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: Two young women
Where: St. Francois State Park, Missouri
Their mistake: They just got lost
What happened: Two young women were hiking in the woods in St. Francois State Park and somehow became lost. They started the hike at 3 p.m. and were unable to find their way back to the car by sundown – and they [...]
Who: Six hikers, not much more is known
Where: Guatali, Santa Rita, Guam
Their mistake: Not sure
What happened: Six hikers went out for a walk in the Guatali area of Guam. At some point during the hike, one of the hikers received minor injuries and the group was overdue. It is unclear if the injury was directly [...]
Who: A 15-year-old girl
Where: Cold Springs Trail, Santa Barbara, California
Her mistake: Looks like a simple fall
What happened: A girl was hiking with six others on the Cold Springs Trail in the mountains above Santa Barbara. Some time during the hike, the teen fell tumbled down about 100 feet into a creek bed. Her head hit [...]
Who: Three hikers
Where: Abrams Falls Trail, Cades Cove, Rocky Mountain National Park
Their mistake: They hiked off trail and got lost
What happened: Three hikers decided to take a stroll on the Abrams Falls Trail in Cades Cove, part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. During their hike, they took a break and decided to explore [...]
Who: 42-year-old John Bizzell, his 13-year-old daughter and his 9-year-old niece
Where: Little Grand Canyon, Illinois
Their mistake: They just got lost
What happened: A father, his teenage daughter and his 9-year-old niece went for a hike in Little Grand Canyon. During their hike, the trio got lost and were unable to find their way back to their [...]
Who: Two 18-year-old college students
Where: Camels Hump, Vermont
Their mistake: They were poorly prepared for the cold and darkness
What happened: Two college students planned for an overnight camping trip on Camels Hump in Vermont. They hiked up to the tree line before the summit and set up camp. But they were unprepared for the cold and [...]
Who: Two students, not much more is known
Where: Grooved Arete, Snowdonia, UK
Their mistake: Looks like they bit off more than they can chew
What happened: Two climbers were ascending the Grooved Arete route on Snowdonia in the UK. For some reason, the climbers became stuck on the route. It is unclear if they had no gear, [...]
Who: 23-year-old Samuel Cannon
Where: Y-Mountain, Provo, Utah
His mistake: He was hiking alone and lost the trail
What happened: A man was hiking alone on Y-Mountain in Provo. During the man’s hike, he lost the trail, but continued to head forward. Too bad he ended up on a ledge on a steep cliff and unable to safely [...]
Who: A man and 7 kids, ages 3 to 14
Where: Breitenbush Lake, Oregon
His mistake: Took a bad time to go, but he did a lot of things right
What happened: A man took his seven kids camping in the Breitenbush Lake area. Family members said it wasn’t uncommon for the man to take all of his [...]
Who: 27-year-old Alisa Franck
Where: Chico Mountain, Idaho
Her mistake: She and her hiking partner separated, but she was wearing warm clothes
What happened: A woman and her boyfriend, 42-year-old David Dodd, went on a dayhike on Chico Mountain in Northern Idaho. At some point of the hike, the two separated and were expected to rendezvous shortly after. [...]
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