Two missing climbers on Mount Saint Hellens.
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 6:59 pm
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Bombchaser wrote:They got lost in bad weather and have been found!! Do people leave their house and assume the weather will just stay nice and sunny? This huge storm was forcasted in advance. Where are there navigation skills?? GPS?? They said they had gotten lost before while out hiking.
lcarreau wrote:Bombchaser wrote:They got lost in bad weather and have been found!! Do people leave their house and assume the weather will just stay nice and sunny? This huge storm was forcasted in advance. Where are there navigation skills?? GPS?? They said they had gotten lost before while out hiking.
Doesn't this same thing happen on all PAC-NW volcanoes ???
Or you could actually be prepared and have your USGS quad and a decent compass and know how to use them. There's no reason a whiteout should prevent you getting down safely when you're on a snowfield.billisfree wrote:Cool it, guys!
There's a big difference between going up and coming down.
If you're climbing upwards... you KNOW where you're going to be... at the summit.
Going downwards in fog, whiteouts or dense forests is a different story. Theoretically - you could end up anywhere at the mountain's base.
Take note.
tazz wrote:IMO GPS is backup only.
tazz wrote:wait till he day your gps dies or can't get a signal, or, or,or...then what? learn how to navigate in the mountains without a GPS. IMO GPS is backup only.
mrchad9 wrote:tazz wrote:IMO GPS is backup only.
Yes. It's a backup and a toy. No substitute for knowing how to use a map.
Bombchaser wrote:mrchad9 wrote:tazz wrote:IMO GPS is backup only.
Yes. It's a backup and a toy. No substitute for knowing how to use a map.
It's a toy if you are not proficient with it. This is 2010, people use GPS's. I use one in my line of work daily.
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