Topic: No injuries after Jeep rolls from Black Bear Pass w/pics

[Jeffy]

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - This jeep was involved in a rollover accident on Black Bear Pass in San Miguel County, the sheriff’s department said.
Sheriff Bill Masters tweeted the photo taken by one of his deputies. No one was injured in the crash. It’s unclear how many times the jeep rolled.
Black Bear Pass is part of Forest Service Road 648, a jeep trail that begins at 11,018 feet at the summit of Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton. It connects to Telluride.

The pass’ elevation is 12,840, and the road descends via switchbacks above Telluride.

- http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/01/none-injured-in-rollover-on-mountain-pass/



- https://twitter.com/sheriffmasters/status/506483608769409024/photo/1

[neale_rs]

They are lucky to be alive!

[Jeffy]

I think I would have hopped back in and drove it out...

[jfrabat]

I think I would have hopped back in and drove it out...

I have seen Jeeps beaten worse and make it back to camp after rollovers...  So unless something broke that could not be fixed in the field, I do not see why they would not (other than they needed new underwear to get back in and make the climb)

[Jeffy]

I have seen Jeeps beaten worse and make it back to camp after rollovers...  So unless something broke that could not be fixed in the field, I do not see why they would not (other than they needed new underwear to get back in and make the climb)

Well, I think it's a little more difficult then to just drive it out.  From what I've read the driver may have been scared of the drop off and hugged the hill side.  Rear tire slipped off a rock and shifted to the passenger side and rolled off the edge.  The problem that I see is the trail is really wide.  I don't see any reason to be hugging the hill at all.

They're going to have to get safety lines on the Jeep to keep it from sliding back down.  From what I've read it drops off behind the Jeep.  Probably a winch or two as well.  Might need a secondary vehicle to be a ballast as the trail is a bit narrow.







The area where the blue FJ is looks more like this though.

[Jeffy]

Here's video of the roll-over.  Very little drama.  I think I would have tried to recover it instead of getting driven off the mountain and leaving the Jeep there.  Novice driving though.  He was hugging that left side too much.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/PEtOhROyQuc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/PEtOhROyQuc</a>