On December 17, 2004 at about 1645 hours, Yosemite Park Dispatch received a phone call from the Yosemite Medical Clinic reporting two stranded hikers at Glacier Point. The clinic staff said that the hikers were calling from Glacier Point, and the clinic staff told them to hang up and dial 911 to talk to dispatch.

At 1725 hours Park Dispatch got a 911 call from the hikers, and transfered the call to the Wawona Ranger Office. The caller said that he and his friend had hiked up the Four Mile Trail from Yosemite Valley. They got up to Glacier Point at about 1600 hours. They realized that they could not get down because of the icy conditions of the trail. The caller said that they had jackets but were wearing shorts. They had a pack with food and water and a flashlight. He said that the trail was too dangerous to go down. He was told that rangers would take a pair of snowmobiles from Badger Pass Ski Area up to Glacier Point to pick them up.

At about 1825 hours Rangers Young and Ewart started towards Glacier Point on snowmobiles. A ranger from the Valley District was dispatched to Chinquapin to take the hikers down to the Valley after they were picked up at Glacier Point.

Rangers Young and Ewart arrived at Glacier Point at about 1905 hours. They took the stranded hikers down to Chinquapin and transfered them to the Valley Ranger for transport to the valley.

The incident was over at about 2000 hours.

• Cost:   approx. $300
• Rescuers Involved: 3
• Vehicles used: 2 snowmobiles
• Persons Rescued: 2
• Duration of Rescue: 3 hours