Friends, family say Marsyville man who died in hiking accident lived life as an adventure

Don Grant was the type of guy who would call up a friend out of the blue, ask if he was doing anything and then inform him he was standing at his front door.

Friends and family describe the former Marysville man as a prankster, a risk-taker and a button-pusher who, from an early age, craved speed and adventure whether climbing trees, riding motorcycles or learning new tricks on his skateboard.

"He lived at Warp 9," said his brother, Ralph Grant.

Don Grant, 29, fell off a 300-foot cliff on Mount Pilchuck on Tuesday. He had been hiking with friends when he separated from his group and went missing. His body was recovered Wednesday by a Snohomish County sheriff's helicopter crew on the north side of the mountain. His death was ruled accidental.