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Near the cables he saw a pair of trekking poles with nobody around, and then encountered a group of five hikers at the bottom of the switchbacks who told him about the accident.

Isak Andic, a fashion billionaire and experienced hiker, plunged more than 300 feet to his death while trekking on this path with his son, Jonathan, almost a year ago.

He was closing in on 80, and his plan was to grab his trekking poles and take a solo hike along the 342-mile perimeter of Los Angeles.

"It is expensive to travel and then you will have to trek to areas where hotels don't exist much," he added.

They trekked for more than two weeks to the base camp while carrying the tents, food and other equipment needed.