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maverick01
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 1, 2014 - 10:11am PT
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Still missing.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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This is not going to end well.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Is this some sort of contagious thing in SEKI?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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75 yrs old?
Sounds like he could have some inner toughness. Hang in there bro.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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That's a pretty busy area. Seems like if he's near a trail, he'd have been spotted by now.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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no backpack?
That's a long way from anywhere in the summer without at least a couple of liters of water and some food.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Maverick, the link said I was not authorized to download the attachment, whatever that means.
I, too, don't like the sound of this, but I'll hope (and pray) that it turns out better than what I fear.
John
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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From what I read is sounds like he was day hiking from Crabtree to Mt. Whitney. No pack even on a substantial day hike seems odd, but maybe that was how he rolled. J. Muir didn't have a pack either.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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That's a sad ending. Wonder what he was doing on the N Side.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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No doubt he was severely dehydrated and, obviously, not thinking well.
That's a long haul up from Crabtree, especially for someone in their 70's.
I call it a two liter, minimum, hike. I wonder how many calories he took in, too.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Sad story. The no pack thing doesn't make sense. Possible he left it at Trail Crest and planned to get it on the return?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, oh my... very sad to hear this, :(
condolences and prayers to his family and loved ones...
:(
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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... falling approximately 1,100 feet from the north summit of Mount Whitney. I guess now is not the time to quibble about the accuracy of the details (R.I.P.).
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field
Social climber
texarkana, tx
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I guess now is not the time to quibble about the accuracy of the details (R.I.P.).
I'm curious as the owner of the news site that was on. What was inaccurate about it?
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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I'm very curious how he wound up on the North side. Short cut?
I've looked up that west slope and envisioned the FA party scrambling up that side for the first bag. Epic hard work and loose scree. I might attempt that some day if I ever get enough free time to fool around with that.
Maybe our guy had the same thought but, due to time, decided he could just come down it.
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