Jackson, Wyo. — Just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, TCSAR was notified regarding an injured male who was hiking on the Mount Glory bootpack. The 70-year-old man from Idaho Falls was about three-quarters up the trail when he injured his knee and could not continue. The man was hiking with a companion, and both were fit and had experience in the backcountry. However, hot temperatures on the south-facing slope, little shade, and the steep, loose trail made for challenging conditions.

The response from TCSAR called for several volunteers to hike up the trail from the Teton Pass summit. They carried water, energy drinks, and the wheeled litter. Volunteers located the patient about an hour after the emergency call and provided initial patient care. They then packaged him for transport down the mountain in the wheeled litter.

Due to the steep aspect, the team used a rope belay while other volunteers wheeled and carried the litter down to the parking lot at Hwy 22. Transport to the road took about 1 hour. The man declined an ambulance ride and instead decided to self-transport with his companion to higher medical care.

The effort involved 20 volunteers and took 3 hours, 57 minutes to complete.