Let me guess. They were too cheap to rent the PLB for the day. Send them the bill. Place their names in the FEDERAL REGISTER OF REPEAT RESCUE OFFENDERS. Why are we always paying for the rescue of the so-called-experienced-climbers. A differential GPS on backtrack would have an accuracy of at least 10'. The PLB would give the Air Taxi their exact location. No PAY, no PLAY.
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Cliff Harrison
PonderosaSports.com
Horseshoe Bend, ID
American Redoubt
N43.9668 W116.1888