rbwen Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Anybody know if they found these two? One from Wenatchee, one from Eugene... from Wenatchee World PESHASTIN — Rescuers this morning were searching for two men — one from Wenatchee — who set out Friday night to climb Mount Stuart and have not been heard from since. Lt. Jerry Moore of the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office declined to release the names of the missing men. He said the other man was from Eugene, Ore., and that they had left word with relatives of their route and plans to be back home by Sunday night. The men were reported missing Monday evening, and Moore said searchers began to search the mountain at 5:30 a.m. today. A helicopter search flight was planned if weather conditions allowed, said Moore. Mount Stuart is roughly 20 miles southwest of Leavenworth. The person reporting the men missing said they are experienced climbers, Moore said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 safe and sound http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080910/NEWS04/709109994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 most excellent news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 friday to tuesday on stuart - dem'boys must have a story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 No story. they just established base camp at the moraine, fixed lines, and sieged the motherfucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 sieged the motherfucker. lemme guess - 5.9 A2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 There have been more than one party that has taken four days on Stuart when they planned on two. I'm not sure which route they were on, but the upper North Ridge is often described as a technically easy route and not all that long (both are true, in a way), but some parties find the approach MUCH longer than they thought, the climb much more serious than expected, and the descent to be something other than trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRbetaFlash Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I experienced exactly what matt described above. I'm totally going back! Good to hear they enjoyed the wonderful hike out. That part is even more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Three bagless bivies on Stuart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.