Hikers continue their southerly trek through Nevada wilderness
Friday, Jan. 10, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
Survival expert Lee Bergthold and his trail partner, Tina Bowers, departed from Battle Mountain on Dec. 23, heading toward Bad Water, Calif., a Death Valley destination that they hoped to reach within 35 days.
Nineteen days into their projected 35-day walkabout, they had traveled more than 160 miles on foot, said Mike Babcock, a spokesman for Bergthold's outdoors group, the Center for Wilderness Studies.
"They're both in good spirits," Babcock said in a telephone interview from Lancaster, Calif.
Bergthold's ambition is to hike a wilderness route that he contends might have saved the Donner party from the fate they suffered.
The Donner party, a group of California-bound settlers led by George and Jacob Donner, was stranded by an early blizzard in the Sierra Nevadas in eastern California at the end of October 1846.
Only 42 of 89 people survived, some by eating the bodies of the dead. The tragedy occurred about a day's journey from what today is 7,000-foot Donner Summit.
archive
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Most E-mailed
- Trial delayed for man accused of shooting 3 officers
- Kruger hoping his team will play with grit
- Ten minutes with Chelsea Handler is better than no minutes with Chelsea Handler
- Pricing out wagers on the Pacquiao-Cotto fight
- RTC bus driver fired, arrested after allegedly attacking woman
- Two second-graders involved in shooting at bus stop
- CityCenter Realtors hit with cut in commissions
- Privé owner files for bankruptcy protection in Florida
- Shanghai’s maglev: Flying with both feet on the ground
- Trainers scuffle at Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto weigh-in
Blogs
The Greene Room
Predicting this weekend's Mountain West football slate
Top Chef: Las Vegas
Top Chef Episode 11: Child's play
Miech Again
UNLV prez Smatresk is ready for some basketball (5 Comments)
Politics: The Early Line
Harry Reid's fourth TV ad begins running today
The Greene Room
Chad Ochocinco vs. Anderson Silva? That would be a sight ... (4 Comments)
Top Chef: Las Vegas
The Jet Stream: The three stages of chefdom
Miech Again
Rebels rookie Lopez says redshirting is his best move (12 Comments)
Calendar »
- 14 Sat
- 15 Sun
- 16 Mon
- 17 Tue
- 18 Wed
-
Pacquiao vs. Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-
Friends of India Diwali Celebration at Cashman Field with Dan Nainan
Cashman Field | 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
-
Norm MacDonald at the House of Blues
House of Blues
-
Boulder City Art Guild Winter Fest Fine Art Show
Boulder City Parks & Recreation
-
John Fogerty at the Star of the Desert Arena
Star of the Desert Arena | 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-
Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s 5th annual Carnivale du Vin
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino | 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
Technorati








