[pct-l] Rescue

[Brick Robbins]

here is a trail journal with some nice pics of the deep snow

http://somanymiles.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/day-163-a-temporary-stop-by-snow/

On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:26 AM, Diarmaid Harmon <irishharmon at comcast.net> wrote:
> I just read a report on KATU.com that the ground searchers got to within three quarters of a mile from the pair but had to turn around due to waist high snow.
> That is a lot of snow for this time of year and if the weather doesn't improve and we get a few more systems that would leave the trail all but impassable to the average hiker.
> Time to start thinking about winter snowshoe hiking in the PNW and dreaming about next year on the PCT and other PNW trails.
>
> I hope they find the other 2 missing hikers soon.
>
> Irish.
>
> On Oct 1, 2013, at 11:24 PM, Del Wilson <del.wilson at live.com> wrote:
>
>> Two hikers are back in Portland. Two are still out there. SAR in Skamania
>> County WA is very busy right now.
>>
>> Viper
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