[pct-l] Pct-l Digest, Vol 11, Issue 30

[Phil Baily]

When I worry about safety, I (and many others) am mainly concerened about 
injury, e.g. broken leg, ankle. If you have companions, they can summon 
help, while you wait. (That has happened.) On the other hand, on the PCT in 
most places most of the year, you wouldn't have to wait very long for 
someone to come along --- 24 hours tops. I think injury, weather, and 
getting lost are the main concerns. There is also injury from snakebite or 
bears that I used to worry about, but those are very rare and usually are 
the result of very stupid (usually the result of being uninformed) behavior.

Pieces


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Subject: [pct-l] Pct-l Digest, Vol 11, Issue 30


>
> Hiker Safety
>
> Does anyone carry some type of personal defense against ? Whatever, such 
> as
> bear spray/pepper spray? Anyone ever been waylaid (I'm not talkin' sex) on
> the PCT? Other than falling deaths, have there ever been people killed by
> animals or humans on the PCT? Just curious, someone mentioned hiking with
> others for safety, and that got me wondering. I've never heard of any
> serious troubles caused by anything other than weather or getting lost.
>
> Drew A.G. Engman
> Desert Man
> "How Do Crazy People Hike The PCT?
> They Take The Psycho Path!"
>
>
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