Fatality on Grand Teton

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

Some way wonder why the Guides leave the Lower Saddle at 4 am to get clients off the summit well before 11 am.

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web10x/newswire-teton-lightning

 

[erugs]

It should be a no-brainer. An early start is not always an easy rise but the advantage is well documented. Sad story which must have been frightening for those involved.

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

Just arrived in Colorado late last night and the lightning strikes were nailing Green Mountain behind my brother's place in Lakewood early this afternoon. Will need to be careful working on alpine lakes out here the next two weeks, as will have enough metal on our raft to be the ultimate lightning rod.

 

[Chugach001]

Those western high alpine thunderstorms are fast and intense. I've dodged a couple - sometimes planning, sometimes luck.

 

[BoulderBum]

I climbed the Grand Teton with a friend who had been weathered off 3 times before. Let me tell you, we were happy to be heading down before noon, because rain was moving before we got back to the saddle.

 

[erugs]

Just arrived in Colorado late last night and the lightning strikes were nailing Green Mountain behind my brother's place in Lakewood early this afternoon. Will need to be careful working on alpine lakes out here the next two weeks, as will have enough metal on our raft to be the ultimate lightning rod.

Be safe and have a great time!

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

Be safe and have a great time!

Thanks! One lake down; two to go. And, the lightning storms have been coming in as early as 11 am the past few days, until a warm front came through yesterday providing more continuous rain. Ducks at Monarch Lake seemed to be happy.

 

[timmus]

On the 21 we were in the Wasatch-Cache Nat'l Forest (doing Kings Pk UT), not to far from the Teton. Impossible to get some rest between 12 and 2AM, as the thunder kept rollling loudly, the strong winds were blowing and the rain was falling hard.

I can't imagine how bad it would be above treeline...