[pct-l] SOBO

[Tortoise]

It is dangerous advice to just find flowing water and then follow the water 
downhill . . .

1) the stream may go down thru water falls and steep canyons or just thru 
dense brush that are very difficult to impossible to follow without a 
trail. Maybe this is what got John Donovan.

2) talking to some of the outdoorsmen around here, one is better off going 
uphill as there is likely logging roads there.

3) better go to a clearing where you can  be spotted from the air and send 
out SOSes.

4) at least have area maps with potential bail out routes (roads, side 
trails to trailheads) shown. the WP guidebooks also contain road and trail 
info for bailouts. Keep track of where you are on your maps/by your guidebooks.

5)  if not the above camp where you can be seen and stay put until others 
realize you are missing / or other travelers come across you. In fact your 
first action should be to stop and think, let any panic subside, and coolly 
consider your options.

Tortoise

<>  Because truth matters.<>


On 03/08/11 10:05, Austin Williams wrote:
> If you decide not to bring one then make sure you know how to do a
> backcountry bail-out (in general, find flowing water, follow it forever
> until you find a road, follow road to civilisation.  Works everywhere except
> Australia and remote parts of Canada and Russia).
Tortoise

<>  Because truth matters.<>


On 03/08/11 10:05, Austin Williams wrote:
> If you decide not to bring one then make sure you know how to do a
> backcountry bail-out (in general, find flowing water, follow it forever
> until you find a road, follow road to civilisation.  Works everywhere except
> Australia and remote parts of Canada and Russia).
>