Who: 34-year-old Coline ClarkWhere: Applegate Lake, OregonHer mistake: She brought a map, but no compass. Doesn’t look like the map helped her at all.What happened: A woman on a solo hike slipped and fell on a trail and became disoriented. When she got back up to the trail, she tried backtracking, but that got her [...]

Who: A hiker. No other details available.Where: Big Sur, CaliforniaHis mistake: Looks like bad luck.What happened: A man’s hand was partially severed when a boulder came loose and crushed it. It is unknown how the boulder became dislodged, how the man alerted authorities and who, if anyone, he was hiking with.

Authorities were alerted around 10 [...]

Who: Joe Butler, a mountain guide for Mt. McKinleyWhere: The Mitre, a 6,551-foot peak in Chugach State Park, AlaskaHis mistake: He was an experienced guide who just slipped.What happened: Two mountain guides were climbing the Mitre before heading off to their jobs as guides for Mt. McKinley. During the climb, one of the men slipped [...]

Who: A 21-year-old rock climberWhere: Ghost River Wilderness area of Banff National ParkHis mistake: Looks like mother nature released a rock and he paid the priceWhat happened: A man climbing in Banff was injured when a foothold broke. He plunged 10 meters and became injured. He used an emergency signal fro a GPS locator to [...]

Who: 3 different Boy Scout groupsWhere: Apache Lake in the Superstition Mountains, ArizonaTheir mistake: They were prepared for cold weather, but not really really cold weather. What happened: Three boy scout groups, including 22 kids and adults, out on a backpacking trip through the Superstition Mountains were caught off guard by a cold storm that [...]

Who: Two girls ages 10 to 12Where: Don Valley area, Toronto, CanadaTheir mistake: Hiked down a steep ravine after recent rains muddied the placeWhat happened: Two girls hiking on trails behind their homes descended a ravine that they’ve gone down before.

Because of recent rains, the slope was muddy and the girls became stuck up to [...]

Who: 73-year-old Robert LyonsWhere: Chestnut Top Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National ParkHis mistake: It’s unknown, but it looks like he may have tried to be rushing back during a thunderstorm.What happened: A man hiking with his wife were hiking up a trail when a thunderstorm developed overhead. The man and his wife turned around [...]

Who: 48-year-old Ron WoodWhere: Welch Mountain summit, in the White Mountains, New HampshireHis mistake: Looks like he had the right gear, just slipped.What happened: A hiker and his son were just below the Welch Mountain summit when the father slipped and dislocated his hip. He immediately used his cell phone to call for help.

It [...]

Who: Just a hiker. Not much known about this person.Where: Fay Canyon Trail, ArizonaHiker’s mistake: It’s unknown. Looks like the person just slipped and fell.What happened: A hiker slipped off a trail and slid 20 feet down a steep slope. The hiker then slid off a cliff and was dropped another 20 feet before coming [...]

Who: 30-year-old Matt EuteneierWhere: Three Sisters, near Todd Lake, OregonHis mistake: He went backcountry snowboarding by himself. Good thing he only got lost, and not injured.What happened: A man celebrating his 30th birthday with a solo snowboarding trip got lost in the backcountry. He was able to use his cell phone to call his family [...]