Who: 19-year-old Kevin Trevor RodriguezWhere: Tokopah Falls, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPHis mistake: He was scrambling on smooth waterfall rocksWhat happened: A teen from Los Angeles was visiting a popular waterfall in Sequoia National Park. He was scrambling on some rocks at the top of the waterfall. For some reason, he decided to downclimb a [...]

Who: Two male hikersWhere: Mt. Holy Cross, ColoradoTheir mistake: They made a few of themWhat happened: Yesterday I posted a story about a couple of missing hikers on Mount of the Holy Cross near Vail. Rescuers found them today.

Just as a chopper was dropping off rescuers, the two were spotted waving their arms. The chopper [...]

Who: A 59-year-old manWhere: Ruahine Ranges, New ZealandHis mistake: He made the same mistake twice. He should get his hiking boots taken away.What happened: A 59-year-old man was attempting a hike that he tried a month ago. His plan was to climb up the snow-covered ridges in the Ruahine Range for a day. The man [...]

Who: Two hikersWhere: Mt. Holy Cross, ColoradoTheir mistake: It’s unknownWhat happened: Two hikers last seen on Monday are still missing near Mt. Holy Cross. A friend who was waiting for them at a campsite reported them missing on Tuesday morning. Rescuers have been searching for them since, both from on the ground and in the [...]

Who: A male hikerWhere: Old Rag Mountain, VirginiaHis mistake: Simple slipWhat happened: A hiker was deep in the woods on a dayhike when he slipped and broke his ankle. Temperatures were near 100 degrees and the man was far from any trailhead. He used a cell phone to call for help.

Because of his location, rescuers [...]

Who: A hikerWhere: Appalachian Trail between Wilbur Dam and Vandeventer ShelterHis mistake: It’s unknownWhat happened: A hiker on the Appalachian trail somehow injured himself and he used a cell phone to call 911. Authorities responded and set up a command station about six miles away. They used ATVs to reach the man and transport him [...]

Who: Oscar Perez, a Spanish climberWhere: Latox II peak, PakistanHis mistake: Just a slip.What happened: A Spanish mountaineer was climbing the northern ridge of a mountain in Pakistan. The trip began in early July. Near the top at a height of 6,300 meters, the man slipped and broke his leg in the fall. His partner [...]

Who: Two mountain climbers training for their guide exameWhere: Mt. Torment, North Cascades, WashingtonHis mistake: Bad luckWhat happened: Two mountain guides were training for their American Mountain Guide exam. They were ascending Mt. Torment when a piece of ice collapsed underneath one of the climbers sending him down an ice moat, which is sort of [...]

Who: A 7-year-old boyWhere: Emigrant Wilderness, CaliforniaHis mistake: Horsing around with his dadWhat happened: A boy and his dad were camping with the rest of the family near Pinecrest Lake. The boy and dad went fishing in the afternoon and when they were hiking back to camp, they started racing. The boy ran ahead of [...]

Who: Two female hikersWhere: Briones Regional Park, CaliforniaTheir mistake: They just got lostWhat happened: Two women were out for a day hike in a remote area of a park when they became lost. They used their cell phone to call 911 at 9:53 p.m. They told authorities they were lost and they could hear coyotes [...]