Rick to the Rescue

Post by **p0bray01** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:07 pm

It was nice that they used the term "hiker" this time instead of climber, when referring to the man who became stuck.

Good Job Rick. As Jeff said...You Da Man.

Post by **caribe** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:32 pm

falling off a cliff and into a tree is just plain lucky. Way to be there Rick.

Post by **Shamis** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:42 pm

how far did he fall before he landed in the tree?

Post by **weber** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:48 pm

Shamis wrote:how far did he fall before he landed in the tree?

Looked like he slipped and fell only a few feet down onto the sloping tree. He said he hit and slid out of control about 25 feet without falling off until he stopped in the fork of the oak. The sloping tree trunk was too steep to shinny back up, and the fork was too high off the ground to jump down (30+ feet.)

Post by **rustyvasectomy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:20 am

Im all for saving lives but if you are stupid enough to get stuck in a tree of all places, you should probably be dead. Otherwise we are interfering with Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Post by **krampus** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:57 pm

I believe the gorge has had its fill of buckeye sacrifices this year, only accepting Hoosiers now

Post by **Saxman** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:00 pm

Did he walk off the cliff in the dark without a light?

Post by **ahab** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:24 pm

"He even spoke with him while he was in the tree."

huh?

"I finally got ahold of him this morning and asked what was going on and he said he got sidetracked and he'd be there soon, and I said 'are you here', and he said 'I'm close", says Mike Bruner."

wait. so he actually talked to his cousin while he was in the tree...and didn't tell him he had been stuck in a tree for hours? exposure hell, he's lucky he didn't die from embarassment.

Post by **hamsco** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:00 pm

Thanks Again Rick

Post by **Meadows** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:06 pm

We need a cliff named to honor our falling buckeyes.