The cellphone belonged to a hiker who was rescued from the same spot in Icehouse Canyon. This marks the fourth rescue in the area in a week.
“The trail turns into a little ice chute,” said Brimmer, who helped with rescues on Saturday and Sunday. “So you’re walking on the trail one minute. Next minute, you’re sliding down the mountain.”
Jaurequi and several other hikers lost their footing despite wearing microspike-style devices on their shoes. Hiking in steep, rugged terrain blanketed in ice or snow without crampons, which are clamped to footwear for ice climbing, and an ice axe, along with proper training to use them, “can lead to serious injury or death,” the Sheriff’s Department said in aJaurequi was hoisted into a sheriff’s helicopter from his remote, perilous position about 7,600 feet above sea level. His friend was able to climb back up to the trail and hike out on his own..
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