Thanks 2600fromatari
Just read all the details.
Holy cow... td...what a trip!
Glad that boy started getting better and you were able to help get him down.
I suppose the vomiting could have been from exertion and not purely the altitude, but either way, the father should have recognized *something* was wrong...and the altitude certainly wouldn't help that situation.
Wow, a mountain lion with a kill on/near the trail.. will make me rethink my solo attempts...