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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:09pm PT
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Nice! Heal up soon.....
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:12pm PT
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good news...
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:12pm PT
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Thank you, Lord!
John
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:17pm PT
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Nice to have a happy ending! Thanks for posting
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:19pm PT
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hey there say, all...
wow, and whewwwwwwww... thank god... so very very happy to hear this!!!!
thanks for sharing... :)
may he get well soon, now!
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:29pm PT
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Goodish great news.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
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Wow, great that he's alive.
So good to have good SAR in this situation - life saved!
Also a reminder of one of the risks of going solo - nobody to
go get help if you get unlucky with a loose block (cell phones don't always have reception, etc.).
Good thing he had an itinerary.
Gregory Hein, the 33 year old hiker last seen on July 3rd, has been located. Earlier tonight, shortly after 7:00pm, ground searchers found Hein near Davis Lake at an elevation of over 10,000 feet.
Hein had become incapacitated due to a broken leg. SAR personnel stabilized him and he was extricated from the area. Hein is currently being flown to Community Regional Medical Center for treatment.
It is now believed Hein made his hike to Mt Goddard, and injured himself on the way back down. He may have been injured for several days.
Several SAR members are still in the search area and will remain there overnight until they can be extricated tomorrow. http://abc30.com/news/missing-hiker-from-clovis-has-been-found-alive/176362/
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:34pm PT
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Yaaaay!!
Sorry about the busted flipper dude.
Heal up strong, and get busy on that Trip Report!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:37pm PT
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AWESOME!!! Seems kinda weird.. to say awesome about a broken leg.. but it is. Musta been some rough days and nights.
Major kudos to the SAR team.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 10:33pm PT
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What great news!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 10:35pm PT
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And that is why you leave an itinerary if you care about those that care
about you, right? I'm happy for him as it ain't much fun lying on the side
of a mountain hoping the Mounties will find you. It's not a really exclusive
club but it doesn't have a long waiting list, either. And the dues suck.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jul 10, 2014 - 10:37pm PT
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Awesome.
All because others knew where he was going and when he expected to be back,
probably the single most important part of any solo mission.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jul 10, 2014 - 10:43pm PT
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Jefe's right. People knew where to look b/c he laid out his trail to others.
But it was my prayer that got him found...hehehe. Glad he's o.k.!!!
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Barbarian
climber
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Jul 10, 2014 - 11:17pm PT
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I'm sure glad he was found. All it takes is one missed step and you're a world of hurt. This one ended well.
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ShawnInPaso
climber
Paso Robles, CA
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Jul 11, 2014 - 12:09am PT
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Props to SEKI rangers and SAR.
Is there a system in California where you can let some one know what you are doing when you have no one to tell?
Not so much a system, but a good protocol:
http://reconn.org/
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jul 11, 2014 - 04:00am PT
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Thank God,
Good he left an itinerary, likely saved his life,
Props to the rescuers!!!!!
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Jul 11, 2014 - 12:18pm PT
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I am happy for you and him. It is that time of year - when rock and snow mix, when the backcountry opens up. We have had quite a few calls recently, too. Always nice to get early notification and have a plan. Hate those calls where we spend the first day or two looking for the trailhead they may have parked at.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jul 11, 2014 - 06:07pm PT
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Paul, I'd love to hear about his story when you get a chance!
Bump for the real deal!!!!
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 14, 2014 - 07:36am PT
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I visited Gregg in the hospital yesterday and he is in good spirits. A true hardman. The Fresno Bee story of his ordeal was told by his mother. Gregg's own story is incredibly way more intense. He crawled down 1,000 to get off the slope of Goddard, then crawled a mile to Davis Lake....with a compound fib/tib fracture....with a bone sticking out of the skin for those not familiar with a compound fracture. He lay for 4 days....with a bone sticking out of his leg. UGH! He used little icicles from the snowpack to clean it to help prevent infection, which it did and doctors say he has a 10-20% chance he'll lose the leg.
He fell and broke his leg on a Saturday and was rescued on Thursday evening. Gregg said that by Friday he would start to crawl out....20 miles back to Florence Lake.
He is thankful for all of the love, thoughts, and prayers from everyone.
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