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: 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: 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: 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 [...]
Who: A 22-year-old male
Where: Butte at Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona
His mistake: Looks like he just took a misstep
What happened: A man was hiking to the top of the butte at Papago Park in Arizona when he lost his footing and fell about 30 feet. He struck his head and shoulder in the fall and may [...]
Who: 31-year-old Jarek Sweigert and 38-year-old Marty Cooke
Where: Kelly Gulch, Idaho
Their mistake: Could be poor planning or bad luck
What happened: Two men went on a day hike through Kelly Gulch in Blaine County, Idaho. During their hike, a heavy snow storm hit the area and the men became separated while trying to get back to [...]
Who: 26-year-old Joseph Leonhard and 28-year-old Justin Seweryn
Where: Yellow Spur Route, Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado
Their mistake: Poor planning
What happened: Two climbers rock climbed the Yellow Spur Route, a 10a route in Eldorado Canyon State Park. The men were able to complete the long, hard route, but on their descent, they ran into some trouble [...]
Who: A male mountaineer
Where: Leiva Peak, Murcia’s Sierra Espuna, Spain
His mistake: Not sure what caused the fall
What happened: A man and two additional climbers were on an ascent to the Leiva Peak, part of the Sierra Espuna mountains in Spain. The group was 30 meters from the summit when one of the men fell. The [...]
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