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Man who survived Mt. Borah fall, avalanche describes harrowing experience
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1:39Now PlayingIDAHO FALLS — When Hao Yan moved to Boise last month, he knew he wanted to climb Idaho’s tallest mountain.
The New York native, who has been attending school in Pennsylvania, came to the western United States to fight forest fires this summer. Last Saturday, he had some free time so he traveled to Mount Borah for an experience could have been deadly.
He started to climb the north face of the 12,662 foot mountain by himself around 3:30 a.m. Using a GPS program on his phone, he had planned out his route but somewhere along the way, he took an unexpected detour.
“I got lost very early,” Yan tells EastIdahoNews.com from a hospital bed at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. “I wandered from my route and had to get back on track. That wasted several hours in the morning.”
Once Yan was back on his planned route, he took photos and enjoyed the “perfect” weather. The experienced climber was prepared with water, food and a backpack full of gear should he encounter any problems.
“I’ve taken classes at the Colorado Mountain School and have been hiking for years,” Yan says. “It’s just something I really like to do.”
Yan made it near the top of Borah Peak by 6 p.m. At that point, he was hiking in snow and had changed into boots. He says he was 600 feet from the top and there was a tall rock directly in front of him.
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