Admittedly I have not been following news in the Sierra for years as some of you have, but it seems that there have been a lot of hikers whom have died tragically this month.
1. Yukio Kato. Age: 60. Died: 9/1/13. Cause: Falling 200 feet of trail-crest on the Mount Whitney Trail. Experience: Unknown.
2. Pat Hadley. Age: 54. Died: 8/22/13. Cause: Falling 150-200 feet off of the E Ridge of Diamond North above Baxter Pass. Experience: High.
3. Matthew Mooney. Age: 47. Died: 8/20/13. Cause: Fell off trail above Tamarac Lake in the Rock Creek Area. Experience: High (SAR Member).
4. Daniel Greenlaw. Age: 37. Died: 8/10/13. Cause: Went over a waterfall in Yosemite NP after losing his footing in a creek. Experience: Unknown.
5. Johnnie Jean Daniel. Age: 65. Died: 8/10/13. Cause: Fell off of a portion of the Sawtooth Pass Trail above Monarch Lakes in the high Mineral-King Valley. Experience: High.
6. Unknown Male Hiker. Age: 54. Died: 8/9/13. Cause: suffered a fatal heart-attack near New Army Pass. Experience: Unknown.
7. ??? Matthew Greene. Age: 39. Missing since 7/29/13. Cause: Missing. Experience: Moderate.
Isn't this a large number of people for such a short period of time?
