Traveler III
Hello All,
In case you haven't heard, I recently got myself, my GF, and my truck stuck down on a trail through Hunter Liggett military land below Prewitt Ridge (the truck is still there stuck). Thank you for the outpouring of help and spreading the word, as well as the well-wishes and check-ins - it's humbling to be a part of such an amazing group of people, and I'd still be there without OB.
A HUGE shoutout to the OB group that was there and came to our rescue - getting us home and safe! First off, thank you to Alex Hsu for getting my SOS and spreading the word. Thank you to PapaDave, Ro, Karen, Mike Shaffer, for their support. In particular, our salvation was directly executed by Armin, Roger, Ray, Will and their base crew of Mike, Mike, Will C, Rose and Jenn. I hope I didn't forget anyone - it's been a hectic few days for sure. We climbed/hiked out - met up with them on the trail where they had water waiting, and walked us back to their vehicles, fed us, and took us home (Super special thanks to Roger for doing that, and being an incredibly thoughtful host the whole time).
That said - now I need to focus on recovering the truck. I'm hoping to get a group together for this upcoming weekend (or sooner if possible). It will involve 2-3 rigs, a bunch of tow straps, tree straps, winches, etc. as the truck is really far down and getting close with another rig is not an option. The truck is fine. Fully functional except the winch line is bound up from my bumbled attempts. The truck has about 2/3 of a tank of gas, front and rear lockers, and plenty of tie off points. Thinking daisy-chaining rigs... multiple winches from tree to tree to get up to the rigs in the first place, then eventually drive it out. I'll catch a ride with someone, and I can help drive/winch/do whatever needs to be done to get it out - I just need expert advice and some assistance.
I'll include pictures in the comments below with descriptions shortly - still recovering a bit and need a few moments to collect my thoughts and get some food in me. Again, thank you for all the support thus far!!
In case you haven't heard, I recently got myself, my GF, and my truck stuck down on a trail through Hunter Liggett military land below Prewitt Ridge (the truck is still there stuck). Thank you for the outpouring of help and spreading the word, as well as the well-wishes and check-ins - it's humbling to be a part of such an amazing group of people, and I'd still be there without OB.
A HUGE shoutout to the OB group that was there and came to our rescue - getting us home and safe! First off, thank you to Alex Hsu for getting my SOS and spreading the word. Thank you to PapaDave, Ro, Karen, Mike Shaffer, for their support. In particular, our salvation was directly executed by Armin, Roger, Ray, Will and their base crew of Mike, Mike, Will C, Rose and Jenn. I hope I didn't forget anyone - it's been a hectic few days for sure. We climbed/hiked out - met up with them on the trail where they had water waiting, and walked us back to their vehicles, fed us, and took us home (Super special thanks to Roger for doing that, and being an incredibly thoughtful host the whole time).
That said - now I need to focus on recovering the truck. I'm hoping to get a group together for this upcoming weekend (or sooner if possible). It will involve 2-3 rigs, a bunch of tow straps, tree straps, winches, etc. as the truck is really far down and getting close with another rig is not an option. The truck is fine. Fully functional except the winch line is bound up from my bumbled attempts. The truck has about 2/3 of a tank of gas, front and rear lockers, and plenty of tie off points. Thinking daisy-chaining rigs... multiple winches from tree to tree to get up to the rigs in the first place, then eventually drive it out. I'll catch a ride with someone, and I can help drive/winch/do whatever needs to be done to get it out - I just need expert advice and some assistance.
I'll include pictures in the comments below with descriptions shortly - still recovering a bit and need a few moments to collect my thoughts and get some food in me. Again, thank you for all the support thus far!!
