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Thu May 20, 2010 4:53 amby OJ Loenneker
This kind of reminds me how PMR and Crag Rats went up the Elliott to look for those guys from NY that got lost a few years back. They checked all the crevasses, and open schrunds. Nothing was ever found. They did find a gear cache in the Till Jane Cabin that belonged to the missing climbers (mainly bivy gear). So there may be a distinct possibility that these recent missong climbers may also never be found. There have been quite a few people that have climbed that route this year, and no one has reported finding anything.
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Thu May 20, 2010 7:13 pmby Alpinist
My question was more in terms of standard procedure. Will they conduct another search operation when conditions allow, or is that the end of it...?
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:32 pmby Augie Medina
Thanks for bringing up the final chapter in this tragedy.
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:28 pmby PellucidWombat
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've had some contact with one of Katie's friends, so I really appreciate hearing about this.
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:05 amby EastKing
I am glad to see they found the other two. I was happy to pay tribute to the climbers BEFORE I realized that I actually had spoken to Luke a couple days before the climb. He was belayslayer on CascadeClimbers. He was very encouraging to me when I spoken to him. He also told me about the Hood trip he was going on but I never put it all together until after I climbed Mount Hood to pay tribute to him, Katie and Anthony. Through that brief conversation I knew he was a quality guy. From what I read of Katie and Anthony they were also great climbers. Rest In Peace and I will alway honor all three of you when I visit my favorite mountain.