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The Crampon on the Hood: Why Tammy Walked Away Alive
The Crampon on the Hood: Why Tammy Walked Away Alive
A bone-dry crampon sat on the hood of Tammy Peterson’s locked car in a dew-soaked lot - its tines clean, the orange binding dry - placed within hours of Erin Mueller’s 6:15 a.m. arrival. An experienced 22-year-old climber went missing for 44 hours, was found alive with a fractured ankle in a hay truck, and investigators later discovered a trekking pole 400 meters up the West Couloir; how did Tammy end up off-route and return to her car with one crampon left on the hood?
In this episode, we follow the timeline from Tammy’s Monday permit…
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