Skier injured on Wilson Peak
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- IronSkiMountaineer
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Skier injured on Wilson Peak
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Have you guys heard about this? Does anyone know him or how he's doing?
Have you guys heard about this? Does anyone know him or how he's doing?
- IronSkiMountaineer
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
answering my own questions...
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- crestone14ers
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
I've known Joe personally and as very good friends for well over thirty years.
He's owner of San Juan Hut Systems and is one of the very early pioneers of backcountry and high peaks skiing.
Here's good thoughts sent out to Joe and his daughter Kelly who operates the business with him.
Hoping for a successful recovery.
He's owner of San Juan Hut Systems and is one of the very early pioneers of backcountry and high peaks skiing.
Here's good thoughts sent out to Joe and his daughter Kelly who operates the business with him.
Hoping for a successful recovery.
- forbins_mtn
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
So glad he's safe. What an intense fall.
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery. This article has a little more detail and sounds pretty positive overall about his condition.
http://www.ouraynews.com/articles/2014/ ... -1800-feet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have never met Joe but the most recent issue of Backcountry magazine has a nice story about him and the work he has done to build the San Juan Hut System. pretty cool stuff.
http://www.ouraynews.com/articles/2014/ ... -1800-feet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have never met Joe but the most recent issue of Backcountry magazine has a nice story about him and the work he has done to build the San Juan Hut System. pretty cool stuff.
Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
It stayed cold on thursday. We skied a N face at 2:30 and it was rock hard. Hope he comes out ok.
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
Best wishes to Joe for a full and speedy recovery.
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
I'm glad he's ok and hope his brain injury isn't too bad.
I guess when you interview an injured person you get this:
I guess when you interview an injured person you get this:
I've never skied a 65 degree slope and never will unless I'm about to go the hospital!Ryan estimated the three started off on their descent at a 65 degree slope. He said he usually doesn't ski on slopes much greater than 50 degrees.
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
Good first person account of the accident here.
Reading this makes me realize I need to renew my Wilderness First Aid training.
Reading this makes me realize I need to renew my Wilderness First Aid training.
Make wilderness less accessible.
- IronSkiMountaineer
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing that writeup!
Agreed on the need to obtain/freshen up wilderness first aid skills!
Agreed on the need to obtain/freshen up wilderness first aid skills!
Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
Amazing stuff. I once lost it on steep in-bounds line and lost my skis, sliding then feet first. Clawing and kicking I gained purchase and flipped head over heels backwards and continued to cartwheel for a while. He was so lucky in that bc terrain and those cliff bands. I'd certainly also like to get a WFR class under my belt. Whippets do rock. And I'm going to add a gps/mapping app to my phone just for another safety outlet.
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Re: Skier injured on Wilson Peak
After reading that, it's even more astounding that the guy lived with (relatively) minor injuries. Released from the hospital in two days! Someone was looking our for him!
You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know. - Rene Daumal