[pct-l] I'm Fine--Lost PCT Thru Hiker is FOUND

[Cat Nelson]

Seems a GPS locator is a small price to pay for peace of mind and location
insurance. What cell phone and service is able to work from the trail there?
On Nov 17, 2012 3:21 PM, "Andrea Dinsmore" <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>
wrote:

> I did inquire and the cost for what SAR did for two days was over $7,000.
> But as they said.....the cost to them doesn't matter. They are out there to
> save lives. They wish that all the hikers who plan on doing the North
> Cascades would carry some kind of GPS locator. It would make the search
> effort a lot more productive.
>
> PCT MOM
>
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 3:11 PM, rickandurs at juno.com <rickandurs at juno.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Not to mention the cost of a search and rescue and the danger to the
> > team....mother nature is nothing to fool around with.  She deserves the
> > highest respect.
> >
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > From: Andrea Dinsmore <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>
> > To: Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> > Cc: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] I'm Fine--Lost PCT Thru Hiker is FOUND
> > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:46:32 -0800
> >
> > Ian left our place on Oct 17...last seen on the 19th. Average 5 days to
> > Stehekin. He was lost in a blizzard and by the time he got to Stehekin he
> > had been out on the trail 19 days and out of food for 5 days. When the
> snow
> > starts up in the N. Cascades it can dump a foot at a time. Day after day
> of
> > that and you don't have a chance. I am hoping to get the Snohomish County
> > SAR to attend the Kick Off and discuss the reality of surprise snow
> storms
> > up here. SAR folks were on their second day of having 3 helicopters
> flying
> > rescuers into the last place he was seen to search for him. They were
> > afraid that they would not find him alive after being out there so long
> > without food, maps, compass or GPS. Remember, Mother Nature is a lot
> > tougher and a lot meaner than any human.
> >
> > And besides a hiker getting hurt or loosing their life.....what about
> your
> > family and friends. Think what you are going to put them through if you
> are
> > lost or die.
> >
> > PCT MOM
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > And this shows what skill, confidence, determination, and a smidgen of
> > luck
> > > can do for a hiker.
> > >
> > > That said, very few hikers have those attributes in both the quantity
> and
> > > quality that Ian has exhibited.
> > >
> > > Bottom line: Never let your ego write checks your body can't cash.
> > >
> > > Corollary: There's always next year. The trail isn't going anywhere.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:
> > pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> > > On Behalf Of Andrea Dinsmore
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:44 PM
> > > To: SWS; PCT-L
> > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] I'm Fine--Lost PCT Thru Hiker is FOUND
> > >
> > > Ian is back home. Spoke with him and his Mom. After arriving in
> Stehekin
> > > Ian
> > > hung out for a few days, went to Chelan and got a cell phone with GPS,
> > > resupplied and hit the trail northbound again. He finished at the
> border
> > on
> > > Nov 11th.
> > >
> > > PCT MOM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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