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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 24, 2024 10:49:33 GMT -8
During a descent of the cables in the rain a woman slipped in her reportedly new boots and fell, fatally injured.
A recurring tragedy that reminds me once more that target locking on a destination can be terribly risky. A lesson I’ve learned and relearned over my years in the Sierra.
Maybe the park should consider some sort of “rain check” provision for the cables to reduce that temptation to continue in when the weather looms, as it did in this case, and people face losing their rare lottery slot or gambling with their lives.
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Post by georgeofthej on Jul 24, 2024 13:28:51 GMT -8
I saw a news article about the accident. It's a sad story.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 24, 2024 17:41:35 GMT -8
I saw a news article about the accident. It's a sad story. indeed. I wonder if a rain check system would be practical? Take away at least a bit of the temptation to gamble on the weather . Versus my actual preference: rip out that amusement ride attraction relic of the entertainment park old days when the parks were struggling to attract visitors. Much like Yellowstone took down the lights and bleachers for tourists watching the garbage eating bears. Times change. “Yellowstone Owes Its Early Success To Public Bear Feeding Nightly garbage feedings, roadside gangster bears, and a public “Bear Lunch Counter” were a deliberate strategy to help set the park apart.…” www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yellowstone-owes-its-early-success-to-public-bear-feeding |
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Post by georgeofthej on Jul 24, 2024 19:22:15 GMT -8
I wonder if a rain check system would be practical? Take away at least a bit of the temptation to gamble on the weather . It might be a good idea. It might keep people out of trouble with lightning, too. |
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 24, 2024 19:26:17 GMT -8
Oh yes! Lightning is possibly the actual bigger threat.
The quota and lottery are good but perhaps just not sufficient. I’ve learned to resist target locking but that situation of a once that year one day only ticket has possibly introduced a dangerous extra consideration.
Maybe some type of mix into the daily lottery availability?
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Post by dayhiker on Jul 25, 2024 14:51:56 GMT -8
www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/college-student-death-half-dome-yosemite-19591633.phpNeed less slippery boots? When I whitewater kayaked my "boots" had like pot scrubbers on the bottom, no slipping, that I remember, of course I did not do a full days hike in them , much less a steep climb, no ankle support. Wonder if she should have gone down in her socks? Of course hindsight is 20/20 and hard to change foot wear on a ladder and a crowd etc. Maybe clip in to cables? (Not a climber so not sure)
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 26, 2024 10:26:51 GMT -8
Clipping in is a double edged sword: security but at the cost of, for anyone inexperienced, FAR slower progress as you deal with clipping in and out around the stanchion supports clogging the entire cable behind you.
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