Geraldine Largay - The Final Campsite

[Maineiac64]

I hate to bash a dead person but she was an absolute idiot who should never, ever have hiked alone.

No directional skills. Her actions alone since being lost made no sense. Didn't follow the stream downward. Didn't climb to a peak for cell phone usage.

But worst of all, she couldn't build a sustainable fire.

It's hard to feel sorry for someone so completely devoid of common backpacker knowledge.

I know who to feel sorry for.

[rickb]

I know who to feel sorry for.

Apart from the Inchworm and her family, I feel genuinely sorry for all the S&R people involved. This one had to hit harder than most.

[peeeeetey]

AVENZA!! for cell phones.

[Mother Natures Son]

There are some people in this world who don't belong in the woods! The first thing they drilled into our heads as Scouts was how not to get lost in the woods. (Any ex-Scouts out there?) No matter what, you knew what to do if fate dealt you a bad hand.

[4eyedbuzzard]

There are some people in this world who don't belong in the woods! The first thing they drilled into our heads as Scouts was how not to get lost in the woods. (Any ex-Scouts out there?) No matter what, you knew what to do if fate dealt you a bad hand.

"Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you." - Neil Armstrong

[piscatore]

I know who to feel sorry for.

Agree, Mainiac64.