Tara LaRosa, one of the sport's leading women fighters survived a scare this weekend in the frigid Pennsylvania mountains. From her Twitter:
"Somerset County ER. Hypothermia, dehydration. Park ranger got to me before any permanent damage set in. No visable signs of frostbite...I went on a 70 mile solo hike. Today's length of the trail was 14 miles. Forecast said flurries, low of 21F. I got stuck in 7in low of 10F...My fancy-assed Spot GPS didn't work the whole time. Again, I had no cell reception. Soaked, freezing I typed mom a text and laid down...She called 911. They triangulated my position from my cell signal...I cannot thank the people of Somerset County PA enough. If it weren't for your services I might not be here today. Thank you so much!"
I especially want to thank park rangers Mike Mumau & Randy who found me last night in -0 temps in a snow storm and pulled me off the ridge.
"Somerset County ER. Hypothermia, dehydration. Park ranger got to me before any permanent damage set in. No visable signs of frostbite...I went on a 70 mile solo hike. Today's length of the trail was 14 miles. Forecast said flurries, low of 21F. I got stuck in 7in low of 10F...My fancy-assed Spot GPS didn't work the whole time. Again, I had no cell reception. Soaked, freezing I typed mom a text and laid down...She called 911. They triangulated my position from my cell signal...I cannot thank the people of Somerset County PA enough. If it weren't for your services I might not be here today. Thank you so much!"
I especially want to thank park rangers Mike Mumau & Randy who found me last night in -0 temps in a snow storm and pulled me off the ridge.
I know someone had my back! His name is Adrian Elizalde... And I'm pretty sure he was with me the whole time. ;-)
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