Death on El Diente

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Online newspaper story with photos. It is so sad. So very, very sad...

http://www.telluridewatch.com/view/full ... =top_story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The comment below the article also says Oof was adopted
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Girlslovesnow wrote:The comment below the article also says Oof was adopted
That is great to hear. A little bit of good news in this tragedy.
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This is extremely weird... Last summer, I believe we found Oof (same name, looks the same in the pictures, albeit older) wandering along the trail to Massive. We had no idea where he came from and he followed us back to our car with his doggy pack on. We had no idea where he came from and, after searching for his owner, we ended up bringing him back to Denver and returning him through a round-about way. I'm glad to hear somebody adopted him; he was a great dog and I would have gladly taken him if he didn't find another place
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...a 30-year-old man was killed in a massive rockslide there.
Helmet or not, there was nothing this man could have done. It's part of the dangers of mountaineering that we all accept when we set foot on the mountains.
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Barry Raven wrote:
Jim Davies wrote:
Barry Raven wrote:The couple that were on the Crestones were not climbing the mountain intentionally in the rain. They were caught by surprise.
In fact, the rainstorm happened after their accident. They were probably hit by rockfall while bailing off their route early.
They were buried by a huge mud/rockslide caused by the heavy rains, so no, the accident happened during the rainfall.
Thanks for the correction of the correction. I live near the Wilsons, and there was a large amount of rain during the time of the first death there this year. It may not have been raining at the time of the accident, but all steep, loose, rocky terrain becomes more unstable during or after rain storms. Again, I am just sending out cautions to everyone to be wary of dangerous conditions. May we all tread a little more lightly and carefully in honor of the those that have died in the mountains.
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mtndude3737 wrote:Thanks for the correction of the correction. I live near the Wilsons, and there was a large amount of rain during the time of the first death there this year. It may not have been raining at the time of the accident, but all steep, loose, rocky terrain becomes more unstable during or after rain storms. Again, I am just sending out cautions to everyone to be wary of dangerous conditions. May we all tread a little more lightly and carefully in honor of the those that have died in the mountains.
We abandoned our plans the week after all of this rain as we sat at the bottom of the N. Buttress on El Diente because of the moisture. The ground was too unstable and we were able to hear rock fall at 5:00 am as we were deciding. We only got Wilson Peak on that trip even though we had planned on all three.
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Seeing a picture sure makes it even more keenly troubling. Thanks for posting. Looks like another person I would have liked to have known. RIP.
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BAUMGARA wrote:
lordhelmut wrote: That mountain is not one I plan to repeat without snow on it and this confirms it.
What he said, snow climb.
Forgive me for my lack of winter climbing knowledge, but how is it that a snow climb would make it safer?

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Blessings on his wife and family... Good looking pup - glad to hear he will find a good home.
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WillV wrote:
BAUMGARA wrote:
lordhelmut wrote: That mountain is not one I plan to repeat without snow on it and this confirms it.
What he said, snow climb.
Forgive me for my lack of winter climbing knowledge, but how is it that a snow climb would make it safer?

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I think it's because you are less likely to get heat stroke. :P
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WillV wrote:
Forgive me for my lack of winter climbing knowledge, but how is it that a snow climb would make it safer?

-Thanks
Sometimes snow covers dangerous features like loose rock and allows safer travel, generally on spring or early summer snow that tends to be more stable than winter snow.
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