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I have climbed Mt Shasta... with several other well trained people, roped together, wearing crampons, carrying an ice axe and a load of warm gear.
The fact that this (Florida Man) idiot is still alive is a miracle...
TRAPPED ON A GLACIER: RESCUE ON MOUNT SHASTA
Shasta-Trinity National Forest climbing rangers, along with local and state cooperating agencies, successfully rescued an injured climber from the upper slopes of Mount Shasta after the climber became stranded for two days on the Whitney Glacier.
In what turned out to be a complicated and difficult operation, the climber, a 39-year-old Florida man, made it off the mountain Tuesday evening after injuring his leg on the glacier while downclimbing the mountain Sunday evening.
The climber ascended the mountain via the Avalanche Gulch route and summited the mountain later in the day Sunday. The climber told climbing rangers that his GPS navigation tool advised him to descend on the north side of the mountain – the opposite side in which he ascended – down the Whitney Glacier.
The climber did not have snow and ice equipment and was dressed in sweatpants and a hoodie. He did have a pair of trekking poles and a small amount of food and water.
While descending the glacier, he stepped through a thin snow bridge that concealed a crevasse, injuring his leg. The injury prevented him from descending further, prompting a call for help.
Due to lateness in the day and poor weather conditions, rescuers were unable to reach the climber Sunday night. The climber was forced to spend the night on Mount Shasta at 12,100 feet in what is known to be the coldest part of the mountain.
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The fact that this (Florida Man) idiot is still alive is a miracle...
TRAPPED ON A GLACIER: RESCUE ON MOUNT SHASTA
Shasta-Trinity National Forest climbing rangers, along with local and state cooperating agencies, successfully rescued an injured climber from the upper slopes of Mount Shasta after the climber became stranded for two days on the Whitney Glacier.
In what turned out to be a complicated and difficult operation, the climber, a 39-year-old Florida man, made it off the mountain Tuesday evening after injuring his leg on the glacier while downclimbing the mountain Sunday evening.
The climber ascended the mountain via the Avalanche Gulch route and summited the mountain later in the day Sunday. The climber told climbing rangers that his GPS navigation tool advised him to descend on the north side of the mountain – the opposite side in which he ascended – down the Whitney Glacier.
The climber did not have snow and ice equipment and was dressed in sweatpants and a hoodie. He did have a pair of trekking poles and a small amount of food and water.
While descending the glacier, he stepped through a thin snow bridge that concealed a crevasse, injuring his leg. The injury prevented him from descending further, prompting a call for help.
Due to lateness in the day and poor weather conditions, rescuers were unable to reach the climber Sunday night. The climber was forced to spend the night on Mount Shasta at 12,100 feet in what is known to be the coldest part of the mountain.
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TRAPPED ON A GLACIER: RESCUE ON MOUNT SHASTA Shasta-Trinity National Forest climbing rangers, along with local and state cooperating agencies, successfully rescued an injured climber from the upper...
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