Two Hikers Lost Near Carumba ...

[Hikin_Jim]

I saw this on the RMRU website: Two Hikers Lost Near Carumba with no further details. Anyone got any further info?

HJ

[Jim Bakos]

Hey Jim:

Our website has had a few problems, but we've fixed most of the bugs now. You should be seeing better updates from here on out.

I know the write-up on Carumba is done, it should be posted to the web shortly.

Hike Safe!

--Jim

[Hikin_Jim]

Thanks, Jim

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P.S. Nice avatar!

[zippetydude]

Jim: Interesting post.

I read it, and it looked like Jim was talking to Jimself. Turns out no, he (Jim B) was talking to Mr. Jim (Hikin J) who has Jim as a last name. Now that I've got it sorted out, it is all strikingly clear to me. Sorta.

z

[Cy Kaicener]

Ay Carumba
I didnt know where it was until I found this
http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/caramba_east.html

I also found this search and rescue website for the San Bernadinos who also help out in the San Jacintos
http://www.sbsar.org/joomla/

[Jim Bakos]

Yeah, I had to change my Avatar because of “legal” worries -- I can’t use the team logo any longer. So… All the advice I give is from Jim Bakos and is NOT associated with any organized Mountain Search and Rescue Team (Sigh!).

No good deed goes unpunished….

Hike Safe!

--Jim

[zippetydude]

Actually, Jim, I perceive you as a very straightforward guy. It's probably best that you don't have to worry about being politically correct - I'd rather hear your personal opinion than one that's been edited to try to keep some fool from trying to sue SAR. You and SAR both deserve better.

z

[Rob]

.... I had to change my Avatar because of “legal” worries .... All the advice I give is .... NOT associated with any organized Mountain Search and Rescue Team ....

One of the first chapters in the reference book Fundamentals of SAR addresses many legal issues of SAR.

[Rob]

I know the write-up on Carumba is done, it should be posted to the web shortly.

After reading dozens of mission reports at http://www.rmru.org, I concluded that Carumba is a place that collects lost hikers. I Googled the name and found background information on the origin of the word Carumba-Caramba according to Wikipedia and Wiktionary.