HikeArizona.COM

just saw this on the news:

http://www.kpho.com/story/19947662/hike ... ed-by-bees

That's a shame.
Do you know where this "Ice Box Canyon" area is?
That's the exact same way that the climber on the Hart Route was killed a few years back - fell off because he was attacked by bees.
Scary.
Bees scare me more than any other creature in the desert, because they are so unpredictable ...

i don't know where exactly this happened
very scary and so sad that this man fell to his death
will be curious if any haz members were on camelback this afternoon
news reports were a little short on details

This is very sad and my heart goes out to the family of the hiker who fell as well as his hiking partners.

But I think I recall a story from 3-4 yrs ago (maybe it was more yrs than that) of some climbers on Camelback that encountered a nest of stinging bees. It could have been Echo Canyon area but I'm not certain.

Trish

@Trishness

Thats the one I was talking about - it was on the Hart Route.

the climbing incident happened in 2004

trekkin gecko wrote:the climbing incident happened in 2004

Oh My......I thought it was just a few years back

TT

Trishness wrote:

trekkin gecko wrote:the climbing incident happened in 2004

Oh My......I thought it was just a few years back

TT

To me qualifies as just a few years. The prospect of an attack with limited options to flee is frightening.

News said that Ice Box is off of the Echo Canyon trail. Very sad situation.

Trishness wrote:

trekkin gecko wrote:the climbing incident happened in 2004

Oh My......I thought it was just a few years back

TT

There was the one in 2004, but looks like a minor incident in 2010 too.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valley ... nail_r.php

Here is another article from the New Times (specifically on yesterday's attack) that provides more geographic detail:

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valley ... r_dies.php

very informative, thanks for the post
didn't know exactly where icebox canyon was located
think i will stay away from the headwall for a few weeks

Very close to the Hart Route - seems like that is a troublesome area.

Haven't a few HAZers posted pics of a Bee Hive up there somewhere? Wonder if it's the same area. Seems like the Hive has been there for a couple of years at least.....I just don't remember who posted the last picture of it.....

there was mention a few months ago by the area between the rails - marked with a yellow flag
Not sure what "Icebox" canyon is... guessing - marked with yellow diamond
http://hikearizona.com/images/screensho ... COM-01.png
http://hikearizona.com/images/screensho ... COM-02.png

So sad to hear this, per the link on the Phx New Times story, the guy who fell was only 19.
On the Camelback climbing map, there is no Ice Box Canyon but there is a 5.9 route called IceBox.

Is the "Camelback climbing map" online somewhere?

@paulshikleejr
Assuming she's refering to Marty Karabin's foldout map, it's available to buy for about $5 at REI.

cactuscat wrote:@paulshikleejr
Assuming she's refering to Marty Karabin's foldout map, it's available to buy for about $5 at REI.

Yup, that's the one I was looking at.

resurrecting this post because i read on mountain project that a climber was attacked by bees on monday
bailed off the hart route, leaving all of his gear
250+ stings
nothing in the news that i can find
the "bees in the area" signs are posted at the trailhead, but didn't see any on tuesday

in the same forum, someone noted that there was a swarm or a hive in the west chimney on weaver's needle
he rapped down in a hurry, leaving his rope
bee careful out there