Anaheim resident Scott Gossard, 44, was reported missing to Anaheim Police at around 1 a.m. by his mother, who said the experienced hiker last phoned her around 11 p.m. Friday and was expected home Saturday evening.

A hike account posted to the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club website describes Triplet Rocks as "the most remote and also the most difficult peak in the San Gabriel range," requiring hikers to negotiate gullies and climb rock faces.

He was found Monday afternoon. Rescuers first climbed to Gossard, then a rescue helicopter lifted him out and brought him to safety. He was uninjured, officials said, but it was not immediately known why he was unable to get down from the mountain on his own.

Rescue worker set out on an intensive search and found Gossard in the area between Twin Peaks and Triplet Rocks Monday afternoon. He was airlifted out of a rocky portion of the mountains.

Gossard told rescuers he had lost his map and become disoriented. He was running out of water and was forced to feed on snow before he was found. Luckily, Goassard was uninjured and did not need to be hospitalized.

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