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WanderingEng · 1690 days ago · link · · parent · post: UTAH TRIP REPORT or: How I Learned Not To Hike Alone by Breaking My Leg
Remember the search and rescue folks were strangers, too. I read about a winter rescue two years ago where S&R (both rangers and trained volunteers) had to bring a hiker out about 16 miles, including at least one full mile of breaking trail down a mountain. It took something like 40 hours. Your experience of a short distance in good weather puts in context how hard rescue is. Question: what would you do differently the next time, other than not jump off the boulder?I would have died if not for the help of complete strangers