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Aug 22, roughly 2pm. I was trail riding near Montezuma, CO on a trail called Radical Hill with my German Shepherd Barbie. This is basically a shortcut to the top of the summit. After rock climbing over several obstacles and going up the trail about 4-5 miles, I reached a small cabin near the top. I took a water break and got Barbie out to roam. We enjoyed the fresh cool air and views from about 12,000ft, but a storm was forming on the other side. We had only about 1/2 mile left before reaching the very top and intersecting at Montezuma road and at the time seemed like the easier of paths to get off the mountain before the storm came over. While traveling up the trail around several switchbacks, the trail at the top created a rock slide under the back right tire pulling the jeep down the steep incline. The Jeep flipped straight backwards and rolled several times before ejecting me straight out the top. I was basically parallel in air with the hood. And yes I had my seat beat on...but it somehow failed which apparently in this case was a good thing. The next few seconds are a blur of impacts and flips before landing face down on the mountain side and catching myself from falling any further. -- Ken McCoy [video of the immediate aftermath, video of the recovery, pictures of the recovery, article detailing the group who performed the recovery effort]
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