Warning issue after 2 hikers die, actor missing on Mt. Baldy 

Baldy is a formidable mountain and should be taken seriously. Just because it is so close to a big city people don't realize how wild it actually is.

Julian Sands is a famous, fabulous actor! I can't believe he's missing. This is how my darling husband died, hiking alone, a fearless mountain climber who would tackle any climb, always alone despite the known dangers for doing so, including Mt. Baldy. I am praying for the dear actor and his family.

Why would they tow his car? If he is still alive and returns to it he won’t have a way of getting out. :(

I have hiked Baldy. Got past The Devil’s Backbone recently and got to a point where the trail had sluffed away. I turned around and went back. That was in late spring. Baldy can be very intense. Absolute focus is paramount.

So sad that Mr. Sands is still missing, while others have tragically lost their lives on this mountain:( I grew-up in Alta Loma, S. Cali, not too far from Mt. Baldy and was up there on a regular basis as love that kind of terrain...many years back, a fine, young man from our church was lost up there after hiking alone, and my Dad was one of the Rescuers who carried him out after a fatal slip and fall. I still well remember the terrible heartbreak for his family and all who loved him so very much!!

Never hike by yourself!!! This is not going to turn out good! Have tracking beacon!!!

Julian Sands is a friend and a climbing partner of mine back in the 1990s. He has done major mountains on expeditions all over the world and I found him to be a safe and skilled Mountaineer. His solo dramatic readings in New York and elsewhere should be legendary. And he was a boon companion both on and off the mountains and not some kind of fake movie star. I pray he is found or just walks out. We all know solo winter hikes or climbs, the latter word more accurate in this situation, are dangerous and the unexpected can happen no matter what the skill level

Note to self: Stay away from Mt. Baldy

I hiked up Mt Baldy today to see if I could help with the search as I'm an experienced avid hiker. I headed up at 1:45pm and went all the way up to the top ridge called The Devil's Backbone. It appeared as though I had been the only one as there were no tracks in the snow besides mine. I can honestly say that the biggest threat to hikers is the ice. I spotted two areas near the peak where it looked like human skid or slip marks but when I tried to examine closer, I nearly slipped off myself. The ice near the edges of the trail, especially near the peak, are deceptive because you can't tell it's ice. It looks like powdered snow. This whole time, I never spotted any search teams nor saw any helicopters or drones. It was eerily silent despite several people recently missing on Baldy.

Bless those folks who didn’t make it and their loved ones. So tragic😢

There is a saying among aviators "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots." I think this mindset is useful in any high risk endeavor such as winter mountaineering. Knowing when not to go is crucial. The wisdom that comes from experience should not be ignored.

Who goes hiking at night? And by themselves? And in that weather?...

Thank you to these rescue crews...be safe.🙏🙏🙏

Julian Sands 😱 I love his films. Sending prayers for his rescue🙏

I can’t believe it’s Julian Sands that’s missing. He’s been in so many movies.

Even during summer I hike Mt. Baldy with caution, I'd be extremely apprehensive to hike during winter!

I'm an avid hiker, since I retired I hike almost daily. I live near Mt. Rainier and have hiked the mountain many times now but I also am no masochist and like to enjoy my hikes and fighting for my life is not relaxing so I keep to more pleasant terrain. I do like to hike while it's snowing though but I stay near home for such hikes since I have 2 trails I can do right out my front door, my husky loves to go out in the snow and I take her everywhere.

Hiking Mt. Baldy is not smart this time of the year. Especially inexperienced hikers. Two friends of mine went hiking in the Sierra Nevada’s in spring there was still snow on the ground and they lost the trail they had to spend a freezing night together on the mountain before they were found.

Why would they tow his car? My phone tells me where my car is parked so if I get turned around while hiking I can get back!

I feel like it’s common sense not to go out in these conditions. I’m sorry for what the families are going through

Now that you got his suv he is screwed. Imagine, he walks out and Shazam, you done towed off his ride. You're all geniuses

common sense aint so common these days

You’re not an experienced hiker if you attempt to hike in dangerous conditions. Never hike alone! PERIOD! There are avalanche and snow shoots that will kill you! It’s suicide!! Mt. Baldly is rated a strenuous hike in favorable conditions. I’m an experienced hiker and backpacker who would not attempt Baldy during these conditions. I never hike alone. I want to live. Condolences to the family.

TOWING his car off..BEFORE finding him?! THAT’S comforting if he’s watching this..

It was not wise to go hiking after such a snow, even when its very beautiful, mother nature is scary sometimes while looking so nice.

I've said this before and I'll repeat it here...NEVER, EVER go hiking by yourself. It's suicide. ✌

I got myself stranded on Mt hood once. Didn't have the right footwear for the snowy conditions. I ended up encountering an icy section with a huge drop, risked it for about ten feet then turned around... realized even going back was now too risky... all the slushy snow on the way up was turning to ice as the evening was turning to night. I had planned to camp so I had enough gear to stay warm and try to get some rest next to a cedar tree. It was a cold night but in the morning I saw the drop was pretty extreme, and I'm glad I did not try hiking any more after I realized how slippery it was getting. I hike all the time, nothing like that has happened before or since, that melting snow to ice stuff can turn a walk in the park on its side in a hurry. Those types of conditions are deceptively dangerous.

I'm surprised and saddened that these people who seem to be avid hikers wouldn't know the risk in that area. So very sad for them and their friends and family

🚨WHY are They Taking His Vehicle😳They Haven’t Found Him and He Could Find His Way Back if Still Alive and No SUV😳That is Not Helping At All🤨WTH🚨

why did they take his car?! what if he comes back to his car and its missing 😟

Imagine finally making it back to the parking lot, looking forward to turning on the heater, only to find your car has been towed?

Close it down during the season 🙄 Other states do for dangerous trails, roads, mountains

God be with the missing. We love you guys and wish you well where ever you are

Ive been hiking here in Washington since I was little. You don't hike alone in winter conditions and you need to have mountaineering skills if you are going to attempt to hike in the snow

Sad... Most aren't found until spring, when the snow melts.

Torrential rains, snow in mountain areas... time for a hike.

Every other year during winter, someone goes hiking on Baldy and loses his or her life! Baldy aka Mt. San Antonio is a very steep mountain, and one slip-up can ruin your day!

It's said he is a very experienced hiker. I pray to God he is fine

Good report. Been to the top in the snow before. It can be gnarly, especially the backbone.

What are people thinking? Hiking by themselves in this new snow? One woman was even a mother.

Bad time to be hiking Baldy. It seems there have been several deaths up there of people hiking in the winter. Especially on Devils Backbone.

Don’t ever hike alone. Prayers going out for all lost souls.

"We are all looking for a way to escape the rain and snow and what better way to do that then go to our snow capped mountains?" WHAT????

What if he makes it back to where is truck was and it's not there.🥶

Why would you even want to go up there in that snow and ice just pray Julian can be found for his friends fans and family

My. Baldy may be close to the urban areas but it's still untamed wilderness. I've been there before and there are very few houses.

Julian Sands looks so much like Burt Lancaster. Praying for his safe return

..... Julian Sands??? I grew up watching his films!!

People just don't learn how bad it get

I can’t believe they’re towing his car; can you imagine if he finally made it out and his freaking car is stolen.

Mt. Baldy is Death Mountain. Look back on the number of hiking deaths there in recent years.

It’s too cold and slippery. Why can’t people wait until spring weather

I love to watch his movies when I was younger

Please be okay 🥺😭love u Julian

I hope the can be found and returned safely to their families.

Prayers 😢

Pray they are found. 🙏🙏

Come On Man. They just bought a pair of snow shoes, got a new GPS, North Face Snow suit at REI..what could go wrong? I lived in the wilderness of Hell's Canyon Oregon/Idaho. Fresh snow is an avalanche situation. Probably, they will be found, next spring.

Isn't it a little premature to be towing the missing man, Julian Sands, car away?? Something doesn't sound right to me! I bet he was never there...

imagine he’s still alive and he shows up to the parking lot and his car is gone

A great actor who improved every movie/ tv show he was in

is it even okay to hike right after so much rain?

I feel sorry for the ones that risk their lives to save these idiots!

Why are they towing the missing actor's car? What if he could get to it and be protected and warm. (Date of this report is only 5 days after he was reported missing.)

So sad. I grew up watching Julian Sands. A Room with a View, Gothic, Warlock, and Impromptu just to name a few favorites. I hope he’s safe and found soon.

The Dogman probably got him.

Julian Sands has been missing almost two weeks. The hiker found yesterday was missing since Sunday. There was the better chance of finding him. I hope JS is alright, but whether he is or not, he needs to be found.

And where was sasquatch during all of this....🤔

Perhaps record or near-record snow amounts must also be covering any trails. It seems madness to go to Mt Baldy at this time of year, right after drought-busting snowfall..

So sorry this happen. Prayers for you and your family. This was a pop up on my phone. First time I heard about this. I'm in New YorkState.......good luck to you..

I always bring a jetpack when I hike!

We have the same stuff happen in close by trails and canyons in Vancouver, BC. People see a sunny day and don't realize just how FAST and furious the mtns. and trails can be just a few hundred feet higher. then darkness falls. and those videos of desert hiking/canyon travellers, wearing little more than flip flops and not carrying a girl scout compass or water or good led lights. man. Our "North Shore Rescue" are a busy team year around.

I've been up Baldy a few times. Even in good weather, the trick is making sure you head down the way you came up. It's one thing aiming for peak on the way up. It's completely different when you are at the top of Mt. Baldy and several of the ways down all look the same. A definite place for a map and compass. So sad people were lost and missing.

Prayers ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

I feel bad for those who passed away 😔

He went back to his car but it wasn't there

Every time snow falls on Mt Baldy women hikers are drawn like moths to a candle. It’s actually pretty common for women hiking alone to be lost up there. Sad

this is not a place to go to get an escape, this is a high-altitude mountain in the winter, not an average hike. you have to have mountaineering experience with the right gear and know how to use it. most of these people are just going out to prove they did something dangerous with their phone and taking selfies. Thats the motivation. a lot of them don't even hardly hike, on a good summer day never mind the winter. so, smarten up people it might save your life.

I’ve hiked baldy before. Got to the top and turned around. Did not do devil’s Ridge and that was in early October. It was snowy and slippery af at certain points. People trying to hit the top in January solo is not a great idea even if they are experienced and in peak condition. I hope mr sands is found and condolences to crystal’s family.

Oh no not Julian Sands

Tons of folks hike on mt. Baldy everyday, I've been there at least a Hundred times, the trails are pretty easy to hike on, cannot see how this actor got lost...this whole story seems kind of Fishy to me...unless the dude got hurt, if he had the proper equipment with him, I am sure he can easily survive...

Hope he watched the outdoor boys youtube channel and had the proper gear to survive.

That's how I almost flew off the mountain by devil's backbone near that area 3 yrs ago.. I learned my lesson that day

Can't they close Mount Baldy during winter?

Oh no. 😟 This makes me sad. I've loved a lot of his movie. God, please help them all to be found. 💜❤

I am from the Pacific Northwest. . The first and foremost rule in hiking in the bush is that you never, ever hike alone. The optimum number of people is 4. That way if someone gets hurt 2 people can hike out together to get help, and the other person can stay with the one that is injured to continue to render aid.

This must be the same Julian sands who played the villain in the warlock horror movies he was very good in those films I enjoyed both the original as well as the sequel part 2 as for the third one that wasn't to bad either IMO I wish they would have brought Julian back in the role but the new actor wasn't to bad he did his best I did see him in another horror film where he also played a villain as well hope Julian is found safe I miss his roles as the evil warlock maybe one day there will be a reboot .

Now I'm sad. I was just watching Warlock the other day and wondered what Julian Sands was up to these days. I hope all the missing people are found and rescued.

Does anyone use a drone to safely search area when it's dangerous for other methods?

The 'romantic ideal' is to go out alone, but growing up hiking many of the nearby mountains back in the 1980s in Boy Scouts, it was always stressed to go out at least in pairs, not to mention pack away a whole slew of stuff--namely warm clothes no matter what. Obviously, one didn't need as much gear hiking in the lower elevation mountains like the Santa Monica Mountains, but we hiked often in the Angeles National Forest, and a few mountains in the San Bernadino area (we never did get to hike Baldy itself) and the rule of thumb was to take as much gear for safety sake and getting lost as one could fit and hike with a buddy or small group. This time of year, we did an annual lower elevation snow hike in the Angeles National Forest (much prep), and a desert hike and day hike in the Santa Monicas. I could not imagine doing a day hike into the snow by myself, and these deaths and missing people should serve as a warning not to do so.

I pray for the safety of all.🙏🏻

A satellite emergency locator beacon costs only $200, plus a monthly subscription for SOS and text messages. Anyone venturing into remote territory should have one.

Please, please, please know before you go and go prepared. Personal sat/com device, spikes or crampons, warm clothing and let someone know your route time and back, what you were wearing,where your car is parked.

Apparently people still don't take wilderness seriously. They think they will be ok even if they go alone. Big mistake

I worked as a forest ranger in the Mt. Baldy Ranger district years ago. The San Gabriels are a young mountain range, geologically speaking, and are rather steep in many places. That makes for treacherous conditions in foul weather and dangerous conditions even in good weather. I've hiked and camped solo/with dog in the San Gabriels, but always kept to the lower elevations (less than 8,000 ft.) and popular trails at those times. Being an experienced hiker means being sensible - even when part of the joy is the challenge of the environment. Here's hoping Julian Sands is found and rescued.

Hope they find all and try to remember, we all make mistakes and sometimes things are out of our control. Thanks to all those who risk their lives to help others.

I remember stories about missing hikers at Mt. Hood. San Bernardino now!

I used to live in Spain and my home was about 2000 ft above sea level built on the side of a mountain which was about another 2000 ft above my home, covered in a pine forest, which had bare mountain rocky tracks that avid trekkers and runners would use in all weathers to get up and around the mountain. I sometimes used to watch them disappear has little dots over the summit, and think that how risky and dangerous it would be if they slipped, injured themselves and with the blazing day heat and sun and the high winds and cold nights being trapped and just died up there. Doing such an activity alone just multiplies the element of risk.

Maybe they don’t want to come back… 😞

Being an avid hiker does not make you an experienced hiker.