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

[Andrea Dinsmore]

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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