NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, June 17, 2013

INCIDENTS

Rocky Mountain NP

Injured Climber Rescued From Sundance Buttress

On the afternoon of June 14th, a 36-year-old climber from Golden, Colorado, sustained numerous injuries when he fell approximately 40 feet on Sundance Buttress, a popular climbing feature in the Lumpy Ridge area on the east side of the park. At the time of the fall he was approximately 350 feet up the route. Rangers were assisted in this rescue by an individual working as a guide for the Colorado Mountain School. The guide, who was with another party at the time, witnessed the fall, went to the man's aid, and was able to lower him to the base of the route. Grand Canyon's helitack crew, working at the time on the Big Meadows Fire, conducted a short-haul rescue. The climber was placed in a Bauman Bag with an attendant on the end of the rope and both were flown to a nearby meadow. The man was then taken by ambulance to Estes Park Medical Center. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Office of the Director - This month is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. Director Jarvis has offered some perspectives on the history behind LGBT Pride Month in his current blog entry, which includes a number of links for more information.

White Sands NM - Dr. Peter Ammon, Germany's ambassador to the United States, recently stopped at White Sands National Monument as part of his first visit to New Mexico.

Park Facility Management Division - On June 11th, Manassas National Battlefield Park hosted a Climate Friendly Parks workshop at park headquarters. A link is included to a site that provides information on how you can hold a workshop at your park.

Yosemite NP - Yosemite helitack personnel, Yosemite law enforcement rangers, and YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) personnel completed short-haul rescue training on Slab Happy Pinnacle on El Capitan in mid-May.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers the week ending on Friday, June 14th.

Cuyahoga Valley NP - Ranger Josh Donathan recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to receive the prestigious Colonel James L. Jones Award for his achievements in expeditionary intelligence as a Marine Corps Reserve intelligence officer.

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The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).

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