500 ft drop

Subject: 500 ft drop Thu 29 May 2008, 9:52 pm

The owner of this Jeep wasn`t so lucky. He was killed after falling 500 feet into an abandoned mine pit. His wife didn`t want to be in the vehicle when he tried to turn it around. This happened about a year ago. Be safe out there people.

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Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Thu 29 May 2008, 10:29 pm

The picture below is of a Jeep owned by a gentleman named Mike Lane. He was a prominent Colorado wheeler. In 2000 he was wheeling near Gibson Lake Colorado and lost control and cartwheeled down in excess of 1/4 mile. The picture below shows how the body of his Jeep tore away from his chasis. This accident was the talk of the wheeling community back then.

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Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Thu 29 May 2008, 10:54 pm

man thats crazy ummmmm did he make it?

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Thu 29 May 2008, 11:01 pm

jflys yj wrote:: man thats crazy ummmmm did he make it?

He fell 1400'. I'll give you one guess. Sad

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Thu 29 May 2008, 11:06 pm

you never know man wasit a straight drop or what

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 8:30 am

So sad, yes we all need to be careful, accidents can happen anytime.

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 1:21 pm

Here are a couple that we saw while in Colorado last summer.

This one is on Ophir Pass,
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This one was at the End of Poughkeepsie Gulch IIRC
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Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 2:07 pm

Didn't several die last year on Black Bear, Jeff, or was it the year before???

Seems like I remember it was a Jeep full and they all rode it down to the bottom.

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 2:13 pm

Maybe this is the trail I was thinking of:

http://www.code4x4.com/articles/schofield_jeep/schofield-jeep-trip.html

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 2:18 pm

skoalman wrote:: Didn't several die last year on Black Bear, Jeff, or was it the year before???

Seems like I remember it was a Jeep full and they all rode it down to the bottom.

It was in 2004.

Here is an small write up about it, and pictures of some of the drop offs.
http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/blackbear.htm

I ran Black Bear last year, and it does get scary at times

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 7:22 pm

Holy shit, that warn add is sick. Crazy :jawdrop:

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Fri 30 May 2008, 11:36 pm

beautiful country. shit in your paints wheeling affraid

not sure if i'm wanting to go or stay the hell away :!:

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Sat 31 May 2008, 8:30 am

CRUX wrote:: Holy shit, that warn add is sick. Crazy :jawdrop:

No doubt!!!

Can't you just hear the driver "Just take the damn picture already! So I can get the hell out of here!"

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Sat 31 May 2008, 9:15 pm

N2rock wrote:

CRUX wrote:: Holy shit, that warn add is sick. Crazy :jawdrop:

No doubt!!!

Can't you just hear the driver "Just take the damn picture already! So I can get the hell out of here!"

"just another from this angle ooooooooooooooooooooooooo............................................thump"

Subject: Re: 500 ft drop Mon 29 Sep 2008, 6:48 pm

I'd rather just mountian bike and and leave the jeep at the trail head. This is some sick trial

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