Who: A climber in his 60s
Where: Anvil Point, Dorset sea cliffs, UK
His mistake: It’s unknown
What happened: A man was rock climbing on Anvil Point with three other friends when he somehow fell. It is not clear if the accident was human, mechanical or if recent snowy and wet conditions contributed to the incident.

A bystander who [...]

For those who didn’t know, I recently moved to North Lake Tahoe. The rock climbing has been great. The skiing has been better — and it’s gonna get better this week when we get dumped on.

But all of the fun has left me very little time to upload Hiker Hell. Well, I’m going to start [...]

Who: Toni Sneva
Where: Riverside State Park, Spokane Washington
Her mistake: She went hiking alone
What happened: A woman went on a day hike through Riverside State Park in Washington. The woman has hiked the trail many times before and was wearing light clothes and told family where she was going.

When the woman was two miles away from [...]

This is the first part of a five-part Q&A on Thomas Pruner, a hiker who died while hiking on Santa Cruz Island in California. Kurt Johnson, a friend of Pruner and part of the group on Santa Cruz Island, took some time to answer questions from Hiker Hell.

Last week, I posted a story (to read [...]

This is part two of a five-part Q&A on Thomas Pruner, a hiker who died while hiking on Santa Cruz Island in California. Kurt Johnson, a friend of Pruner and part of the group on Santa Cruz Island, took some time to answer questions from Hiker Hell.

To read the original story, click here.

HikerHell: Many newspaper [...]

This is part three of a five-part Q&A on Thomas Pruner, a hiker who died while hiking on Santa Cruz Island in California. Kurt Johnson, a friend of Pruner and part of the group on Santa Cruz Island, took some time to answer questions from Hiker Hell.

To read the original story, click here.

HikerHell: The amount [...]

This is part four of a five-part Q&A on Thomas Pruner, a hiker who died while hiking on Santa Cruz Island in California. Kurt Johnson, a friend of Pruner and part of the group on Santa Cruz Island, took some time to answer questions from Hiker Hell.

To read the original story, click here.

HikerHell: What other [...]

This is part five of a five-part Q&A on Thomas Pruner, a hiker who died while hiking on Santa Cruz Island in California. Kurt Johnson, a friend of Pruner and part of the group on Santa Cruz Island, took some time to answer questions from Hiker Hell.

To read the original story, click here.

HikerHell: What else [...]

Who: Photojournalist, Bob Karp, of the Daily Record
Where: Dover, New Jersey
His mistake: He got a little too close
What happened: A photographer for the Daily Record in New Jersey was called to photograph a bear in a neighborhood. The black bear was 300 pounds and hunkered 50 feet up a willow tree in a neighborhood.

The [...]