James Kim's path courtesy of Google Earth

[fallenangel99]

Wierd.. THe lodge was to the car's right. So close

Why did he leave the main road and go into the forest? ONe would assume he could just backtrack on the road and hit the lodge. Again, I guess because of the wintery conditions and the cold, it threw his senses off.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's callous to even think it, but for a guy that reviewed tech gadgets, it's kind of sad to think that a $100 handheld GPS receiver may have saved his life.

Or even a $5 map...

 

[Aharami]

that is tragic. he had a 50/50 gamble when starting out from his car. he chose the wrong direction

 

[randay]

he shoudl have stayed in the fvcking car

 

[mcvickj]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's callous to even think it, but for a guy that reviewed tech gadgets, it's kind of sad to think that a $100 handheld GPS receiver may have saved his life.

Or even a $5 map...

Quite possibly a $5 map is what killed him. One of the articles mentioned that certain maps don't list that road as seasonal.

What I can't understand is why he chose such a path. Just looking at that map it looks very rugged.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's callous to even think it, but for a guy that reviewed tech gadgets, it's kind of sad to think that a $100 handheld GPS receiver may have saved his life.

Or even a $5 map...

A map wouldn't have helped in this situation. Obviously his sense of directions were so far off he didn't even know to go the half mile back down the road.

Maps only help if you know where you currently are.

 

[Kwaipie]

Black Bar Lodge

Check out the terrain behind the lodge.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's callous to even think it, but for a guy that reviewed tech gadgets, it's kind of sad to think that a $100 handheld GPS receiver may have saved his life.

Or even a $5 map...

A map wouldn't have helped in this situation. Obviously his sense of directions were so far off he didn't even know to go the half mile back down the road.

Maps only help if you know where you currently are.

True. From the look of where the car was at I figured there might have been some sort of signage at that crossroads. No guarantee of that though.

 

[blazerazor]

Wow. So the guy from TechTV is dead.!?. Man that is sad. At least his wife and children can carry on.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Kwaipie
Black Bar Lodge

Check out the terrain behind the lodge.

wow. cant imagine what it'd be like wandering in that kinda terrain all alone in the freezing cold

 

[Kanalua]

wow...that really makes this tragic.

reminds me of the book/movie Alive...you have to make a choice (uneducated, at its worst). Go one way you live, go another, you die!

Tragic.

 

[rh71]

Why did he start off in a different direction than they came from while driving ?

 

[freegeeks]

t

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

anyone knows how many miles he traveled?

 

[imported_Snagle]

Having been stranded for so long already and probably suffering from hypothermia this must have been a terribly difficult and painful trek for him...Such a tragic story

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
anyone knows how many miles he traveled?

~8 miles

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's callous to even think it, but for a guy that reviewed tech gadgets, it's kind of sad to think that a $100 handheld GPS receiver may have saved his life.

Exactly my thinking!

 

[SaoFeng]

aw man.......

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Snagle
Having been stranded for so long already and probably suffering from hypothermia this must have been a terribly difficult and painful trek for him...Such a tragic story

Worst part being that he died with no clue as to whether or not his wife and kids were ok.....

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Exterous
Why do you think his pants and other clothes were found at different locations?

The searchers were thinking he was trying to leave clues. Thinking he may have been carrying a bag with him and was dumping clothes from it.

I read a news article that it may have been because of hypothermia & frostbite. It makes you sweat and feel like you are over heating, thus taking off clothes. I'm pretty sure he probably lost it (mentally) by the time he left the road... there is no way someone in their right mind would leave a road. Usually when you are lost out in woods you look for roads, not leave them.

 

[Shlong]

Sad to see how close the car was to the lounge.

 

[freegeeks]

I can relate to the guy

3 years ago I attempted to climb Mnt Elbrus in Russia. I developed AMS during my summit attempt at an altitude of 5100m. I didn't knew what I was doing and I told my climbing guide to go ahead because some other people were in trouble higher up the mountain. So there I was, on my own and I did not realize that I was in a dangerous situation. I was totally lethargic and just stayed there for probably 40 minutes. Then I started my way down but I could not walk so I just started gliding down on my back and belly. I lost a glove, cut my hands on the ice and developed frost bite. I had to stop every 5 minutes because I was so weak, eventually I made it to base camp which took me probably 6 hours.

Still have the scars on my left hand

I can only imagine how the guy was after 7 days

 

[BlueWeasel]

Is the lodge closed down this time of year? Would there be at least a couple cars going or coming to the lodge within 7-8 day period? If so, it would seem that the stranded car would have been seen.

But, I am a southerner who has never seen more than 2' of snow. Seeing that map and the terrain involved is tough.

 

[crystal]

If you look at page 6, you could see why he make the mistake in getting off the road. With the snow cover, that area looks like a road going down hill.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Holy crap. All he had to do was follow the road to the right....

Why did he leave the road?

radio this morning said something about a bear following him