Hiking Survival Advice
November 9, 2021
The Best Way To Survive Bad Weather Is To Avoid It
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Trip Planning Resources For Hikers and Backpackers
Category: Hiking Accident Prevention
Hiking Accident Prevention: Washington Snow Season Hiking Tips
October 20, 2021
Washington Trails Association “Late Fall Hiking Safety Tips”
Pictured: Mt. Rainier located in the Cascade Mountain Range of the Pacific Northwest.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Trip Planning Resources For Hikers And Backpackers
Why Hiking Preparation Is Important
October 8, 2021
Video: Officer Adam Cheney New Hampshire Department of Fish & Game “Hikers Not Prepared For Terrain” July 2018
Unprepared Is A Common Theme In Mountain Rescue
Current News Stories
Los Angeles Times 1/13/20 Unprepared hikers rescued from Mt. Baldy area, By Jaclyn Cosgrove
NSNews.com 10/26/20 Unprepared hiker rescued from Hanes Valley, By Jane Seyd (Canada)
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Stay Safe In The Backcountry – Learn The 10 Essentials of Hiking
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Hiking Accident Case: Esther Dingley, Missing Hiker 2020
September 7, 2021
Hiking Death Stories Are Unpleasant To Learn About, Especially One Involving A Fit And Healthy Woman In The Prime of Life
In November 2020, Esther Dingley was a 37 year old British woman who went on a 3 day hiking trip alone in the Pyrenees mountains, near the border of France and Spain. When she failed to return, her family reported her missing. She never came back. Her body was found at the bottom of a cliff, by her partner, who carried out an intensive search to find her. The cause of her fall was accidental: the result of wearing worn out boots that caused her to slip and fall off a cliff.
HIKING SOLO IS A RISK
As I’ve mentioned before in previous posts, hiking solo is a risk. If you get lost, injured, or sick there is no one there to help you. Electronic devices may not work in remote areas. This leaves you helpless. And even if you contacted help and got through, it may take hours for them to reach you. In that space of time, you’re situation becomes deadly.
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September 7, 2021
34 Year Old Solo Hiker Jennifer Coleman Found Dead In Glacier National Park
This story appeared in the media on Monday, September 5, 2021. A 34 year old hiker from Virginia was found dead in Glacier National Park, while on a solo hiking trip. Her family reported her misssing when they hadn’t heard from her for several days.
Park officials believe that Jennifer Coleman of Richmond, Virginia, may have been hiking at Highline Trail, or Dragon’s Tail, a dangerous ridge located within Logan Pass. There are reports that another hiker died after falling 500 feet from Dragon’s Tail in 2020.
The depth of grief when losing a child can make a parent very sick, or possibly kill them,
because the stress of living with this event feels like a weight sitting and
pressing down on your heart. The only fortunate aspect of this story is that her family
had closure, which in many missing persons cases, there is none.
MEDIA ARTICLES
Searcher’s Find Hiker’s Body In Glacier National Park,
Virginia Hiker Not Heard From In Nearly A Week Found Dead In Glacier National Park.
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