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by jmay
Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:06 am
Forum: Climbing Community
Topic: Rescue at Pistol Ridge
Replies: 13
Views: 6281

Re: Rescue at Pistol Ridge

To the RRG climbing community.... This is John May ( " the guy that did the interview"). I don't visit this site all that often but a fellow team member had informed me that my comments during the news interview had sparked some discussion on the site. With that being said, I have a few co...
by jmay
Tue May 25, 2010 5:23 pm
Forum: Climbing Community
Topic: Ambulance at Roadside again
Replies: 17
Views: 5714

This is John May (member of the Wolfe County SAR team). We were asked to respond to this incident. The man that fell was not actually rock climbing as originally reported. He was walking the trail at the bottom of the cliff, slipped and hit his head. The 911 call reported that a climber had fallen 1...
by jmay
Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:18 pm
Forum: Climbing Community
Topic: Ambulance / SAR at Roadside
Replies: 28
Views: 8540

gripster , My name is John May and I am a WFR and a member of the WC SAR team. To answer your question regarding the SAR vehicle parked at Eagles Nest.... A couple was hiking the osborne bend trail and became somewhat lost. This was more a result of daylight running out and a tad bit of panic setti...
by jmay
Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:10 pm
Forum: Climbing Community
Topic: Ambulance / SAR at Roadside
Replies: 28
Views: 8540

disregard