Lost climbers on Shasta updates

by **requiem** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:27 pm

hi all,

got an email thru the a local hiking club concerning our friend PellucidWombat (http://www.summitpost.org/user_page.php?user_id=12893) (Mark Thomas) and Tom Bennett.

[post edited for content and privacy.]

Thanks everyone...

Deleted User · by **Deleted User** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:45 pm

Ahhhhhh sh*t . Hopes and prayers... Please post when they are found, safe and sound.

Deleted User · by **Deleted User** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:50 pm

http://www.mtshastanews.com/news/x11768 ... -Mt-Shasta

hope they're safe and get home soon.

by **Alpinist** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:04 pm

This is not the first time Mark and Tom have been on Shasta together. Check out his trip report from earlier this month.

http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/601331/If-at-First-You-Don-t-Succeed-.html

It sounds like Mark is in good health so far but Tom is in trouble. I hope they get help soon. I'd hate for them to spend another night on the muntain without supplies.

Deleted User · by **Deleted User** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:04 pm

As folks read the OP and Jose Garcia's ( :wink:

) link, I urge everyone to please exercise the appropriate respect and restraint for the sake of family and friends. Please, let's not let this thread degenerate into that which was deplayed over the last incident on Mt. Hood last December.

by **kevin trieu** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:07 pm

Wow I just talked with Mark last week about doing a trip in the Sierra. From reading the report, it sounds like his partner is in trouble. Mark's strong and I'm hoping that he'll be able to help Thomas. Mark left a message on Facebook about Shasta Thursday afternoon so I'm hoping that they did this as an overnighter so that they have a high camp to retreat to. Really hoping for the best here.

by **Garfimi** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:11 pm

My prayers go to them and their families. I am hoping for the best outcome and that is a safe return of them.

Deleted User · by **Deleted User** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:22 pm

CAZ082-292300-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
307 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

.TODAY...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION
OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. WINDY.
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET LOWERING TO
4000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S.

There is a major cold weather system moving into NorCal today. As you can see from the forecast our friends are facing a bad stretch. Let's hope they find their way down today!

DMT

by **ClimbandBike** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:43 pm

I was on the summit at 12:30pm on Saturday. Didn't see anyone stranded on the summit plateau but didn't walk all the way over to the north side either. The general summit area was extremely windy.

Saw three other people total that day: a solo guy who had also done Green Butte/Sargents, a solo guy who had done Casaval and was descending Casaval, and one other solo guy who had done Avalanche Gulch from Helen Lake.

Very sad to hear about this. Fingers crossed for these guys.

by **craghag** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:12 pm

Mark is a good friend and an experienced mountaineer. My best wishes and prayers for a safe return to both Mark and Tom!

by **Travis Atwood** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:24 pm

Best wishes for a safe return for both of these guys.

by **rhyang** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:25 pm

Thinking positive thoughts.

by **requiem** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:08 am

if you hadn't noticed, this thread was posted both in the Cali and News forums.
[edited for privacy]

by **butitsadryheat** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:30 am

Hope the other (Tom) is huddled up somewhere. Fingers crossed. 1 safe, 1 to go.

by **Bob Burd** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:47 pm

I've locked this thread. Please refer to the other thread in the CA forum which is still active. Out of respect for the families involved, please do not respond to posts by new members who may be trolling either legitimately (as was an Oakland Tribune reporter) or otherwise (just to cause trouble). Please just report them to the elves so they can be removed. Thanks.

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