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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Jul 25, 2016 - 04:17pm PT
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Dean,
I spent a few hours this morning looking for that picture of the stashed boots covered in snow but could not locate it. I thought for sure it was from a TR on ST but it could have been a TR on someones blog also. I want to say it was from a write up on a climb of Humphrys or Emerson.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jul 25, 2016 - 04:20pm PT
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Mt. Whitney hiker found dead.
John Lee, 68. More later.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jul 25, 2016 - 04:35pm PT
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^
John Lee left his pack north of the mountaineers route and his body was found on the SW side of Whitney. Very curious. Seems like he got disoriented.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jul 25, 2016 - 06:07pm PT
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Can't trust the news too much. At least he was found.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Jul 25, 2016 - 07:06pm PT
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hmmmm. I am wondering if falcons can be trained to locate human remains...
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jul 25, 2016 - 07:08pm PT
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^Good thought dude. They can.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jul 25, 2016 - 08:58pm PT
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I had a dog like Dean once. Never gave up once it committed. Best. Damned. Dog. Ever. Bless you Dean and may you yet find the missing puzzle piece and also most importantly to you the peace for Matthews family which they are no doubt still searching for. What a gift that would be to the family.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jul 28, 2016 - 05:52am PT
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May success and happiness follow you this weekend and forever sir. It's a pleasure to have you around to remind folks about what is truly important, in between a political or religious disagreement or 2 of course:-)
I'm not a praying man, but I will call out in the quiet tonight and meditate deeply on this "finding Matthew" issue and give it a try. It can't hurt.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jul 29, 2016 - 10:53am PT
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Thanks Ekat. I took a shot at it last night. My focus drifted and sadly eventually wound up with a mostly brown vision of masses of WW1 soldiers buried under dirt. Missing and forgotten. Couldn't shake out of that view either, it was very difficult. Will try again tonight, hopefully better able to stay praying to the good Lord about Matthew and not whatever the heck just happened.
If everyone else could stop for a few moments and do the same it would be appreciated.
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Jimr
climber
Redondo Beach, CA
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Jul 29, 2016 - 11:58am PT
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Meditation need not be this hour long silent mind thing that many think it should be. Most find their head running around for 55 of those minutes anyway. I do about 20 very short meditations every day, less than a minute each time. When the head starts going, I'm done. Sometimes and epiphany comes to me, most times, it just gives me several moments to center in "now". It is especially calming during stressful moments.
Whenever you think of Matthew and/or those who are out there looking and want to send out some good vibes, just stop for a moment, close your eyes and listen until the mind starts talking again, then go about your business.
It does not matter whether it works "out there" or not. If so, great. If not, but it brings you moments of peace and presence in now, then you win either way. Put it out and have no thought of results.
give or take a quart
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LAhiker
Social climber
Los Angeles
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Jul 29, 2016 - 11:28pm PT
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Cragman, thanks for continuing to search. I hope your next outing is safe and fruitful.
Jimr, I'm glad you're planning to go out there too later this year!
Alpineholydog, I agree that it would be good to double-check which registers have been checked, not just for Matt's name but also for people who might have seen him or noticed something. While this was done for the Banner and Ritter registers, it hasn't been done for all the Minarets that have registers. I think most of the info in my earlier post is still valid... Maybe we can figure out a way to encourage people to do this...
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2195321&msg=2452330#msg2452330
Batrock, have you had any more thoughts on where you might have seen the picture of mountaineering boots found stashed in the snow?
The only thing I found similar to that was a snow boot (containing a foot) and other human remains that were found earlier this summer at Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado. But that was far away, and involved a different type of boot.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/06/08/boot-found-with-human-remains-at-eldora-stumps-investigators/
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Excellent article and graphics. It's hard to argue the likely scenario that he went out on one last climb and had a tragic accident.
Someday, I trust, a climber descending into a notch, climbing a chimney, or similar, will chance upon a clue and the mystery of Matt's disappearance will come to an end. I hope it's soon, for the sake of his family and friends.
Kudos to cragman for his efforts.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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The article says on his trip to Mammoth, he had continued up from Emerald Lake (to Sky Meadows on N side of Mammoth Crest).
Then it says that later on he returned to Hike Mammoth Crest (maybe Deer Lakes trail) which are both very close to Blue Crag Coulior, before he went missing. I saw on TV that the coulior was skied by a party this last winter, but any potential evidence covered by alot of snow at that time.
(Winter 2013 conditions)
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Thanks for the link to the article. It was an excellent summary.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Aug 20, 2016 - 10:16pm PT
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Such a great picture of Matthew. So alive and full of promise.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Thanks, Dean. Good luck, and safe travels!
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LAhiker
Social climber
Los Angeles
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Thanks for searching, Dean! Please stay safe and take good care of yourself.
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