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  1. Dan

    Looking for moderate route in the wind rivers

    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.
  2. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  3. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  4. Dan

    Highline Trail, Whiterocks to Mirror Lake Hwy

    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...
  5. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    Fascinating. Also surprising to hear that Rocky Sea was even worse. Wild.
  6. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  7. Dan

    High Uintas Quintuple Pass backpacking adventure

    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...
  8. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  9. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
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    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  11. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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.
  12. Dan

    Highline Trail, Whiterocks to Mirror Lake Hwy

    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.
  13. Dan

    Highline Trail, Whiterocks to Mirror Lake Hwy

    Haha, awesome TR guys! Nice running into you out there, I'm sad my depressed face squeezing water in Oweep didn't make it in the albums.
  14. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  15. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    I think he might have had a PLB, not a SPOT. But now I'm not sure. I was under the impression it was a personal locator beacon.
  16. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  17. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    I think his tent was actually just separated from his pack, it was not set up. Most everything was in his pack still.
  18. Dan

    Eric Robinson found at Allsop Lake

    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...
  19. Dan

    Indian Pass Question (Wind Rivers)

    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...
  20. Dan

    Knapsack Col

    On the August trip I have no photos of that stretch. Looks like I put my camera away and didn't pull it out while we were on the glacier... Blast.
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