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Steve L
Gym climber
SUR
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 27, 2011 - 12:51am PT
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Posted by beth/fluoride via steve's iPhone.
We were climbing on hemingway buttress around noon today when an ambulance came down the main park Rd lights and sirens. Followed by two sbco sheriffs units also rolling code 3. Then a fire apparatus from sbco fire department and ranger vehicles, all rolling lights and sirens.
The Firetruck left about a half hour after arriving but didn't see any of the other vehicles following them out.
Anyone know what happened? Was a good sized roll out. Hope no one was hurt badly.
Just wondering
Beth
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Dec 27, 2011 - 01:29am PT
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locker and cosmic were puffin 4-20,
somebody called in a winter brush fire,
been dry out here lately,
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Dec 27, 2011 - 02:21am PT
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I saw the same thing around 12:30 or so. The interesting part was the two Sheriffs cars. Not usual with a "normal" accident. Might have been a traffic accident. Usually the CHP is called in when there is a traffic issue with injuries.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 27, 2011 - 09:48am PT
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hey there say, all... praying that all are well...
thanks or sharing so folks can check on friends, etc...
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kc
Trad climber
the cats
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Dec 27, 2011 - 08:04pm PT
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Looks like two Dutch nationals (a couple) were found deceased out on Black Eagle Mine road in the park. No other info has been released so far. Very sad.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Dec 27, 2011 - 08:09pm PT
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Looks like two Dutch nationals (a couple) were found deceased out on Black Eagle Mine road in the park. No other info has been released so far. Very sad.
That happened last summer, another Dutch couple?
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Dec 27, 2011 - 08:39pm PT
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uh, yeah, Dutch couple was last summer.
don't think it happened again.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Dec 27, 2011 - 08:40pm PT
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Was on the 26th.
of August.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Dec 28, 2011 - 05:40am PT
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Turns out it was a person scrambling who took a tumble. The reason for the Sheriff was the call to 911, not NPS dispatch. He managed to walk to the ambulance and was taken to the hospital.
Sounds like he'll be ok!
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kc
Trad climber
the cats
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Dec 28, 2011 - 07:35am PT
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oh, weird! sorry all. that information was posted on the same day as the actual incident on the site I read. should have looked a little closer! :(
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QITNL
climber
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Dec 30, 2011 - 12:14pm PT
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Bill Becher, California Outdoors Writer of the Year in 2004, was reportedly paralyzed in a 30-foot fall last Monday at Saddle Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
According to rangers at Joshua Tree National Park, Becher was climbing Saddle Rock, a 110-foot technical ascent considered the most difficult in the park. He fell 30 feet and landed on his lower back, rangers said.
more here:
http://blog.sfgate.com/stienstra/2011/12/30/socal-outdoors-writer-paralyzed-in-climbing-fall/?tsp=1
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Matt
Trad climber
it's all turtles, all the way dooowwwwwnn!!!!!
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Dec 30, 2011 - 04:17pm PT
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Oh cripes-
ANYONE who knowa ANYTHING about JTree climbing can quickly see that the reporter who wrote that piece got their facts all twisted, to such an extent that nothing reported there about the climb, or the accident, or even the circumstances of the fall can be taken seriously...
That's really disappointing coverage.
Best to the victim, hope he can recover(?)
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