Who: A 42-year-old woman from Staffordshire, EnglandWhere: Hanakapiai Falls, HawaiiHer mistake: It’s unknown. The hiker was injured, but we don’t know what happened.What happened: A woman hiking to the famous Hanakapiai Falls somehow injured herself on the trail. Park rangers were contacted and were told a woman needed help getting out of the valley.

Rescuers sent [...]

Who: Teresa Michelle Conalty, a 40-year-oldWhere: The Cairngorms, IrelandHer mistake: Bad luck. It isn’t clear if she was geared up properlyWhat happened: A woman was hiking with her friends when she slipped and fell about 200 meters on snow and ice. She was unable to stop because authorities said the snow is so hard and [...]

Who: Three 18-year-old students at Brigham Young UniversityWhere: Y Mountain, in, you guessed it, UtahTheir mistake: A combination of not having proper winter hiking equipment with some bad luck.What happened: Three teens were hiking several hundred feet above the Y on Y Mountain, when one of the slipped and fell about 100 feet on snow [...]

Who: A 19-year-old first class airman in the Air ForceWhere: Sandia Mountains, New MexicoHis mistake: He decided to continue hiking solo after his friends turned aroundWhat happened: A man who was hiking with friends decided to continue a hike solo instead of sticking with his friends, who decided they wanted to turn around back to [...]

Thanks to Bergschlawiner of the MRA International Committee and Seattle Mountain Rescue for sending in this story.

WHO: 52-year-old German woman from Worms (not with worms)WHERE: On the German-Austrian Border Near MittenwaldHER MISTAKE: Bad luck, ruled an accident by the police.WHAT HAPPENED: A 52-year-old German woman and her dog took a hike Monday from Mittenwald on [...]