Resuce - hiker flown off Mount Jefferson

[rocket21]

That article has nothing to do with popularity derived dangers of Jefferson or caps ridge. The fact that the hikers used it as a bailout after missing the turn onto Jewell would actually suggest the opposite. The hikers were clearly hiking Washington in a loop, got lost and were rescued at a junction north of Jefferson. Hardly something I would call "Jefferson strikes again".

Considering this thread evolved into a discussion about why Jefferson seemed to be a popular place for rescues and how this latest incident was in fact a rescue, I would indeed say 'Jefferson strikes again.'

Was it inexperienced hikers hiking up Jefferson? No, and I never said that it was in relation to this article. I was simply pointing out that rescuers were called onto Mt. Jefferson yet again this year (the thread was in the General forum and wasn't directly referring to Jefferson, so it seemed relevant). The hikers were unprepared, which is a common theme in most of these recent Jefferson incidents (though, it seems to be in pretty much all published hiking incidents).

Just another piece of data for the Jefferson trend.

 

[sierra]

some years its washington, some years Jefferson, even madison gets its share, I dont think it means anything. As far as the the location of the Caps trailhead, dont matter imo and that trails been popular forever. Many people fall down the stairs at home as well, you just hear about it if they trip on a peak, in reality, mountain accidents are rare considering the traffic they receive just more exciting to the news then when you swan dive down your stairs at home.