FALL ON SNOW, FALL INTO CREVASSE Washington, Mt. Baker
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ACCIDENTS IN NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERING
FALL ON SNOW, FALL INTO CREVASSE Washington, Mt. Baker
O n O ctober 6, W illiam Byl (43) and Frank Forester (48) fell 20-40 feet into a crevasse on the C olem an G lacier on M t. Baker. T hey were roped w hen one of them slipped and pulled the other one w ith him. Byl received back injuries and was pronounced dead w hen he was lifted from the crevasse by search and rescue personnel at 5:30 p.m . Forester was only slightly injured. (Source: Bellingham Herald, O ctober 7, 1979)
Analysis
M t. Baker crevasses presented considerable difficulty to clim bers this year. In fact, this category of accident received an unusual am ount of attention, along w ith falling
/ 53 through snow bridges. As the reader will note, this one year accounts for 20 percent of this category over the past 30 years. (Source: J. W illiam son) WASHINGTON, WYOMING
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ACCIDENTS IN NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERING
FALL ON SNOW, FALL INTO CREVASSE Washington, Mt. Baker
O n O ctober 6, W illiam Byl (43) and Frank Forester (48) fell 20-40 feet into a crevasse on the C olem an G lacier on M t. Baker. T hey were roped w hen one of them slipped and pulled the other one w ith him. Byl received back injuries and was pronounced dead w hen he was lifted from the crevasse by search and rescue personnel at 5:30 p.m . Forester was only slightly injured. (Source: Bellingham Herald, O ctober 7, 1979)
Analysis
M t. Baker crevasses presented considerable difficulty to clim bers this year. In fact, this category of accident received an unusual am ount of attention, along w ith falling
/ 53 through snow bridges. As the reader will note, this one year accounts for 20 percent of this category over the past 30 years. (Source: J. W illiam son) WASHINGTON, WYOMING
