Some of you might remember or heard of to guy that fell into a hole up by Iron Mine last year, well I finally found the photos. Here they are.
Lost in hole by iron mine last year
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why didnt he just use that sled jack to get himself out??
All I can say is "that freaks me the heck out"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember reading that and didn't want to ride in that area.
Dang!!!!
Cool pictures though.
I remember reading that and didn't want to ride in that area.
Dang!!!!
Cool pictures though.
Holy Crap, those are some crazy pics.
Seems to me a lot of bad things happen in the Iron Mine area.
Seems to me a lot of bad things happen in the Iron Mine area.
NMFH!!!
Hope the dude is ok? Tell me that wouldn't suck and surprise you! WOW!!
Funny thing we were all standing in that hole with him be for he went down.
wow those are some scary pics thanks for posting
thanks for postingSo what's with the first picture? He's standing by the sled all "this really sucks" and then the rest of him he is in the hole. Did the hole swallow him up as they were trying to get the sled out?
I know of that area, you just have to recognize it and stay away...
I know of that area, you just have to recognize it and stay away...
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Colorado4fun
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Crazy pics. Thanks for sharing.
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We all got down in the hole and pulled the rear of the sled down and the front up, we then hooked a bunge to the ski to pull him out. Lucky he put all his gear back on, as soon as we pulled on his sled he left the planet and dropped 40 feet. S ome where in the hole he hit a tree and slid down that and then went another ten feet under a ledge, and that is where he stopped.
Here is a pick of the hole after.
NMFH!!!
Hope the dude is ok? Tell me that wouldn't suck and surprise you! WOW!!
How far down did he fall?
Man as serious as it was I can't help but laugh.....
It had to of been the extra weight of the NMFH that dragged him down.
Glad there weren't any serious injuries..
That's what i was thinking. Damn NMFH helmet! LOL
The Guy is lucky. I can't imagine falling down a hole like that.
Looks like it's right out in the open too. Hope they mark it this year. Glad he got out OK.
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snengineer
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We had some trouble in that same spot a few weeks earlier I think...nobody got hurt or fell in but it freaked us all out. I plan on going up to this spot in a few weeks to cap this thing off so the snow will accumulate over the top and people can still access it next summer, someone falls in this shaft almost every year, I don't know why these things are not marked better or at all.
see thread below
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130710
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Should have gone back and read the post from last winter first.
snengineer wrote:
"Those who are interested in finding or not finding this cave here are the GPS coordinates;
40 32 57.56 N.
110 55 40.26 W"
Anybody game to block this hole and maybe post a "DON'T GO HERE" sign at the top of MINGO's Cliff??
Rich
snengineer wrote:
"Those who are interested in finding or not finding this cave here are the GPS coordinates;
40 32 57.56 N.
110 55 40.26 W"
Anybody game to block this hole and maybe post a "DON'T GO HERE" sign at the top of MINGO's Cliff??
Rich
I'm a little confused as to why the USFS wouldn't have already done something? Does it have a function or purpose that requires it to be open? With all the $$$$ spent on rescue and injury, why has nothing been done?
