[Noisebridge-discuss] Payload recovery mission

[Christopher Lincoln]

The terrain is a steep hill of lose dirt and shale rock that rises about
2500 feet above the base location (the road).  There is very sparse tree
cover, lots of patches of poison oak and a plethora of snake holes though
out the hill.  Expect the weather to be VERY hot and dry.  The last known
location was in the canyon behind the ridge that lines the road, so expect
to scale the peak at least twice.   There are plenty of fallen logs and low
shrubs in the canyon that will obstruct your view, so you will most likely
have to comb the area.

Because of the terrain I would highly suggest a very good pair of hiking
boots with ankle support, a long sleeve shirt and long pants to keep the sun
and poison oak off you.  It was 43 degrees celsius out with no cover, so I
would highly suggest bringing AT LEAST 3 liters of water per person
(probably should have 4).  And as Brian mention there is no cell signal so
bring walky talkys, and of course all the other usual items for a hike in
the sun (hat, sunscreen, compass, survival kit, first aid kit, mirror, etc).

When were people available to go?  We will need to contact the gentleman who
owns the place to inform him before hand.


Christopher

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Geoff Horne <horne at slc.com.au> wrote:

>
>
> On 6/30/10 12:36 PM, Glen Jarvis wrote:
> > This same question has been asked many times.... If we can get the
> > coordinates of the payload's last location, we can make this happen...
>
> Right.
>
> There are plenty of people who are prepared to assemble a posse, throw on
> backpacks, gather their iron spikes, 10' poles, 50' of rope, wetsuits,
> avalung, biohazard gear, soap, sherpas, rabies kits, snake antivenom,
> gazallkions of water and bear spray without actually knowing where they are
> going...
>
> Can we at least determine what the problem is before we work a solution ?
>
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