Posted on 01/03/2024 3:56:59 PM PST by nickcarraway
A 46-year-old woman from South Glens Falls nearly fell off a cliff while hiking in the Town of North Hudson after slipping off the summit of South Dix Mountain around 5:30 p.m. on December 26, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The woman slid down hundreds of feet of steep snow and a rockslide before grabbing onto a tree to prevent falling off a vertical cliff face, the DEC said.
According to the DEC, it was pouring rain, and there was deep snow and slippery ice at the time of the incident, which could've led to hypothermia among other physical injuries.
Forest Ranger Jamison Martin was alerted that the hiker slipped off the mountain around 5:30 p.m., but he wasn't able to reach her until about 1:30 a.m.
"She, quite honestly, thought she was going to die up there," Ranger Martin said. "I mean she was cliffed out. She slid down a good stretch of steep snow, hit a rock slab and continued to slide. She was hundreds of feet down and basically grabbed a small tree that kept her from going over a vertical cliff face, so she was just petrified to move in any direction... She basically felt like she was totally stuck."
Ranger Martin, with the help of Ranger Lewis, gave the hiker warm liquids, food and dry clothing. They reached her vehicle around 6:30 a.m.
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“...it was pouring rain, and there was deep snow and slippery ice at the time of the incident, ...”
Gradient is not just The Elixir of Youth, under some weather conditions, it can kill you.
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Someone DID die the other day, slipping from a cliff while hiking with her husband. Can’t remember if it was in NY.
Hiking. Useless if it’s going to take your life.
And it was pitch black at 5:30 pm a few days after the winter solstice. Plus hiking near a cliff in this conditions?
What an idiot.
I like hiking, but not that much.
Rope Up....
You are more likely to driving likely to driving near your house.
You are exactly right.
(You are more likely to driving likely to driving near your house.)
OK.
😜
Why do I think alcohol was involved?
Not much good happens after dark [except maybe in the bedroom].
Hitting the sauce early tonight?
Bump
You are more likely to die driving near your house than hiking.
Rain is the time to be indoors by the fire sipping spiced cider.
Why do people hike?
I always carry a light, water, a whistle and a CCW when hiking. Sometimes I ignore the “no firearms” sign.
This is the age old answer. But I have to drive. I do not have to hike and put my life in danger.
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