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Brock
Trad climber
RENO, NV
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 29, 2005 - 10:37am PT
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Saturday Aug. 28th at the Snowshed area on Donner Summit. I was around the corner and somebody had yelled up to a group of us that there was an accident. We went running down to help. One guy fell atop his belayer (not sure if the other guy was trying to catch him or not). The belayer had a bloody face and a nice bump on his head, but otherwise appeared to be okay. The guy falling looked as if he had dislocated his left arm and may have fractured his back. They were transported to Washoe Hospital both. Would love to hear how they fell and what exactly happened to the guy falling if anyone knows. Best I could picture is that they were near the base of the 5.11c arete (forget the name of the climb) and one had fallen before getting the first bolt (I didn't think it was that high).
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Aug 29, 2005 - 12:27pm PT
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Were they on Aerial?
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Mick K
climber
Northern Sierra
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Aug 29, 2005 - 12:57pm PT
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Snowshead has seen some bad accidents over the years. 11c arete could be little feet on the east face.
I hope these climbers are OK
I remeber a young girl took a whipper off Nova Express years ago. Compund fracures of both legs. They had to dig the dirt out of the bone ends. I met her a few years later-all healed and working as a waitress.
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Mick K
climber
Northern Sierra
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Aug 29, 2005 - 05:18pm PT
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Jody I never heard about that one but know of at least a couple more on Nova Exp.- tough route. I am sure there have been a few more in recent years-I'm suprised more "gym" climbers haven't cratered on that climb as it is only 5.9 (yeah right)
The rescue crew for Donner Summit is usually from the Soada Springs fire station and they are the absolute best!!!!!
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Matt
Trad climber
places you shouldn't talk about in polite company
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Aug 29, 2005 - 05:37pm PT
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i heard from a bystander that day that he was on som 5.10 variation to a climb left of ariel (unless i got that crossed up somehow). apparently just about everyone there climbing on saturday was a doctor.
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Mick K
climber
Northern Sierra
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Aug 29, 2005 - 05:48pm PT
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Sounds like the 5.10 direct start to devaluation-tough to protect with an inevitable ground fall
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The Dude
climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 29, 2005 - 07:18pm PT
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So here is the story I had heard. They were climbing Composure(or near composure). The leader fell low on the route, decked and continued on down into the hole that drops down to the base of Molar, taking his belayer with him.
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mike
climber
tahoe city, ca.
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Aug 29, 2005 - 08:07pm PT
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Bummer. Up there Sunday. Kinda crowded. Nice day though.Hope the guy recovers well.
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bler
Sport climber
SF, CA
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Aug 30, 2005 - 02:44pm PT
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we did devaluation on sunday and noticed blood just to the right of the start.. wasn't any crazy amount of blood, but enough to notice
hope everyone is alright
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Aug 30, 2005 - 06:29pm PT
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Any updates on the climbers conditions?
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bler
Sport climber
SF, CA
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Aug 31, 2005 - 09:24am PT
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this was posted on RC.com
"I know this first hand as one of the climbers injured is a very good friend of mine. The two climbers are all-right all things considered. The guy who was spotting was just banged up pretty good, no hospital visit required. The second guy was medi-vaced to Washoe with a couple broken bones and two compressed discs in his back but is doing fine."
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