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jackholbrookiv
Trad climber
evergreen, co
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Jul 27, 2012 - 11:21pm PT
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This is right above the tag that the previous person spotted of the two people "shoulder to shoulder". These definitely look like footprints
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AB3PO
climber
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Jul 27, 2012 - 11:22pm PT
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just found this...lots of footprints...kinda looking around for a place to go up top. the most interesting part is in the orange box.
zoomed way into my screen on my mac and inside the orange box, there is something (?) that looks like arms on top of the snow trying to climb up on the rock. anybody else see similar?
edit...
here's the zoomed out view
http://tomnod.com/gi/peru/?lat=-9.385235576074347&lng=-77.3593282699585&zoom=16
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Andre
Trad climber
CA
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Jul 28, 2012 - 12:15am PT
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See below for potential descent tracks. After the last arrow it is hard to pick up any more tracks.
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wcm
Trad climber
cardiff, ca
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Jul 28, 2012 - 12:55am PT
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jul 28, 2012 - 01:04am PT
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Amazing!!
TACO at work!
I love you all!
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tslaks82
Boulder climber
Fort Collins
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Jul 28, 2012 - 02:23am PT
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does this look like a foot path to anyone?
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AB3PO
climber
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Jul 28, 2012 - 02:37am PT
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hey tslaks82
if you follow that path south/southwest, you will find what was earlier identified as possibly 3 search and rescue crew (3 shadows even spaced on along the path)...
the lake in the left of your image is just west of Palcococha Lake in this google map view...for reference, Palcacocha lake is just south of the moutain.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jul 28, 2012 - 03:03am PT
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Nice to hold out hope, but logic usually has the last word. The two mountaineers had planned an excursion of between seven and 10 days. Their families contacted help after 13 days passed with no word from them. The three-person search team found the climbers' bright yellow tent at 16,700 feet on Thursday and tracks coming off the summit as well as evidence of a nearby avalanche. ... the Cordillera Blanca ... (is) among the world's most dangerous (ranges) due to the instability of snow and ice caused by wide temperature fluctuations.
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G Fleishman
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jul 28, 2012 - 03:10am PT
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That's not particularly helpful at the moment. Keep those comments to yourself please.
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Seamae
Social climber
San Diego
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Jul 28, 2012 - 03:34am PT
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He obviously doesn't know these guys.
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Doug Tomczik
climber
Bishop
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Jul 28, 2012 - 03:48am PT
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This community is amazing...the hope is alive! Ryan Day Thompson's stitch looks pretty convincing.
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G Fleishman
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jul 28, 2012 - 04:10am PT
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The potential camp site identified by Aveman is directly beneath the potential footpath/tracks identified by Andre. Here is a view looking down from the peak/ridge along the potential tracks toward the potential camp.
The coordinates indicated were the result of holding the cursor very near the potential camp site. This image was taken from the Google Earth rendering and coordinate of the data.
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RLGordon
Boulder climber
Los Angeles
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Jul 28, 2012 - 05:00am PT
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The stitch of a footpath looks pretty convincing to me too... There also seems to be some other possible paths around it, and what looks to my completely untrained eye to be an avalanche. Maybe I'm just seeing things though...
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climbers' mom
Social climber
Wilderness, VA
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Jul 28, 2012 - 08:56am PT
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RL--I am a novice at this but am trying my best--What I find intriguing in your photo is what appears to be a trail of prints going directly across to the right from the crevass, to what appears to be rocks/possibly cave? The path appears well used, with multiple tracks? Could they be hold-up there?
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climbers' mom
Social climber
Wilderness, VA
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Jul 28, 2012 - 09:10am PT
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Just to clarify--so sorry if my nickname is misleading. I am the mother of two other climbers, not related to Ben and Gil. Son is friend of Ben's.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Jul 28, 2012 - 09:31am PT
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a heart-warming effort, folks.
this is an inspiring display of human spirit, and compassion.
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highcamp
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 28, 2012 - 09:44am PT
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My Google Earth images are super low rez, where are people getting high rez historicals?
Also, how are folks achieving perspective of where a given map/image is in relation to the mtn/route/bc?
Thx
[EDIT: figured out solution to question 1, still wondering on #2.]
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noriko nakagawa
Trad climber
eldorado springs co
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Jul 28, 2012 - 10:46am PT
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Here's an update on the Tomnod crowdsourced image map from last night. Keep up the great work everyone.
-Michelle
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jul 28, 2012 - 11:02am PT
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Wishing for a good outcome....
PullHarder
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Denali
Trad climber
Pleasant Hill
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Jul 28, 2012 - 12:18pm PT
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Hi,
I am reluctant to post this because I don't want to throw anyone off but what does this look like to you all. Right above the circle marker. I apologize in advance if this is not helpful.
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