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tinker b
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the commonwealth
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Apr 20, 2010 - 04:09pm PT
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just an update on the perigrines in the valley.
on saturday there was a climbing accident on the 5th pitch of royal arches. i do not know the details of the accident, except that two helicopters were involved in the rescue effort. the park ornitholigist watched the peregrine nest over on the rombus wall... during the rescue the peregrines abandoned their nest. they returned sunday, but it is unclear if the eggs where able to stay warm enough without a parent there all day to survive. hopefully they will. it is a reminder that sometimes as climbers we intend to be quiet and not creat that much impact, but if we need a rescue our scope of impact expands beyond the route we are on.
peace,
jo-lynne
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Kurt Stolzenberg? Rob Ramey?
From the 1988 book Hawks in Flight by Dunne, Sibley and Sutton:
"The Peregrine Falcon, a medium-sized raptor, has long been a source of inspiration. At one time, during the Middle Ages, it denoted social status; only lords could fly a Peregrine from the fist. More recently, the bird has served as a rallyng point and as evidence of the impact of pesticides on the environment. Other considerations aside, the Peregrine Falcon is a creature whose awesome mastery of its element sets new standards for the work "perfection." Few works of nature or man equal the sight of a Peregrine in the wind.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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So I am rather curious why a rescue on the 5th pitch of RA would necessitate one let alone two choppers unless somebody was in cardiac arrest and even then why two? I can't imagine easier or safer litter lowering.
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WBraun
climber
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Reilly ... "I can't imagine easier or safer litter lowering."
Easier said then done in your arm chair.
There's a few details that you do not know about this Royal Aches sar that went down during that time.
We did not have SAR team at that time. We only had 5 people available total including me..
All our resources for an event like this where not in the park at that time. We were totally short handed.
The second chopper was Med flight because the original diagnosis at the scene was a possible broken pelvis and or hip which the Yosemite clinic does not have the resources to deal with.
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