Soon after that, I was asked if I was actually a Dr (I'm not). Not sure if they were questioning the validity of my statements or if they wanted someone to examine her.
When we got to the Portal around 930 pm, a sheriff told us that the lady had made it off the mountain and was doing ok.
On the hike down from Trail Camp, I was wondering if I should've done more or should have been more pushy about telling her that she needed to get of off the mountain. When I was asked if I was a doctor or not, I thought that I may have overstepped my bounds and my help wasn't wanted/needed. It made me feel better to know that she did get off the mountain ok, but as we all know, this isn't always the case.
63 Chevyll Don't worry about being asked if you are a doctor. An expert in something doesn't always require a medical degree. I am an ER nurse with tons of expertise in Emergency Medicine however that doesn't necessarily translate to Wilderness Medicine (different animal). I have learned a lot about Wilderness Medicine from this board. I applaud
you trying to do what is right for the lady. This just reenforces for me the need to only hike with people who know me because they will stick up for what is best for me and not the climb.
