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JSpencerV
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Jul 27, 2012 - 03:38pm PT
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Adam (Travelin-Light) and I (Jared Vagy) will head to the valley for 2 days tomorrow morning as an independent climbing team to aid in the search. Hoping for the best.
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Gil's sister
climber
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Jul 27, 2012 - 03:53pm PT
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IMPORTANT UPDATE for Securing Air Support
Please use This PayPal account for securing funds for Air Support:
quacamole1@gmail.com
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noriko nakagawa
Trad climber
eldorado springs co
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Jul 27, 2012 - 04:15pm PT
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Many thanks to Jared and all of those in Peru and beyond who are helping out with the SAR effort.
Michelle
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Gil's sister
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Jul 27, 2012 - 04:21pm PT
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IMPORTANT UPDATE for Securing Air Support
Please use This PayPal account for securing funds for Air Support:
quacamole1@gmail.com
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Bowie
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 27, 2012 - 04:29pm PT
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Response I got from the AAC, I hope they are right:
We contacted Global Rescue, the organization that provides rescue to all AAC members, yesterday and they've been providing us status updates. Last I heard, they've got a fixed wing aircraft doing fly-overs of the area (a few hours ago).
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sharperblue
Mountain climber
oakland, california
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Jul 27, 2012 - 04:32pm PT
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Good Luck, Adam and Jared! Stay safe!
Scott, Andrew & Shane
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cory_lamz
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 27, 2012 - 04:42pm PT
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Hi all,
My name is Cory Lamz. I'm a reporter for the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado. I'm doing a follow up story to the one that was written by the Associated Press earlier today about Gil and Ben going missing. If you have climbed with Gil or Ben or know them personally in any capacity, I'd love to talk to you. You can reach me at 303-473-1361 or lamzc@dailycamera.com.
Thank you.
Cory Lamz
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 27, 2012 - 05:34pm PT
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hey there say, tyeary, and gil's sister and all...
am still praying for them, and all concerned...
sure hope the avalanche note, will not be involved with them being missing, :(
god bless, as this hard time of waiting...
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snowey
Trad climber
San Diego
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Jul 27, 2012 - 05:53pm PT
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Cory and San Diego 10.
I have already contacted you directly via email to direct press energy. Please get in touch with me or with Galit (Gil's sister). Our goals are:
1) Put pressure to get an airplane or helicopter up in the air
2) Get donations for our privately funded search operation already underway
3) Get people to help us look through the large volumes of satellite imagery we are collecting.
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nature
climber
SoSlo, CO
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Jul 27, 2012 - 05:55pm PT
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I can lend an eye for #3
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Nate Ricklin
climber
San Diego
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:01pm PT
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Thanks Nature.
We're 85% done tiling and uploading the newest satellite image. When it's done (hopefully very soon, matter of minutes) i'll post links to a google earth file, a google maps link, and our crowdsourcing interface where people can tag things they they find.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:04pm PT
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I will gladly spend hours going over any satellite imagery you have. You can contact me via this forum just send an attachment. I will give updates on progress positive or negative
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G Fleishman
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:06pm PT
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I'll contribute to image analysis as well.
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Sakshama
Trad climber
NY, MAcedonia
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:15pm PT
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I'm in Huaraz and spoke to Alfredo Quintana- a well respected member of the Casa De Guia. He says he is coordinating a rescue operation with the local guides today. He has 4 guides and he tries to find two more to go tomorrow. He said the terrain is very difficult, climbers attempted a new line on the mountain that is avalanche prone and the glacier under it is not easy to cross. They have been out so far for 16 days so it doesn't look too good.
Offered help but it seems he needs a tight team of locals.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:29pm PT
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long story short.... I'm banned from paypal... i have money to send your way if anyone knows how I can... I'm good for it. call me 76o-84o-o765
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Dallas
climber
San Diego
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:33pm PT
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I will also help with satellite image analysis. Please send me the images as well. I owe Ben a lot!
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Nate Ricklin
climber
San Diego
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Jul 27, 2012 - 06:45pm PT
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