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> Dear Mieke > Juging the possible itinarys of Gareth, i could imagine that he wanted to go to Gokyo by Phortse. This is a very beautiful trek and it would be a logical trail. > Whatever "experienced" trekkers say, this trail can be very dangerous between Pangboche and Nala, and if you are pushed by a yak on the narrow trail you easely fall 100 m or more and you are not anymore seen from above. > As this trail has just a few trekkers walking on it, the chance that someone hears you screaming is also minimal. > And there are plenty other potential dangerous places where Gareth could have been. > In the past there where reports of treckers who have been dead in accidents and who just have been found much later by chance, some more than a year after their disaperance. > If you would know the area, you would probably understand why it is neary impossible to find someone in a systematic search, especialy when you dont know, where you would have to search exactly. The possible search area is far to large. > Andr�es > > > Like you point out yourself, other experienced trekkers too have given their opinion that it would be very hard for a trekker to entirely disappear from the trail south to Dingboche and on to Namche. An accident can happen, but he would have been noticed there, so it seems. > > The only real risky thing being the river he may have fallen into, and in that case he may have been unable to climb out of it again on his own. > > So the parents do indeed think it is a possibility, also because he was due to fly back from Lukla only on March 15 which still gave him a whole week to get there, that he did indeed take that trail from Bibre and head westwards. Lobuche, or even Gokyo or Machermo, are options indeed. > > A visit to the Island Peak Base Camp is not considered likely, because he had already been there in the first few days after his arrival in the Sagarmatha Parc. > > In respect of your remarks about engaging a group of Sherpas, you can be sure that if David Koch would like to hear more specific information from you, he will contact you through e-mail soon. > > Again: thank you for replying. And please consider yourself invited to register at the messageboard of the website for Gareth, and take a part in discussions that will no doubt start to develop there in the near future. > > Here is the URL of that messageboard: > > http://com4.runboard.com/bgarethkochlostinnepal > > > > Danke und sch�ne Gr��e, > > Mieke / 'MDL' > > - - - > > > Daer Sir, > > > I see your problems to find Gareth Koch. I know this region, and normally the way from Chukhung to Dingboche is very easy and without any danger for a trekker. We have only the little river on the left side going to Dingboche. Is it possible that Gareth goes other way, to Bibre for climbing the Kongma La to Lobuche? Is it sure that he went to Dingboche and not other direction to Island Peak Basecamp ? There are big glaciers. > > > I would now in this situation go directly to some Sherpas from Lukla, Namche or Dingboche to build a group of some Sherpas for looking in this region. You must take a little contract for the Sherpas and this would be not so much in Dollars, Euro or Pound Sterling. > > > Some years ago I have seen that a group of Sherpas was under way on the trekk to Annapurna Basecamp to find a trekker who was in this region and not back to his lodge like in your case. The group was engaged by the family. If you want help for connection with Sherpa People than give me answer to > > > info@sherpa-everest.de or GerdKohlhase@gmx.de > > > GerdKohlhase > > > I wish you all the best > > > Yours sincerely Gerd Kohlhase