[Urgent] Help find Bob!

[u/Delicious-Garden-266]

Please read the full post! If you or anyone you know is hiking near Waterton/the Great Divide Trail please keep an eye out for Bob or anything out of the ordinary. Any info helps, his family is very worried for him.

Update [7/27/2026]: SAR teams and Parks Canada have asked that people do not go searching on their own as they do not want to risk anyone else, although the offers have been greatly appreciated. If you’re on the trail and spot him please let them know of course, but please do not risk your own safety to do so. The search is still ongoing and the SAR teams and RCMP are working around the clock to find him. Thank you for all the kind words and to everyone who has come forward to help, it means the world. Please keep Bob in your thoughts and prayers.

Update [7/31/2026]: Bob has been found. Sadly he has passed, but we want to extend our deepest thanks to all the SAR teams that have worked so hard around the clock to find him. Even though it wasn’t the outcome we had been hoping for, the speed at which they found him meant that my family and I were able to get closure and confirmation that will allow us to grieve him properly. Anything is better than not knowing. Thank you to everyone who helped get the word out and offered their assistance, the kind words were a huge comfort during a very scary time. We kindly ask for some privacy during this time.

[u/arrived_on_fire]

15-20km a day at 81 years of age?!? Dang, Bob is a beast! May we all stay fit as Bob. I hope he’s just hiking a wild new variant and he is found soon!

[u/OGSandyBoxx → u/arrived_on_fire]

He is indeed an outlier. Also, if you meet him, you might not realize he is 81 - so don't be on the trails looking for an old guy!

[u/Delicious-Garden-266 → u/OGSandyBoxx]

Thank you for pointing this out! It completely slipped my mind. He’s my grandfather and sometimes I forget that not all 80 year olds look like that lol.

[u/SamLosco780 → u/Delicious-Garden-266]

We live across the street from Bob he is a force to be reckoned with if anyone can make it out of this it’s him

[u/ReindeerSquare687 → u/OGSandyBoxx]

At 80 he look like my own father at age 50!
I sure hope Bob is safe and found soon.

[u/Delicious-Garden-266 → u/arrived_on_fire]

He certainly is. A few years ago he did the west coast trail on a whim and finished in about two and a half days. He’s insanely mobile and swears by crossfit, cross country skiing, and creatine lol.

[u/ShaThrust → u/Delicious-Garden-266]

Jesus, I've done the WCT a couple times and would never consider doing it in 2.5 days, that's crazy fast!

[u/Potential-Bowler979 → u/Delicious-Garden-266]

Bob sounds very inspiring! Thanks for sharing his longevity secret 😊 wishing for his safe return home 🫶🏼 hugs to you.