Road Guy
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[SIZE=medium]Of course we hate to speculate (but that’s what we do).. Why on earth do people try this this time of year? Hell some of the 14’ers will kill you in the summer time, let alone when there isn’t 5’ of snow on the mountain….I don’t think they will find them till the snow melts, very sad..[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]On the news last night they showed where they parked their car and headed out, it was completely covered in snow, Maybe they had snow shoes? But even then, I can’t imagine some folks rolling into town to try this without the right equipment / training this time of year?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I totally one day want to do a winter summit (after several years here and some experience) but It saddens me deeply when I see stuff like this.. [/SIZE]
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25516760/colorado-search-continues-missing-father-son-hikers-from
A search for a St. Louis Park father and son, presumed missing in the Colorado high country, ran into harsh winter weather and no trace of the pair Monday.
Damian McManus, 51, and his 18-year-old son, Evan McManus, were last heard from Wednesday, but Colorado authorities were not notified they were missing until Sunday, said Bill Barwick, spokesman with the Alpine Rescue Team in Clear Creek County, two hours west of Denver.
Twenty volunteers with the rescue team and others were looking for the pair Monday in the mountains above Echo Lake in the Arapaho National Forest.
It was snowing on and off in the search areas, Barwick said, and wind was blowing snow and making the 20-degree temperature feel more like zero.
Damian McManus' vehicle was found Sunday in a parking lot at the Echo Lake Lodge, but there was no trace of which direction the father and son may have headed.
"They were hiking and were going to 'scale a peak,' " Barwick said.
"We have no idea of their direction of travel, or what route they might have taken," he said.
Searchers did not know what type of clothing and equipment the father and son had.
A National Guard helicopter also was taking part in the search, which includes backcountry experts on skis and snowshoes. Dogs were not being used because of the winds, blowing snow and wintry conditions, Barwick said.
A family spokeswoman said the McManuses were on a spring break trip and were to return to the Twin Cities during the weekend.
They were discovered missing when Damian McManus' wife, Katherine, returned to the Twin Cities from a separate spring break trip to Mexico with her daughter, Lauren, who is Evan McManus' twin sister.
The mother and daughter hadn't heard from the father and son but thought it was because they were in the rugged Rocky Mountains and had no cellphone service, according to spokeswoman Andrea Bouzrara.
The family last made contact with each other on Wednesday.
Bouzrara said the family was monitoring the search efforts and asking for the public's prayers for Damian and Evan McManus' safety.
[SIZE=medium]On the news last night they showed where they parked their car and headed out, it was completely covered in snow, Maybe they had snow shoes? But even then, I can’t imagine some folks rolling into town to try this without the right equipment / training this time of year?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I totally one day want to do a winter summit (after several years here and some experience) but It saddens me deeply when I see stuff like this.. [/SIZE]
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25516760/colorado-search-continues-missing-father-son-hikers-from
A search for a St. Louis Park father and son, presumed missing in the Colorado high country, ran into harsh winter weather and no trace of the pair Monday.
Damian McManus, 51, and his 18-year-old son, Evan McManus, were last heard from Wednesday, but Colorado authorities were not notified they were missing until Sunday, said Bill Barwick, spokesman with the Alpine Rescue Team in Clear Creek County, two hours west of Denver.
Twenty volunteers with the rescue team and others were looking for the pair Monday in the mountains above Echo Lake in the Arapaho National Forest.
It was snowing on and off in the search areas, Barwick said, and wind was blowing snow and making the 20-degree temperature feel more like zero.
Damian McManus' vehicle was found Sunday in a parking lot at the Echo Lake Lodge, but there was no trace of which direction the father and son may have headed.
"They were hiking and were going to 'scale a peak,' " Barwick said.
"We have no idea of their direction of travel, or what route they might have taken," he said.
Searchers did not know what type of clothing and equipment the father and son had.
A National Guard helicopter also was taking part in the search, which includes backcountry experts on skis and snowshoes. Dogs were not being used because of the winds, blowing snow and wintry conditions, Barwick said.
A family spokeswoman said the McManuses were on a spring break trip and were to return to the Twin Cities during the weekend.
They were discovered missing when Damian McManus' wife, Katherine, returned to the Twin Cities from a separate spring break trip to Mexico with her daughter, Lauren, who is Evan McManus' twin sister.
The mother and daughter hadn't heard from the father and son but thought it was because they were in the rugged Rocky Mountains and had no cellphone service, according to spokeswoman Andrea Bouzrara.
The family last made contact with each other on Wednesday.
Bouzrara said the family was monitoring the search efforts and asking for the public's prayers for Damian and Evan McManus' safety.
