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We'll presumably know more in time, but whether or not he was looking for the long-ago switchbacks, I'm wondering whether he was found to the west or east of the main firebreak. To the west, it looks like there are some steep cliffy areas. To the east, it looks like there are washouts on the Four Pa...

Ian, my condolences to you and your family for your great loss. Condolences also to the others here and elsewhere who knew Colin. It sounds like he was a great guy.

(I didn't know Colin but I hike with a friend of his wife.)

I'm new here but a couple of points for people looking to go up there: SAR teams were often inserted and extracted via helicopter, and had ropes and descending gear with them. Lots of cliffs in the canyons. Many times the hoist was the only way out. Don't follow human tracks unless your absolutely ...

...has the old connector trail from Clamshell Road to East Fork , Santa Anita Canyon (and beyond) been checked? I gave them the old maps with the connector and the switchback routes. I've been told these have been checked. The problem is that these trails are either gone or hard to locate, thus dif...