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To: george76; surfer

3 climbers went up right gully to summit, and actually summited. When they got up there, footprints went south along ridge, looking for entrance to Pearly Gates (route down), because of weather they didn't get down it. Instead they went to east side all 3 together, dropped down 300 ft, Newton Clark Glacier, dug a cave that probably housed all 3 on Friday night. Saturday, 2 climbers left cave went back north below summit ridge, back to Cooper Spur route. There was a rope anchor with the shelter/cave second, not built as well as first cave, just a shelter. While they were there, they clipped in to be safe. There were ice axes found there, both the same, likely belonged to one climber. One sleeping foam pad, not a sleeping bag. One wool glove. That is the last known location of two of the climbers. There have been a lot of problems, historically, in this area with falls. They either clipped in for safety or went down from there. Probably because of wind. James had mentioned that climbing down the way they came would be impossible, and yet that's where they ended up. The body had cell phone on it, but was waterlogged and didn't work anymore.


20 posted on 12/18/2006 9:17:40 AM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: Abigail Adams

Sorry for the roughness of my press conference summary, trying to get it out quickly.


21 posted on 12/18/2006 9:18:25 AM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: Abigail Adams

Thanks for that info, did anyone speculate why they left the snow cave?


51 posted on 12/18/2006 10:12:51 AM PST by roses of sharon
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