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<v Speaker 1>Hello, friends, Welcome to our latest video. This episode, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be discussing Rocky Mountain disappearance and tragedies now.

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<v Speaker 1>The Rocky Mountains, also known simply as the Rockies, are

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<v Speaker 1>major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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<v Speaker 1>The Rocky Mountains formed eighty million to fifty five million

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<v Speaker 1>years ago during the laridom Hoorrogyny, from which a number

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<v Speaker 1>of plates began sliding underneath the North American plate. The

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<v Speaker 1>angle of subduction was shallow, resulting in a broad built

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<v Speaker 1>of mountains running down in western North America. Of the

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, seventy eight,

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<v Speaker 1>including the thirty highest, are located in Colorado, ten in Wyoming,

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<v Speaker 1>six in New Mexico, heirey in Montana, and one in Utah.

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<v Speaker 1>Public parks and forest lands protect much of the mountain

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<v Speaker 1>range and their very popular tourist destinations, especially for hiking, camping, mountaineering, fishing, hunting,

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<v Speaker 1>mountain biking, snowmobiling, skiing, and snowboarding. Being in the Rocky

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<v Speaker 1>Mountains have been said to literally make people feel like

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<v Speaker 1>they're on top of the world, or, as John Denver sang,

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<v Speaker 1>Rocky Mountain high today. Though the breathtaking views and scenic

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<v Speaker 1>landscapes of this gorgeous mountain range aren't the reason we're

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<v Speaker 1>bringing you this video. There is something else, entirely and

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<v Speaker 1>something entirely sinister in what we will be discussing with

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<v Speaker 1>you today. Bizarre and tragic deaths and disappearances in the

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<v Speaker 1>Rockies are far too common, and because most national parks

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<v Speaker 1>don't keep very good records of their missing and deceased,

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<v Speaker 1>if they keep any at all, we think it necessary

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<v Speaker 1>to review this information and a few of the very

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<v Speaker 1>many cases like this. Between nineteen fifteen, when Rocky Mountain

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<v Speaker 1>became a National park and twenty fifteen, a total of

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and forty four park visitors have died as

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<v Speaker 1>a result of accidents, car crashes, heart attacks, and various

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<v Speaker 1>other reasons. Included in those statistics are sick the stunning

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<v Speaker 1>fatalities associated with climbing Long's Peak in particular. Well, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't dig into every single one of these tragedies

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<v Speaker 1>in this short video, Let's dig a little deeper into

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<v Speaker 1>just a few of them. Here are the bizarre and

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<v Speaker 1>strange deaths and disappearances in the Rocky mountains. The average

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<v Speaker 1>age for those that have died on the mountain is

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two point five. The oldest person to die was

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five, when he slipped on ice along the narrow

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<v Speaker 1>section of the Keyhole route. There are also two sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>year olds that died on that peak, one in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two and the other in nineteen eighty. A total

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<v Speaker 1>of nine victims were teenagers, which represents fifteen percent of

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<v Speaker 1>all deaths. This data was collected back in twenty thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and as you can imagine, at least a few more

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<v Speaker 1>deaths of teenagers have occurred at one point another from

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<v Speaker 1>one thing or another since then. During the first decade

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<v Speaker 1>of the twenty first century, eight fatalities have been recorded. However,

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<v Speaker 1>the deadliest decade was the nineteen seventies, when the mountain

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<v Speaker 1>claimed the lives of thirteen people. Mountaineering in particular can

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<v Speaker 1>be one of the most dangerous outdoor activities one can

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<v Speaker 1>take part in when out in the Rockies or on

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<v Speaker 1>any mountain range for that matter. Despite these dangers, however,

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<v Speaker 1>people have been climbing for thousands of years. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>perfect thing to do if you have a great love

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<v Speaker 1>of the outdoors. And a spirit of adventure to go

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<v Speaker 1>along with it. Some have said that while out in

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<v Speaker 1>mother Nature, as scenic as the views from so high

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<v Speaker 1>above the rest of the world are, you start to

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<v Speaker 1>realize how absolutely insignificant you are in the grand scheme

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<v Speaker 1>of things. It's very humbling, I reiterate. However, it's also

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<v Speaker 1>extremely dangerous, and one tiny mistake or misstep can cost

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<v Speaker 1>you your veried life. Take the case of Matthew Burkelow, who,

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<v Speaker 1>on June ninth, twenty fourteen, at around two o'clock in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning, got into his Honda Fit and drove an

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<v Speaker 1>hour from his home to the Long's Peak trailhead. The

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five year old hiker plan and on summitting the

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<v Speaker 1>Front Range's most prominent fourteen thousand foot mountain and returning

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<v Speaker 1>to Fort Collins in time for his afternoon shift at

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<v Speaker 1>a King Supers Pharmacy, where he was a certified pharmacy technician.

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<v Speaker 1>He had his whole life mapped out. He would study

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<v Speaker 1>physics at CSU and then attend pharmaceutical school. He made

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<v Speaker 1>the summit, but he unfortunately did not make it off

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<v Speaker 1>the mountain alive. Matthew Burkelow became the fifty ninth fatality

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<v Speaker 1>on Long's Peak, one of, if not the most deadly

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<v Speaker 1>peaks in Colorado. Matthew was born and raised in Georgia, but,

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<v Speaker 1>according to his load ones, Colorado simply stole his heart.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't have a cell phone, as he believed he

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<v Speaker 1>had no use for one. He didn't have credit cards either.

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<v Speaker 1>He was building websites at the age of eight, however,

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<v Speaker 1>and his family insisted he was a stringent planner in

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<v Speaker 1>everything he did, so what happened on the mountain. Matthew

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<v Speaker 1>was an experienced hiker who had recently started ice climbing

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<v Speaker 1>and had completed the Appalachian Trail two years before his

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<v Speaker 1>fatal journey. His family reported that he was a meticulous

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<v Speaker 1>planner who treated the mountains with tremendous respect. For months,

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew had planned the twenty one hundred and sixty mile

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<v Speaker 1>Apple Outs and Trail trek from Georgia to Maine. How

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<v Speaker 1>much food he needed, where he could restock supplies, how

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<v Speaker 1>many miles a day he could manage. Where he'd meet

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<v Speaker 1>his wife, Hayley, who would drive from Tennessee on the

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<v Speaker 1>weekends with fresh supplies, and they'd spend Saturday nights together.

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<v Speaker 1>His father said of his son that anything Matthew did,

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<v Speaker 1>he excelled at and if he couldn't be the best

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<v Speaker 1>at it, then it wasn't for him. Back to that

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<v Speaker 1>fateful day in June twenty fourteen, Matthew's extensive planning and

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<v Speaker 1>collection of the newest and best outdoor gear earned him

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<v Speaker 1>the trail name Fancy. He climbed the fourteen two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty nine foot tall Longs Peak alone in winter

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<v Speaker 1>conditions that would caution hikers to include crampons, a helmet,

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<v Speaker 1>and an ice axe. He had indeed packed all those

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<v Speaker 1>things except for the helmet. After recovering Matthew's body, Rocky

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<v Speaker 1>Mountain National Park Search and Rescue rangers investigated the fatal accident.

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<v Speaker 1>Piecing together what clues they had at their disposal, they

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<v Speaker 1>found photos of Matthew smiling on the summit. After two

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<v Speaker 1>previous unsuccessful attempts, it reached Rocky Mountain National Park's highest

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<v Speaker 1>point and the fourteenth most difficult fourteener, which are peaks

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen thousand feet or higher higher in the lingo of

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<v Speaker 1>the climbers, among the fifty four in Colorado, as rated

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<v Speaker 1>by fourteeners dot com. Despite the calendar showing the month

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<v Speaker 1>of June, Long's peak still exhibited winter conditions. On the

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<v Speaker 1>evening of June eighth, just hours before Matthew let Fort

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<v Speaker 1>Collins for the trailhead Rocky Mountain National Park closed the

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<v Speaker 1>high elevation trail Ridge Road being covered in a new

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<v Speaker 1>sheet of ice. About a foot of snow covered the trough,

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<v Speaker 1>the narrows, and the ledges section of the Keyhole route,

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<v Speaker 1>and the homestreadch, a steep slab of granite near the summit,

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<v Speaker 1>had many sections slick with ice. Matthew fell from the

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<v Speaker 1>ledges section of the mountain, a series of narrow ledges

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<v Speaker 1>with a drop off of two thousand feet or more. Sadly,

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew wasn't this particular spot's first victim either. It already

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<v Speaker 1>traversed the steep home stretch and the snowy narrows, and

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<v Speaker 1>had nearly reached the Keyhole, the final hurdle before the

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<v Speaker 1>simple scramble down the boulder field. It should have been

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<v Speaker 1>easy going from there back to his vehicle, but Matthew fell,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps on a slick section of snow or ice, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe because of tired legs or a brief second of inattention.

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<v Speaker 1>He fell approximately six hundred feet and his body was

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<v Speaker 1>found in a rocky outcropping below the mark section of

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<v Speaker 1>the trough. Chances of surviving a fall of that magnitude

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<v Speaker 1>are extremely slim, said Rocky Mountain National Park Easterristrict Ranger

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Pete. Matthew's body was flown to the helipad at

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<v Speaker 1>Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park and transferred

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<v Speaker 1>to the Boulder County Corner's Office. Looking back, perhaps the

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<v Speaker 1>most famous person to perish on the mountain was Agnes Vale.

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<v Speaker 1>On January twenty fifth, nineteen twenty five, she became the

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<v Speaker 1>first woman to climb Long's Peak in the winter. While

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<v Speaker 1>making her descend along the Keyhole route, Vale slipped and

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<v Speaker 1>fell about one hundred and fifty feet. Exhausted and running

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<v Speaker 1>out of steam, Agnes assisted. She needed a short nap,

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<v Speaker 1>but froze to death before her hiking partner could bring

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<v Speaker 1>help back. Today, just below the Keyhole is the Agnes

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<v Speaker 1>Vale Shelter, built as a memorial to miss Veil. The

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<v Speaker 1>shelter also serves as a refuge for hikers and climbers

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<v Speaker 1>in need. Another notable death occurred way back in eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine, prior to the park even being established, a

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<v Speaker 1>man named Frank Striker was descending down the home stretch

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<v Speaker 1>on the Keyhole route when a loaded pistol fell out

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<v Speaker 1>of his pocket and discharged into his neck. Some say

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<v Speaker 1>this was carment work, as the two t eight year

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<v Speaker 1>old was taking pleasure and launching large bowlders down the

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<v Speaker 1>mountain while climbing up himself. The newspaper account at the

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<v Speaker 1>time said he announced his intentions of sending off a

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<v Speaker 1>particularly huge stone just before the accident occurred. He continued

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<v Speaker 1>to cling to life for ten more hours while his

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<v Speaker 1>companions attempted to transport him down the mountain on a

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<v Speaker 1>makeshift litter. He died of his injuries shortly thereafter. Now

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<v Speaker 1>there is so much more statistically that we could look

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<v Speaker 1>at to try and make sense of these senseless tragedies.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the well prepared and most obsessive compulsive have accidents.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody goes mountain climbing or high king expecting to never

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<v Speaker 1>make it back home to their loved ones alive. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>discuss some other tragedies, ones that didn't have to do

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<v Speaker 1>with climbing. There are literally thousands of ways to die

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<v Speaker 1>on the mountain. No matter what you're doing. Ammittedly, however,

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<v Speaker 1>being in nature and being careless is almost always a

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<v Speaker 1>recipe for disaster. Being unprepared also a surefire way to

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<v Speaker 1>get yourself in trouble out there in the woods. What

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<v Speaker 1>about the unexplained? This video wouldn't be a complete video

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<v Speaker 1>if we didn't mention at least one of the more

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<v Speaker 1>strange and bizarre, unexplained deaths that happened in the Rockies.

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<v Speaker 1>Take the mysterious disappearance of Keith Reinhardt. Keith was a

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<v Speaker 1>sports reporter at the Daily Herald in Chicago in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty eight when he announced he'd be taking the next

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<v Speaker 1>ninety days off to fulfill his lifelong dream to spend

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<v Speaker 1>some time living in the Rocky Mountains. In a letter

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<v Speaker 1>he wrote to a friend, Keith stated, I love these

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<v Speaker 1>mountains and want to live in them before I die.

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<v Speaker 1>So he took off for Silver Plume, Colorado, a small

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<v Speaker 1>mining town of two hundred that sits inside their Appahole

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<v Speaker 1>National Forest at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Ironically,

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<v Speaker 1>and more than just a little eerily, Keith had another

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<v Speaker 1>reason for wanting to visit this particular tiny little mining town.

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<v Speaker 1>In addition, to fulfilling his one dream, he was also

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<v Speaker 1>hoping to achieve another. This was to novel about the

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<v Speaker 1>disappearance of Tom Young. Tom was another man who just

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<v Speaker 1>happened to have disappeared from that same exact mining town.

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<v Speaker 1>But in September of nineteen eighty seven, he immediately opened

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<v Speaker 1>an antique store in the building which used to house

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Young's bookstore. He wanted to get a feel for

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<v Speaker 1>Tom's life so he could more easily and authentically write

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<v Speaker 1>about him. Late one afternoon, severely hungover from a previous

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<v Speaker 1>night of heavy drinking and having fun, Keith Reinhardt went

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<v Speaker 1>to hike Pendleton Mountain and never returned. More than one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred people logged over ten thousand hours searching and never

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes the answer is there is no answer, Ryan Hart's widow,

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<v Speaker 1>Caroline O'Donnell told The Daily Herald in two thousand and eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes there really isn't, not that any answer could ever

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<v Speaker 1>be satisfactory enough, surely for the deceased person's loved ones

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<v Speaker 1>to have to reconcile yourself to the fact that someone

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<v Speaker 1>so important to you and that you love so much

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<v Speaker 1>is gone and never to return again must be hard enough.

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<v Speaker 1>But to have to make sense out of the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that somewhere so incredibly beautiful, scenic and mostly peaceful and

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<v Speaker 1>serene is the cause of that person's demise. It bothers

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<v Speaker 1>the mind and has to be quite unbearable. So in closing,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure went out in the woods, even if you're

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<v Speaker 1>just camping, or if you are hiking, climbing, et cetera,

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<v Speaker 1>whether in the national parks or even in your own backyard,

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<v Speaker 1>that you're well prepared and careful. If you absolutely must

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<v Speaker 1>go alone, always be sure to tell at least one

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<v Speaker 1>other person where you're going and when you expect to

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<v Speaker 1>be back. A lot of people even go so far

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<v Speaker 1>as to give a time that, if they haven't yet returned,

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<v Speaker 1>that the authorities are to be called. You can find

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<v Speaker 1>so many safety tips online these days, so please do

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<v Speaker 1>your own research before going out into the wilderness. There

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<v Speaker 1>you have it, folks, just a few of the strange

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<v Speaker 1>deaths in the Rocky Mountains. I look forward to your comments,

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<v Speaker 1>but please keep it friendly and respectful. In the meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>be good to yourselves and each other, and I'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you just a little farther on down the trail. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Stockton and i'll talk to you next time.