At the very least eight individuals wanted help getting down from the Echo Canyon Path on Camelback Mountain as temperatures hit triple digits, stated Capt. Evan Gammage, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Fireplace Division.
The 2 principal trails that span a lot of the climbing house on Camelback Mountain are rated extraordinarily troublesome, providing steep elevation beneficial properties and uneven terrain in addition to “a path that’s unprotected from the weather,” in line with the town’s web site. The mountain’s summit sits at 2,704 ft above sea stage.
Plus, the sweltering warmth Thursday made an already difficult path much more strenuous. The temperature in Phoenix reached 108 levels Fahrenheit on Thursday, barely increased than the 106-degree common for this time of 12 months, in line with CNN Climate.
Throughout the hike, the group — who had been filming as a part of a faith-based present referred to as “Unhealthy Women Gone God” — additionally ran out of water, KTVK/KPHO reported. Tatiana Robinson began feeling dizzy as she as making her means down, she advised the information outlet.
“We saved stopping, after which we had no extra water so the extra that we stopped, the more durable it received,” Robinson stated.
About 100 firefighters had been dispatched to the path after receiving requires assist, which was aided by the hearth division’s drone program to find out the hikers’ location, Gammage stated.
