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Pyrites
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 Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:47 pm |
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The one description make it sound like he was downhill immediately below that short sharp ridge between Six Ridge and Mount Olson-Seven Stream hill. I’ve turned around there twice as it was snow covered, beyond my abilities, and the drop towards Seven Stream long and steep.
To my eye it didn’t look it would be bad if the snow was gone. Is it somewhat perilous if wet?
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I count as one of the stupidest backcountry things I ever did was after turning away from Mt Olson was decision to go straight over top of Six Ridge and cut trail, instead of taking easy old trail back to junction with Six Ridge trail. But that’s another story.
ed. note. In this context stupidest, not most stupid, is correct. Why? I deem it so.
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zephyr
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Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:52 pm |
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| Pyrites wrote: | | ... one of the stupidest backcountry things I ever did.. |
That could be a whole thread in itself.
With several pages of comments over time. haha ~z
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Seventy2002
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Looking at the coordinates on the USCG video, I think he was at 47.57210, -123.41870.
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reststep
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Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:06 pm |
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That would put him east of Mt. Olson and north of Seven Stream. Maybe a couple thousand feet south of point 4961.
"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir
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"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir
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Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:16 pm |
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that looks like some brutal topography at those GPS coordinates 
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I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Malachai Constant
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Probably why they had to air lift him out. He is one lucky hiker considering the weather.
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