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https://www.foxnews.com/us/nc-hiker-found-alive-days-going-missing-appalachian-trail-connecticut A 60-year-old hiker from North Carolina was found alive days after she disappeared along the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut, officials said Friday. Marta Renee Bowen was located several miles...

I think I'll just pop over to Katahdin that day. Shouldn't be a problem and likely have the mtn to myself.

Just read this report, wild and lucky result. Reminds me of being near an avalanche in Gulf Slides many years ago where someone who clearly knew better didn't take his own advice and it didn't end well.

"Around 60 percent of new restaurants fail within the first year. And nearly 80 percent shutter before their fifth anniversary. Often, the No. 1 reason is simply location — and the general lack of self-awareness that you have no business actually being in that location."

How do we stop people from heading to the hills in "this" weather? We don't. We educate, we warn, we enlist every tourism site and dropping off point and social media campaigns to understand the danger, but we don't stop anyone. We ensure, through signs and the press, that anyone who goes in...

Great article. Every time there is a tragedy in these mountains (or anywhere), it's an opportunity for some to list their resume and why they would never be in that situation. I just generally stopped reading some as I know the content before I read the first word.

Wrong info is how people die!!! (Just kidding, a little Friday morning levity)

Won't ever forget coming up after and seeing the devastation. What struck me were two things: First, there was a clear delineation of damage based on elevation. Second, seemed like every white birch tree within that band of damage was broken in half 15' off the ground.

I think one's personality has to be taken into account. Do you like being alone and use the time in the woods to gather your thoughts and just enjoy yourself? You likely aren't going to thrive in a group environment and quite possibly would cause problems? Timid and not willing to put...

I've used a pulk to the Three Ponds area, basecamping in the Pemi and Wild River Wildernesses/19-Mile Brook trail, Flat Mountain Pond area, and hauled one close to the summit of Roger's Ledge. I could see Crawford's Path as it's fairly wide and comparatively straight.

What the???

With no basis if it's correct or other factors to consider, a quick search tells me a Blackhawk helicopter costs $2-4k an hour to run. Not sure how much it was in the air looking for the missing hiker off Lafayette, but I'd guess 20 hours (???). Costs could get to $100k real quick.

A few pages back, someone mentioned about how some stories seem to resonate with us, likely for varying reasons. This one did, mostly because I could've pictured my mother in a very similar situation. She never camped alone, but did hike alone often and while she never got lost, she got turned...

We had those, all the rage. We did end up rewiring one to use 3 C cells since those others were expensive. Obviously not the same power, at least I don't think. Back on topic, the mother of the young woman who died has asked for donations to be sent to S&R. Nice move.

Don't necessarily disagree, and am just having an open discussion so not "Blaming" anyone if they put their stats in there or share their experiences. But, there is a fine line between this and FB (which is built just for bragging and tattling, honestly), and that line shifts based on the...

Interesting. I see the same behavior you pointed out on here daily. There are signatures showing their accomplishes. Their posters lamenting the loss of the good old days, or telling of their experiences. Posters stating where others went wrong and how they do it right. Frankly, other than...

Do you include VFFT in this assessment?

It's entirely possible she turned around, as has been told to do. She missed a turn, in an area where it's not uncommon. Lost, cold, bad weather, she decided to get off the ridge head west down the first drainage she found in the hope it would lead her out. Honestly, seems like she...

I've said it before but I can easily think of a half-dozen times, likely more, where death was just as likely an outcome as not over the last 45 years. Falling into icy streams, slipping down slides, stuck out at night, wearing the Devil's fabric in a rainstorm, etc. All ended in a laugh at...

Hated Campor! Catalog carried, seemingly, absolutely everything...but I didn't want to see a drawing of the gear I wanted to see an actual picture!!