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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 11, 2018 - 11:33pm PT
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hey there, say, treez, thank you so kindly for updating, us all...
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Mar 12, 2018 - 07:22am PT
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Thanks Treez, it's good to have a local correspondent. We're all looking for hope, aren't we.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 12, 2018 - 08:06am PT
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Checking this thread daily hoping for some sign of good news, no matter how unlikely at this point. Thank you for any updates as they occur.
Scott
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Mar 12, 2018 - 09:29am PT
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When they spoke to people from the summit last Monday they were reportedly uncertain whether to descend north or south.
They remained in cell range for about an hour and a half on Monday which is indicative of either a long spell on the summit or a south side descent, because the cell coverage really only blankets top of south side of the mountain.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Mar 12, 2018 - 11:38am PT
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Hopefully they are holed up on the other side and otherwise okay, in snow too deep for travel.
Am hoping for a scenario like Sweeney and Nyman on the Elevator Shaft. They survived 8 days out there wallowing.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California, now Ireland
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Mar 12, 2018 - 12:18pm PT
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Checking this thread daily hoping for some sign of good news
Ditto Micronut. Worked the summer of 1977 on fishing boats out of Petersburg, always dreamt of Devil's Thumb in the distance.
I do not really know what the area that the two are in is like, but I have an idea.
Best wishes and fingers crossed.
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Jeff Gorris
climber
Not from Portlandia
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Mar 12, 2018 - 12:49pm PT
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Yeah @treez thanks for the updates.
No idea if FLIR would show traces of them in a snow cave. Praying for a good outcome.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Mar 12, 2018 - 12:55pm PT
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From the Climbing article of the 2008 ascent linked above:
All told, we were out for 18 days, we received 20 to 25 feet of snow....
Damn! That ain't Bishop.
BAd
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MarkWestman
Trad climber
Talkeetna, Alaska
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Mar 12, 2018 - 01:44pm PT
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treez- am I understanding correctly that searchers have found both a Basecamp cache out on the glacier, and separately, their skis at the base of the route?
Did last Thursday’s search get a look at the north side in any great detail?
I’m trying to retain hope but from the beginning it has sounded to me like something catastrophic happened on the descent last Monday. Were any of their possible descent routes prone to snow accumulation, or would we be suspecting something more along the lines of anchor failure or rockfall?
I’m friends with both Ryan and Marc, and I’m following closely. But unfortunately this sounds really bad, and way too familiar.
Thanks so much for keeping us updated.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 12, 2018 - 09:33pm PT
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hey there say... just hoping...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 12, 2018 - 10:31pm PT
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Beautiful pictures.
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shylock
Social climber
mb
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Mar 13, 2018 - 11:59am PT
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Seems like there is good weather today...? Fingers tightly crossed
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Mar 13, 2018 - 02:01pm PT
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Come on guys - find a way to signal the searchers if you can. Hope.
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Panicbear
Trad climber
Calgary, Alberta
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Mar 13, 2018 - 02:27pm PT
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Come on, boys! Today's the day.
Treez, thank you for continuing to provide updates, it means a lot.
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RURP_Belay
Big Wall climber
Bitter end of a bad anchor
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Mar 13, 2018 - 06:34pm PT
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Bump for bad-ass alpinists getting through the hard stuff they have been training for all their lives.
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 13, 2018 - 08:34pm PT
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Perished on the descent?
Grim ......
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Mar 13, 2018 - 08:58pm PT
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^^^
Seems likely. Bummer deal.
RIP guys.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:15pm PT
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This is a hard deal to watch go down . . .
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