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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final 90-mile route survivors of the infamous tale of cannibalism finally cut through mountain snow drifts to safety in the winter of 1846-47. Now, four veteran ultrarunners from Northern California have set out on snowshoes to retrace the footsteps of the pioneers who br...

Scott Sonner This photo provided by Keith Sutter shows the 4 Forlorn Hope Expedition members from left to right, Tim Twietmeyer, Jennifer Hemmen, Bob Crowley, and Elke Reimer near the Donner Pass on Nov. 22, 2020. The four veteran ultrarunners from Northern California are setting out on snowshoes to retrace the footsteps of the pioneers who braved the worst blizzard in a century to escape over the top of whats now called Donner Pass through the Emigrant Gap northwest of Lake Tahoe. ...

Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors by Scott Sonner, The Associated Press Posted Dec 15, 2020 12:14 am EDT Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 12:26 am EDT FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, March 28, 2011, the Pioneer Memorial, dedicated to the Donner Party, is seen behind snow cleared from the parking lot at the Donner Memorial State Park at Truckee, Calif. A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years resea...

RENO, Nev. — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra Nevada mountain range on foot to try to pinpoint the final 90-mile route survivors of the infamous tale of cannibalism finally cut through mountain snow drifts to safety in the winter of 1846-47. Now, four veteran ultra-runners from northern California are setting out on snowshoes to retrace the footsteps of the pioneers who braved the...