I correct myself. The TRSAR team on the summit on Nov 18th was extracted by helicopter. They did not hike the ridge out. It was another team on the ridge that had expected a helicopter extraction which was aborted due to high winds. This other team followed the same route my team had marked with ora...

A day or two after Nov 18th, I spoke with one of the four TRSAR members who were inserted by helicopter on the summit on the 18th. They broke into two teams of two. One team extensively searched the summit area for sign and found nothing other than the cairn and the empty container "with nothin...

I was on the Tonto Rim SAR team on Tuesday morning the 16th. We were the first ones to arrive and first to search on the mountain. Maybe some of the info I have will help some of you. When we got on the ridge between Peeley and Sheep Mtn., we saw evidence consisting of broken twigs and branches and...

I looked at the ravine map and yes, I am referring to ravine #4. I saw bear scat at one location, between the saddle and the ridge, not very far from Joe's Nov 5th track. Not fresh, but also not yet deteriorated.

I was on the Tonto Rim SAR team on Tuesday morning the 16th. We were the first ones to arrive and first to search on the mountain. Maybe some of the info I have will help some of you. When we got on the ridge between Peeley and Sheep Mtn., we saw evidence consisting of broken twigs and branches and ...