About Over four years ago, I read “Touching the Void” and I was always intrigued by situation hikers find themselves in and the incredible things they do to stay alive.
This blog is about learning from other people’s mistakes, so you don’t make the same ones.
“Better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat”
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Whoops. I got wolves and coyotes mixed up (in the original post). Me and my midnight blunders.
Who: A 19-year-old woman
Where: Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Canada
Her mistake: Just bad luck
What happened: A woman was hiking with a group on the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Some time during the hike, the woman [...]
Who: A 64-year-old woman
Where: Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, California
Her mistake: Just a simple mis-step
What happened: Instead of boozing up, a 64-year-old woman decided to go for a hike at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park near Napa. (Not sure which one is more healthy with all of that “wine is good for you talk.”)
The woman [...]
Who: A Chinese man
Where: Shark’s Tooth, Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand
His mistake: He was traveling alone, but not much is known beyond that
What happened: A Chinese man and another unknown climber carpooled to the base of Mt. Taranaki. Although both men traveled to the mountain together, they both chose to climb the mountain solo. It is [...]
Who: Two men
Where: East Buttress route (5.7), Mt. Whitney, California
Their mistake: Bad luck
What happened: Two climbers were on their final push to the summit of Mt. Whitney on the East Buttress route, a 5.7 scramble/climb to the peak of the mountain. While the men were on a ledge at 13,500 feet, a large rock fell [...]
Who: 30-year-old Erin Tiernan and 46-year-old Monica Trust
Where: Owl Head, Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire
Their mistake: The hiked on a not-so-ideal day, but they did do some things right
What happened: Two women went for a hike during heavy rain to the summit of Owl’s Head, a 4,025-foot peak in the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The trip was 18 [...]
Who: A man in his 50s
Where: Pauoa Flats Trail, Hawaii
His mistake: Just a simple slip
What happened: A man was hiking with a group on the Pauoa Flats Trail. About one mile in at the top of Tantalus, the man slipped and injured his leg. He was unable to continue on the trail.
Authorities were called. [...]
Who: 20-year-old Kirsten Hillary Williams and her black lab
Where: South and Middle Sisters, part of the Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon
Her mistake: She got lost and was unprepared
What happened: A woman and her dog started a hike at 1 p.m. The plan was to summit the South Sister and Middle Sister of the Three Sisters in [...]
Who: A 67-year-old man from Southern California
Where: Fish Camp, Madera County, California
His mistake: Just a simple slip
What happened: A man was visiting Fish Camp and went on a hike with his wife. During the hike, the man slipped off the trail and fell into a pool below a waterfall. The man’s wife scrambled down the [...]
Who: 49-year-old Thomas Pruner of Lake Forest
Where: Santa Cruz Islands, Channel Islands National Park, California
His mistake: His hiking group didn’t listen to the numerous warnings to bring more water
What happened: A man and a group of friends planned on kayaking on Santa Cruz Island. But when high seas rolled in, the original plan was cancelled. [...]
Who: 46-year-old John Huybers, an experienced mountaineer, ice climber, backcountry hiker and skier, canoer and whitewater rafter
Where: Fang Cave Complex, Fang Mountain, British Columbia, Canada
His mistake: Bad luck
What happened: A man was caving with three other friends in the Fang Cave Complex, part of Fang Mountain. While the man was 10 meters down a shaft [...]
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