Missing Hiker on Blanca
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
This year has been rough for SAR members.
- gurlyclimber
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
I saw that too but that post is now deletedReg0928 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:42 am Alpine Rescue Team is reporting on their FB that a SAR team member was injured in this search.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
Fingers crossed that they (and I) reported prematurely and everyone is okaygurlyclimber wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:50 amI saw that too but that post is now deletedReg0928 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:42 am Alpine Rescue Team is reporting on their FB that a SAR team member was injured in this search.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue has suspended the search due to hazards. Thank you AVSAR for your risk and efforts.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
Thank you SAR for all your efforts. Some of those photos give me goosebumps when I see the terrain you were trying to search/comb. Hope the SAR member that is injured recovers soon. Praying for a good outcome.Teresa
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
Damn, not the exact news I was hoping for. SAR looks like they gave it their best efforts in an attempt to locate him.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
I can't really imagine anyone doing that on purpose.gurlyclimber wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:33 pmJustiner do you know if there would be any reason to do the Blanca/Little Bear traverse from Lily.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
Or by mistake.CoHi591 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:43 pmI can't really imagine anyone doing that on purpose.gurlyclimber wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:33 pmJustiner do you know if there would be any reason to do the Blanca/Little Bear traverse from Lily.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
Naw, makes little sense to me. Going the other way is quite rare, but would be more fun I would think,gurlyclimber wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:33 pm Justiner do you know if there would be any reason to do the Blanca/Little Bear traverse from Lily.
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Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
One obvious reason (well, obvious to me anyway) would be to combine any of the awesome ridges that extend off of the Blanca massif. E.g., combine the 4th and 5th great 14er traverses (Lindsey -> Blanca -> LB), or do the reverse California to LB trip. These kinds of adventures aren't talked about much on this site because they are way too difficult for most 14er hikers, but some of us are inspired by nutty ideas like this.gurlyclimber wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:33 pmJustiner do you know if there would be any reason to do the Blanca/Little Bear traverse from Lily.
Re: Missing Hiker on Blanca
It's my understanding Vaughn set out without any sort of SAT comm or phone. He did not provide a planned route to anyone. Nobody knows what he is wearing. And if not for locating his car at a TH, there would have been nothing to go on besides "The Sangres". Unfortunately this is your proverbial needle in a haystack. Searches for lost parties WITH a functional, transmitting sat device can be daunting because of the nature of mountainous terrain.
Hope by some miracle he's found alive. Stranger things have happened.
Hope by some miracle he's found alive. Stranger things have happened.
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