Mt Yale Mission 11/18/22
MT Yale Mission On Friday, November 18th, Chaffee County Search and Rescue – North conducted an operation to rescue a severely injured hiker off of Mt. Yale. At approximately 1600 Chaffee County Dispatch received a SOS activation from a Garmin InReach. A two person party were attempting Mt. Yale via the East Ridge. While descending, one of the parties fell, tumbled about 500’ and came to a stop in the rocks. The subject was face down and not moving. Injuries included broken bones, a head injury, and eventually hypothermia & frostbite. Luckily one of the parties had a Garmin InReach and made the call for help. 18 rescuers fielded to help with the rescue. A plan was made with hasty teams, and support teams to bring additional warm gear, a sked, and a litter. Helicopters were unfortunately not available at the time to insert rescuers due to weather. Ground teams made their way to the location of the injured party. CCSAR-N requested mutual aid from other SAR teams for support with this challenging mission. It was anticipated that a litter carry would be necessary to get the subject the 4+ miles out to the trailhead and additional support would be necessary. Chaffee County SAR – South, Lake County SAR, Custer County SAR, and others responded to this request. Rescuers faced a tough night of cold, wind, snow, steep terrain, and ice fields. Temperatures throughout the night were around 5 degrees with a windchill of minus 15 degrees. Winds gusted 20-30 mph. Incident Command implemented Cold Index Procedures to check on rescuers’ warmth every 15 minutes. A small team assembled...CO Gives Fundraiser to Purchase an E-Mountain Bike
While experience is the best way to learn, CCSAR-N would rather you NOT get your experience during a backcountry rescue. But if you get in trouble we will be there for you, at no cost to you. Our team of volunteers wake up in the middle of the night, miss family events and many dinners to assist people in distress in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. While CCSAR-N can receive funds from The Colorado Outdoor Recreation Search and Rescue (CORSAR) Card program for expense reimbursements CCSAR-N is funded 100% through donations and grants. Our Organization is actively involved in making a difference in people’s lives 24/7 no matter the conditions. Stuck on a cliff- we’ll be there. Hurt in the backcountry- we’ll get you out. Lost, scared and tired- we can help with that too. While we are always ready to help but sometimes we need a little help ourselves. We are raising funds for the purchase of an E-mountain bike, which will allow us to locate and treat victims in as little as a third of the time it takes a hiking team. We request you kindly make a donation to Chaffee County Search and Rescue North through the Colorado Gives program (link below). Any amount helps and is appreciated. Chaffee Co Search & Rescue E-Mountain Bike | Colorado Gives...Hikers rescued by helicopter ahead of storm
Michael A. Rodriguez, Chaffee County Times reporter Aug 24, 2022 Chaffee County Search and Rescue–North saved two climbers trapped above treeline as storms rolled through Sunday afternoon, Aug. 14. The climbers went off route and decided to climb out on the Ellingwood Ridge route of La Plata Peak. They contacted search and rescue after being unable to ascend or descend from their position 200 feet below the ridge. The climbers reported they were unharmed, only unable to move. They also reported that inclement weather had passed them previously and that more appeared to be headed their way. CCSAR-N advised the climbers that it could be several hours before they could be rescued due to resource availability and told them to stay where they were. It was decided that due to the climbers’ location, weather forecast and fading daylight, the best option would be to use a helicopter to insert a team and retrieve the climbers. In the event a helicopter would be unable to fly due to weather, a team was sent by ground to the LaPlata trailhead. REACH Air Medical Services and Cañon City Helitack were both contacted for assistance. Both of the aircraft carried two CCSAR-N team members directly to the site, Reach dropping two members above the ridge where the climbers were stuck and Helitack dropping two members directly at the climbers’ location. On site, CCSAR-N determined that the best course of action was to have Helitack extract the climbers from their current position rather than attempt to help the climbers ascend or descend. Search and rescue loaded the climbers into the helicopter and flew them out...S&R responds to altitude sickness callout
Michael A Rodriguez, Chaffee County Times reporter, 7/28/22 Chaffee County Search and Rescue–North responded to the aid of a hiker at 13,340 feet on the side of Mount Yale Thursday evening. The hiker was reported to be suffering from altitude sickness and was not feeling well July 21, Search and Rescue-North reported on its Facebook page. The hiker was prepared for the hike with water, food, and a flashlight and had reported that they had been drinking lots of water. CCSAR-N instructed the hiker to continue moving down the the mountain and suggested that they try to eat some food to replenish sodium in case they had accidentally flushed it from their system with drinking so much water. The search team met with the hiker and while they brought a stretcher, they did not need or require it. The hiker walked down the mountain without further assistance and the search team was out of the field by 9...Donate to CCSARN
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