![]() ![]() The report was based on an examination of the climbing gear used by Escobar and Walsh, pull tests on the broken sling, and an on-sight survey of the route. Riverside Mountain Rescue (RMRU) is an all-volunteer force with some 30 members operating in the Riverside, California, area. A broken rappel-anchor sling was also to blame for the March 26 death of Tina Fiori, 50, at Joshua Tree National Park. RMRU, along with Riverside Sheriff’s department responded to a 911 call last Wednesday from Tahquitz Rock, a popular and historic granite crag several hours east of Los Angeles when they found Escobar and Walsh deceased near the start of The Trough (5.4), a three-pitch route and Tahquitz’s first technical rock climb, established by Jim Smith, Bob Brinton, and Z. On July 4 of this year RMRU responded to a fatal soloing accident when Scott Miller, 27, of Redlands, California, fell while soloing near The Trough. Overview of the West Face of Tahquitz Rock noting locations where evidence was found. ![]() (Photo: James Eckhardt/RMRU)Īccording to the RMRU report, Escobar and Walsh passed a party of four climbers just below Lunch Rock on the final section of the approach trail. Escobar and Walsh said they would climb Dave’s Deviation, a three-pitch 5.9 first climbed by Tom Frost and Royal Robbins in 1960. The weather appeared good with few clouds. At 10:30 a team on nearby Super Pooper (5.10b) saw Escobar and Walsh leading above Pine Tree Ledge, the finish of the third pitch. About an hour later it began raining and the team on Super Pooper talked about bail options. If you're running El Capitan and System Integrity Protection is turned on, Default Folder X will put up a warning that you have to either turn off SIP or upgrade to version 5 before it can enhance Open and Save dialogs.The latest version of TypeIt4Me is now supported.It also updates support for TypeIt4Me and fixes several bugs.ĭefault Folder X 4.7.4 Default Folder X 4.7.4 is compatible with El Capitan if you turn System Integrity Protection off.By noon the storm intensified with heavy rain and hail. Version 5 is still under development but should be available soon. Fixed alias file resolution so that Default Folder X gives up when it encounters a corrupted alias instead of repeatedly trying to resolve it. ![]()
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