Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Anyone seen this kid on the east-side?

(this is off CMG@YAHOO . . . I am just trying to forward it)

Spreading the word, in case any of you have run into him.

If you have info, please contact Vitaly, not me (phone # below).

Hello everybody,

My son is missing since last Friday 11/27 evening. I actually have no idea where he went but he took all his bouldering climbing gear (pad, shoes, chalk) and some camping gear (sleeping bag and pad) so he might be around any climbing/bouldering area within a few hours of driving from San Francisco Bay Area where he lives and was seen the last time.
He especially likes Bishop. Maybe some of you or your friends were in Bishop last weekend and met him? His name is Artem, 18 years old, skinny, 5'10" tall, pretty good climber and boulder, driving dark blue Infiniti G20 license plate 5LLB914. Here is one of his recent pictures http://vitalchik.com/artem.jpg

If you saw him or his car please PM or call me 415-505-1684.

Thank you,
Vitaly

You might call Wilson's Eastside Sports in Bishop, and give them the information.(760-873-7520) A lot of climbers go to Wilson's for local climbing information; someone might have seen him. If they are willing to give you their email address, you could send them his photograph.

His car was reportedly spotted at the Buttermilks, parked on the west(ish) side of the road between the Peabodies and the Birthday Boulders parking area at about 1300 today. It apparently was not there when his fsather got there (approx 1600).

Keep your eyes open!

Supertopo cross post thread

Chatter on the supertopo thread indicates that he was found.