WA WA - Kris Fowler, 31, hiker, Pacific Coast Trail, White Pass, 12 Oct 2016

[Elana619]

Bump for Kris. I am sure this will get taken down but the Kris FB group had someone post that they think they found his tent. A hiker reported it and it is being checked out now that they have the location.

 

[Suglo]

Bump for Kris. I am sure this will get taken down but the Kris FB group had someone post that they think they found his tent. A hiker reported it and it is being checked out now that they have the location.

It’s a public group for him run by his mother. That’s allowed. You can even link the mother’s post about it here if you want as she’s an admin.

 

[Elana619]

It’s a public group for him run by his mother. That’s allowed. You can even link the mother’s post about it here if you want as she’s an admin.

Good to know! I don’t use FB but my husband shared it with me and I don’t really know what is and isnt ok to share. I love the outdoors and have hiked the PCT. Hope his family can get resolution.

 

[dotr]

Nothing new, just giving a bump.
2020

New foundation created to help families of lost hikers following 2016 disappearance of Kris Fowler

Kris Fowler, 34, was last seen on October 12, 2016, at the Cracker Barrel at White Pass in Washington where he stopped to get coffee before heading out to complete hiking the last leg of the Pacific Coast Trail. His phone was shut off about an hour later and he was never seen again. The Yakima...

www.nbcnews.com

''By Andrea Cavallier
In the spring of 2016, Kris Fowler began a 2,653-mile hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) -- a hike that would take him through vast desert, verdant wilderness and the majestic crests of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.
But on October 12, somewhere around White Pass in Washington, with less than 400 miles left to go until he reached the end, Kris disappeared.''

''The 34-year-old grew up an only child in Ohio with his father and stepmother Sally. Sally told Dateline that Kris’s mother died when he was young, so she stepped in, loving and caring for him as her own.''

Kris Fowler on the PCTContributed by Sally Fowler

''According to information gathered by Kris’s parents, and by Sgt. Briscoe, Kris had stopped in Packwood, Washington to gather supplies for the next few days. On October 12, he was given a ride to the White Pass trailhead where he was dropped off at a Cracker Barrel. Sergeant Briscoe told Dateline the clerk at the store saw him walk out of the store and it’s believed he was headed back to the trail.

''After Kris left the store in White Pass, it’s believed he hiked head-first into the storm that had developed from Typhoon Songda – a storm touted as the "biggest storm to hit Washington in 15 or 20 years," according to Sgt. Briscoe.

“He knew the storm was coming and from what we gathered from some of the people who last spoke to him, he was going back and forth on his decision on whether or not to forge ahead,” Sgt. Briscoe told Dateline. “And despite not having the proper winter-weather gear, he was determined to finish the last 300 miles of the trail.”

 

[Pennysmom1]

Kris Fowler — MISSING FROM THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL

Missing hiker Kris "Sherpa" Fowler disappeared while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in Washington in 2016. Kris was a thru-hiker trekking towards the Canadian Border when he vanished.

www.pctmissing.org

Kris 'Sherpa' Fowler

PACIFIC CREST SCENIC TRAIL

missingnpf.com

• <<11/1/2020, from information originally posted by Sally Guyton Fowler on 8/29/2019, states the following.
• UPDATE: A small hygiene bag was recently found during an official SAR search, buried in the mud. Very hard to see. This item was found in the laughingwater Creek Trail area near the PCT. We cannot confirm 100% that it belongs to Kris, but we cannot dismiss it either. SAR agrees with us that we can’t rule it out. The bag had to be dug out of the mud. It was in bad shape. It contained toothpaste, a toothbrush, a lighter, a powder in a baggie believed to be Gatorade and a few other items. All items we know Kris had ....and yes... as well as many hikers have. The bag has an orange logo on it of OR for Outdoor Research. (Kris loved Orange). They made this bag in 2015 and quit making it later in 2016. All the items had 2016 exp dates which all line up with what Kris would have had. During the search last weekend, we feel the immediate area around where the bag was found, was thoroughly searched. Officials have been back to the area to search it twice as well. If it is Kris’s bag, we know he made it at least this far. >>

Not sure if anything ever came of this kit, or if it was Kris' or not.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Two Parents Call for Safety Preparation as Thru-Hiking Season Nears

Doug Laher and Sally Fowler both lost sons on the PCT. In this post they ask all hikers to spend just a few hours planning for safety—it could make all the difference.

www.pcta.org

 

[Pennysmom1]

Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation – Assisting Families of Missing Hikers

fofound.org

Nov 14, 2023

Book highlights hiker Kris Fowler, who went missing at White Pass - The Daily Chronicle

A new book dives into the details behind the disappearance of three Pacific Crest Trail hikers, including a 34-year-old from Ohio last seen near White Pass in October 2016. Author and former …

www.chronline.com

June 23, 2023

Kris Fowler, aka: Sherpa - WSI

Male, 6'2", 170 lbs, 36 years of age at time of missing. Last seen at White Pass. Click name for more info.

wsiint.org