Who: Three roommates with limited hearingWhere: Clay County’s Black Creek, FloridaTheir mistake: They hiked off trail ill-preparedWhat happened: Three roommates set out for a day hike. Two of the hikers are deaf and the third has limited hearing. The three started to hike off trail and found themselves stuck in mud. At first, the mud [...]

Who: A 70-something womanWhere: Samuel P. Taylor State Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaHer mistake: Bad luckWhat happened: A woman was hiking with some friends in a local state park when a branch with a diameter of 6 to 8 inches fell on her head. The woman suffered severe injuries and knocked unconscious. The injuries were so [...]

Who: 52-year-old Sohee KooWhere: Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CaliforniaHer mistake: She hiked on a day that was way too hotWhat happened: A Korean woman was hiking in Death Valley National Park with other members of her Buddhist monastery. Temperatures that day were 123 degrees with a ground temperature hovering around 140 degrees.

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Who: A 53-year-old Dutch hikerWhere: Langgletscher, SwizterlandHis mistake: Bad luckWhat happened: A man was hiking with a friend on a glacier. On the ascent, a boulder dislodged from the glacier and struck the man in the head. The boulder also hit the man’s partner. The man struck in the head was killed instantly. His partner [...]

Who: 30-year-old Daniel Monton, 68-year-old Takao Mitsui and his guideWhere: Peruvian AndesTheir mistake: See belowWhat happened: A man was climbing with three other climbers to the top of Esfinge, a summit of 5,323 meters. On the descent, the man fell into a 200-meter deep ravine. The man was killed in the fall. Police were sent [...]

Who: A man in his 20sWhere: Eaton Canyon Falls, Southern CaliforniaHis mistake: it’s unclearWhat happened: A man was hiking with two women near a popular waterfall near Los Angeles. At some point during the hike, the man fell more than 40 feet and was critically injured. The man fell at the same location a 21-year-old [...]

Who: A rock climberWhere: Cantara Loop, near Mt. Shasta, CaliforniaHis mistake: Not sure.What happened: Two men were rock climbing near Mount Shasta. One of the men was apparently tying off some ropes when he fell 10 to 15 feet from a rocky ledge. He continued sliding down a slope and slammed into a tree before [...]

Who: an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old womanWhere: Near Mary’s Lake, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UtahTheir mistake: She just slipped and had a bad ballWhat happened: A couple of teens were scrambling and hiking on a technical trail when the woman slipped and slid down the mountain head first. Authorities said she was falling and her [...]

Who: A female touristWhere: Stara Planina Mountain, BulgariaHer mistake: Unknown. It seems like she was aloneWhat happened: At 5 p.m. one day, a tourist reportedly fell from some rocks during a solo hike of Stara Planina Mountain in Troyan. The regional mountain rescue service requested urgent help for the victim. 17 search and rescue experts [...]

Who: 48-year-old Richard MorganWhere: Between the Pine Creek Trailhead and Fresno, CaliforniaHis mistake: It’s unknown. Looks like he just got delayedWhat happened: A man hiking alone on a 10-day trip was reporting missing Tuesday when he didn’t return from a hike. He was expected back the day before. The man set out on July 18th [...]