As I hike along the PCT between Vincent Gulch and Mt. Islip, I am always amazed at how little the trail running crowd carries. Their de facto statement is "if I screw the pooch, I am counting on you to help me". This is an area where many train for the ACH 100 late in the summer.
When they do run it, they ugly up the wilderness with plastic tape so these people don't have to stop and figure out where they are. They also put logs across trail junctions, which can confuse hikers who are still using the trails during the race.
Two things about this rescue, it has been monsoon season and this is the Sierra where the weather is not always what Fritz says it is going to be. I guess in this day and age of entitlement, you hit a SPOT for your free to you helicopter ride rather than carry what is necessary.
They should bear the entire cost of this rescue.
