5-4 THANK YOU - To All That Were Involved.

[Self Taught Boarder]

I am putting out large, no, HUGE Thank you to all of those that carried a extra pack, carried the sled, relieved someone else from carrying the sled/stretcher,just hiked down with us, or even offered a place to stay. My injured friend V***** Has a great appriciation for all of the voulenteers that came off of the mountain early, to help him reach the base quicker.If anyone has pics of any of this please send them to me
Special thanks to Marcy, Sue, Sara and any other that have we may have met on the way down.
V***** Suffered a concussion and 2 fractured ribs, he was released on Sunday Morning with a 4.5 hr ride home. A Even Bigger thanks and appriciation goes out to the Mt. Washington Voulenteer Ski Patrol, This crew is on top of their job like no Other! Thanks Rob and Dave.
I was just amazed at the collective amount of help that was on hand for this situation and all those that sacrificed the remainder of a "Beautiful Day at Tuckerman's". I will be going again a little more aware of the dangers. Ride On

<small>[ May 09, 2003, 09:59 AM: Message edited by: skicdave ]</small>

[DMC]

I hope your generous with donations to that Volly Patrol... I always slip something into the box at Hojos...

Hope your friend gets back on the "horse" and heads back up next year...

[rocket9]

Hey. Our group was at the bottom of Left when your friend DV**** got injured. Sure looked at lot worse than a concussion and 2 ribs. So glad to hear he's doing OK. Our group included 4 patrollers and one doctor. We, too, were very impressed with the speed of action and the abilities of the VOL Patrollers who were on scene.

A large donation should be collected for your friend and he deliver it when he's up and around again.

A quick, soap-boxy, note: No dis-respect aimed at DV***, but "tubers" at Tuck's are mentally flawed - and I mean this "before" they hit into anything. The Ravine is a dangerous place, even for those who have respect for this danger. Putting oneself upon a non-directional sliding device made of slippery vinyl and hiking even 1/3 up before descending is simply stupid. Perhaps more incidents like this one will get more people to stop bringing their uninformed friends to Tuck's for a fun slide. If you wouldn't bring your friend to the top of say Bretton Woods (wimpy-yes) and slide down on a TUBE, then to do so at Tuck's is mind-bogglingly stupid.

I know that most 18 yr olds believe they are invincible and that tubing Tuck's is fun, but the imposition placed upon all the patrollers and volunteer carriers is too much. Treat Tuck's with the respect it, and all other off-piste areas, deserves.

We all want to enjoy our time in the backcountry. Soap-box done. Saturday was an awesome day to enjoy the Ravine and the cool sluffs of Spring.

Rob

Self Taught Boarder:
I am putting out large, no, HUGE Thank you to all of those that carried a extra pack, carried the sled, relieved someone else from carrying the sled/stretcher,just hiked down with us, or even offered a place to stay. My injured friend V***** Has a great appriciation for all of the voulenteers that came off of the mountain early, to help him reach the base quicker.If anyone has pics of any of this please send them to me
Special thanks to Marcy, Sue, Sara and any other that have we may have met on the way down.
V***** Suffered a concussion and 2 fractured ribs, he was released on Sunday Morning with a 4.5 hr ride home. A Even Bigger thanks and appriciation goes out to the Mt. Washington Voulenteer Ski Patrol, This crew is on top of their job like no Other! Thanks Rob and Dave.
I was just amazed at the collective amount of help that was on hand for this situation and all those that sacrificed the remainder of a "Beautiful Day at Tuckerman's". I will be going again a little more aware of the dangers. Ride On

[buttbob]

Witnessing V's unfortunate accident on the otherwise beautiful Saturday was a sobering event to say the least. The impact led most to believe that serious injury must have occurred. The rescue crew was great and of course not taking chances. With the strong possibility of spinal injury, it was a long haul carrying the litter down. No complaints though, we were glad to help. The cell phone message that night reporting minimal injury lifted our spirits, we even celebrated at dinner. Only a concussion and two fractured ribs is actually a sweet deal considering other possibilities. Yes, you have to be aware of the dangers up there. In particular, too many boarders and skiers are over challenged by the terrain in exchange for the right to say, "I skied Tuckerman's". It's a skewed and potentially tragic view on fun.

For others not knowing the story: The day's first 'event' was when Dave a 50-ish man broke or twisted his ankle above lunch rocks and had to be carried down in a litter. He was heading to the summit with daughter and friend (that way?!). Anyone know what happened to Dave? While Dave was coming down, V took a water inner tube slide from a short way up in the bowl and slammed backwards into a chunk of ice. He was unconscious for a short while. Our group divided to help both from Hermit down. Once Dave was at Pinkham, Chris and I climbed back up Sherburne to meet V's entourage. A long day.

Good luck to V and all you guys. If you’re ever in Newport, give a heads up.

Bob, Sue, Jerry, Marcy, Ray, Chris, Dan

[egg]

Self Taught Boarder:
I am putting out large, no, HUGE Thank you to all of those that carried a extra pack, carried the sled, relieved someone else from carrying the sled/stretcher,just hiked down with us, or even offered a place to stay. My injured friend V***** Has a great appriciation for all of the voulenteers that came off of the mountain early, to help him reach the base quicker.If anyone has pics of any of this please send them to me
Special thanks to Marcy, Sue, Sara and any other that have we may have met on the way down.
V***** Suffered a concussion and 2 fractured ribs, he was released on Sunday Morning with a 4.5 hr ride home. A Even Bigger thanks and appriciation goes out to the Mt. Washington Voulenteer Ski Patrol, This crew is on top of their job like no Other! Thanks Rob and Dave.
I was just amazed at the collective amount of help that was on hand for this situation and all those that sacrificed the remainder of a "Beautiful Day at Tuckerman's". I will be going again a little more aware of the dangers. Ride On

[egg]

I'm glad to hear that V**** is doing well. We feared that his injuries might be far worse than they were - thank god for small mercies. Hope to see you again up there!

[VTrider]

Yeah STB, glad to hear your friend V***** made out relatively okay. I was up there Sunday and heard from many there the story! I can't imagine making contact with a piece of ice that big, I got a picture of my g/f on top of it after she climbed up on it.

I think the Mt. Wash VSP once again and as always deserves so much appreciation and credit during times like these. Not forgetting all others that help out when things like this happen. It's a good thing to thank them, and i'm sure it's much appreciated! As for the whole sledding thing @ tucks, it's something that I personally enjoy watching and have done so for a good decade. There's a good point to be considered that no matter what equip. your on up there (skis/board/tele/inflattable blow-up toy,etc.) all of us as a group could be viewed as 'mentally flawed'.

[M@]

I also have sledded, like watching the sledders and figure it might not be as safe as skiing, but you're not going as high so it's hard to compare.

I generally make sure there's nothing in my path when I sled at tucks though. One year I was getting ready to slide down, and a guy planted his skiis direclty in my line. I yelled down for him to move them and he did. I don't think I'd be sledding if there was a huge chunk of ice in my path. But hindsight is 20/20.

M@

[skicdave]

It amazes me to watch some people sledding who don't thing about the fall line and whats in there path. Too many times its avi debris, rocks or small children.

I recommend a spotter and adult supervision (40+ wise) :eek:

[Self Taught Boarder]

To all,

THANK YOU, to all that help in bringing me down the mountain on 4/3/03.

This is Vishnu. There is no word that exist to date that could explain my appreciation for what you guys that for me.

I have two broken ribs and was unconcious for a few hours. Its just a matter of time to heal.

I was also hoping maybe we can all meet somewhere and exchange a few words/grab a bite, maybe a few drinks.

Once Again Thank you all.
Vishnu

P.S. Providing email address/some form of contact information will be very much appreciated. My email address is eengineert@yahoo.com

[Self Taught Boarder]

Correction 5-3-03 Oops....After all I'm still not doing too well as you can see....

[M@]

Hey Vishnu:
How about a blow-by-blow description of the accident? At least what you remember. I've tubed the bowl before myself, and if you have any advice (like, "Don't tube the bowl") it might help.

M@ :ducttape:

[RR]

Hey Vishnu...great comments. Glad you are okay. Judging by that way you phrased your remarks here I'm sure you'll be returning the favor if need arises. See you next season!

[M@]

Accident report from:
http://www.tuckerman.org/accident/Summaries03/otherincidents2003.htm

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5-3-2003: The victim was sledding on an inner-tube on the floor of the ravine. He was travelling at a high rate of speed when his tube turned him around backwards and he slammed into a chunk of ice at a high rate of speed. The impact with the ice sent him flying and he landed facedown, approximately 10' downhill. The victim was initially unresponsive and had a compromised airway, he was backboarded, given oxygen and put in a litter. He was carried to Pinkham by a group of volunteers and taken to the hospital by ambulance. During the rescue the patient remained stable but vomited numerous times during the carry out. This rescue took 32 people about 4.5 hours (118 person hours) to complete. It was reported back that the victim suffered a couple of broken ribs and a concussion.
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M@ :ducttape:

[elwood]

I think that it says a lot about the human spirit in situations like these, where 38 people are willing to sacrifice their time and energy to help a fellow human being out. Knowing that people are willing to do this in the face of adversity really gives me a good feeling. I have hope for us yet!