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[adk-46r]

12/27/04
Rangers called in to rescue injured hiker on Mount Colden
By DAN HEATH, Staff Writer

NORTH ELBA — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers were called in to rescue an injured hiker on 4,714-foot Mount Colden Sunday night.

The hiker had fallen and was unable to walk, according to a report by Essex County Emergency Dispatch Sunday afternoon.

At 9:30 p.m., a forest ranger dispatcher said rescuers had reached the unidentified victim and were preparing to head out of the woods shortly. That effort was expected to take several hours.

Snow fell heavily throughout the afternoon and evening on Sunday in the Adirondacks. Adirondack Regional Airport reported a temperature of 7 degrees at about 10 p.m.

Mount Colden is located about 6 to 7 miles from the Adirondack Loj, at the end of Adirondack Loj Road, near the Heart Lake trailheads.

[AlphaDog]

RANGERS ASSIST INJURED HIKER

DEC Forest Rangers were called into action last night to rescue an injured hiker in the High Peaks Wilderness Area.

The hiker, 16-year old Allen Glick of Englewood New Jersey was climbing with a group on the Trap Dike section of Mt. Colden at about 4:15pm Sunday when he lost his footing and slid 400ft. down a rock slab.

During his fall, Glick’s foot caught a tree, which tore off his boot and injured his leg.

Essex County 911 received a call from a member of the hiking party notifying them of the incident. The Forest Ranger Emergency Dispatch in Ray Brook was then contacted. When they were unable to reach the hiker’s cell phone, seven Forest Rangers and the Lake Colden Caretaker were mobilized to locate the hiking party on the mountain.

The hiking party, meanwhile, had made their way to Lake Arnold, where forest rangers met them. Glick’s leg injury was treated and he was transported out of the woods to a private vehicle and taken to the Adirondack Medical Center for an evaluation.

[oldsmores]

...The hiker, 16-year old Allen Glick of Englewood New Jersey was climbing with a group on the Trap Dike section of Mt. Colden at about 4:15pm Sunday when he lost his footing and slid 400ft. down a rock slab...

I'm just curious. Where in the Dike were they at 4:15 p.m. and were they ascending or descending? At any rate, sounds like Mr. Glick was lucky to get away with a foot injury...

[Judgeh]

I'm just curious. Where in the Dike were they at 4:15 p.m. and were they ascending or descending? At any rate, sounds like Mr. Glick was lucky to get away with a foot injury...

4:15 seems terribly late. However, we are relying on a press report for our facts. Who knows what the time really refers to. Perhaps the time of the call.

[lumberzac]

Can someone post a link to this article?

[Trailpatrol]

Link

Can someone post a link to this article?

Zac,
This all I was able to find from out here: http://www.wnbz.com/main.htm
Be safe,
Hans

[lumberzac]

Zac,
This all I was able to find from out here: http://www.wnbz.com/main.htm
Be safe,
Hans

Thanks

[Trailpatrol]

Hmmmm...

Can someone post a link to this article?

I din't find anything on the Adirondack Daily Enterprise website (http://www.adirondackguide.com/newsuse.htm) but this headline was interesting:

New Whiteface Safety Enforcement officers have authority to revoke reckless skiers' passes

By LAURIE BESANCENEY
Enterprise Staff Writer

WILMINGTON - Wild skiers, beware.

The new Whiteface Safety Enforcement patrol, is taking to the mountain to guard against reckless skiing in the slow, family zones and congested areas of the mountain... (More on the ADE site)

It probably belongs on a separate post, but it seems to be a bit related.

Ski safe,

Hans

[chrix]

Colden accident

State forest rangers rescued a New Jersey teen who injured his leg in
a fall while hiking in the Adirondacks.

State officials said 16-year-old Allen Glick of Englewood was hiking
with a group on Mount Colden late Sunday afternoon when he lost his
footing and slid about 400 feet down the mountain. Glick's leg was
injured when it struck a tree on the way down.

Another member of the hiking party used a cell phone to call Essex
County 911, and the forest rangers were dispatched to find the group.

A member of the group helped Glick get to Lake Arnold, where they were
met by forest rangers.

The rangers transported him out of the backcountry. Glick was taken to
the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, where he was treated
and released.



--chrix

[Trailpatrol]

Chris,
This is already up on the forum on a topic entitled "Rescue"

Hans

[redhawk]

Chris,
This is already up on the forum on a topic entitled "Rescue"

Hans

I merged the threads

[NukedRocket]

Is there any mention of this guys experience level? I've heard that the Trap Dike is kinda steep and hairy under regular summer-like conditions. Was this guy over his head with this attempt? Or was it a really an unfortunate accident?