Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Colorado woman Ruth Woroniecki miraculously survives 200-foot fall from icy peak
NY Post ^ | December 30, 2022 | Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 12/30/2022 10:24:35 AM PST by BenLurkin

A 40-year-old Colorado woman is lucky to be alive after she plunged 200 feet down a trail in California’s San Gabriel Mountains during a Christmas Eve hike.

Ruth Woroniecki, of Thornton, had left her campground in Lytle Creek to hike up to Cucamonga Peak and was making her way back when she took the terrifying tumble...

Another hiker spotted the badly injured woman and contacted authorities...Using crampons and an ice ax, the hiker reached Woroniecki and stayed with her along with other hikers until rescuers arrived to hoist her to safety...

Woroniecki suffered a serious head injury and a fractured neck.

Officials said Woroniecki was wearing tennis shoes and did not have ice-climbing equipment on the perilous trek.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Woroniecki underwent her first surgery on Tuesday and was in stable condition.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: tennisshoes
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-56 last
To: BobL

“Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?”

That’s twice now you’ve made me laugh out loud, thank you!


41 posted on 12/30/2022 2:01:36 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: TexasGator; BobL

Correct me if I’m wrong but I think Bob’s point was that his time in a Turkish prison was a tad more exciting and dangerous than hiking the Andes in flip-flops!

:-P


42 posted on 12/30/2022 2:03:14 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: MeganC

“Correct me if I’m wrong but I think Bob’s point was that his time in a Turkish prison was a tad more exciting and dangerous than hiking the Andes in flip-flops!”

You know that Bob was in a Turkish prison?

You know that she hiked in flip-flops?


43 posted on 12/30/2022 2:08:32 PM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies]

To: MeganC

“That’s twice now you’ve made me laugh out loud, thank you!”

I’m not supposed to like someone that I disagree with.

But you’re welcome!


44 posted on 12/30/2022 2:11:41 PM PST by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: MeganC

“That’s twice now you’ve made me laugh out loud, thank you!”

And I just couldn’t see where the guy was coming from. Normally, he only shows up on electric car threads, and I couldn’t link it to that, so I answered in kind, with a random question (from a great movie, of course).


45 posted on 12/30/2022 2:13:29 PM PST by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: BobL

I might not agree with you on everything but you have a good sense of humor and I can appreciate you for that. Plus you’re a FReeper and that’s always a good thing!


46 posted on 12/30/2022 2:27:11 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: MeganC

“I might not agree with you on everything but you have a good sense of humor and I can appreciate you for that. Plus you’re a FReeper and that’s always a good thing!”

Thank you, and same to you!


47 posted on 12/30/2022 2:34:23 PM PST by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: BenLurkin

It was not God’s will that she die.


48 posted on 12/30/2022 2:50:06 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: PapaBear3625
The Battle of Cucamonga--Homer & Jethro

August in Azusa--Jerry Colonna
"September in Cucamonga, they say, is grand."

49 posted on 12/30/2022 2:50:50 PM PST by Fiji Hill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: dfwgator

YO, BRO,

“Y’know Nietzsche...”, ENDED HIS DAYS IN AN INSANE ASYLUM. YA COULD SAY THAT’S WHAT KILLED HIM...EVENTUALLY.

(EXCUSE MY CAPS. EYES PROBLEM.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (JUST IN CASE THAT DAMNED ASTEROID FINALLY HITS BEFORE THEN!)


50 posted on 12/30/2022 3:06:11 PM PST by TigerHawk (The Raised Middle Finger in the Clenched Fist of the World!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies]

To: BobL

“ I was hoping someone would help. Not exactly “Smith” or “Jones”.”

Well Bob, this is America.
We have lots of different last names .
You appear to be fishing to say something that you won’t say out loud .
Democrats and liberals like categorize humans just like sorting livestock.
Conservatives don’t do that.


51 posted on 12/30/2022 3:23:57 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: BobL; HereInTheHeartland
“What is “Hmmmm” about that name?

The "hmmmm" that I have is how Woroniecki is pronounced--"voronyetski" (the Polish way) or "woroneeki" (the English way)?

52 posted on 12/30/2022 3:41:49 PM PST by Fiji Hill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: Fiji Hill; BobL

Bob thinks people with Polish ancestors are shady in some way.
Not sure what groups of Americans Bob will find acceptable.


53 posted on 12/30/2022 3:55:42 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: Fiji Hill

“The “hmmmm” that I have is how Woroniecki is pronounced”

Thanks, that’s what I was interested in.


54 posted on 12/30/2022 4:15:19 PM PST by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: TexasGator

Just seeing that lady sitting like that give me shivers. Flat lander here.


55 posted on 12/30/2022 4:37:47 PM PST by oldasrocks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: BenLurkin

How many people had to risk their lives to rescue this whack job?


56 posted on 12/30/2022 4:39:15 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-56 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson