Re: NAVIGATION
As usual...Very well said... Some of the newer higher end GPS units work much better below the rim and aren't useless. GPS is constantly changing with...
Sam 2007-03-12 09:46:26 #45340

Re: Cedar MOUNTAIN
Jim, I haven't climbed Cedar Mountain, but I have driven out that road a few times (one of the ways to get to Blue Spring). You'll need a high clearance...
Hank Schnieder 2007-03-12 09:19:52 #45339

Re: Gadgets
Interesting article... I was thinking of Mt Hood too... I think with the proper use of gadgets those guys could of lived/saved. Proper use of a GPS and...
Sam 2007-03-12 09:08:08 #45338

Re: Ice on Tanner? - Caching Water
Chris et al, we left earlier that morning, and ended up hiking through the heat of the day. I think I drank 2.5 liters from the river to the top of the...
ecjohnson010 2007-03-12 08:50:10 #45337

Re: Gadgets
Being truly self-reliant and being able to exercise appropriate judgement to call for help are actually entirely different skills in my view. My own...
Doug Nering 2007-03-12 08:12:41 #45336

NAVIGATION
Navigation can be described as the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of movements, in other words knowing where you are and...
Wayne Tomasi 2007-03-12 07:55:53 #45335

Re: Gadgets
Sam, Check Jim Whitaker's editorial: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/opinion/09whittaker.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Dick Matthews "He that waits upon fortune,...
Dick Matthews 2007-03-12 07:53:05 #45334

Gadgets
Why not? GPS's, Sat Phones, and PLB's to name a few could save a life. Just 1 or 2 of these gadgets have saved many... Its not often you hear these gadgets...
Sam 2007-03-12 07:32:04 #45333

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