txag
10-10-2009, 19:04
I have been lurking on this site for about 6 months. Buying and evaluating gear that is discussed (sorry, no hammock.......yet). Here in the Rockies ultralight and long distance backpacking is not common in my circle - nor is much of the gear. My packing buddies will laugh at me using an alcohol stove - even while they are field stripping and repairing their Whisperlites.
Even though this is not AT related you may remember CNN covering "the hiker who dialed 911, was rescued and then disappeared". National news did not cover what happened - even my mother had to call to find out. Here is the link, pop another link on this page to go to a master page with other information concerning this incident. Not a bad read surfing on a Saturday night. The only problem is that everything went wrong with this rescue attempt.
http://www.blnz.com/news/2009/06/19/Helicopter_pilot_just_before_crash_2898.html
I will be hiking at the base of Santa Fe Baldy tomorrow. It is my neck of the woods.
Even though this is not AT related you may remember CNN covering "the hiker who dialed 911, was rescued and then disappeared". National news did not cover what happened - even my mother had to call to find out. Here is the link, pop another link on this page to go to a master page with other information concerning this incident. Not a bad read surfing on a Saturday night. The only problem is that everything went wrong with this rescue attempt.
http://www.blnz.com/news/2009/06/19/Helicopter_pilot_just_before_crash_2898.html
I will be hiking at the base of Santa Fe Baldy tomorrow. It is my neck of the woods.