Kamel, is that you?
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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Kamel, is that you?
DH and cubs would be most upset if I went out there and hurt myself. I usually do one winter hike a year. But not in the rain. The point is to be out under clear skies, see the entire universe spread out and know any problems I have are pretty small. Not to have icy water trickling down my neck and be miserable.
If I wanted to do that I would stay home and work on the fences.
"As long as she got that selfie that’s all that matters"
Roseanne Roseannadanna, I thought I was gonna die...
Walking to school, no doubt.
We had to walk to school in deep snow and slippery ice and pouring rain, plus blazing sun at the same time. Uphill both ways. Oh, and barefoot.
As a side note, it's pitch dark at 5:30, so what was this lunatic woman doing alone supposedly hiking?
We know extreme stupidity was involved, she was probably a teacher.
No doubt on the edge of the slippery cliff. Them schools always reminded me of Himalayan monasteries.
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