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Full Moons: Mar 3, Apr 2, May 2, Jun 1 and blue 30, July
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Rock Rescue Training 3- 3- 07
Up in the domes at the west end of Fins and Things Jeep Trail.
Pickoffs from the bottom up. Murray and Jim ascended steep
slickrock up to the subject who was "stranded by topography," the modern
phrase for stuck in a steep place. To protect the climb up, as rock climbers
would do, they drilled holes and pounded in 1/2" or 5/8" stubby angle
pitons. When they got to the subject, more angles were drilled in to create
an anchor so the subject could be lowered to the ground and the rescuer
could rappel off.
Much discussion about the "math" of doing things this way: Safety
margins for one person loads, potential loads on ropes and anchors- the
"fall factor"- if the climber falls. Setting up the rappel system, leaving
as little gear as possible, so the rope could be pulled down.
Responders: Jim, TBerry, Bego, Murray, Dave, Barbara, John Melissa
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from a teen friend: Boyfriends are a waste of time............. pick another
hobby.
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07- 6 3- 9- 07 Overdue Hikers
Cable Arch
A young couple told friends where they were going. In the morning
the friends said they hadn’t returned. Steve White went out to see if the
car was still parked where the friends said it would be. Yup. Then Steve 1 T
6 asked what he should do. "Well, hike up to Cable Arch and find them."
(Sort of duh, you know).
So he did. And there they were.
We had just arrived at the car. All was well.
The gal had stuck a book of paper matches in her pocket at the last
minute before the hike. They had a fire all night. What a good thing.
Responders: Rex Bego, Frank, Dave, Barbara, John, Mike and lifesaver
Steve White 1 T 6
07- 7 3- 9- 07 Mtn Bikers No Lights Top
of Portal Trail
These four guys ran out of daylight looking for the Portal
Trail which leads down to the paved road. They were south of it by the big
dome of rock at the top of Poison Spider Mesa. They had a cell phone and
gave us GPS coordinates. We talked to them. Said they could see town. No
problems other than dark. No matches.
Rather than drive ATVs half the night to reach them, we decided to
hike up the Portal Trail and a bit of cross country to reach them. After
distributing headlamps and water, we all hiked down the trail. On the cross
country part we marked our way with light sticks.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Dave, Barbara, Margy, Aug, Cody
Arches Rock Rescue Training 3- 10 and 11- 07
This year was geared more towards the basics and what we usually do
rather than the big wall rescue scene.
Options, choices, decision making and the stuff you won’t find in
Ken Phillip’s book. Using the equipment you have without having to carry in
400 lbs of stuff.
Day 1: In the shed for the 10 essentials for backcountry travel and
knot tying.
In the afternoon, out on the rocks for litter
carry techniques, belaying the litter down low angle slopes, simple anchor
choices, techniques for rigging anchors, simple anchors for rappelling and
belaying the rappeller and a bit on ascending rope.
Day 2: Who does what and why before a search actually begins,
information gathering, search strategy and resources, situational awareness,
bolting anchors, hand drilling for a pounded in piton, pickoffs from above
Responders:
Day 1: GCSAR: Jim G, Bego, Margy,
Dave, Barbara, Jim W (retired)
Both: TBerry, Murray
NPS: Cherie B, Frank H, Nathaniel C, Kevin B, Kirk J
Day 2: GCSAR: Jim G, Bego, Margy
Both: TBerry, Murray
NPS: Jim H, Frank H, Joe C, Kevin B
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"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where
there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
However, don’t bust the crust.
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07- 8 3- 11- 07 Cow
Rescue Arches Natural Park
This incident started the day before when some cows broke into the
Park. (No permit, no pictured ID and signatures didn’t match).
At 10 am, the cowboys discovered one cow stuck in the muck not too
far downmuck from the Delicate Arch parking lot.
When the Rock Rescue Training Class was over, Bego and Margy drove
out to the scene. Quite the scene. Joe Taylor, 2 of his Latino cowboys and
Phyllis Singleton. Karen, Will and Jacob. Shovels. Driftwood logs. And a 3
to 1 mechanical advantage set up anchored to a Tamarisk. 3 Lariats affixed
to various parts of the cow, tied on to the pulley system. Tug. Push. Pull.
Shovel.
They had spent the day digging the cow out of the muck and were now
engaged in pulling and pushing the cow away from the muck on to more solid
ground.
We all did more of all those tools, just like they had been doing
all day, until the cow was in a position to stand up. And it did about 5:30
pm.
Responders: Bego, Margy-- Team BEEF (Bovine Emergency Extraction
Fellowship)
07- 9 3 - 17- 07 White Wash Sand
Dunes Motorcycle Accident
Archie 1 T 4 was way ahead of us and said to 10- 22 cuz he
could drive right to the subject.
Responders: Bego, Steve, Rex, James, Dave, Barbara, Aug, Mike,
Melissa
07- 10 3- 19- 07 Overdue Motorcyclist
Gemini Area
10- 22 in a minute.
Responders: Nancy Nancy, Aug, Kris, Cody, Jim W
07- 11 3- 20- 07 Lost Mtn Biker
Amasa Back
Looking for Jackson’s Trail down off Amasa Back, this biker
became lost, then loster. As evening faded, she was across the river from
Gold Bar Campground. She hailed for help.
We responded with the same arsenal of rescue equipment as we did
twice before thru the years: A canoe.
Melissa and John paddled the canoe across the slow moving river,
fetched the biker and bike. It was a windless night and we had plenty of
spot lights.
Responders: Bego, Melissa, John, Dave, Aug, Margy, Steve
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Contributed by Brad Dimock: historian, author, storyteller,
guide......... (Fretwaterpress.com)
I was on Lake Powell with David Brower a few years ago. A bunch of jet
skis were jumping the wake of our tour boat. One of the passengers asked
Brower how he could rationalize preserving Glen Canyon for the few thousand
a year that could have floated through it, when instead hundreds of
thousands a year can enjoy the reservoir.
Without missing a beat, Brower said, "This," gesturing at the lake, "is
going to fill up with silt. And they," motioning toward the jet skis, "are
going to run out of gas."
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Overheard: "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't
control immigration."
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Overheard: "The futility of taking oneself too seriously...."
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07- 12 3- 22- 07 Boat Flip
White’s Rapid
White’s Rapid flips more boats than any other rapid on the
Colorado River. This guy and gal flipped a Dory there and went swimming.
They swam to shore and clambered up to the road. Just as they did, the
Sheriff went by. He turned around, picked them up and took them to the
ambulance coming up river. They had moderate hypothermia and were taken to
the hospital.
We were requested to rescue the Dory, floating down river upside
down. We put our River Rescue Boat in the river at the BLM takeout. Captain
Duckie, with Kris and Barbara, went up river with the boat’s owner. The boat
was righted, a floating oar was retrieved and the owner rowed the boat down
to the take out.
The owner had lent his boat to people who were climbers, not
boaters, whom he had met the day before.
Responders: Bego, Dave, Duckie, Barbara, Aug, James, Kris and the
very Steve 1 T 6 White
"Policy" on rescuing boats.
There is no "policy."
After the incident above, some said, "We don’t rescue boats."
A conversation with the Sheriff revealed that it is a DECISION to rescue an
unattended boat floating down the river,
after all the people have been accounted for. The OIC can decide yes
or no, depending on the circumstances.
3- 24- 07 La Saloppett Ski Race-
GCSAR snowmobiles and EMS EMTs in support. Snowing lightly.
07- 13 3- 24- 07 Motorcyclist Broken Arm
Westwater Area
These folks from Colorado were cruising around way out northeast of
Westwater Ranch. The Kokopelli Trail goes thru the area and there are
numerous other routes. One guy crashed, breaking his arm badly.
We met the RP at the railroad bridge just short of Westwater Ranch.
They said they didn’t think the ambulance could make it all the way. Mark
Marcum drove Thompson 502, the old trusty 4WD Suburban ambulance, and we
came with our Ranger. Found the subject, who had walked maybe a half mile to
the road we were on.
Responders: Dave, Margy, James, Bego, Kris, Rex, Barbara, Aug,, Steve
07- 14 3- 27- 07 Mountain Biker Down
SRBT
Fell down, laceration, puncture wound near femoral artery.
Two Rangers with EMTs, 2 ATVs.
Responders: Bego, Steve, Mike, Duckie, Dave, Aug, James
07- 15 3- 29- 07 Hiker Fall Negro Bill Canyon
This 58 year old woman slipped on a sandy rock and fell down,
injuring her knee, elbow and head.
GCSAR responded, hiking the 1 1/4 mile trail up the canyon, with
the titanium litter and light weight wheel.
The wheel out ended at the parking lot just at dark.
Responders: Bego, Frank, Dave, Barbara, Nancy S, Aug, Steve, 13B62,
13B63 and 5 or 6 bystanders.
07- 16 3- 30- 07 Mtn Biker Down
SRBT
Over the handlebars he went. The info received, from a cell phone
on scene, said he did not hit his head but a bystander said he was not
conscious for a moment.
We sent in two Rangers with 2 EMTs and transported the subject out
to the ambulance.
Responders: Bego, Rex, Dave, Lee, Aug, James, Steve
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Dale Earnhart Jr (8) does commercials for Polaris. Next he will "DO" the
SRBT in a restrictor plate race situation.
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07- 17 3- 31- 07 ATV Wreck
White Wash Sand Dunes
A 68 year old guy went over the handlebars forward, going down
hill, and the ATV followed him over. Bystanders says the ATV rolled over the
top of his chest.
Brent 1 T 11 Pace responded from Green River and figured out where
to go in the Sand Dunes Area. Ambulance 512, the 4WD one, got stuck, just
short of the incident. CareFlight was launched from Grand Junction.
GCSAR arrived in time to provide helo landing support and a litter
to carry the subject to the helo.
Plenty of bystander help to pull the ambulance out of the deep
sand.
Responders: Bego, Rex, Jim, Lee, Mike, James, Steve
07- 18 3- 31- 07 Search for Overdue 9 yr
old Mtn Biker Klondike Bluffs
10- 22 almost immediately when the Mom found him. He found the Mom
I think.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Nancy M, Jim, Dan, Lee, Mike, Murray, Aug,
James, Kris, Cody, Steve
07- 19 3- 31- 07 ATV Wreck
Mill Canyon
This was paged out as a jeep that went off a hundred foot cliff and
someone was trapped in the vehicle. As such, GCSAR, EMTs and fire Rescue
extrication and CareFlight were all paged. Needless to say, the air was
charged with adrenaline.
Eric 1 T 13 Betts drove up Mill Canyon to discover it was an ATV
wreck over a 30 foot cliff.
A fifteen yr old brother was driving with 22 yr old brother on the
back. For whatever reason, they went off the road. The younger brother said
he grabbed a bush on his way down the hill. The older brother went to the
bottom of the creek bed and was hurt pretty badly.
There is a bit of awkward four wheel drive road (wet, rocky creek
bottom) getting to the incident. Many folks worked on the injured person
while others prepared the route to wheel and litter the subject up to where
the helo would land.
CareFlight landed right at dark and the subject was flown to Grand
Junction.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Frank, John, Melissa, Lee, Nancy S, Kris, Aug,
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Calls by Day of Week ( 2005 & 2006 )
SUN: 33
MON: 18
TUE: 13
WED: 9
THU: 28
FRI: 37
SAT: 54
Calls by Initial Hours of Page ( 2005 & 2006 )
Mid: 1
MOON: 21
1AM: 4
1 PM: 14
2AM: 1
2 PM: 14
3AM: 1
3 PM: 20
4AM: 2
4 PM: 12
5AM: 1
5 PM: 17
6AM: 3
6 PM: 12
7AM: 1
7 PM: 10
8AM: 4
8 PM: 8
9AM: 8
9 PM: 6
10AM: 13 10
PM: 2
11AM: 7
11 PM: 0
---> figured out by Barbara Fincham
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Jim Whittaker's opinion on proposed legislation for climbing Mount Hood.
A Summit Technology Can't Reach
By JIM WHITTAKER March 9, 2007
Port Townsend, Wash.
MOUNT HOOD is Oregon's highest peak, and given its close proximity
to Portland and its relatively unchallenging ascent, more than 10,000 people
climb it each year. But after the rescue of three climbers trapped in a
canyon during a storm last month and the deaths of three others in December,
state legislators have introduced a bill that would require climbers on
Mount Hood to carry an electronic signaling device when they're above
timberline between November and March.
This might seem a no-brainer: there are many lightweight,
relatively inexpensive safety devices on the market today. Signaling beepers
— more accurately called "emergency position indicating radio beacons" as
well as cellphones (which one climber in the February incident used to alert
rescuers), global positioning systems and avalanche beacons have all saved
many lives and will continue to do so. Mandating such equipment, however,
does not offer a quick and easy solution to the problem of those in
distress. In fact, reliance on technology often creates new dangers, not
only to climbers but also to rescuers.
The technology has made it easier to rely more on search-and-rescue
personnel, and less on skill and knowledge. For example, as cellphones have
become common, well-equipped and trained hikers have used cellphones to call
for rescue, although in hindsight they could have descended on their own.
In these cases, the high-tech devices wasted rescuer's time and
cost taxpayers huge sums of money. (Under Oregon law, climbers can be
charged only $500 to cover rescue costs, yet the local sheriff's office in
the December rescue attempt reportedly spent more than $5,000 a day for more
than a week.)
One can envision a similar effect with locators, which send out a
distress call with the pull of a cord, if they became mandatory.
The accidents on Mount Hood remind us that nobody can move in a
severe mountain storm, not even a rescuer. Sending a distress call could
result in rescuers being sent out into a life-threatening situation for no
good reason, which is why most rescue workers oppose the law. And waiting
for rescuers summoned by beacons can be more deadly than moving on.
It is better to plan your own way off the mountain first. A climber
should begin every expedition assuming that that he could be trapped in a
blizzard, even if the weather looks perfect and he is in a well-monitored
area like Mount Hood. Conditions can change very fast. Climbers should be
prepared to wait days for a storm to pass. With plenty of extra food, stoves
with enough fuel to melt snow for a week, snow shovels to dig caves, and a
warm sleeping bag and pad, a stranded climber can change his situation from
life-threatening to exhilarating.
Good climbers understand that while reaching the summit is
optional, getting off the mountain is mandatory.
The storms on Mount Hood and Mount Rainier here in Washington can be
just as severe as those on Mount Everest and K2. Once a storm on Mount
Rainier, also a popular climb, kept me buttoned down for five days. Beepers,
even if they had existed then, would have been worthless; we survived
because we were prepared.
Mindset is the most important factor, especially as interest in the
sport booms and more inexperienced climbers take on challenging mountains.
The last thing we want to do is create a situation where climbers feel that
if they carry a locator, a rescue is guaranteed.
This is what I fear the Oregon bill would do. It creates too much
potential for a nonprofessional climber to be cocky, to take risks he
otherwise wouldn't and to fail to pack well and otherwise be
self-sufficient. Skills like being able to interpret signs in the weather,
assess the danger of avalanches and rescue a companion from a crevasse are
vital to a safe climb, and they cannot be replaced by an electronic device.
Viewing technology as a quick fix is more likely to cause tragedy
than prevent it.
Nature is what it's all about. Mountains are truly cathedrals, and
everyone should experience the high country. Through climbing, we can learn
about gravity, rock, snow, ice, storms — and about ourselves. Most
important, though, we need to meet the wilderness on its own terms.
Laws and locators cannot replace
careful attention, knowledge and personal responsibility.
Jim Whittaker, the first American to climb Mount Everest, lead a successful
expedition to K2, presided over Mt, Rainier Mountain Guides Inc. for years,
is former president of the REI outdoor products cooperative and is the
author of "A Life on the Edge".
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07- 20 4- 1- 07 Neurological
Problem ? Klondike Bluffs Trail
This female biker fell over.
She had all the proper motor skills sitting down but when she stood
up she would keel over to the left.
She was put in an SUV for a ride out. We took 2 EMTs in to her
location and transported her out to the ambulance in the Ranger.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Lee, Kris, Duckie, Murray, Dave
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Upper Colorado River Basin Hydrology
The water supply picture in the Colorado River Basin weakened in
March 2007. March was a warmer and drier than normal month. Normally,
basinwide snowpack continues in increase during the month of March.
This was not the case in 2007 as warm temperatures resulted in net
loss of snowpack above Lake Powell. While inflow was above average during
March 2007 (unregulated inflow for the month was 795,000 acre- feet or 120
percent of average), the resultant is a significantly reduced April through
July runoff projection. The National Weather Service in their April final
forecast is projecting 4.0 million acre- feet of runoff into Lake Powell
during the 2007 April through July period. This is only 50 percent of
average.
Water year 2007 (which began on October 1, 2006) started out "wet,"
with October precipitation over 200 percent of average. Unfortunately, the
pattern quickly changed. Precipitation was below average in November and
December of 2006, and January and March of 2007. February 2007 precipitation
was near average. As we begin the April through July runoff season, snowpack
above Lake Powell is only 64 percent of average (as of April 4, 2007).
It is nearly certain that inflow to Lake Powell will be below
average in 2007. The current elevation of Lake Powell (April 4, 2007) is
3,599.1 feet, 100.9 feet from full pool elevation of 3,700 feet. Reservoir
storage is currently 11.65 million acre-feet, or 48 percent of capacity. The
water surface elevation of Lake Powell reached a seasonal low of 3,597.4
feet on March 16, 2007. Under the current inflow forecast Lake Powell would
reach a seasonal peak elevation of about 3,606 feet in late June 2007.
Upper Colorado River Basin Drought
The Upper Colorado River Basin experienced five consecutive years
of extreme drought from September 1999 through September 2004. In the summer
of 1999, Lake Powell was essentially full with reservoir storage at 97
percent of capacity. Inflow volumes for five consecutive water years were
significantly below average. Total unregulated inflow in water years 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 was 62, 59, 25, 51, and 49 percent of average,
respectively. Lake Powell storage decreased through this five-year period,
with reservoir storage reaching a low of 8.0 million acre-feet (33 percent
of capacity) on April 8, 2005. Hydrologic conditions improved in water year
2005 in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Lake Powell increased by 2.77
million acre-feet (31 feet in elevation) during water year 2005. Unregulated
inflow to Lake Powell in water year 2005 was 105 percent of average.
Unfortunately, in 2006, there was a return to drier conditions in
the Colorado River Basin. Unregulated inflow to Lake Powell in water year
2006 was 73 percent of average. Over the past 7 years (2000 through 2006,
inclusive) inflow to Lake Powell has been below average in all but one year
(2005). Water year 2007 (which began on October 1, 2006) is shaping up to be
yet another year with below average inflow. The current projection for
spring runoff into Lake Powell is only 50 percent of average. It is highly
likely that inflow to Lake Powell will be below average once again in 2007.
Reservoir storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead is currently 48 and 54
percent of capacity, respectively. The drought in the Colorado River Basin
continues.
Updated April 4, 2007 Tom Ryan
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07- 21 4- 5- 07 Jeep Rollover
Moab Rim Trail
This guy grabbed the roll bar above his head as the jeep rolled
over..... severing several fingers. OW. He was brought down by another
private vehicle to the EMTs and ambulance.
Responders: Rex, Margy, Melissa, Barbara, John, Mike, James,
Steve
07- 22 4- 5- 07 5 year old Girl Hit on
Head by Falling Rock Blue Hills Road
The ambulance responded-- then Curt 1 T 2 said to use
the DPS helicopter, knowing it would take a while for the ambulance to get
way out there. The helo met the ambulance, picked up an EMT and flew to the
scene. The ambulance arrived later, the subject stabilized and then taken to
the airport where CareFlight was waiting.
Responders: Rex, Dave, Margy, Duckie, Barbara, Lee, Mike, Nancy S,
Aug, Jeff, Steve
07- 23 4- 7- 07
Mtn Biker Down Sand Flats Road
A female mountain biker went down and broke her arm.
The Helo responded and the ambulance.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Barbara, Dan, Lee, Mike, Murray, Nancy S, Jon,
James, Kris
07- 24 4- 7- 07 Teen ATV Accident
Willow Springs Road
ATV accident at Willow Springs / Sovereign Trail. Ambulance and
Helo responded. GCSAR 10-22d.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Barbara, Lee, Murray, James, Kris, Cody, Steve
07- 25 4- 7- 07 Hiker Injury
Onion Creek
Onion Creek, up at the last camp. 13B66 in charge, gave
coordinates. These were teens on drugs and alcohol (They said so) and one
guy, naked, fell into the creek bed banging his head. Ambulance and Helo
responded. GCSAR 10-22d.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Barbara, Lee, Murray, Nancy, James, Kris,
Cody, Steve
07- 26 4- 7- 07 Hells Revenge
Hells Revenge ATV accident.
SAR 10-22d cuz EMT John Marshall was on scene and reported no need
to respond after all.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Barbara, John, Lee, Murray, Nancy, James,
Kris, Cody, Steve
07- 27 4- 7- 07 Power Dam, Improper Dive
Mill Creek
This guy, suspected to be on alcohol, tried to do a back dive off
the top of the power dam and "face planted," sustaining , facial, pelvic and
internal injuries. Responders: Rex, Bego, Frank, Barbara, Lee,
Murray, Nancy, James, Kris, Cody, Steve
07- 28 4- 7- 07 Power Dam, Improper
Jump Mill Creek
This guy jumped in to the pool to save the first guy and hit a rock
breaking his ankle.
He refused EMT services and was transported by private vehicle.
GCSAR 10 22.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Frank, Barbara, Lee, Murray, Nancy, James,
Kris, Cody, Steve
07- 29 4- 7- 07 Potato Salad Hill
No shade, no water
Potato Salad Hill-- Heat Stroke. The DPS helicopter flew this
subject to AMH.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Frank, Barbara, Lee, Murray, Nancy, James,
Kris, Cody
07- 30 4- 7- 07 Hells Revenge
Jeep Rollover
This was a jeep rollover at the Dragon’s Tail, a steep downhill run
from the Hot Tub that requires the perfect angle at the start. If you don’t
have it, it’s a sure roll over and a long way down too.
Two guys were injured. We found one riding out in a vehicle. He was
treated and remained in the vehicle out to the ambulance. The other was
treated and was vehicled out also.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Jim, Barbara, Lee, Murray, Nancy, James, Kris,
Cody, Steve
07- 31 4- 10- 07 Overdue Boaters
Westwater Colorado River
Two boats in the party on a one day paddle trip thru Westwater
Canyon. One boat flipped. Everyone was IN a boat and together below the last
rapid. Boat one said they would go ahead to the take out and get the cars
started and warmed up for the people who flipped in the cold water.
The second boat got caught out by dark. No sure why this happened.
First boat got concerned, called 911.
We responded with the River Rescue Boat and crew of 3. We motored
upstream about 3 miles and found the subjects, chilly by not dangerously
cold. We put some warm clothes on them, handed out blankets and hand
warmers. We towed their raft down to Cisco Boat Landing.
Responders: Bego, Duckie, Murray, John, Lee
07- 32 4- 13- 07 Mtn Biker Down
Porcupine Rim Trail
A mountain biker fell such that his chest landed on the handlebars,
injuring his sternum.
We sent a Ranger and 2 ATVs and took 2 EMTs with us. The Porcupine
Trail is so bumpy that it takes forever to get 6 miles out.
The subject was first put on the Ranger but the big bumps were so
painful that he walked some parts cuz it was more comfortable. After awhile,
the EMTs decided to helicopter him out for pain management reasons.
CareFlight was paged and launched. The problem with the upper part of
Porcupine Rim is that there are no LZs in the dense P-J forest. It took
quite awhile for the helo and the subject to get together.
Responders: Bego, Jim, Duckie, Lee, Barbara, Kris
07- 33 4- 13- 07 ATV Accident
White Wash Sand Dunes
This fellow caught a front tire on a bush sending the bike in one
direction and him in another. Broke his arm and did something internally.
Deputy Pace 1 T 11 arrived first and our Bronco with the EMTs and
Ranger were shortly behind. It was decided to fly him out. The helo came in
using night vision.
Responders: Bego, Cody, Kris
07- 34 4- 15- 07 Car and Driver In
Colorado River Hiway Mile 25
From Frank:
"Deputies had been working a body discovered [on a sandbar in the
river near] at Hittle Bottom. Evidence led them to believe the victim had
been in a car accident. They called for the boat to search the river...we
launched at Hittle and found the car just upriver from Milepost 25...upside
down with only part of the rear bumper showing...about 15 feet from shore.
John tied the front of the boat to the car and the rear to the shore...and
rigged a safety line up to the road anchored to the BLM Jeep...nice job.
When the tow truck arrived, Cody went into the water to attach the chain. We
stood by as the vehicle was towed up the approximately 75-foot bank to the
road.
Given the location, the fact that there was virtually no sign on
the road of an accident, and a rising river, the car could have gone
undetected for a very long time. It was impossible to see from the
road...unless you were standing right on the edge of the road at a location
where there were no turnouts.
Cody is now our DPR (Designated Plate Ripper). He made short work
of ripping the submerged plate from the vehicle so an ID could immediately
be made." Responders: Frank, Kris, John, Melissa, Cody, Dave, Jeff,
Lee, Nancy S
07- 35 4- 15- 07 Potato Salad Hill
Person fell off of Potato Salad Hill. ?? 10- 22.
Responders: Frank, Dave, John, Lee, Kris, Cody, Nancy S, Melissa
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---> By all means, check out <http://www.rescueoneverest.org>
CNN News: "So rescuers are gonna have to rappel down to the victim and
rappel back up with some kind of gurney........"
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07- 36 4- 17- 07 Search
Exit 221 on I - 70
He last remembers going to Lowe’s to shop on Sunday afternoon. He
called his wife Sunday evening to say he was lost in the desert. His family
and Mesa County deputies looked Monday
Tuesday morning GCSAR was paged. We also paged the Department of
Public Safety helicopter out of Salt Lake. A helo team went to the air,
looking mostly north of I - 70. ATV teams went south of I - 70. Later in the
morning some local sheepherders came by the CP and said they had seen a blue
pickup truck out in the middle of nowhere south of the freeway.
And that is where the ATV teams found him-- out in the middle of
nowhere, a long way from the nearest dirt road. He was stuck. Sitting there
at the steering wheel. Since Sunday. He wanted to know if we had a tow
strap.
All was not entirely well tho cuz he was way late for his insulin
and a day late for dialysis. He was taken to the hospital in Grand Junction.
Responders: Bego, Rex, Frank, John, Lee, Kris
Plus 1 T 5 and 1 T 6 and 1 T 11 from Grand and a deputy from Mesa County
Plus Terry Mercer, helo pilot who was last seen having a donut with Pace.
07- 37 4- 17- 07 Motorcyclist Down
Kane Creek
He said his motorcycle fell over on his leg and it broke. We took
the Ranger and EMTs to the scene out in Kane Creek Valley (after getting San
Juan County’s permission of course).
Responders: Bego, Rex, Duckie, Barbara, John, Lee, Mike, Aug, James
07- 38 4- 20- 07 ATV Wreck
Steelbender
CareFlight beat us there and 1 T 15 TJ took care of it.
Our 2 Rangers with EMTs turned around.
Responders: Bego, Lee, Jon, James, Aug
07- 39 4- 25- 07 Broken Down Jeepers
Rusty Nail Trail
A weird tale. These 2 guys broke down Monday in the middle of a
very difficult jeep trail. Later, a bunch of jeeps came thru. They talked to
the jeepers and claimed that the jeep party ignored them and went on,
offering no help. ( ?? ) Monday and Monday night it rained a lot and they
stayed by their jeep.
Tuesday they............................................ by the
time we got the 911 call, they claimed to have hiked miles to the north ( ??
). We told them to stay put and light a fire.
We got out on ATVs to the jct of Gold Bar and Rusty Nail. There we
had to decide which way to go. We could see their fire. We went along Rusty
Nail until we couldn’t. Then we hiked a half mile up to them, passing by
their broken jeep.
Sitting by the fire, they had not eaten or drank (water) since
becoming stranded. They had spent the 2nd night right there, not at their
jeep with sleeping bags just 15 minutes away.
We hiked them back to the ATVs and rode out.
Responders: Dave, Rex, Bego, Steve, Lee, Murray, Melissa
07- 40 4- 26- 07 ATV Accident
Hells Revenge
A GCSAR member went over backwards on an ATV during ATV training,
injuring his back.
Responders: Dave, Rex, Bego, Dave, Nancy M, Margy, Barbara, John,
Lee, Nancy S, James, Kris, Steve
07- 41 4- 27- 07 Motorcycle Accident
White Wash Sand Dunes
Reported as a motorcycle accident with a broken clavicle.
We arrived at "Base Camp" at the same time as the subject who was
brought out by private vehicle. 10- 22.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Nancy S, Steve, Lee, James
07- 42 4- 28- 07 Mountain Biker Down
SRBT
Fell off her bike, wrecked her arm and maybe a neck injury. Ranger
with 2 EMTs. Transported out.
Responders: Dave, Steve, Lee, Bego, Nancy S
07- 43 4- 30- 07 Dehydrated Biker
SRBT
He was reported to be just west of Shrimp Rock so John hopped on
his motorcycle and went looking while the rest of us went to get the rigs at
the Shed.
When we left the parking lot, he still hadn’t been found. He was
making his way out toward the parking lot and was found first by Jim Walker
of the Slickrock Bike Patrol. Jim gave him water.
He was transported out in our Ranger and refused EMT attentions.
Responders: Rex, Bego, Lee, Steve
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