Re: Attn Colorado Services

[James Richardson <jimmnn@inetbeam.net>]

>If anyone in the Colorado / Gunnison area could offer some information.  I
>and 5 others are headed to the mountains to spend the next 12 days packing in
>the back country anywhere from the Kebler Pass to Black Canyon to possibly as
>far east as Mt. Antero and Shavano Pk. We estimate we will probably be more
>than 8 miles as the crow flies from the nearest roads at any given time.  We
>will of course have all appropriate emergency supplies...EXCEPT a
>helicopter...its tough to get one of those in my frame pack...  ;)
>I'd like to get the phone numbers of any helicopter services, be it SAR or
>EMS in the area in the event we need to run into town for groceries, take in
>a day of high mountain skiing...or have an unplanned medical/trauma
>emergency.  Although roughing it, I still keep my GPS and my cell phone and
>any other technical do-dads designed to get our hiney's out of a jam with me.
>You may email me back channel if you like.
>Thanks in advance
>Josh

Josh, First off do you have a satellite phone? Most of those areas 
you describe do not have cellular coverage. Volunteer Search and 
Rescue is provided on a countywide basis in those areas.

What information exactly are you looking for, first you said to go 
skiing then said you might need evac, guess I am confused.

Be careful and respect the mountains you are packing in, remember the 
weather can change fast and if your from sea level you especially can 
encounter many other problems.

  Jim<
  Mountain NewsNet, Inc

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