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Rescue — Shoestring Gully, Dec 14, 2024

·Shoestring Gully

55-year-old male ice climber from Oakland, NJ · party of 2

On December 14, 2024, Slavek Zaglewski, 55, fell approximately 60 feet near the top of Shoestring Gully while ice climbing, sustaining arm and head injuries. His climbing partner Mariusz Markewicz secured him and ascended to the ridge to call 911, as there was no cell service at the location. Rescuers from MRS, AVSAR, and Bartlett/Jackson Ambulance raised Zaglewski nearly 400 feet out of the gully and carried him two miles to the trailhead, reaching it after 5:00 a.m. on December 15.

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