[pct-l] Rescue (was Re: Another missing hiker found)

[Andrea Dinsmore]

Too many for PCT hikers ?? 2 this season and 1 last season. Maybe 1-2% a
year up here. And it's usually me that calls for the hikers. Most years we
don't have the need to call on hikers. So 98% of SAR rescues are for non
PCT hikers.

Andrea
PCT MOM


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com> wrote:

> Dan, I agree with you, there seems to be far to many SAR missions going on
> to take care of PCT hikers.  One of the reasons for this and, there is not
> much we as a community can do about it is, with so many more hikers using
> the trail every year (my first thru will be 2014) and belonging in this
> group myself, there will also be that many more inexperienced and under
> educated hikers on the trail too (doing every step possible to not be
> included in this group).
> The problem with trying to raise awareness about the problem on this list
> is that, for the most part, the hikers who visit this list on a regular
> basis, as well as other informative sites, ate not usually the hikers that
> find themselves in trouble and in over their heads before it's to late.
> As far as informing my wife as to my hike plan for a trip, one smart thing
> I do is, I add 1 day to my plan if I'm gone for over 5 days. This is so she
> doesn't start to worry if I'm delayed for any reason and, If I'm not, I
> have a free day if I choose to use it.
>
> Helps keep our SAR teams at home when they are not really needed.
>
> Terry
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 8, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Dan Jacobs <youroldpaldan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Oct 8, 2013 12:08 PM, "shon mcganty" <smcganty at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm going to keep it short and put in my 2 cents:
> >>
> >> I think the PCT community needs to do a self evaluation in regards
> > to what responsibility they hold in making sure they do not need rescue.
> > There seams to be so many more rescue missions for PCT hikers than your
> > week-end hikers.
> >
> > Interesting line of thought, but lets look at some details. The one I am
> > curious about is how many rescues are initiated by the hiker themselves.
> > How many rescues are initiated by panicky friends or family when the
> hiker
> > actually doesn't require a rescue effort?
> >
> > Dan Jacobs
> > Vancouver  WA
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