[pct-l] death of a hiker

[r1ce at msn.com (Rachele & Dan Rice)]

Was the woman's pack 60 pounds wet, or had the contents inside of it dried
by the time the pack was weighed?  If the pack was submerged in water (and
that's my understanding from what I've read on the list), isn't it possible
that everything was very wet, causing the pack to weigh more than it did
when the hiker originally packed it?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Courtway" <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>
To: <Slyatpct@aol.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] death of a hiker


> I'd be honored to tell the story "that's where one-eye sly sucked down his
> last trail smoke right there"  at the top of a scenic pass or taking a
soak
> in a creek.
>
> careful out there,
> s.c.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Slyatpct@aol.com>
> To: <jomike47@earthlink.net>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] death of a hiker
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/1/2004 12:13:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jomike47@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > > Who do any of us think we are to re-view the causes of a young woman's
> > > death. It seems to me in the case of pack weigh or stating how you
think
> someone
> > > died reeks of egotism.
> > >
> >
> > I'd like to think, regardless of anyone's packweight, those that get to
> die
> > in the wildereness for whatever reason, as opposed anywhere else, are
> truly
> > blessed.
> >
> > So much so, I'm planning on it, ill-prepared or not.
> >
> > Sly
> >
> >
> >
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