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6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - Lemon Drop - 06-01-2014
2nd worst accident in the mountain's history
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-climbers-mt-rainier-feared-dead-20140531-story.html
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - eustacetilley - 06-01-2014
Lemon Drop wrote:
2nd worst accident in the mountain's history
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-climbers-mt-rainier-feared-dead-20140531-story.html
I was going to say something glib about Charles McCabe and his morbid fondness for Ranier Ale, until I read this:
"Mahaney, 53, said by phone Saturday night that his nephew would only talk about two things: mountains and his girlfriend. His Facebook page was filled with photographs of both."
This makes me feel a little sad, and a little too old.
Eustace
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - Mini 9 - 06-01-2014
Sad. Prayers for them.
I always wonder if such risk/s are worth it. Especially to the survivors.
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - sekker - 06-01-2014
Terrible.
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - rjmacs - 06-01-2014
They likely fell approx. 3,300 feet? Eeks. Looks like the bodies may never be recovered - it's too dangerous to search.
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - cbelt3 - 06-01-2014
Very sad.... A previous co-worker was on the Ranier mountain rescue team, and on the scene of that horrible helicopter crash a few years back. Close enough that debris almost killed him. The stories he told were amazing.
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - Lemon Drop - 06-01-2014
eustacetilley wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
2nd worst accident in the mountain's history
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-climbers-mt-rainier-feared-dead-20140531-story.html
I was going to say something glib about Charles McCabe and his morbid fondness for Ranier Ale, until I read this:
"Mahaney, 53, said by phone Saturday night that his nephew would only talk about two things: mountains and his girlfriend. His Facebook page was filled with photographs of both."
This makes me feel a little sad, and a little too old.
Eustace
I know you're a fan of spelling, it's "Rainier"
As in it's Rainier on that mountain than in the valley....
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - Lemon Drop - 06-01-2014
This is the climb they were attempting, one of the most difficult on the mountain. Only expert climbers are permitted to try it.
http://www.alpineascents.com/rainier-climb-liberty-ridge.asp
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - ka jowct - 06-01-2014
To me, that's a horrible way to go.
But I can't imagine voluntarily engaging in an activity that combines my fear of heights with treacherous weather, thin air and cold temperatures.
Re: 6 climbers dead on Mt. Rainier - eustacetilley - 06-01-2014
Lemon Drop wrote:
[quote=eustacetilley]
[quote=Lemon Drop]
2nd worst accident in the mountain's history
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-climbers-mt-rainier-feared-dead-20140531-story.html
I was going to say something glib about Charles McCabe and his morbid fondness for Ranier Ale, until I read this:
"Mahaney, 53, said by phone Saturday night that his nephew would only talk about two things: mountains and his girlfriend. His Facebook page was filled with photographs of both."
This makes me feel a little sad, and a little too old.
Eustace
I know you're a fan of spelling, it's "Rainier"
As in it's Rainier on that mountain than in the valley.... Thanks. Usually I'm more careful, but this story... it kind of hit me hard.
There was this kid- his father and I sailed a lot together, but the kid was all into climbing. When nothing else would do, he climbed masts. When asked about his girlfriends, he really blushed quite well, and admitted nothing.
He got it in Iraq 1. A roadside accident. He never even made it to his nineteenth birthday. I spent the evening with his father when he got the news, but there was absolutely nothing that I could say.
The Kid... one night we were all anchored out in Horseshoe Bay; I was all for a night sail down to Santa Cruz, but I was wisely told to stuff it.
The next morning, just after the crack of dawn, the kid clambered down the companionway of my old Contest with a climbing magazine in hand, quite waking me up. Yes, look in those drawers over there, you might make something that works.
A couple of hours later he assaulted and conquered what remained of the old Nike Missile Base.
Charles McCabe called Rainier Ale the "Green Death". It certainly contributed to his own demise. But he was very old at the time, just a little older than I am right now.
The Kid? He preferred my Orange Crush. There is always a 12-pack of it aboard to this day, just in case.
Eustace