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I found a much more direct path back out. This was a saddle on the north ridge I should have crossed on the approach. The preliminary NTSB report said this was about 75' above the wreck -- could be. Along the way I didn't see much evidence of past footprints, but there were some orange and green ribbons still in evidence of a marked path -- possibly how they carried the litter with survivor to this point for helicopter extraction.

I noted a lot of old cut tree stumps here and everywhere, some just a few inches in diameter, possibly due to fire mitigation thinning?

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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Tue May 6 18:43:23 MDT 2025)