Missing friend in Mammoth Lakes area

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rottingjohnny

Sport climber

mammoth lakes ca

Feb 18, 2014 - 05:26pm PT

pacarockhound...Mammoth is around 38% of normal snowfall...Unless we get some major snow storms , summer access to the back country will come early...

ClimberDave

Trad climber

The LBC, CA

Feb 18, 2014 - 05:37pm PT

Was also just thinking of him, saw one of the "missing" signs in Mammoth over the weekend.

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

extraordinaire

Feb 19, 2014 - 01:25am PT

PAUL SOUZA

Trad climber

Central Valley, CA

Feb 19, 2014 - 10:22am PT

Hey Dean, I'm in.

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

extraordinaire

Mar 21, 2014 - 04:51pm PT

Can anybody tell me what site number he was at in Shady Rest?
I was gonna look around in there while the campground is still closed. Thanks.

LAhiker

Social climber

Los Angeles

Mar 22, 2014 - 01:07pm PT

Biotch said,

Can anybody tell me what site number he was at in Shady Rest?
I was gonna look around in there while the campground is still closed. Thanks.

Hi Biotch, I believe Matt was staying at site #164 in New Shady Rest.

Psilocyborg

climber

Mar 22, 2014 - 04:37pm PT

cragman: pm me please. I tried to pm you, but I don't see the button?

maverick01

climber

Mar 26, 2014 - 10:23pm PT

Craigman wrote:
Anyone wishing to join me.....leave a note here and I will PM you.

What happened to your earlier advice:

What I suggested to maverick01 was that if he and his personal
friends that he knows and can vouche for their capabilites want
to go in and search...great. To try and enlist volunteers who
are complete strangers is to cross a line into very dodgy
territory.....a place where you do not belong.

Kenish wrote:
be aware that you assume legal liability by merely organizing
this activity. It sounds borderline ridiculous but sadly, it's
the times we all live in. Anyone involved is exposed; well-meaning
people have been sued after a "volunteer" effort ended badly.
Piles of waivers won't help. Cragman's comment may be due to
feeling a legal and an ethical burden would be forced on him.

Does this not apply now?

TYeary

Social climber

State of decay

Mar 27, 2014 - 01:00am PT

I'd be happy to lend a hand when the time comes. Keep me in the loop, Dean.
TY

HighTraverse

Trad climber

Bay Area

Mar 27, 2014 - 11:23pm PT

I'm also IN

Zenro

Social climber

New Jersey

Apr 7, 2014 - 05:43pm PT

Cragman, how do I get in touch with you?

Floorabove

climber

The Gunks y'all

Apr 7, 2014 - 05:52pm PT

I always cringe when I see this thread at the top of the page, fearing that someone has made, in my opinion, an unfortunate discovery of Matts remains.
His disappearance has changed my operations. I no longer head out alone without letting someone know where I'll be. Before this, I would do so without a second thought.

Thank you Matt for making my life safer.

tdg119

Social climber

Northampton, PA

Apr 9, 2014 - 01:23pm PT

Is it possible? Trying hard not to get hopes up. I only heard about the story because I have Mono County Sheriff's page in my Facebook feed.

This post refers to the Casa Diablo range, which I am unfamiliar with. However when I searched for the story on Google, I found one of the articles mentioned Crowley Lake which would only be 15 miles from Mammoth.

http://monosheriff.org/sheriff/page/possible-human-bones-found-near-casa-diablo-range-area

Chief Dan Watson

climber

Mammoth Lakes, CA

Apr 9, 2014 - 01:30pm PT

I am checking with the Mono County Sheriff to determine if the age of the remains are consistent with the time Matt went missing and whether the location is likely. I will post when I get a response later today.

HighTraverse

Trad climber

Bay Area

Apr 9, 2014 - 01:44pm PT

testing to prove if they are human bones

Indeed, that sounds as if the bones have been around for quite a while. Pretty easy to distinguish human bones from any of the native mammals if there's much structure to compare.

Where is the Casa Diablo Range?

TLP

climber

Apr 9, 2014 - 02:22pm PT

Casa Diablo Range is one to several miles east of Owens River Gorge. It's a minor range parallel to and west of the White Mtns. Would be a long-ish walk to access without a car or mountain bike. Even if you snagged a ride to the Gorge from someone, you'd have to get around it and walk another few miles each way. The highest point is <8,000 feet. Really great area with remote aura, but doesn't superficially seem to be the kind of objective that fits with Matt's known pattern for his trip.