The Halloween movie guy?
Sad news. The John Muir Trail area and Mt. Whitney are incredibly beautiful -
And dangerous this time of year.
I’ve solo’d the area during warm summer, but never during winter period of Nov - May.
This solo alpine hiker is the third fatality in as many years.
Unfortunately not all hikers learn from these needless tragedies.
What part of “buddy system” and “let people know where & when you’ll be” did he not understand?
The Coroner can’t determine the the cause of death yet?
No one should ever hike in a wilderness area alone.
I, Hatchet Jack, being of sound mind and broke legs, do leaveth my rifle to the next thing who finds it, Lord hope he be a white man. It is a good rifle, and kilt the bear that kilt me. Anyway, I am dead. Sincerely, Hatchet Jack.
If you hike alone, you die alone.