Rescue for Hiker at Bake Oven Knob

[HikerMom58]

http://m.wfmz.com/rescue-for-hiker-a...z/-/index.html


Praying for hiker & the rescuer's stay safe!

[wornoutboots]

From some of the comments it said he may have "jumped", not fallen? I haven't been on that section so I can't picture it. I hope it works out!!!

[4eyedbuzzard]

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehi...ue_man_in.html

[HikerMom58]

Thanks 4EB...

I sure hope he didn't jump wornoutboots, we know how rumors can get started.

[Blue Mountain Edward]

There was a guy who fell off the knives edge in the summer. It would be easy to slip on snow and ice. But if he jumped, he can stay in a psychiatric hospital after being released from the hospital.

[daimonpaul]

Bake Oven has a pretty well defined edge, and a large open area in front of the ledge, so I would imagine it would be rather difficult to accidentally fall off of that one, ice or no ice.

[atbackpacker]

http://m.wfmz.com/rescue-for-hiker-a...z/-/index.html


Praying for hiker & the rescuer's stay safe!

thanks for postiing this link...this area is very close to home.
the rescue was a success! the hiker is now in the hospital recovering and everyone is safe. i have no word on how extensive the hikers injuries are. the story is just being broadcast on the local news this morning.

[Rain Man]

I hiked through there last year in the rain, alone. It would have been very easy to slip and fall and suffer multiple broken bones. When I reached the shelter itself, I was exhausted both from the physical and mental strain.

Am glad to read they got this young man out.

Rain Man

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[HikerMom58]

thanks for postiing this link...this area is very close to home.
the rescue was a success! the hiker is now in the hospital recovering and everyone is safe. i have no word on how extensive the hikers injuries are. the story is just being broadcast on the local news this morning.

THanks for the update on him. So thankful!

[RED-DOG]

Thats a real ROCKY section with the snow the rocks could be very dangerous to walk across, the report said he had numerous broken bones, so i figure he was walking across a rock field slipped on the snow and fell on the rocks. Snow and Rocks don't mix well.

[shelterbuilder]

Very rocky, very slippery. WAY too much ice up there right now. Hope he makes a full recovery.