Longs death and critical injury on Flying Dutchman 8/12

[onebyone]

My partner and I were just finishing up Kor's Door around 12:30pm on Saturday and heard some yelling for help. We were first on the scene, rendered aide, and initiated call for rescue. Us and eventually some other guys from other climbs on the east wall assisted the injured climber until rescue came. Can confirm injured party was off-route coming off keyhole ascent looking for loft descent and descended flying dutchman on accident. They had no crampons, no axe, in the rain, and slipped 300ft down snow to talus below. Male climber survived with broken pelvis and young woman was unfortunately deceased when we arrived.

Good work.

I could see myself doing something like this is my much younger years. Well, have on different routes. Story sucks.

[onebyone]

Although I have hiked for almost 40 years in Colorado, I still consider myself a novice. One rule I have that I very rarely have violated is that I come down the same way I go up. I would stress this to all but the most experienced climbers/hikers. It seems that it’s almost always coming down that gets people in trouble.

Yes, we are older and wiser. Many of us here has made some bad climbing calls. Usually you live to tell about it though.

Agree that coming down is almost always trickier than going up. Not to mention you're more tried. One thing I learned to do over the years is periodically take a look at the route going down. It always looks different looking at something the opposite way you came. Although not really applicable in this situation. The move here though was to to the more difficult route going up then take the main trial on the way down.

Many years ago a soloed dream weaver in early June (can't remember) and descended that way. I remember winging it. Def a few moves that made me a little nervous.