[Noisebridge-discuss] Payload recovery mission

[Don French]

BTW, I was serious about needing to be alert to the possibilities of
dangerous wildlife. As I mentioned, there are cougars, wild boars, and tule
elk in this area, but I forgot to mention rattlesnakes. The mammals will
probably try to stay clear of you but the snakes not so much. Here is a site
worth reading: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/snake.html

-- Don
www.TheGadgetWorks.com


On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com> wrote:

> Charles,
>
>    I agree with your thinking. I was going over the worst terrain I've seen
> in the bay area and the areas hardest to reach were really sharp and very
> deep drop offs with lots of brush....
>
>    So we can best prepare, what are the last known coordinates of the
> payload? What window of error is there around the last known payload? Does
> anyone have photos of the terrain?
>
>    What other gear do you expect us to need (other than rope/climbing
> gear)?
>
>
> Glen
>
> El Jun 30, 2010, a las 8:50 AM, Charles Collicutt <charles at collicutt.co.uk>
> escribió:
>
> > I would be willing to join a second recovery attempt. I couldn't make it
> last time due to work but I should be free this weekend. I am a fairly
> experienced hiker (including a few desert hikes) and have done a bit of
> mountain climbing so that shouldn't be a problem. I would need someone else
> to drive though as I don't have a car (or a driving license).
> >
> > On 30 Jun 2010, at 01:04, Brian Choate wrote:
> >
> >> We attempted to recover the payload from our last spacebridge launch
> >> last Sunday. However as many of you know the attempt failed with one
> >> team member suffering from extreme dehydration and the rest a bit crispy
> >> too. The spacebridge members that performed the launch and attempted
> >> recovery will not be able to try again this coming weekend and maybe not
> >> even the weekend after.
> >>
> >> We have the location reported by the APRS system after the payload
> >> landed. It is in a fairly rough area to reach. Although not super far
> >> from a well maintained road, it is a tough hike up a steep hill.
> >>
> >> If an organized team of fit and equipped individuals wish to attempt a
> >> recovery that would be greatly appreciated. However, the landing site is
> >> on private property.
> >>
> >> If a team does wish to attempt a recovery before the original launch
> >> team and recovery team is able to please let me know so I can contact
> >> the property owners ahead of time. While very friendly and helpful to us
> >> on Sunday, they are a bit skittish about strangers on their land since
> >> the have had issues with all sorts of undesirable causing problems.
> >>
> >> If no one else is able to make attempt before hand the original team
> >> will make another attempt.
> >>
> >> B.
> >>
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