Here is the SEKI news release:
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks News Release
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2010
Contact: Dana M. Dierkes
Phone Number: (559) 565-3131
Mt. Whitney Area Search and Rescue Ends - Last Two Missing Hikers Found
Two missing hikers, a father and son who had not hiked out on time from the Mount Whitney area after a planned 36-mile cross-country loop, have been found. The two men -- Sina Sadeghi Baghsorkhi, 27, and Abdolreza Sadeghi, 56 -- walked out on park trails in the Cedar Grove area, which is approximately 50 miles away and far from their original planned route. Approximately 70 people assisted with the search and rescue effort. Groups searching for the missing hikers included the National Park Service, Los Angeles County Search and Rescue, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Inyo County Search and Rescue, and the California National Guard.
--NPS--This one just amazes me. It is a long long way from Mt Whitney to Cedar Grove, over 13,000 ft. Forrester Pass! There's even an exit to the east at Shepherd Pass that is 12,000 ft. that they had to pass by.
