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Monika Johnson missing near alpental....
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Fingers crossed.
blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/238012.asp
*edit - changed thread title now that her name is released - Marcus*
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See this story with photo: www.komonews.com/news/local/115147839.html
KIRO had the most info on the ongoing search during their evening newscasts. Some of it is online: www.kirotv.com/news/26720675/detail.html
She's a TAY regular, and a close friend and ski partner of many of us on this forum. We're all hoping that she'll be found OK.
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After a close examination of her skis and poles, I determined they likely had been there since Tuesday, which fits into her work schedule, and called to see if she had shown up for work today (negative). An examination of the substantial cornice at the summit showed a recent fracture leading to the cliff area to the north of Red. After looking around and trying her cell phone, we assumed the worst and traversed to the SE ridge trying to find a route down the north side of Red while alerting the Sheriff's Dept. and Alpental Patrol. We finally found a skiable route at the distinctive notch on the ridge at around 3:00 PM but decided to return as we would be running out of daylight and were not equipped for an overnight.
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Prayers to all the family and friends for a positive outcome.
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Here's hoping there will be some positive news.
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Strength does not help, the best of the best are at the mountains mercy. My friend Joe Puryear just died this Fall falling through a cornice. This has been very upsetting for me, the strong meeting the fate of the mountains. There is no simple way to digest this. I am angry. I am sad. I don't understand why good souled people perish and bad souls live, it will always be a mystery to me. Life is simply not fair, but it is what it is for a reason, one that will bewilder mankind for the duration of our existence.I hope she is OK. She's an incredibly strong person with masses of stamina.
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Ditto.Praying for a miracle.
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone today.
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Some reports indicate she may have fallen up to 1,600 feet (600' initial vertical and 1000' of 45 degree slope) when the cornice she was on broke off the mountain. I've looked over the north ridge in that area in summer and remember it gving me the sewing-machine-knee queasies. Overall, not a hopeful scenario especially when combined with the time between confirmed missing and now.
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