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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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Man Dies in Grand Canyon Fall

Who: 62-year-old B. Holt Vaughn
Where: Between Mather Point and Pipe Creek Vista, South Rim, Grand Canyon
His mistake: Looks like a simple fall
What happened: A man was visiting the south rim of the Grand Canyon when he somehow fell of the side of a lookout. Other park visitors reported a hiker over the edge and rangers [...]

December 5th, 2009 | Category: Death, Hiker | Leave a comment

Man Survives 400-Meter Fall

Who: A 27-year-old climber
Where: On the Hirschkarlgrat in Obersteirmark, Austria
His mistake: Choosing a short route down a steep snow gully
What happened: The 27-year-old-climber and a partner were descending from the Hirscchkarlgrat towards the Grieskogel and decided to take a shorter route down a snow covered ravine. When they were 400 meters down the ravine, they [...]

December 5th, 2009 | Category: Hiker, Rescue | Leave a comment

Man Dies in Mountain Fall

Who: A 30-year-old German hiker
Where: Tschagguns, Vorarlberg, Austria
His mistake: Taking a shortcut on steep terrain
What happened: The hiker and his 32-year-old lady partner were hiking on the Montafon at 3:30 pm when they realized it was getting dark. After a stop at a hut at Maiensäss they decided to take a shortcut in the dark [...]

December 5th, 2009 | Category: Death, Hiker | Leave a comment

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