[at-l] Surivival was Trail Etiquette

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

This seemed like an appropriate place to refer you all to the latest
issue of Backpacker Magazine, where there is a pretty incredible story
about a minister who does a tough solo hike in the Wind River Range . .
. it is a story about life, spiritual struggle, and - well, read it and
digest it for yourself!

Thru-Thinker

p.s.  on a much more humorous note, the same issue has a short article
on the growing (pardon the pun) body of evidence indicating that Viagra
can help with altitude sickness! Now that is what I call taking medicine
to new heights :)

AHuthmaker@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 5/30/02 5:55:41 PM, shane@theplacewithnoname.com writes:
> 
> << I see the grin, but it's a true and serious statement.  A few newbies die
> every year, and mostly from being ignorant or ill-prepared to face the
> conditions they meet. >>
> 
> You know, in all seriousness, this is actually a great concern of mine.  I
> have armed myself with reams of book knowlege on hiking safely, but my
> greatest fear is that I will be one of those people that park rangers talk
> about over beer and roll their eyes at!  I don't think you can know how you
> will react to a back country emergency until it happens, and I sometimes
> wonder if all my reading is going to be enough!
>     Also, in concern to your statement about people that can not handle being
> in the woods alone, I have read that a lot of people that get lost in the
> woods actually die or are seriously injured due to shock or panic.  Any SAR
> folks out there?  Is that true?
> All in all, I think it is definitely a topic worth digging into!
>     And I would love to know what kind of advice all of you seriously
> seasoned hikers would give someone new to the sport in terms of personal
> safety and preparedness.  After reading all the books and learning to read
> the maps, isn't there a point where you just have to go out and do it?  And
> isn't there a really big difference between book knowlege and the knowlege
> that only comes after doing it for years?  What is a person to do between?
> All of my practical knowlege gained by hiking has been gained alone since I
> rarely have hiking partners.  I would be willing to bet that there are some
> pretty big holes in my knowlege!!!  Anna
> 
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