missing OREGON climber FOUND after 4 day--ANYONE HEAR THIS?

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neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 19, 2008 - 04:04am PT
hey there all... say, some good news for a family...
HERE is part of the quotes:

YAHOO NEWS:
"YAKIMA, Wash. – A 27-year-old Oregon climber who survived five days on southern Washington's Mount Adams with a broken ankle told rescuers he ate centipedes and drank water from creeks as he tried to crawl to safety.

A dog from a search and rescue team located Derek Mamoyac of Philomath, Ore., just below the 6,000-foot level on the west side of the mountain Friday afternoon."
LINK:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081018/ap_on_re_us/missing_climber;_ylt=An0K0LiVTl1te.KHaA9ILBXLLJ94
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SAY, had anyone heard of these folks that rescued this man.?..
did anyone know this man (HAD not heard anyone posting about missing a friend, lately)---very glad there is happy news for you all...

said he climbing piker's peak:
"he was descending after reaching Piker's Peak at 11,657 feet, below the mountain's summit. He stepped in some snow he thought was solid, but it gave way."

ALSO:here is a quote about the rescue crew:

"Mamoyac was found by the team of Greg Varney with his search dog, Trulee, a golden retriever, and navigator, Ron Buermann, who kept them on course."

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GREAT news for him and his family! hard time, with crawling, though, man, oh, man...
Scared Silly

Trad climber
UT
Oct 19, 2008 - 11:34am PT
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=701444

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2008 - 12:07pm PT
hey there scared silly... say, thanks... somehow i missed that posted thread...

thanks... :)
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