Richard Elmer Hasbell, 34, was on a solo backpacking trip in Denali National Park in summer 2005. He registered his trip on July 10 with an expected return date of July 18. The last confirmed contact was August 7, 2005.

A pilot reported an abandoned tent in the Kantishna Hills about five miles northeast of Wonder Lake on August 5. Park rangers reached the site on August 8 and confirmed the campsite belonged to Hasbell by matching the issued bear-resistant food canister number. His tent and gear were present; Hasbell was missing. An air and ground search of nearly 30 people turned up footprints and signs of recent human activity but nothing that could be tied to him. A journal recovered from the tent had a last entry dated July 17 and offered no clear clues.

After exhaustive searching nearby cabins and the surrounding terrain, the National Park Service scaled back the official search. No trace of Hasbell has been found. If anyone was in the Kantishna Hills or Wonder Lake area in July or August 2005 and remembers unusual activity, please share what was seen or heard.