  Assuming that supersymmetry is realized with parameters in the hyperbolic
branch/focus point (HB/FP) region of the minimal supergravity (mSUGRA) model,
we show that by searching for multijet + missing E_T events with tagged b jets
the reach of experiments at the LHC may be extended by as much as 20% from
current projections. The reason for this is that gluino decays to third
generation quarks are enhanced because the lightest neutralino has substantial
higgsino components. Although we were motivated to perform this analysis
because the HB/FP region is compatible with the recent determination of the
relic density of cold dark matter, our considerations may well have a wider
applicability since decays of gluinos to third generation quarks are favoured
in a wide variety of models.
