"Matias Augusto Travizano successfully summited the mountain on Sept. 12. But on the way back down, he veered off trail and found himself trapped alongside another hiker on an ice sheet on the northern tip of Wintun Glacier at around 13,500 feet in elevation, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office. Realizing they had lost their way, the men attempted a controlled slide down the glacier to the safety of the trail below."
"But Travizano lost his grip on the steep and icy surface. He started sliding out of control, collided with a boulder and lost consciousness, authorities said. As his companion approached, Travizano began to regain consciousness. But his movements accidentally dislodged him from the rock and he slid down the rest of the glacier face, disappearing from sight. A third hiker placed a 911 call,"
""It's hard to regain the trail coming back down and lot of people wander off into more dangerous drainages," said sheriff's spokesperson Sage Milestone. "If you are not familiar with the terrain, and if you have poor visibility, it's easy to get lost.""
A 45-year-old Argentinian hiker, Matias Augusto Travizano, summited Mt. Shasta on Sept. 12 and veered off trail while descending. He and another hiker became trapped on an ice sheet near the northern tip of Wintun Glacier at about 13,500 feet. They attempted a controlled slide toward the trail, but Travizano lost his grip, slid uncontrollably, struck a boulder, and lost consciousness. He briefly regained consciousness, then was dislodged and slid further out of sight. A third hiker called 911 and rescue teams located his body near the glacier base hours later. Officials warn that even the easiest routes can be treacherous and disorienting.
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