Airlift Rescue on Mt. Thielsen (OR)

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kwhit24
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Airlift Rescue on Mt. Thielsen (OR)

Post by kwhit24 »

I'm glad there is a good outcome on this one. Sounds like like a gnarly detour on the PCT

https://kcby.com/news/local/two-hikers- ... t-thielsen
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Re: Airlift Rescue on Mt. Thielsen (OR)

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Wow. The PCT is the most easy to follow trail of all time. Most hikers on it are using GPS app. And how could you think such a prominent summit would be the correct route? This just goes to show the level of hikers that are attempting the PCT these days.
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Re: Airlift Rescue on Mt. Thielsen (OR)

Post by XterraRob »

Jajohnson11 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:09 pm Wow. The PCT is the most easy to follow trail of all time. Most hikers on it are using GPS app. And how could you think such a prominent summit would be the correct route? This just goes to show the level of hikers that are attempting the PCT these days.

"Two St. Louis Park, Minnesota residents, 28-year-old Kaia Fink and her 67-year-old father, David Fink, were hiking the Pacific Crest Trail when they encountered heavy snow. Due to the snow, they lost track of the trail and subsequently hiked nearly to the peak of Mt. Thielsen."
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Re: Airlift Rescue on Mt. Thielsen (OR)

Post by peter303 »

My guess is that according to this snow accumulation map, north to south PCT was the better option this summer. Snow could stay on the California Muir trail part ALL summer.

https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/da ... update.pdf
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