It's really tough sitting here watching it all unfold. It has now been three nights since his expected exit.
I'm ...expecting the worst. It sounds like the fellow had a bad case of summit fever -- forget Turnaround Time, full speed ahead.
That junction on the back side is missed SO many times. Paul's experience with the lost hiker is yet another case. Years ago on the wpsmb forum, I recall the case of a guy and his woman friend -- they took hours getting to the summit. The woman seemed to be struggling. But once at the top, she got a burst of energy and took off leaving man in the dust. She got to the junction and blew down the west side. She spent the night off trail near Hitchcock Lakes.
My post in wpsmb is still there where I wrote that Seki should erect a BIG stop sign just below the junction with words for all those lost hikers to see. I am sure it would prevent at least a few SARs. In fact, here it is...
A Search and Rescue Story
