Bogley

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 4656 Location: somewhere

NOTICE: This post contains incorrect information as demonstrated below...

So on may 18, one of the spires forming the east mitten fell to dust. The east mitten is the one on the right and more distant when viewed from the main vantage point in the tribal park.

I snagged two photos from the climb on yahoo group (az).

i have to admit, i am quite sad, these mittens are burnt into my mind from being young and are a symbol to me.

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the second and third photos are from the following links. you need to join the group to have accesss to the photos. original post was message 160.

Here's a picture taken 5/18/06 of the mitten falling:
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/climb_on/photos/view/fdcd?b=4

Here's a picture taken 5/18/06 after the mitten fell:
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/climb_on/photos/view/fdcd?b=5

TreeHugger · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 1069

Wow! that's amazing! Someone just happened to be there to catch the fall on film or was that some kind of computer generated image?

Shan · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 796 Location: Cache Valley

No way! I can't find anything about it on Google. I bet that was a site to witness.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7806 Location: Local Bordello

I hear it was not the thumb that fell but a part of the butte (glove? hand? fingers?). Check out the debris field.

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12660 Location: The Rubbish Bin

Imagine if nobody witnessed that. Everybody would be wondering when it happened, if there was any foul play involved...

It's amazing that somebody was there as it fell, and happened to have their camera on them.

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 4656 Location: somewhere

Yup, i was wrong. I misunderstood.

Humblest apologies for the bad information.