Roc Rizzo says:

Sincerest condolences to the Kim family.

You lost a good man. I wish you all the best for the future. Time heals all wounds. Some wounds take longer to heal. This one will take quite a while.

BTW — Why do the good ones die so young?

OhForTheLoveOf says:

I, like most of us, didn’t know James Kim except through TV and the Web. But I have met most of his peers from TechTV, including Mr. Dvorak, and while I can’t claim to “know” them I do feel a certain connection to all those from TechTV – if only because my life was made a tiny bit better because of what they did and a share an affinity for the things they care about.

That’s why since this news was first reported I’m felt a little darker or sadder than i would normally upon hearing the news that someone not in my life has befallen a tragedy. I sometimes bemoan those who feel grief at the loss of a celebrity, but perhaps I shouldn’t because I feel grief for James and sincere sympathy for his family, coupled with the elation of know his wife and children have survived.

If half of what I imagine James Kim is like is true, then let it be said James leaves a life that anyone would be proud of and his children have a memory worthy of being honored. His decision to search for help was tragically fatal, but it was a remarkable act of selflessness and courage, and perhaps what should be an ordinary act of fatherhood.

I will miss James Kim.

Frances Baker says:

Quit juding James Kim – this was an hones to gosh mistake, Iguess the judges of James Kim have NEVER taken a wrong turn or gotten incomplete or misinformation of a map site or travel site. NO ONE knows what they’d have done in this situation, PERIOD. James did what he had to do to help his family from what an honest mistake happened. I think what everyone should be focusing on instead is WHY it took so long to start the search in the first place, from my brief research, this road is KNOWN to not be correctly represented on many maps & map sites and is KNOW to have people get stuck there doing the same thing James Kim did, thinking he was taking a well traveled shortcut.

faustus says:

flamers should think before they type in that you don’t know the “rest” of the story. the fact is he was only 7 miles from his family seems to suggest he was maybe on his way back to them and something happened. he could be gone down to the lodge that was in the area and realizing no one was there was on his way back. mistakes made? yes but it can and does happen to even the best prepared… ask alex lowe’s family….

dh says:

I am curious, because I am midwest and have never been to the area.
With a burning tire, could you not feed it with wood and keep a perpetual fire going, or is all the wood just too wet.

Confused and Saddened says:

Did you see the satellite picture that followed his path? He ended up making a U-turn and was almost back where he started, except a bit further south.

Also, why would he even consider removing ANY clothing in freezing temperatures and leave along his trail? I don’t get it.

RBG says:

I don’t know enough about this particular case to comment, but I can tell you that searchers have found lost and deceased people lying in the snow naked. As I understand it, the body gives one last desperate attempt to warm itself (by moving heat from the core to the exterior? – I forget). And the victim feels an overwhelming sense of heat. I used to be part of a mountain rescue team and I recall instructors telling us this.

RBG