[pct-l] severe dehydration danger on the trail

[lilacs007 at yahoo.com]

No joke I passed out at my home working in yard today- in front of a cop, he called the  Ambulance, fire truck..the cop caught me before I hit something. 

Dehydration and low blood pressure. I had some "bug" last few days but felt better.

This can happen anytime to anyone. 
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From: Nick Thelen <nthelen03 at yahoo.com>
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:53:28 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net<pct-l at backcountry.net>
Reply-To: Nick Thelen <nthelen03 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [pct-l]  severe dehydration danger on the trail

It's possible the newly generated interest and notability of the PCT from the  book "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" has illustrated a more 'romantic' version of what it actually takes to thru-hike the PCT...or even sections of it.

Hopefully there won't be any serious injury to the "pie-in-the-sky" trail user embarking on this magnificent adventure....

I'd watch out for noobs out there...they may not know what a serious situation is until it's too late.


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gary_schenk
Mon Apr 29 16:52:16 CDT 2013

 Seriously, people can't make it past Hauser Creek without needing a rescue?

Are all these water caches and trail angels giving people a false sense of security? Are thrus worrying too much about how they're going to charge their gadgets and less about basic survival on the trail?

What's going on out there?

Gary
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