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Spectacular vantage point. >> oh, my gosh. >> this is scary. this is really scary. >> reporter: the harrowing escape out of the mountains. still so many areas rescuers haven't reached. couldn't because they were grounded by rain. >> the question i have is how can we ever recover from this? i know inch by inch, mile by mile, community by community, they are taking this stuff back. >> reporter: the national guard rescuing 1,700 in all. some of the rescues beyond human. this horse floated to safety. longmont shelters full of evacuees including tim hess caught in it all. >> i was up the to 4 1/2 f...

0 video message thinking it would be a final message to his parents. >> mom and dad, i fell in to a crevasse. >> reporter: the fall happened september 3rd, he had been hiking for a week with his parents when he decided to set out on a solo hike across the park's seventh largest glacier. that day conditions were treacherous even for this seasoned mountaineer. >> i knew i was by myself. it was raining, slick. it was about 4:30 in the afternoon. i didn't have time to finish. let's head back. >> reporter: porter decided to make his way down, making a serious mistake. >> i had socks in my backpack....