Mt St. Helen

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dgoodhart
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Mt St. Helen

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R.I.P

They recovered the body of the gentleman that fell 1500' from teh rim into the crater today. Lives in the area, hiked up took off his pack and a couple of layers, getting pics on the edge and the snow rim gave way. His buddy tried to catch him, but couldn't. Gotta be brutal to deal with, I think I would have nightmares for a loooong time. The even more brutal part is surviving the fall but they couldn't get to him until this morning. Heart goes out to the family and freinds
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Re: Mt St. Helen

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That's awful!
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In the 911 call after mentioning he was on Mt St Helen's the operator asked "which county are you in" :oplz:
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I won't knowingly step on a cornice. However, I've had a few adrenaline rushes when I got down a switchback and looked back up at what I had been hiking on. I'm sorry for his friends and family.
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