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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 11:08 pm 
Just heard about this on KING 5, anyone know anything?

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 12:38 am 
Mud Lake?..... Tell them to sit tight and walk out tomorrow. Geez, they don't have food they might starve to death. shakehead.gif

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 9:17 am 
Heard the story this morning again, said they were "beginning" hikers who took an alternate route down and repelled down to a ledge confused.gif I have never heard of "Mud Lake" by Index. Could it be one of the tarns on the Index-Persis ridge and they raped off the face eek.gif

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 9:25 am 
Mud Lake is east of Mt Index. Maybe they tried to reach the summit via that approach. On Topo, Index still looks quite steep over there.

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 9:31 am 
There's a trail to Mud Lake from Index Creek huh.gif

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 9:41 am 
Yeah, I think I found Mud Lake (it was not labeled in NW Topo) but you would still have to do the hourglass on Index which this time of the year is low cl 5 and pretty trick route finding especially from that lake.

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 10:01 am 
my questions...
If they were "beginning hikers" what were they doing rappelling down cliffs? dizzy.gif Maybe they are experienced rock climbers, but never hiked before?? tongue.gif Is Flow with them?? wink.gif biggrin.gif How much beer did they bring?? rolleyes.gif

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 10:12 am 
Re: my questions...
kbatku wrote:
If they were "beginning hikers" what were they doing rappelling down cliffs? dizzy.gif Maybe they are experienced rock climbers, but never hiked before?? tongue.gif Is Flow with them?? wink.gif biggrin.gif How much beer did they bring?? rolleyes.gif
What about the dog? Was it wearing a "helmutt" when he "repelled"? *quotes added to aid those deficient in detecting NWH sarcasm.

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 12:26 pm 
KING 5 Edit: 3:20 PM, For some reason the embedded video I posted from KING 5 above was removed, how strange.

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 12:48 pm 
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Corson says his four children – who range in age from 21 to 30
Well, it's children lost up there - that changes everything!!! {edit} Why should young, healthy, uninjured hikers who are perfectly capable (with some expert guidance) of hiking out under their own power expect/deserve a helicopter ride, just because they got themselves into a jam??

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 3:06 pm 
kbatku wrote:
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Corson says his four children – who range in age from 21 to 30
Well, it's children lost up there - that changes everything!!! {edit} Why should young, healthy, uninjured hikers who are perfectly capable (with some expert guidance) of hiking out under their own power expect/deserve a helicopter ride, just because they got themselves into a jam??
There's no effective snarkiness or sarcasm indicator on the Internet - I can't tell if you are being serious kbatku. In answer to your - apparently serious - question, they require rescue because they rapelled down onto a ledge, and can't get down from there. Whether they require a helicopter to get off the mountain is one thing, but for starters they require rescue. Is that okay with you? Because I believe SAR is awaiting final okay from nwhikers whether to proceed or not... <that was sarcasm>

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 3:17 pm 
Some of you really seem to be wound up tight.

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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 3:25 pm 
Ummmm...??
I was quite serious. While they require rescue (obviously) and I leave the method of extraction up to the experts (SAR) - my question is - why should people expect a helicopter ride when they are young, healthy and perfectly capable (read my post again) of walking out under their own power? My point is (if there is one) that back in the old days (where I come from) a helicopter ride was reserved for serious cases, not just people who got themselves lost or in a bind. These people "rappelled" down the cliff - they could (like I said) with competent assistance, find their way back from whence they came, and walk home. I'm just sayin' It's this sense of entitlement (I got myself in a pickle, where's my helicopter?) that I was referring too. If you can't understand that, then I suppose you have a helicopter ride somewhere in your future too (when you get a bad blister or break a shoelace). wink.gif

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