Who: Two menWhere: The woods in KentuckyTheir mistake: They got lost, but it’s unknown howWhat happened: Two hikers who were staying in a backcountry cabin became lost on a dayhike. When they became lost, they used a cell phone to tell relatives that they were lost. Search and rescue crews were sent out overnight and [...]

Who: A man from OntarioWhere: Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, Ontario, CanadaHer mistake: Looks like a bad trip or fallWhat happened: A woman hiking in the Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, somehow slipped, stumbled and somehow broke his leg in the fall. Authorities were alerted and a chopper was sent to pluck the man out of the [...]

Who: 54-year-old John CreagerWhere: Mt. Hood, OregonHis mistake: Don’t know. He fell.What happened: A man who was climbing Mount Hood with a group fell over 500 feet while climbing at an elevation of 10,600 feet. The man suffered serious facial wounds, a broken wrist and a broken leg.

There were 40 other climbers on the [...]

Who: A 46-year-old womanWhere: Rainbow Falls, in Harrison Hot Springs, BC, CanadaHer mistake: She was hiking on a steep trail. But it looks like she just slipped.What happened: A woman who was hiking on a steep trail along a waterfall slipped and fell. The Mounties were dispatched to the area at 2 p.m. At 5 [...]

Who: 36-year-old Marina HinkleWhere: Just outside Ketchikan, AlaskaHer mistake: Looks like she just slipped, but she was hiking aloneWhat happened: A hiker was just outside of Ketchikan about a mile from a housing complex when she fell about 15 feet from a cliff. She landed on her back on top of a log. Her injuries [...]

Who: A 90-year-old manWhere: Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OregonHis mistake: Unknown. But he fell.What happened: An elderly man hiking with other “life experienced adults” (ages 75 to 90) somehow fell 60 feet. The trail was on a 1.4-mile round trip that ascends 650 feet for a view of the 286-foot Elowah Falls.

The man was [...]

Who: A 27-year-old climberWhere: The Feast of Snakes route, Zion National Park, UtahHis mistake: He miscalculated the amount of rope needed to pull of this climbWhat happened: A couple of climbers lowering each other on a route placed an anchor at the top of the route and were running their rope through a GriGri climbing [...]

Who: A 57-year-old mountaineerWhere: Ptarmigan Glacier, Rocky Mountain National Park, ColoradoHis mistake: Looks like he was hiking alone. No clue if he was properly equipped.What happened: A mountaineer apparently slipped and tumbled down the Ptarmigan Glacier and was stranded because of unknown injuries.

The man was found by two backcountry skiers the next day. The skiers [...]

Who: Hannah Groom and Shannon Episcopo, ages unknownWhere: White Mountain National Forest near Bald Face Mountain, new HampshireTheir mistake: It’s unknown. The rescue process is in the works now.What happened: Two women went on a dayhike and when they didn’t return, family members were alarmed. The mother of one of the hikers checked the computer [...]

This isn’t a typical HikerHell post, but famed climber, Achille Compagnoni died today in a hospital at the age of 94. He was being treated for several days before he finally passed.

The Italian climber is known for being one of the first climbers to summit K2. On July 31, 1954, Compagnoni, along with Lino [...]