At 1207 hours the Team was called to assist a 10-year-old youth with reported Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) on the Mammoth Crest above Crystal Crag. The reporting party, which is the father of the subject, was advised to hike downhill on the trail.

The Team responded to Wood’s Lodge at Lake George where Rescue Base was established. Two field teams started in on the trail a few minutes apart, and field team one encountered the subject and his father about one-half mile in on the trail. The field teams escorted the party back to the trailhead. The subject did not seek medical attention.

Descending the trail above Lake George. Image by J. Bush

The operation was terminated at 1348 hours.

IC: Gillespie Ops Leader: Bush Responders: Buchanan, Torrence, Kaufman, Thompson, Pavlovsky, and Cucura.