls book you've got to include this one! I'm glad the guy's OK. I'd heard that although there were heart attacks and such no one ever just slipped and cut loose for no apparent reason. True?
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Matt
Trad climber
places you shouldn't talk about in polite company
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Oct 11, 2006 - 05:17pm PT
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i have some cool pictures of batman-ing up the cables in early winter, after the poles and 2x4's are gone. there is snow across the rock to the north but not to the south.
the only sketchy part was crossing the path of snowmelt as it traversed across the line of the cables (even that, for any bad climber, would be trivial, as all you had to do was place your foot flat, and not rely upon friction at all)
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Oct 11, 2006 - 05:27pm PT
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Walt told me a similar story about a Sar(?) guy in a tuoloumne high camp or something, had to dangle till the cavalry arrived.
"Woo-hoo, lucky crystal rider."
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Gunkie
climber
East Coast US
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Oct 11, 2006 - 05:33pm PT
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We came down the cables in eary May a long time ago after doing the Regular NW Face. Needless to say, the cables were down and coming off the top at dusk with a haul bag and without a working headlamp was nuts. We would have bivied on top, but a thunderstorm was bombing Clouds Rest.
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