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Surfah · 09-09-2008, 12:56 PM

Found dead by a helicopter in the California desert where he went to cleanse himself. Reminiscent of "Into the Wild."

cougjunkie · 09-09-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Surfah

Found dead by a helicopter in the California desert where he went to cleanse himself. Reminiscent of "Into the Wild."

He blogged for Spike.com and this was one of his last entries:

"I've been gathering my gear for this adventure for over a month, not a long time by most standards, but far too long for my impatient nature," Tanner wrote. "Being a minimalist by nature, wanting to carry only the essentials, and being extremely particular, it has been a little difficult to find just the right equipment. I plan on going so deep into the desert that any failure of my equipment could cost me my life."

Flystripper · 09-09-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cougjunkie

He blogged for Spike.com and this was one of his last entries:

"I've been gathering my gear for this adventure for over a month, not a long time by most standards, but far too long for my impatient nature," Tanner wrote. "Being a minimalist by nature, wanting to carry only the essentials, and being extremely particular, it has been a little difficult to find just the right equipment. I plan on going so deep into the desert that any failure of my equipment could cost me my life."

i think it was suicide. He left on Friday or late Thursday and sent a text to a friend on Friday afternoon that he was out of water and in bad shape. He ran out of water in a few hours. Clearly he didn't take enough water. Wouldn't water be the first thing you make sure you have when going into the desert?

MikeWaters · 09-09-2008, 08:19 PM

I wonder if he will make the Darwin Awards.

UtahDan · 09-09-2008, 11:01 PM

That is too bad.

09-09-2008, 12:56 PM	#1
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Former UFC Champ Evan Tanner Dead Found dead by a helicopter in the California desert where he went to cleanse himself. Reminiscent of "Into the Wild." __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

09-09-2008, 11:01 PM	#5
UtahDan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Bluth Home Posts: 3,877	That is too bad. __________________ The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. -Galileo

09-09-2008, 08:19 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I wonder if he will make the Darwin Awards.