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: 26-year-old Joshua Carter
Where: Mt. Mansfield, Underhill State Park, Vermont
His mistake: He went alone in bad weather, but he did a lot of things right
What happened: A man set out for the summit of Mt. Mansfield on his own. Although the weather was good when he left, bad weather quickly came in before he reached [...]
Who: A man and two friends
Where: Glamarama, Borrowdale, Cumbria, Lake District, UK
Their mistake: Looks like they were traveling in avy territory
What happened: A man and two friends were hiking up a snow gully on Glaramara. During their ascent, the men disturbed the snow and set off an avalanche. Two of the men were able to [...]
Who: A 60-year-old male
Where: Donut Falls, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
His mistake: Just a simple slip
What happened: A man was hiking with his family to Donut Falls when he slipped on a rock and fell into freezing water. His family immediately called for help, but it took rescuers roughly 45 minutes to get to the scene.
The [...]
Who: 64-year-old Richard Barrie of Kittery, Maine
Where: Mount Moosilauke, New Hampshire
His mistake: He went alone, but he did a lot of things right
What happened: A man who went hiking alone on Mount Moosilauke became stranded on the mountain while high winds and frigid temperatures hovered overhead. It is unclear how the man became delayed.
Authorities were [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Who: A 50-year-old woman
Where: Angels Landing, Zion National Park, Utah
Her mistake: Looks like an accident
What happened: A woman was hiking alone to the top of Angels Landing, a rock fin that jets into the sky in Zion National Park. The narrow trail – sometimes just a few feet wide – has sheer dropoffs on both [...]
Who: Four hikers
Where: Jonesville Cliff, Vermont
Their mistake: They started late, and didn’t expect certain conditions
What happened: Four hikers decided to go on a late afternoon hike before Thanksgiving dinner. The group hiked to Jonesville Cliff, a place they have hiked before, all the way back to when they were kids.
Darkness approached faster than they expected [...]
Who: 26-year-old Jordan Nicurity
Where: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
His mistake: He was alone, but ultimately it was a simple fall
What happened: A man went on a hiking and climbing trip alone on Hornby Island in British Columbia. While climbing in an area, the man’s sandstone handhold broke loose and sent the man tumbling six meters [...]
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