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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Sep 27, 2014 - 02:39pm PT
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"Crisis management officials in Nagano prefecture say thirty-two people had
serious injuries, including at least seven who lost consciousness were
awaiting rescue"
..in the lodge a short distance from the erupting vents at the summit of
Mt Ontake. Stones falling from the sky were preventing 1st responders from
reaching some of the injured.
Many hikers were able to escape the danger zone with the protection
of helmets. Note the build up of ash on the trail railing.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 27, 2014 - 02:45pm PT
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This image was tweeted about one minute before the eruption.
No contact with the sender since.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Sep 27, 2014 - 03:43pm PT
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So this eruption was so stealthy that seismic warning
system did not alert? Someone may be asked to do
some explaining at the volcano dept over there.
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Hikers video & scramble down Mt Ontake trail running from the Pompeii like approaching ash cloud under a blue sky!
They are overtaken and enveloped.
Ash gravel can be heard raining down.
Suddenly gets very dark.
Coughing begins as the video cuts.
( corrected aspect of the vid TGT linked to in 1st post of this thread)
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 29, 2014 - 03:10pm PT
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hey there say, all... wow, i was not seeing this one, here, until now...
had posted an extra thread... thanks for sharing, here...
my condolences, yes, to the many families, :(
very sad day...
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Sep 29, 2014 - 03:20pm PT
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In a true pyroclastic flow, you're screwed. Temps are unsurvivable short of having something like a spacesuit. Maybe not even then, as they can reach over 1000F.
This might have been more of a really bad ashfall, with some larger ejecta mixed in.
Very tragic.
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