Nice to hear some good news. Smart man.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad it turned out a search and not a recovery.
Looking at the news video, obviously a lot of people and resources were mobilized, which an inReach probably would've prevented or, at least, greatly minimized.
The guy looked to be in better shape than the vast majority 73 year olds.
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Sure would love to know what compass he used.Glad he had one.
"Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun
Sleepin by the river just like he usually done
Call for his whisky
He can call for his tea
Call all he wanta but he can't call me..."
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"Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun
Sleepin by the river just like he usually done
Call for his whisky
He can call for his tea
Call all he wanta but he can't call me..."
Robert Hunter & Ron McKernan
Whiteblaze.net User Agreement.
The brand of compass does matter... Carry one that allows accurate declination setting, and also ability to take a good bearing. Good ones have an arm that raises and allows sighting. Best is the geologist's brunton, in which you sight and level a bubble in a mirror. Can make sightings to half a degree. Then you can plot the line on a map, do another at 90 degrees, and you have found yourself on the map. Many other applications too. But sadly, many hikers don't know **** about compasses.
"Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun
Sleepin by the river just like he usually done
Call for his whisky
He can call for his tea
Call all he wanta but he can't call me..."
Robert Hunter & Ron McKernan
Whiteblaze.net User Agreement.
I concur. A simple button compass is good enough in this instance, and actually knowing the local declination is icing on the cake. Hardly anybody knows about or understands what declination is anyway. Many pre-GPS years ago a one-time acquaintance and I got into a navigation argument in a very bad place when he insisted on going one way after setting his declination 14 degrees East when it was in fact 14 deg West. If we had followed his compass we'd have been 28 degrees off, which would've been really bad during a white-out in the White mtns. As it was, we hit tree line at exactly the right spot.
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The Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter ~ Cam "Swami" Honan of OZ
I'm surprised he was able to light a fire in the snow! That's what would have done me in. I can barely light a fire after three days of sunshine.
The truth is, this shouldn’t even be a story. It should be the norm. But in the nanny nation we live in, apparently it’s exceptional, even though it isn’t.
But a great guy, and I’m happy for him… just sad about so many others…