[pct-l] Fatalities on the PCT?

[rbelshee@hotmail.com]

If strictly counting statistics for thru hikers, the Sandy River incident does not count.  

If instead you are looking for learning lessons it does count.  The incident was during the middle of the herd in that area (it was the day after I went through) and it was an experienced hiker (she was hiking the full loop around Mt Hood).  She had the schedule pressure of wanting to finish so she could go to work the next day even though she arrived late in the afternoon - so that is the lesson: don't let schedule concerns drive you through dangerous streams in the afternoon when you should wait until morning or find a safer place.

Steady Sr


----- Reply message -----
From: "CHUCK CHELIN" <steeleye at wildblue.net>
Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:19 am
Subject: [pct-l] Fatalities on the PCT?
To: "sabi" <noself at gmx.at>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>


Good morning, Sabi,

In addition to the unfortunate incidents Brick mentioned, a hiker drowned
at the PCT ford of the Sandy River on Mt. Hood.  During the normal NoBo
season a PCT hiker is at some risk of getting the soles of his/her sneakers
damp at that crossing.

http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/News_Hood_HikerDrowned.htm

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:56 AM, sabi <noself at gmx.at> wrote:

>
> I am not scared and I don't want to worry people but I couldn't find any
> statistics about fatal accidents on the PCT, only some anecdotal remarks
> like the citation below? And for what reasons get hikers killed on the
> trail
> - hypothermia, drowning, falling, infarct ...?
> I suppose to see the numbers should actually put the risk in the right
> dimension compared to what can happen to one when getting into a car.
>
> sabi
>
>
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