Accident on Recompense?

[old_school]

Climbing on the South Butt this afternoon when we heard the sirens (maybe 1:30 or so?) Any details on the accident? 

[Climber57r]

Hey there Chris..we were climbing the 2nd pitch of the Book when Help was yelled from around the corner...shook up the mindset a bit..but as far as I heard...20 footer w/ a leg compound. But as usual it may be different. Bummer either way. Hope all went well for him..

[Admin Al]

an interesting part of this is that, according to the news this morning, the rescue was affected by NH Fish & Wildlife and the Conway Fire Department. there was no mention of MRS! I would have figured that would have been a "technical rescue"... was MRS not called?

[Jeff]

Al, one of my long time clients sent me this link this morning, which does mention the MRS, with photo of MRS members doing their job. Jeff

 http://www.wmur.com/news/28288932/detail.html#ixzz1PlvmGjUC
 

[Admin Al]

Crews said they rescued a Massachusetts man who was doing a 550 feet climb of Recompense Pass in North Conway after he fell 20 feet to a ledge below on Saturday afternoon.

Mark Gallagher, 48, suffered a compound fracture of his left leg. Gallagher was 120 feet from the top when the accident occurred. He was rescued with the help of New Hampshire Fish and Game, Mountain Rescue Service, the U.S. Forest Service and members from the North Conway fire department.
He was taken to Conway Memorial Hospital for treatment. Recompense Pass is part of Cathedral Ledge in North Conway.

[strandman]

Shit-Recompense gets longer all the time.

[punxnotdead]

So, where is "recompense pass?" Those amir reporters are numb.   

[sneoh]

Shit-Recompense gets longer all the time.

More like 380?  Just a guess; it has been many years ....
John, better climb it now before it grows to 700!