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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 2422 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Anne Elk
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Thu Jul 11, 2019 11:27 am
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"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:01 pm
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That's a shame, sad.
Rest in Peace Mr. Hiker.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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fourteen410 Member
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 2629 | TRs | Pics
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A video and a photo from his phone were accessed via the cloud and indicated that at one point he was climbing up a pretty steep rocky slope (i.e., not the snow lake trail proper). Perhaps he was attempting a peak in the Source Lake basin?
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pipedream Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2012 Posts: 228 | TRs | Pics Location: Formerly Seattle |
The news reports state he was found at the bottom of a 300' cliff. There aren't too many of those that don't require significant bushwhacking & route-finding to get to in the Alpental valley. Guye Peak is one of them, but the pic & video from that FB post don't look like Guye. They do look more like something off the north side of Snoqualmie Mtn or even the shoulder of Chair Peak above the old trail up the Source Lake divide.
EDIT: It was Lundin Peak where the accident occurred and there is definitely a lot of exposure up there, even on the side you can "walk" up from Red Pass.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16092 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
There have been several accidents on Lundin it looks easier than it is and much rock in the area was slick on Wednesday and always friable.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9513 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:20 pm
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Very unfortunate.
NB: Good reminder that media reports of mountain incidents often contain distorted information.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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ChanceShowers Member
Joined: 06 Sep 2018 Posts: 49 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
Which yes, is frustrating. But it's also understandable because you can't expect any individual reporter to be knowledgeable about all subjects that they are asked to cover. I'm not trying to excuse inaccuracy, because it bothers me too.
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rbuzby Attention Surplus
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 1011 | TRs | Pics
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rbuzby
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Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:21 pm
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Quote: | EDIT: It was Lundin Peak where the accident occurred and there is definitely a lot of exposure up there, even on the side you can "walk" up from Red Pass. |
"Walk" in this case meaning exposed class 3, or possibly one exposed class 4 move.
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Gil Member
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 4062 | TRs | Pics
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Gil
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Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:31 am
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Friends help the miles go easier.
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MesiJezi Member
Joined: 17 May 2016 Posts: 90 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:24 am
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