Rick to the Rescue

Post by **DriskellHR** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:59 pm

this thread makes my head hurt..

Post by **weber** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:04 pm

This is a copy of USFS Ranger Don Fig's stats on the 1700+ rescues he did in the Gorge during his tenure. (1962 to 2005) 93 deaths to date, mostly due to falling over cliffs.

Post by **bcombs** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:40 pm

Rick, did Don (or do you) have the figures on the home of visitors in total? My guess is that the numbers would align.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:16 am

sweet..no deaths from cajuns..I am safe.

maybe all that stat states is that the Gorge is easily accessible from Ohio....is there any state that can get there quicker?

Post by **Saxman** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:39 am

I am framing that graph.

Post by **toad857** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:28 am

Meadows wrote:(fact that most -if not all- recent cliff falls are from buckeyes).

anyone know what percentage of all RRG visitors are from ohio? my guess >75% on any average weekend

Post by **toad857** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:30 am

whoops, i see someone already beat me to that thought

Post by **toad857** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:31 am

bcombs wrote:If climbing is the only thing that makes you proud to live in Kentucky, you are not a local.

thank you

Post by **bcombs** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:39 am

toad857 wrote:
Meadows wrote:(fact that most -if not all- recent cliff falls are from buckeyes).

anyone know what percentage of all RRG visitors are from ohio? my guess >75% on any average weekend

The other thing to consider is how many unique visitors are there from Ohio, N KY, etc...

Let's say Bob lives in Lexington. Actually, for the sake of this conversation let's call him Billy Bob. Billy Bob goes to the Gorge every weekend from April to October. For every trip he makes there is a green buckeye on their way down as well. The Ohitian (he he) has never been to the Gorge and so is more likely to get lost, disoriented, and fall off a cliff. Billy Bob knows the woods like the back of his hand because he's been here the previous 20 weekends in a row.

In other news, I'm watching America's Got Talent... The Hoff is trashed, I think.

Post by **weber** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:15 am

bcombs wrote:Rick, did Don (or do you) have the figures on the home of visitors in total? My guess is that the numbers would align.

I'm told that the ratio of accidents to the number of visitors from any state is about the same. Ohio just has significantly more visitors than any other state.

Probably kicking a hornet's nest, but consider these numbers;

1960 to 2005
SAR incidents involving:
Children: 90
Adult females: 255
Adult males: 1270

And, no I don't know the ratio of male to female visitors. But, there seems to be a case for mass testosterone poisoning. ("Hey, y'all... hold m' beer 'n watch this!")