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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 26, 2011 - 04:54pm PT
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Strikes me as strange that this individual could disappear in such a busy area as Upper Falls.
NPS is "Scaling back" it's search efforts and concentraiting on a smaller area.
A week w/o food or water is tough on a healthy individual. I hope this guy gets found soon.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/upload/penca.pdf
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 26, 2011 - 09:57pm PT
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hey there say, pud... thanks for sharing, so we can be praying...
looks like this reply will bump it up for the night, too...
:)
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Jun 26, 2011 - 10:18pm PT
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Hmmm...small world. My brother-in-law was with this person in Yosemite as part of a church outing...
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Anastasia
climber
hanging from an ice pick and missing my mama.
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Jun 26, 2011 - 10:49pm PT
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I hope he didn't fall into that raging river! Hope he will be found well and soon. AFS
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Jun 26, 2011 - 10:54pm PT
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I hate to say it, but my guess is that he's at the bottom of Yosemite Falls and won't be found till the spring run off is finished.
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Jun 26, 2011 - 10:57pm PT
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Dude... Serious thoughts and prayers going out to this guy's family and friends...
bb
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 26, 2011 - 11:08pm PT
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hey there... :( not being there, i had forgot about all the spring run-off and such... (i was wondering about what was posted, as to the area, too)...
will surely be praying, too, as i said...
hope we get good news by tomorrow...
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Jun 27, 2011 - 12:36am PT
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While I don't know the details of this particular incident, this type of thing happens almost yearly. Werner could certainly give a more empirical viewpoint, but it happens.
Unfortunately people underestimate how slick the rock is close to the water. The other lure is that the water looks "calm". What they don't realize is that deep in the water the current is really moving. Once you're in, with the polished rock creek bottom, you're in.
Hope they find him ok.
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WBraun
climber
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Jun 27, 2011 - 12:41am PT
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They did a massive search using resources from several different agencies for days and came up with nothing of his whereabouts.
Thus ... ?
What else can you do but "scale it back".
So sorry.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 27, 2011 - 02:05pm PT
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hey there say all... was just wondering for any good news here...
say, werner, nice to hear from you...
thanks for the share, as always, too...
god bless...
:)
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jun 27, 2011 - 03:04pm PT
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Best wishes for a good ending to this.
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franky
Trad climber
Ford Pickup Truck, North America
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Jun 27, 2011 - 04:42pm PT
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I was out there on the day of the huge search, it was nice to get to walk through wilderness that probably seldom gets visited, the water is raging throughout the park, a small intermittent stream on the map was raging with beautiful 10ft cascades. Didn't seem like George would have made his way out there, but it felt good to help anyway.
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Jun 28, 2011 - 12:12am PT
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any news??
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 28, 2011 - 12:42am PT
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hey there say, blackbird, me too, i was just getting a bit well, not really antsy (strongly concerned)--but i can't think of the right word, :(
as to hopeing things could turn out and we'd find that he's found and ready to go home...
it's beginning to sound not too good, but you never know...
thanks for bumping to keep folks praying and wishing sending out hopes...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jun 28, 2011 - 12:47am PT
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Thanks, Werner Braun, for caring and for what you and your team do. lynne
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 28, 2011 - 01:14pm PT
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hey there say, all,
just a bump...
:(
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jstan
climber
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Jun 30, 2011 - 02:34am PT
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During my Facelift trips on the Upper Falls trail I usually encounter groups coming down after dark. June 17 should have been close to a full moon so getting down even with no light should not have been a problem, provided you are willing to wait for the moon. It would have been a long wait that night.
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superbum
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 30, 2011 - 05:47am PT
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On the "big" search day, my team and I were searching in a very remote area full of deadfall, mini cliffs, mud, and raging creeks, the likes of which I've never seen in the Yos high country. Unfortunately, all we found were mtn. lion, dear, and bear track. Thanks to YOSAR for a concise and informative briefing and breakfast that day. YOSAR really gets after it...I was very impressed. I can truly say that the 100+ committed resources, dog teams and aircraft literally left no stone unturned. To the more experience SAR meambers, I was proud to be in your company, and to George's family/friends, I wish you the best.
vic
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 30, 2011 - 12:41pm PT
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hey there say, superbum... thanks for sharing about the rescue folks...
top-notch, they are, for sure...
prayers, still for all concerned...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there, say, all.... was just concerned if any one had heard any news from this situation...
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