Re: Backpacker Mag Website & Personal Responsibility
Rich,
If you would have read the original post about the magazine webpage hike description you would have understood the issue was omitting the need for a...
sanewcomb 2009-08-26 18:30:17 #57238
Re: Backpacker Mag Website & Personal Responsibility
I don't have exact stats either but it's clear from Over the Edge that
above the rim and in the river are the main danger points.
On Aug 26, 2009, at...
Doug Nering 2009-08-26 17:29:47 #57237
Re: Backpacker Mag Website & Personal Responsibility
Well put Rich, I like it.
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Alejandro E. Peraza 2009-08-26 17:17:27 #57236
Re: Backpacker Mag Website & Personal Responsibility
Hey John, despite the best efforts of the NPS (through signs, patrolling rangers, and general public outreach) more people fall off the rim and die than die...
rich_rudow 2009-08-26 17:03:30 #57235
Re: Angels Landing
Mary -
I don't think you'll have any problems with the SK trail. There really isn't any exposed areas to speak of. The trail is plenty wide.
Darin
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zapitety 2009-08-26 16:09:47 #57234
Re: Backpacker Mag Website & Personal Responsibility
Very well said, Bill. This article might also describe the two other tragedies
that spring to mind from this year: the hiker who succumbed to the heat...
johngeyles 2009-08-26 13:05:42 #57233
Re: Backpacker Mag Website & Personal Responsibility
Well, most of "our people", that is, European-Americans, come from
cultures where cold is far more of a danger than heat; it is really
pretty ingrained in our...
johngeyles 2009-08-26 12:59:24 #57232
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