Man held after sword attack on companion on Mount Baldy trail

[RustyIron]

Originally Posted by dstepper

A sword-wielding hiker nearly severed the arm of another man during a confrontation on a mountain trail, authorities said

Saw some jokers like that about six months ago up in the hills near here. Two guys, one was wearing a black trenchcoat and had a sword. The other had a video camera on a tripod. When I came back, there was a girl also dressed Matrix-style clothes. It all looked rather silly.

[ghixon]

Lytle Creek / Mt Baldy area seems to have given the OC (Aliso Park) a run for its money in terms of pot farms. Maybe these two yahoos with the sword are looking for their "direct from the grower" discount.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...=la-home-local

[CeeDubb]

Originally Posted by El Salt

[SIZE=4]Trail Ninjas![/SIZE]

That's pretty close to what I titled this repost on my site.

You have a great mind...

[gurp13]

I can't believe you guys don't carry swords when you ride! Epic Mountain Biker does! How else are you gonna impress the girlies you meet?

Me, I just carry a fistful of dynomite.

[DownhillWebKook]

Originally Posted by ShinKen

Looks like these clowns are getting a little too deep into their fantasy characters

http://shinai.org/


and yes they actually do this on your local parking lots

effen loosers!!

Oh wow!!! Look at the photo section. Let's see, 30 guys with no hope of getting laid...ever. Oh wait, some of those were women. False alarm. There is hope after all. Talk about bleak. Who wants to get involved in a sport where the uniform is an ill-fitting black Dokken shirt, sweat, greasy hair, and fat? F-it. I'm in, man!

[Winger]

Originally Posted by dstepper

(10-01) 11:09 PDT MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) --
A sword-wielding hiker nearly severed the arm of another man during a confrontation on a mountain trail, authorities said Monday.
SOURCE: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...2D76.DTL&tsp=1

Lucky for the Sierra Club, we're in a good mood and won't use this as ammo to limit hiking access.

[stinkyrider]

Originally Posted by DownhillWebKook

Oh wow!!! Look at the photo section. Let's see, 30 guys with no hope of getting laid...ever. Oh wait, some of those were women. False alarm. There is hope after all. Talk about bleak. Who wants to get involved in a sport where the uniform is an ill-fitting black Dokken shirt, sweat, greasy hair, and fat? F-it. I'm in, man!

Somehow this came to mind.

[jcampbell]

Originally Posted by stinkyrider

Somehow this came to mind.

I laughed so hard I spit on my computer. This video is going to everyone I know.

[Sharky]

Not to give them a bad rap but by the dam on the way up to Baldy this morning a ton of Sheriff's and detectives were looking off the side of a dirt trail a short ways from the road. This is just below a trail I regularly ride and have found several animals dumped in that area so I'm guessing it was a body left. Very Sad.
Not kidding I've seen headless poultry, pets, a goat and an entire cow dumped there over the years and have busted a few dumping trash. The turnout is just an easy spot to stop and do so. My prayers to the family if this is the case of a death but that's what it appears to be.

BTW this is the same dam where the rock quarry is where the workers saved my butt that day.

Edit: It was a death.

[allison]

There are a ton of similar stories/news articles to body dumps and other crazy stuff around San Juan also..

Crazy that people think if they go anywhere that isn't on a busy highway they can just dump stuff...

[Pho'dUp]

Yeah wacky-ness in the wilderness. Back in my mosquito killing Vector Control days one of the crews found human remains up in the canyon too.

Sharky, that's some scary stuff. I hope you're carrying pepper spray when you're out in the wilderness alone. I'm not a big gun advocate, but hearing your story about stalkers and crazy 'Deliverance' dudes running around up there is very unsettling.

Carl

[Sharky]

My sister and I took a tear gas training class for citizens so we could legally carry mace/pepper spray but that was back in '91 maybe the laws have changed since but shortly after that incident I decided to stop hiking alone there for sure and do try to be safe about things. Though the trails I ride above my house are pretty empty except for a few hikers.

Edit: My reason going up there this morning I'm leaving food for a dumped dog by the ranger station I can't catch.That upsets me more than anything the number of live animals dumped off the heartless jerks!!
Edit: The lower S.A. ranger station adopted the dog as a station pet.

[Pho'dUp]

Originally Posted by Sharky

My sister and I took a tear gas training class for citizens so we could legally carry mace/pepper spray but that was back in '91 maybe the laws have changed since but after that incident I decided to stop hiking alone there for sure and do try to be safe about things. Though the trails I ride above my house are pretty empty except for a few hikers.

I almost positive you can buy pepper spray now with out certification. I bought some for my sister and mom a few years ago. Bummer that you had to stop your solo hikes up on Baldy but totally not worth it after hearing your story.

C

[jcbikeski]

Originally Posted by Sharky

My sister and I took a tear gas training class for citizens so we could legally carry mace/pepper spray but that was back in '91 maybe the laws have changed since but after that incident I decided to stop hiking alone there for sure and do try to be safe about things. Though the trails I ride above my house are pretty empty except for a few hikers.

Get a nice, lovable, but BIG dog.

[Sharky]

http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_10414854

Saw this update in today's paper. Ya know I laugh off the silly things my friends say and do but a samurai sword to the arm!! Not so funny

(The graffiti up there sucks! Sad how people trash nature)
Gil Caz if needed my stick would have beat his stick to a pulp and not in a good way!!

[gil_caz]

Originally Posted by Sharky

All I had for a weapon was a big stick I picked up.

im pretty sure he had the same

[Jslow]

Not funny. I've seen numerous people up there with machetes... they weren't cutting trail with the boy scouts and they didn't appear friendly... Always kinda creeps me out.

The question is why would you confront someone with a weapon in the wilderness?

[JoeTruth]

Meth kills!

[MTBMaven]

POMONA, Calif. — An Ontario man has been sentenced to life in prison for attacking a Mount Baldy hiker with a Samurai sword and nearly severing his arm.

Wesley Brockway got life with the chance of parole Wednesday from a Pomona judge.

The 27-year-old was convicted last month of attempted murder and other crimes for the attack in September 2007 in the San Gabriel Mountains. His older brother, Eric, was earlier convicted of misdemeanor battery and served six months.

Authorities say they attacked an acquaintance, David Gregory, with a sword and pepper spray because he painted over graffiti the brothers left on a trail.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438646,00.html

[ghixon]

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