Who: 64-year-old Kathleen TschaenWhere: Hot Loop Trail, Oak Creek, ArizonaHer mistake: She didn’t hike at the slower hiker’s pace and got lost. Karma’s a bitch.What happened: A husband and wife became separated on the Hot Loop Trail when the wife, Kathleen Tschaen hiked ahead of her slower husband.

Kathleen took the wrong trail at a [...]

Who: 20-year-old Tessa June WorbyWhere: Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, ArizonaHer mistake: Don’t know. She was hiking alone and there are no witnesses.What happened: Family members conducted their own search when Tessa June Worby didn’t return home from a solo hike on Camelback Mountain. Family members entered Echo Canyon Park and found Worby 100-150 feet off the [...]

Who: Two snowboardersWhere: Lugnaquilla in the Wicklow Mountains, UKTheir mistake: Probably should’ve waited a day or two when the weather was better.What happened: A couple of snowboarders became lost after getting lost in freezing fog that caused visibility to drop to a few meters.

The pair was forced to hunker down on the mountain while they [...]

Who: A 61-year-old womanWhere: Bogus Basin, IdahoHer mistake: Looks like she just got lost. Not sure what kind of knowledge she had about the terrain:What happened: A woman got lost around 6:15 p.m. while snowshoeing and was unable to find her way back. Unfortunately her cell phone died and was unable to call for help. [...]

No need to send Search and Rescue. I’m back.

I spent the last four days taking an Avalanche Safety Course with Sierra Mountaineering in Mammoth. I got to learn about all of the mistakes I’ve made that I didn’t even know I was making. Ignorance is bliss.

I’ll be catching up with work today and will start [...]

Who: 29-year-old Christopher McCallion and 35-year-old JamesWhere: Clogwyn Coch area of Snowdon, UKTheir mistake: They were well prepared, but got caught in a sever stormWhat happened: Two experienced climbers set out for Snowdon with the proper gear and checking forecasts to make sure the climb would be OK.

When the brothers didn’t return as expected, family [...]

Who: Four Hikers from the Christian Renewal CenterWhere: Silver Falls State Park, OregonTheir mistake: Not sure, but they somehow got separated from their groupWhat happened: Four hikers got lost after getting separated from their hiking group near Silver Falls State Park. When they realized they got lost, they did the smart thing and stayed put [...]

Who: 22-year-old Lindsey Pfundstein, a student at UNCA, and daughter of a Scout leaderWhere: Pisgah National Forest, North CarolinaHer mistake: Changed locations and got lost when darkness fellWhat happened: A solo hiker was caught by darkness and was forced to spend the night in a three-wall shelter and covering herself with leaves.

But unlike many hikers [...]

Who: Two teenage boysWhere: Near Bogus Basin, IdahoTheir mistake: They went sledding away from their families and got lostWhat happened: Two teenage boys were forced to spend a cold night after getting lost while sledding with their families. The boys went down a hill and couldn’t find their way back.

When the fathers realized their boys [...]

Who: A man, no further details availableWhere: Link Hause near Ambleside in the UKHis mistake: Possibly bad luck. It’s unclear if they had the proper equipment.What happened: A man was descending a hill with friends to escape the frozen conditions when he slipped and fell several hundred meters on snow and ice.

The man suffered [...]