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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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Aug 13, 2013 - 05:59pm PT
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To the top.
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deanalynn
Social climber
Huntington Beach-June Lake
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Aug 13, 2013 - 06:53pm PT
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bump
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Aug 13, 2013 - 06:54pm PT
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Any news????
Hoping for a good outcome!!!!!!!
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carmenlong
Trad climber
Mexico
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Aug 13, 2013 - 07:57pm PT
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Hi,
There is a Facebook page set up for gathering information and keeping people informed about searching for Matthew. I had contacted the admin for this page stating that I would like to volunteer this coming weekend to search for Matt. However, nobody had replied to my email and/or comments in that page.
I will be available to help searching Saturday 8/17 and Sunday 8/18 so it would be great if someone in this forum can share a contact person or group I could reach out to and coordinate helping out. Thanks!
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Deekaid
climber
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Aug 13, 2013 - 08:51pm PT
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hope it doesn't turn out to be a 180 degrees opposite situation and he got a ride from the wrong person...i am sure this has already been considered.
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tdg119
Social climber
Northampton, PA
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Aug 13, 2013 - 08:54pm PT
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Carmen - I'm the admin of the FB page and Matts sister. Unfortunately I know nothing of climbing. First I'll need to see if any of the team will still be out this weekend and if not the area they'd suggest. Not ignoring you; sometimes I just need to 'research' for the answer. Thanks for the offer of help.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 13, 2013 - 09:16pm PT
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Carmen
Try sending Cragman a message on this forum. He's out there right now with another Supertopian.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Aug 13, 2013 - 09:55pm PT
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Chelsea Wagner and I could contribute an aerial search technique we developed last year while flying Jeff Lowe and Connie Self around the western mountains for their Metanoia Movie, in the Tetons, Wind Rivers, Idaho Sawtooths, Wasatch, Zion, Cedar Breaks, etc
We have a fast Piper Comanche with oxygen based in the Monterey Bay area that is rigged for HD Video
We could fly to Mammoth or Bishop Airports tomorrow or the next day, if we can meet an aerial observer familiar with the area of concern
Since the airplane is fast, it is not ideal for real time aerial observation
However with HD Video capture, we can view the flight path on someones high definition display in front of knowledgeable observers as soon as we land
This method allows a detailed search of a large amount of terrain
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fluffy
Trad climber
Colorado
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Aug 13, 2013 - 10:37pm PT
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man what a great community. I'm really impressed.
to Matt's family: you are in our thoughts. stay strong...can't imagine what you're going through. somehow, some way, someday it will be ok.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Aug 13, 2013 - 10:38pm PT
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Dean, I agree, having participated in many aerial searches
You are missing the point, we are talking about viewing HD video on a big screen with stop/start/zoom capabilities
Perhaps you could be our observer/navigator
This method of searching the HD video viewed under controlled conditions indoors allows a much more detailed search of a wide area than you can otherwise make while up in the air
(having also done many ground searches as an officer of Inyo County SAR and an original YOSAR and MRA member and also done a lot of remote sensing analysis)
We know how to stay safe in this sort of terrain and have overflown the Sierras many times...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Aug 13, 2013 - 10:42pm PT
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You might spot 2 knuckleheads if you fly thru the Banner Ritter notch....?
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Aug 13, 2013 - 10:44pm PT
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i'm thinking of the successful search for Dan Hunt, the British speed flying pilot missing in the Alps following a flight from the Jungfraujoch in September
not to promote an argument, but you are thinking aerial search and i am thinking high definition remote sensing analysis
if you are not familiar with the detail that can be picked up by a RED camera, you are in for an eye opening treat...
(Coz IMs me to go ahead with this plan and do the search...)
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TeddyKGBee
Trad climber
Chester Springs
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2013 - 11:09pm PT
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Hi Carmenlong-
Thanks for the offer! If you can, please PM me and I'll send you the contact info for the person coordinating local efforts in Mammoth. Her name is Jill, and she will be able to tell you what has been searched and what areas still need boots on the ground. Thank you so much for offering to help. It goes without saying, but please be extra safe when your're out there.
Thanks,
Tom
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ruppell
climber
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Aug 13, 2013 - 11:23pm PT
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Tom if you can do it then do it. I can see Crags point and tend to agree with it but having that footage to analyze wouldn't be a bad thing. How many gigs of data are we talking to shoot that area in HD? What programs are you using to do the analysis? Worse case you guys have a rad fly over of the Ritter area. Best case it produces something.
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TeddyKGBee
Trad climber
Chester Springs
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2013 - 11:31pm PT
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Cragman-
Thank you for your efforts- more than words can say!!! We have a team creating a GIS map right now to help track search efforts. As soon as that is ready (maybe a day or two), I will let you know so we can get your details on there.
I can't express how happy I am to hear that you and Doug are both safe. There isn't a minute that goes by that I'm not thinking about everyone out there putting themselves at risk to help find Matt. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The more that I'm involved in this, the more faith I have in humanity- from people like you.
Tom
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Aug 14, 2013 - 03:22am PT
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bump with hope
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Aug 14, 2013 - 07:47am PT
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not to make light,
but life is theatre,
and this has been a dramatic production.
a wonderful stage is up there,
for whatever the encore might present.
a good place to get lost,
a good place to search for clues,
a good place to surrender,
a good place at which we cast our hope.
even a good place to die.
the human spirit is on proud display, here.
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crankster
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Aug 14, 2013 - 09:12am PT
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I'm eager to hear Cragman's report. Those two, as are all searchers, are to be commended for their bravery.
In July, 2012, Michael LeMaitre was participating in the Mount Marathon race in Seward, AK, along with hundreds of others. He was the last runner. He was near the turnaround point as race organizers were headed back to town, a short distance. He was never seen again. A massive search ensued and failed to find him. His daughter searched for weeks. Nothing has ever been found. http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/last-man?page=single
I'm not mentioning this to throw water on the search. Rather, to point out how easy the wilderness can swallow a person. LeMaitre was in a known location yet not a trace. Granted, Alaska wilderness is wilder than the Sierra, but the search area was a fraction of the area where Matt could be located.
The same questions were asked in the Alaska case as are here. Would he have gone missing intentionally? What was his state of mind? The last picture of him shows him smiling, headed up. I imagine this when I think of Matt. Strong, happy, headed into the wilderness.
Hoping this ends with a better outcome for family & friends sake. I believe he will eventually be found.
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Aug 14, 2013 - 09:58am PT
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Apoligies if this has been covered, but do we know if he had a smart phone on him and could it be tracked through law enforcement?
I know smart phones can be tracked, even when off, through the chip. Thousands of low-level drug dealers are convicted every year through cell tracking.
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