The Rocky Talkie Blog
Eviscerated at the Bottom of a Ravine
This summer, a hiker fell 30 feet, dislocating his femur and tearing open a major artery. Quick action from the Organ Mountain Technical Rescue Squad allowed rescuers to pull off a complicated extraction from a desert ravine—just in the nick of time.
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Stranded on a Fourteener with A Spiral Fracture
When Mike Marr’s ski hit a submerged rock and failed to release, he was left immobile and in excruciating pain on the slopes of Colorado’s highest mountain. Just as night fell, Lake County Search and Rescue arrived to begin a complex winter rescue on skis.
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Multi-day Extraction with a Blizzard Coming
In one of the most involved rescues in Summit County history, volunteers hauled a patient over a ridge and more than 1,500 vertical feet through remote, loose mountain terrain—all just ahead of a looming winter storm.
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Remote Learning: Skier Teaches Partner to Self-Arrest During 300-foot Slide
This summer, Avi Ruben was climbing a steep couloir when he slipped, started sliding—and realized he had no idea how to self-arrest. Just as panic set in, he heard his radio come to life: It was his partner, giving him step-by-step instructions.
Trapped in a Crevasse on Mt. Baker
On June 29, 2020, Taylor Gibler fell about 30 feet into a crevasse while descending Mt. Baker.
“The Worst Case Scenario, But Worse”—Volunteers Save Climber After 130-foot Fall
Kaspar Podgorski should have died. Instead, he was left with a broken femur at the base of a cliff with wet, technical fourth-class terrain separating him from the road. A team of volunteer climbers and rescuers rallied together to get him out.
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