COL._Von_Spanker Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 YAKIMA - Two cross-country skiers who search and rescue crews have been looking for in Yakima County have been found. Chuck Wildman of Yakima County Search and Rescue says the two men walked out onto Highway 12 just east of White Pass around after 4 p.m. Thursday. Wildman says they're in great shape -- tired, but otherwise OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
znep Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 http://www.komotv.com/stories/22271.htm "They're fine, wet and a little miserable," said Ric Cole, a search and rescue volunteer. "Other than that, they're doing fine." [...] Two sets of ski tracks were spotted by helicopters before the men walked out of the woods about 4 p.m. Friday near Dog Lake, two miles east of White Pass on U.S. 12, Cole said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COL._Von_Spanker Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Who is the mystery man who's family didn't the name released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Ed from Yakima county SAR just called and confirmed that yes, they have been found. They came out around dog lake, a little ways east of the summit. Glad to hear that everybody is ok. Also glad to hear we wont be asked to search in tomorrow's sure-to-be-nasty storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 "the two men walked out onto Highway 12 just east of White Pass around after 4 p.m. Thursday." Right on, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Awesome. Great to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Way to go, guys. That's how every SAR outing should end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Get some hot soup James! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JGowans Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Just want to note that everyone here really showed their class in offering to help search for them. In spite of the tough guy spray, you're all right Glad to hear they're fine. Should be good to hear of their adventure at a pub club one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 It isn't tough guy spray, it's office survival 101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 I think I heard that the second skier on the trip was named "Steve" while watching the story on the news... I remember James mentioning that traverse on the board a few days ago, and I figured that they were probably just hunkering down and waiting out the weather for a couple of days. Great to hear that everyone's okay and that they made it out on their own power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 werd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Damn Fine! They must have had a good supply of Landjaeger, focus and determination... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 rockin' finish to the tour!Glad you stayed safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleblebleb Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 This will be a fine story for pub club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamaker Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 We are back. Thanks for your concern and keeping the posts clean and *on topic*. Abstract: It was slow going S of Chinook Pass w/ the unconsolidated new snow and add'l daily storms. This was lots of work for just two people to break trail. Despite the tremendous amount of snow and high avalanche terain, we saw no avalanche activity except for some day old tracks (class 1, single pt releases) on the leeward side of Naches Pk on day 2 (Dec 29). The area between Crystal Mtn and Bumping R along the PCt contains many avalanche prone slopes, most of which we were able to avoid. Navigating from Bumping R. to White Pass in white-out was no cake walk. You would be surprised how many damaged trees look like they have been blazed w/ an ax. We thank all the Yakima Co SAR personell and especially the *volonteers* for a well organized effort. FYI, my check-in person says that before SAR could be activated they needed to find all vehicles involved, and check my residence in Tacoma to see if I was in. Finding my white 2 dr car under several feet of snow was apparently difficult. Only after all this was verified and Pierce Co Sheriff? called Yakima Co. SAR was the SAR activated. TR to follow in Southern WA Cascades thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleblebleb Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 We are back. Thanks for your concern and keeping the posts clean and *on topic*. We were so concerned even the spray was clean and on topic Please post the TR, will be a good read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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