Mount St. Helens Missing 411: His Pack at the Rim - He Was 1,200 Feet Below

Mount St. Helens Missing 411: his backpack was found on the crater rim, but the experienced climber was discovered about 1,200 feet below. Forty-four years earlier, another backpack held a photographer's last images of the 1980 eruption. Two backpacks. One volcano. Two very different tragedies. What happened to the other people who went missing around Mount St. Helens and Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest? A lost camper, Glen Austin Oldfield II, told hunters he was lost—then RAN away when they offered to lead him to the road. Gail Wietrick stepped into the trees near a gravel road to look for mushrooms and did not return. A teenager disappeared from a family trail; searchers found a shoe before he was eventually rescued alive. Other files follow Matthew Matheny, Brian Yang, Garrett Canada and cases near Mount Adams, Ape Canyon and Lava Canyon. From the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption and the final radio message of volcanologist David Johnston to later wilderness disappearances, Echo-7 investigates real case reports, search records and historical accounts in Missing 411 documentary style. IMPORTANT: These cases have different outcomes. Some people remain missing, others were found alive or deceased. Roscoe "Rocky" Shorey's 2024 death was linked by authorities to a collapsing snow cornice; it is not presented as an unexplained disappearance. The 1924 Ape Canyon story is folklore, not a verified encounter. NEW FROM ECHO-7: Lost Outdoors — our digital guide and printable checklists for your next outing: https://app.lava.top/products/5826af5... Clear actions, documented survivor lessons, and a plan for the person waiting at home. English digital download. CHAPTERS 00:00 Mount St. Helens — The Photographer Who Saved His Film 08:05 David Johnston — The Final Radio Call 15:04 Ape Canyon — The 1924 Cabin Legend 21:45 Two Men Lost in the Forest at Christmas 26:12 Austin Oldfield — He RAN From Help 36:25 Gail Wietrick — Gone Steps From the Road 45:51 Hummocks Trail — A Shoe in the Mud 51:58 Garrett Canada — Lava Canyon 56:02 Matthew Matheny — Six Days Missing 1:02:03 Brian Yang — Coldwater Lake to Mount Whittier 1:08:19 Mount Adams — The Disturbing Phone Call 1:13:24 Cougar, Washington — November 1:19:14 Rocky Shorey — Backpack on the Crater Rim 1:24:00 The Broken Snow Cornice 1:30:59 Robert Landsburg — The Final Photographs 1:36:20 Two Backpacks — 44 Years Apart SELECTED SOURCES USGS — Mount St. Helens, 1980 eruption: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/msh/climact... CBS News — Roscoe "Rocky" Shorey, April 2024: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rock... The Charley Project — Glen Austin Oldfield II: https://charleyproject.org/case/glen-... The Columbian — Gail Wietrick, December 2012: https://www.columbian.com/news/2012/d... EDITORIAL NOTE This is an independent documentary-style investigation for educational and discussion purposes. Reconstructed images and some production elements may be AI-assisted and are not original footage. We distinguish documented facts, reported claims and unanswered questions. Please report relevant information about open cases directly to the investigating authorities. #Missing411 #MountStHelens #WildernessMysteries #Echo7