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Unless there's an uncanny coincidence, it seems that this:

http://www.summitpost.org/plans/view_ac ... st_id=8164
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=52807

turned into this:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010 ... 990018.htm
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/missing-skier ... 13ady.html

It can't be him!

On his profile page, it says: "Safety First - Always wear a helmet!"

Geez, any more news?

Not the same guy. Pat Baumann is from California, not Germany. And his name is spelled differently, too.