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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Hoping for a safe return.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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... hike to Mt Goddard ... Was he gonna climb Goddard?
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2014 - 12:03am PT
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No idea.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jul 10, 2014 - 02:56am PT
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Hope he is ok Paul.
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Jul 10, 2014 - 08:18am PT
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bump for a positive update
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BFK
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:29am PT
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Sorry to hear this Paul, hope he's just enjoying his time in the mountains a bit longer.
Saw your entry in the summit register on peak 13,360' over the weekend. Hope you enjoyed the evo traverse. Looks like we missed each other by a few days; too bad as I would have enjoyed meeting a fellow ST poster out on those peaks.
B
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2014 - 09:56am PT
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Saw your entry in the summit register on peak 13,360' over the weekend. Hope you enjoyed the evo traverse. Looks like we missed each other by a few days; too bad as I would have enjoyed meeting a fellow ST poster out on those peaks.
B
I was dealing with AMS and it wasn't getting any better. We had an epic bail off to the West down a gully right before Mendel. TR to follow.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2014 - 09:58am PT
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Anyone familiar with the "Goddard Loop"?
I'm assuming Goddard Canyon, over some pass on Goddard, and up Evolution Basin on the JMT back to Florence, or the reverse.
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Barbarian
climber
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Jul 10, 2014 - 12:04pm PT
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When I did it we crossed over through a low pass between Davis Lakes Basin and Lake Wanda. The going is almost all class 1 with a bit of scrambling. An enjoyable and low risk trip.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 12:45pm PT
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I've also gone up Goodard Canyon, then into the Ionian Basin with a side trip up Goddard, over to the JMT and back down to Florence Lake. While mostly talus and scree, there were certainly places that could result in a broken leg or worse if you fell.
I keep looking for positive news, and am keeping my hopes up.
John
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jul 10, 2014 - 12:56pm PT
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Best of luck to everyone, and THANK YOU to the searchers out there already.
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Barbarian
climber
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Jul 10, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
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John - I have also done the trip going through Ionian Basin instead of over the "Davis Lakes Pass". That is a much more demanding trip with a greater opportunity for injury. I believe the Davis option gets more traffic and Ionian is somewhat infrequently traveled.
Except for the cross-country sections between Martha Lake and Wanda Lake, the loop is on either the JMT or well-defined and travelled spur trails.
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA/Boulder, CO
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Jul 10, 2014 - 02:29pm PT
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Been into Goddard from Courtright Resevoir via Black Cap Basin and a knapsack pass. Back over Hell-for-Sure Pass. Reilly(of ST fame) was in on that trip as well. I think he was 13 or 14(I was 12).
Best of luck to the searchers!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 10, 2014 - 04:31pm PT
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hey there say, all... very sad to hear this... will be praying for him, and all the search folks... hope this will turn out well...
thanks for letting all the folks know...
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Climberdude
Trad climber
Fresno, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 05:16pm PT
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Paul,
I am hoping he found some awesome terrain he liked rather than a bad situation. Hoping for the best!
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2014 - 05:50pm PT
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Talked to an NPS investigator and she said that he had signed the Goddard summit register.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 06:12pm PT
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Paul, that news will isolate the search I'd imagine. Prayers for a good outcome.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2014 - 09:08pm PT
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Im happy to report that Gregg has been found alive with a broken leg. I read that he broke his while descending Goddard and was found around 10k feet.
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