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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Who: La Quinta City Manager, Thomas Genovese
Where: Bump and Grind Trail, Palm Springs, California
His mistake: No mistake. His time had come.
What happened: A man was hiking the Bump and Grind trail with friends when he suddenly collapsed. The man suffered a heart attack. His friends called for help and a rescue, including a [...]
Who: 62-year-old Charles Tuft
Where: Vail, Colorado
His mistake: He just lost control
What happened: A doctor from Vail was skiing on a beginner run, when he skied off an embankment and had a bad fall. Despite wearing a helmet, the man died of bodily trauma. This is the second ski death in Colorado this weekend [...]
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Who: 20-year-old Evan Massini
Where: Breckenridge Ski Resort
His mistake: Seems like he was snowboarding a little out of control
What happened: A young snowboarder, who just got his snowboard fixed, died this weekend while snowboarding at Breckendridge. The man was on the Peak 8 Northstar trail when he crashed into a tree. He [...]
Who: Regina Febbo Frasier
Where: Cummins Falls, Blackburn Fork River, Tennessee
Her mistake: She slipped on leaves
What happened: A woman was hiking with two friends near the Cummins Falls. The area is rocky and slick. While she was hiking, she slipped on some leaves and fell over a cliff and suffered fatal head injuries.
Her husband [...]
Who: 16-year-old Mason Carpenter
Where: Pepper Sauce Cave, north side of Mount Lemmon, Arizona
His mistake: Bad luck
What happened: A teen was exploring Pepper Sauce Cave with his father. They were about 200 yards into the cave when the teen slipped and heard a “pop” in his leg. At first he didn’t feel too much [...]
Who: A 25-year-old man
Where: Flatirons, Colorado
His mistake: He was on shrooms and freaking out…duh
What happened: A man and his friend were hiking on the Flatirons. At least one man took psychedelic mushrooms and began “not acting right.” His friend called for help and a rescue group was sent. The man was taken to [...]
Who: 38-year-old Matthew Jamie Pierre
Where: Snowbird, Utah
His mistake: He went skiing on a high risk avalanche day
What happened: A professional skier went to get some turns in at Snowbird before the resort opened for the season. He was standing on a cliff when an avalanche swept him off. He was not buried, but [...]
Who: A Taiwanese man
Where: Nanhu Mountains, Taiwan
His mistake: Just bad luck in a fall
What happened: A man was hiking by himself and fell into a deep ravine. In the fall, the man suffered injuries to his mid-section and other parts of his body. The man, who happened to be a software engineer for [...]
The two missing French climbers stranded by bad weather on the Mont Blanc Massif were found dead by a helicopter. The men dug a hole under an ice ledge for shelter, yet eventually perished in the harsh conditions.
Read the story here.
OTHER HIKER HELL STORIES:
A rock climber experienced “rope trouble” and broke his ankle in a [...]
Who: Olivier Sourzac and Charlotte Demetz, both in their 40s.
Where: Walker Peak, Mont Blanc Massif, France
Their mistake: Bad luck with the weather
What happened: Two climbers are stranded on the 4,208-meter Walker Peak in the Mont Blanc Massif due to bad weather. It is unclear how the climbers called for help, but they did [...]
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