"Should I Jump? Should I Not Jump?" How Resisting Panic Saved a Climber Stuck on a One Foot Ledge
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On October 21, 2026, Canadian climber Eric Le Bourhis lost his crampons on New York's Mount Colden, becoming stranded on a frozen patch of rock no larger than a coffee table; rather than risk a potentially deadly jump to nearby trees, he resisted panic, activated his satellite distress beacon, and stood motionless for seven hours until New York State forest rangers rescued him.
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