Love and prayers to the family. RIP and Pow, Zach. :(
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Love and prayers to the family. RIP and Pow, Zach. :(
while this is up here, i just wanted to say that my heart goes out to the parties involved. i just wish there was something i could do. :frown:
I am so sick right now. I wondered all weekend if this was a maggot, and to know that a certain maggot was involved makes me even more sick. My thought and condolences to Zach's family and friends. Other maggot--thoughts and prayers with you my friend.
RIP to Zachary. This is so tragic. Though I didn't know him, it hits closer to home than in the past...these events really stick in your mind if you're doing time in the bc yourself. God, this is so sad. Serious positive vibes to the maggot involved...and I wish the best to his family.....
To the maggot involved, we are here for ya when you're ready...the good the bad and the ugly are all part of this place, don't stay away too long.
You posted your news story at the time I was typing. Stop being a dick.Quote:
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Thanks for saying what I couldn't put into words Truth.Quote:
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We are here for ya buddy.
PM me.
This is shaping up to be a "weird" year all over, we all needto be extra carefull this season. RIP
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Coming off the high of Gordy's camp, I'm now sitting here shocked and saddend to have just found out that one of the fatalities this weekend was a friend. :frown:
Shit, that makes 5 friends/bc partners in the last 15 years. :frown:
Melvin had very little BC experience and was just out for a nice day snowshoeing in the sun. Probably since he was doing low angle stuff and is in no way an extremo dude, he didn't even realize he was in any danger.
He had a lot to contribute, was just about to finish his Ph.D. and re-enter med school for his M.D.
He will be missed greatly. :frown:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2484359
Again, please be careful and knowlegeable when you venture out of bounds.
RIP
This is all very sad. Condolences to everyone who knew these people.
I've seen the look of pain on peoples faces in incidents like these. It is indescribable and their pain unimaginable. May you remember your friends in their happiness and find solice in that. There's always help. PM me if you wish.
My worst skiing nightmare is losing a friend in an avalanche. My gut twists into horrible knots everytime my SAR pager goes off and the call is for an area where I know my friends are out that day. It was creepy as going to the VP avalanche two days ago and searching a whole field to find nothing. It was creepy as hell going to the avalanche call last week and seeing a maggot walk out of it.
Please God, no dead maggots, Please.
Everyone be safe out there.
i know some of you want to know what went on up there last friday. i will try to answer questions as best i can so long as they do not get too personal as to both zach and the less appropriate details of the recovery. i do have important information to share, some of it i have posted in the safety meeting thread.
i will have to go back to work in an hour and may be late getting back to the board but i will try to help those understand atleast what i know of the incident.
Only when/if you're ready, chief. God Bless...
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Are you OK? (Mentally and Physically?)
APD, sorry for the loss of your friend, and we're glad you walked out of it in one piece.
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and everyone please... don't fuck this upQuote:
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Totally with you on this one, APD. You're a good man. I know it's hard to accept consolation, but remember - your intentions were always the best.
That's all you can do.Quote:
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Thanks in advance and keep your chin up.
i can't say that i am either. i am not physically injured but feel that things don't work as well when you aren't mentally there. i find that when i get busy at work and am running around to do things quickly that i start to hyperventilate like after my help was no longer needed. i still think about the whole scenario while i am doing other things that require my attention. i still have to reinact the scenario to tell me exactly how long everything took. that will help me piece things back together. the only blurry part is assembling the probe and shovel and the false strike i got first. i still think that i had his head uncovered between 5 and 8 minutes. that 3 minutes haunts me too much not to find out for sure. i will also check the 911 call log to see if i can gain knowledge from there. i know i called once i started to ascend the debris again while i was searching. that was only 30-45 seconds after the slide set. i hung up after i got the first beacon signal and answered the phone again i think just after i dug his head out. this video plays too much for me not to go back and time myself.Quote:
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Don't do anything for our benefit, brother. Let it ride for as long as you need...we're not going anywhere and I think everyone around here is extra careful due to the circumstances. Take your time and talk when you're really ready and comfortable. Love, support and positivity...
my heartfelt condolences to zach's family and to your own recovery process apd.
i can only try and imagine, oh man.
good luck working through it. help helps with this sometimes.
APD,
Glad to [hear] your voice here again.
This last week has been quite sobering indeed. One of the most horrific weeks I can remember. I'm am positive EVERYONE here will be smarter, wiser, more cautious, informative, etc, after last weeks multiiple tragedies.
Again, glad you're back.
Good thoughts comin' to you from Canada, APD.
I hope you can find peace, apd. Please everyone, let us be careful out there.
I can only imagine the adrenaline-inspired mindfuck, it had to be intense beyond words.
Words seem pretty worthless right now.
Damn, I get the chills everytime I check this thread. I'd like to echo the words of support and welcome to come back and use us as a resource when you're ready APD - can't imagine the insanity you're experiencing. RIP Zach and positive vibes sent your way.
APD--so good to see you back. Thoughts and prayers still with you.
No shit. Glad you're okay and hope none of us ever have to go through that tragedy.
Avy rescue equipment - gear you never want to use.
APD -- my thoughts are with you and Zach's family.
Further info for those interested:
Just saw some vid footage of the slide path, debris, etc. Pretty much a nightmare slide path with lots and lots of variables like trees, undulations and what looked like two fall lines (gullies) disected by a tree stand. Looked like a 1 or 2 foot crown with unbelievable sheer quality. Also a very long debris field that could have been very disorienting due to undulations in the terrain and said trees. Appeared that the victim was actually located relatively high, against a tree stand and before the pronounced debris field. However this was taken from vid footage so it was hard to make out.
From what I could gather, the rescue scenario was unlike anything anyone imagines, even in backcountry rescue practice scenarios...many more features and variables than one might expect.
Good to hear from you again APD. We've been thinkin about ya, hope you're doing alright.
:(
Thoughts and vibes are with all involved. I'll echo what those above have been saying: all in time.
d.
Cellie PM'ed. Although we've never met please feel free to use it at any time and for any reason. When you're ready to talk... talk. Here, on the phone, to your folks, to a priest/councillor, to me, to mags in a bar (not wise, IMHO, but comfort for some.)
Let it out, don't internalize it, otherwise you'll go crazy.
APD, peace be with you mang.
Take your time, and know our thoughts and prayers are with you and Zachs family.
positive vibes from the PNW APD.
I know it's tough APD, but keep your head up and take care of yourself. Don't forget that your family and friends are there for you. Prayers out to those involved.
Known since it happened bro. PM me and what not. You've got a friend here. :) :) :)
i just got back from speaking with zach's dad for the last five hours. he has been extremly supportive and i hope i was able to answer some questions that were on his mind.
rev, your thoughts are all correct more than you know. i would like to see the footage if you have a link. when was it taken?
homer j, you never want to use it in a real life situation. you can never practice enough with it. you can always assemble it faster. and when you think you can find a beacon in 2-3 min on a practice slope, you're not even close to finding it out on a real slide path with terrain features. practice in all settings. pray you never do anything but practice.
edit:please support these guys. they have a tough job to do and need all the help they can get.PHP Code:Wasatch Backcountry Rescue will be having a fundraiser Saturday night in Park City at 7 pm at Suede. Tickets are available at SmithTix. A free Beacon Rescue Training Center is now open at Snowbird and a second one will open at Canyons on Thursday. For more information go to wasatchbackcountryrescue.org.
Just read this thread. Sorry for your loss APD. Losing a friend is never easy, but being there for his family will help all of you in this difficult time.