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Yana Hater
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:16 am
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PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:36 am
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:08 am
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That is terrible..RIP Hiker Woman.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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slabbyd Member
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:17 am
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I feel like this happened a year or two ago as well.
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nordique Member
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nordique
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:39 pm
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Also here:
https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/hiker-dies-in-fall-from-sauk-mountain-trail/
This short hike seems to generate more fatal falls than most of our popular trails. The last time I tried to do this hike, I encountered a place where the path had collapsed. I just needed to make one big step across--but a fall would've been about twelve feet or more--so I turned around. Here is the spot:
Where I stopped
It really is a beautiful hike!
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awilsondc Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2016 Posts: 1324 | TRs | Pics
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slabbyd wrote: | I feel like this happened a year or two ago as well. |
It did.
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AlpineRose Member
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Did that trail for the first time last year. That is one spooky trail. It switchbacks a looong ways up an incredibly steep, sustained slope. Steep enough that if you lose your footing, you are going to fall quite a way. A sustained level of attention to one's footing is mandated. The erosion created by switchback cutting morons increases the hazard. Personally, I wouldn't take young kids, dogs or anyone with balance issues on it.
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Bernardo Member
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 2174 | TRs | Pics Location: out and about in the world |
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:19 pm
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Sad to hear this. One woman was 71, the other 69. If you are about 70 your hiking risk profile is totally different than if you're 25. What is safe for the average 25 year old hiker, may be extremely dangerous for the average 70 year old hiker. I believe more consideration needs to be given to this reality.
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nordique Member
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Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:19 pm
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As someone who turns 75 this year, I have a long list of summits I no longer visit: Mt Si, McClellan Butte, Mt Pugh, and many other summits that require a hint of a scramble. Mind you, I have right leg balance issues that many people my age have managed to avoid. Luckily for me, many of my regular hiking friends are near my age and they no longer need to push limits that might result in them losing the ability to hike--like me--three days a week, year-round.
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RumiDude Marmota olympus
Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 3589 | TRs | Pics Location: Port Angeles |
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Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:12 pm
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RIP, hiker lady.
Rumi
"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
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moonspots Happy Curmudgeon
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 2456 | TRs | Pics Location: North Dakota |
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Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:26 am
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nordique wrote: | As someone who turns 75 this year, I have a long list of summits I no longer visit: |
Yeah, I'm not too far behind you, and I'm trying to do as much as I can, while I still can. I'm working on the 5 tallest summits in WA, and have Adam's, Baker and Glacier Peak to go. Mt Adams with my eldest grandson is on the list for August, then after that, we'll see.
It is indeed sad to read of someone slipping and falling to harm/death while out and about. May God be with her family.
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
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Foist Sultan of Sweat
Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 3974 | TRs | Pics Location: Back! |
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Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:08 am
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Both articles say she fell from an "embankment." An embankment is a built-up wall. Are there any embankments constructed on that trail? I don't remember any. Or maybe it's just sloppy writing and they just mean a trail with a steep drop on one side.
I would also not take my little kids back on that hike. That was my conclusion even before the fatal falls the last 2 years.
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AlpineRose Member
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nordique Member
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nordique
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Sun Jul 29, 2018 11:27 am
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Very impressive! I'm happy to be able to do the summits on Squak Mt....
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