[pct-l] Hiker fell from PCT north of Snoqualmie Pass...

[Matt Thyer]

Howdy Tom,

Thanks for the kind words on my blog.  Yes, this occurred somewhat north of
Kendall Catwalk.  Just on the north side of Alaska Lake.  In case you guys
are interested I've included a link to the KMZ posted at google communities
from that night.

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1247192&#Post1
247192

Also, I made a cairn in the middle of the trail when I found Jim to help SAR
find us in case they came in on foot.  It's probably still there.

See you guys on the trail!

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Tom Griffin
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:00 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiker fell from PCT north of Snoqualmie Pass...


I just want to confirm what Eric said. The fall was AFTER the Katwalk and
Ridge Lake, heading north toward Park Lakes and Spectacle Lake. I was hiking
up there Thursday and talked to some backpackers who heard the helicopters
in the middle of the night. I doubt that anyone could survive a fall from
the Kendall Katwalk. Be sure to read the blog entry--the guy who saved James
is a real hero.

http://bigear.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/best-laid-plans/

Saw two southbound thruhikers at Ridge Lake but didn't catch their
trailnames. They hope to finish at Campo by mid-October.

Tom "Bullfrog" Griffin
Seattle


>> Message: 9 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 13:37:16 -0700 From: "Eric Lee" 
>> <saintgimp at hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiker fell from PCT 
>> north of Snoqualmie Pass... To: <jmy09 at aol.com>, 
>> <pct-l at backcountry.net> Message-ID:
>> <BAY124-DS5E6028B609429BF48A877BD0B0 at phx.gbl> Content-Type: 
>> text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Jmy09 wrote:
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>>So glad James is OK. The fall was at the Kendall Katwalk.
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>>Thanks for the blog link - I'd been looking for that.
>>
>>Judging from Matt's GPS track, the location wasn't technically at the 
>>Katwalk but a little over a mile beyond it, above Alaska Lake.
>>
>>Eric
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