I have done cube rock twice, it is steep and signficant. Of course, it is all relative based on one's skills and fitness, but I thought it was a very big day to get from Beaver Park to Peak Lake, for instance. Even bigger if you go over Shannon as well.
Not sure I follow. I am not suggesting he went down the couloir at all. His backpack was found at the base of the cliffs a few hundred yards north of the couloir. Most likely scenario is he was trying to find a route down through the cliffs when he fell, there is no evidence to suggest there...
Seems very unlikely given the convex and broad nature of Allsop Pass. There is obviously a small cornice that formed on the east side of Allsop in 2011, but not significant from the Provo Bros photo, with zero chance of exposure. The cliffs he likely fell from were probably 200 vertical feet...
Hey @JoshuaDyal That's my name for the area over there, not sure if anyone else uses it. Hardly anyone goes there because it's often full of sheep, like it was on this trip (we had sheep or cows in nearly every single camp except for West Beaver and Middle Basin). Depending on where the...
Here is a panoramic photo taken from Allsop Pass by the Provo Bros on I believe August 17, 2011. It's not particularly high resolution as a flash file, but it gives the best idea of what it was like, though at least a week if not 10 days after Eric would have crossed.
There was even snow on...
Awesome write-up @Jen . Very interesting to read about your navigation on Allsop Pass, it closely mirrors what I would expect most people would do coming from Dead Horse, the temptation is to drop off the ridge too early if heading for the scree slope descent. Did you take a look down the...
Agreed. Primary difference is quality of terrain you'd be in. One could form a plausible theory either way.
For a long time there has been a narrative that he was disoriented in Yellowstone, and it took a scout troop to get him back on the right track. I am not so sure that whole scenario is...
He had food for at least a few more days (based on how much food was in his pack at the scene). So the possibilities are endless - maybe he was going to bail out to East Fork Bear River, which is much closer to HWY 150 than WFBF to his pickup point? That would be a logical bail out for...
Very interesting insight. I am sure there was tons of snow, I was at Allsop on August 12 and 13th of 2011, and the col closest to Yard peak was absolutely buried in snow still. McPheters was still mostly frozen even on July 24th when I was there that same year. Almost all of Middle Basin was...
Thanks for putting together such a comprehensive story, pretty rare to see such quality and depth on stories like these nowadays. The insights from so many different sources are invaluable. Much appreciated.
hahahaha. yes!
we were so sick of that damn squeeze filter by then. we ended up cutting up some of the bags and making a nice gravity system out of it that worked much better. i will never squeeze again in my life.
Good point. But it may not have even been a navigational error - he might have seen all the snow on Dead Horse Pass and just wanted to find a different route. We know that he had experienced trouble with snow on Anderson Pass already, and Dead Horse would have almost certainly been more...
Also, not super important but the dates in the press release are incorrect. He was reported missing in August 2011, not July. Only matters when you consider the amount of snow that was present in 2011, and the difference between July and August, especially on Deadhorse Pass would have been...
Hey guys,
I was at Allsop Lake Thursday and Friday when this all went down. It was surreal to say the least. I can clarify any questions. Here's my post on Facebook explaining my perspective.
Last Friday, we were sipping coffee in camp at Allsop Lake when a man approached our camp...
Knifepoint is a significant glacier crossing. It's not like knapsack where you are on ice for a short stretch. But, it's all about your skillset, and nobody can answer that except you. I personally wouldn't do it without something to self arrest with, maybe a whippet or possibly microspikes...