4th Matthew Greene Search 9/4-9/8/19

[maverick]

I have copied some info from my search folders that may be helpful. I added links to most of the climbs which you can read and see photos to get a feeling for what he was doing.

Matt enjoys 3d-4th class climbing:

Per Matt's friend and climbing partner Greg "Matt has significant trad climbing experience. He lead trad up to gunks 5.9 and sport to 5.11. I was recently using his guide book from the City of Rocks where he noted many sends in the 5.10 and 5.11 range."

Per Matt's friend and climbing partner Greg "Matt is a strong energetic climber - always ready to go, but never reckless or even remotely reckless on the rope. He is always careful and calculated - high level focus."

Matt has alpine experience:

Per Matt's friend and climbing partner Greg "Regarding Matt's experience on Hard Ice, his friend John can certainly give better information than me, but I do know that he has had a reasonable amount of experience on moderately difficult north east ice climbs (multi-pitch at Poke O..) I don't believe Matt led hard ice, but has followed many routes. Taking one axe it seems he planned on an alpine day."

Matt writes trip reports:

Tiffany posted a trip report Matt wrote in 2006. This was a solo trip where Matt hard car trouble towards the end. His skills are better after 7 years and his thinking is in line. The trip report is posted at http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum ... -reference

Matt's climbs while in Mammoth during his last trip:

(6/29) Rock climbing Crystal Crag with Jill & John https://www.summitpost.org/crystal-crag/151086

(6/30) Rock climbing Clark Canyon with Jill & John https://www.summitpost.org/clark-canyon/348900

(7/1) Rock climbing Iris Slabs with Jill & John https://www.summitpost.org/iris-slab/508041

(7/2) North Peak via North Coulior with Jill & John https://www.summitpost.org/north-couloir/155838

(7/3) Rock climbing Gong Show Crag with Jill & John https://www.mountainproject.com/area/10 ... -show-wall

(7/4) Rock Climbing Benton Crags with Jill & John

(7/5 & 7/6) V notch route on polemonium and peak Palisades U Notch with Jill & John https://www.summitpost.org/v-notch-couloir/157052
https://www.summitpost.org/from-the-u-notch/155706

Hiked in 7/5 in the evening, camped and got an early start on 7/6
Per summitpost on 7/8 by Matt "Did the V-Notch on Saturday, July 6th. We easily crossed the schrund via a snow bridge at the far left side. We studied the route well for signs of rockfall before committing, and only had one baseball sized rock rocket down during our ascent. Tons of rocks were falling down the U-Notch, though." See detailed timeline below for link and screen capture of post.

(7/7) Hiked to Emerald Lake to Mammoth Crest with Jill & John

(7/8) Reigeluth Minaret (solo)
Per Jeg/Jill on 8/27 from when she checked her husbands text from Matt "the reigelhuth minaret took less that 6.5 hrs r/t to hike and climb but was scary and the Dana couloir was easy but fun and had the best ice of the trip." As far as we know he didn't climb Michael minaret.
Forum comment/observation from [High Fructose Corn Spirit] on 8/28 regarding this new information "So apparently Matt did not climb the SE Face on the 11th or 12 but some variation on the East."

(7/9) Dana Coulior (solo) https://www.summitpost.org/dana-couloir/155574
See comment under Reigeluth Minaret

(7/11) Clyde Minaret-verified with registry signature (solo)
Per Jeg/Jill on 8/27 "I looked back at my husband's text from Matt and he said he did" a fun and absolutely classic scramble up the 5.5 direct variation of the rock route on the Clyde minaret"

(7/12) Mammoth Crest (solo) https://www.summitpost.org/mammoth-crest/695333

(7/13) Unicorn Peak (solo) https://www.summitpost.org/unicorn-peak/151228

[narkj]

Hey everyone, hope you're well. I miss California. My story is set to publish in The Alpinist in October. I'm not sure it will be what anyone expected, but I'm glad to see it come to light after so long. Maybe it will inspire one more person to go looking.

[narkj]

Does anyone know what Matt's username was on Summit POst?

[commonloon]

Hey everyone, hope you're well. I miss California. My story is set to publish in The Alpinist in October. I'm not sure it will be what anyone expected, but I'm glad to see it come to light after so long. Maybe it will inspire one more person to go looking.

Cool. Will look for it.

[maverick]

Does anyone know what Matt's username was on Summit Post?

https://www.summitpost.org/users/mattgreene/40605

[narkj]

Thanks. You think you'll ever do another trip?

[narkj]

And just to be clear, the 2019 trip I was on was the last time everyone went out as a group?

[maverick]

Yes, to both questions. Supply chain, drought, and covid issues ended my chances of getting out this year. Hopefully, things look better next year, and I can put together a search.

[narkj]

My story is moving into the fact checking process in which a fact checker reviews my piece and makes contact with some of the people mentioned in the story.

It’s mostly Maverick and Dave Ayers. Mav, can you email me a phone number and email address to jasonnark1@gmail.com and if you or anyone else has a contact for Dave, I need the same contacts for him. Thanks again everyone.

[maverick]

Info sent. Called Dave about your request.