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princerappel
Apr 20, 2010, 12:23 PM
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Hey guys i just came back from Yosemite on the 15th. My crew had to do an emergency evacuation because the snow storm that came in was very bad. Our base camp wasnt suffecient enough  to stay longer. Two climbers were killed and frozen on a wall, RIP to their family.
Just a post to let you guys know that Climbing in Yosemite in April is limited and dangerous. Make sure you go with many people and check the weather at least twice daily.
I will say i did some soloing on a water fall/ crack near Yosemite Lodge. It was awesome and the water was the purest i'd ever had. Yes i drank from it.lol. I am planning to go back to finish my adventure in the more summer temperatures so if anyone would like to form a group or two to climb, hike and get photo and video let me know.
Take care guys and happy climbing
~Prince Rappel
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coastal_climber
Apr 20, 2010, 8:45 PM
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OMG WOW!!!!!!!!!
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i_h8_choss
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princerappel wrote: Hey guys i just came back from Yosemite on the 15th. My crew had to do an emergency evacuation because the snow storm that came in was very bad. Our base camp wasnt suffecient enough to stay longer. Two climbers were killed and frozen on a wall, RIP to their family. Just a post to let you guys know that Climbing in Yosemite in April is limited and dangerous. Make sure you go with many people and check the weather at least twice daily. I will say i did some soloing on a water fall/ crack near Yosemite Lodge. It was awesome and the water was the purest i'd ever had. Yes i drank from it.lol. I am planning to go back to finish my adventure in the more summer temperatures so if anyone would like to form a group or two to climb, hike and get photo and video let me know. Take care guys and happy climbing ~Prince Rappel
Could you please describe more in depth....
-your location and elevation.
-description of your base camp.
-experience in climbing.
-what type of climbing you were doing. I'm guessing it was rock climbing, but I don't konw.
...and two climbers were killed??? I'm sorry to hear that. May they RIP. Was the cause of death freezing?
Im just trying to figure out what went down here.
Cheers. And condolenses to the families/friends of the deceased climbers.
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karmiclimber
Apr 20, 2010, 9:29 PM
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coastal_climber wrote: OMG WOW!!!!!!!!!
Seriously? Two climbers died.
My condolences to their families and friends and may they RIP...
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coastal_climber
Apr 20, 2010, 10:14 PM
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karmiclimber wrote: coastal_climber wrote: OMG WOW!!!!!!!!! Seriously? Two climbers died. My condolences to their families and friends and may they RIP...
I'd be very surprised if this wasn't a joke.
If not, my apologies and condolences
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majid_sabet
Apr 22, 2010, 2:18 AM
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princerappel wrote: Hey guys i just came back from Yosemite on the 15th. My crew had to do an emergency evacuation because the snow storm that came in was very bad. Our base camp wasnt suffecient enough to stay longer. Two climbers were killed and frozen on a wall, RIP to their family. Just a post to let you guys know that Climbing in Yosemite in April is limited and dangerous. Make sure you go with many people and check the weather at least twice daily. I will say i did some soloing on a water fall/ crack near Yosemite Lodge. It was awesome and the water was the purest i'd ever had. Yes i drank from it.lol. I am planning to go back to finish my adventure in the more summer temperatures so if anyone would like to form a group or two to climb, hike and get photo and video let me know. Take care guys and happy climbing ~Prince Rappel
Tell us who your crew are and where did this accident took place.
(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Apr 22, 2010, 2:19 AM)
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summerprophet
Apr 22, 2010, 4:03 AM
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YOSAR has no record of your friends passing.
Where did this occur. What route was this on?
Were they on a wall or alpine route?
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shimanilami
Apr 22, 2010, 5:44 AM
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I'll go ahead and say what everyone else is thinking ...
T0
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rasoy
Apr 23, 2010, 6:57 AM
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Yosemite on the 15th.
Two climbers were killed and frozen on a wall.
Are you sure?
I work for YOSAR and nobody died and froze to death that I know of.
Where did this happen?
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acorneau
Apr 23, 2010, 6:14 PM
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If a climber freezes on a wall and there's no one around to hear it, does he really make a sound?
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squishy654
Apr 23, 2010, 8:53 PM
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There was someone plucked off the arches on Saturday right? Could it be related?
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moose_droppings
Apr 23, 2010, 9:13 PM
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rasoy wrote: Yosemite on the 15th. Two climbers were killed and frozen on a wall. Are you sure? I work for YOSAR and nobody died and froze to death that I know of. Where did this happen?
Possibly a secret that only was known by those that need to know (CIA FBI KGB KFC).
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blondgecko
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Apr 23, 2010, 10:16 PM
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I'm going to go out on a limb and call this a troll. Off to Campground with it.
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bill413
Apr 24, 2010, 2:58 AM
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moose_droppings wrote: rasoy wrote: Yosemite on the 15th. Two climbers were killed and frozen on a wall. Are you sure? I work for YOSAR and nobody died and froze to death that I know of. Where did this happen? Possibly a secret that only was known by those that need to know (CIA FBI KGB KFC).
Wait - are you saying two KGB agents were killed on the wall and then frozen by a KFC operative?
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