If ever there was an argument for cell phones in the backcountry, this would be it.

BREAKING: two hikers are stranded on Longs Peak, awaiting rescue amidst the CO flood chaos.
Connie Yang and Suzanne Turell sent a series of emergency texts from 13,400 feet yesterday, according to Yang's sister via Tumblr (link below). The two experienced hikers indicated that they were off-trail and attempting to wait out an ice storm on the mountain's south ridge.
Search and rescue teams in the area are stretched thin due to ongoing flood damage in Larimer County.


http://helpconnieandsuz.tumblr.com/