Article in the Denver Post providing a summary of this years fatalities and some analysis from Mountain Rescue Aspen and Lou Dawson.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/15/co ... aths-plan/
Denver Post Article on 14er Fatalities
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RockiesAdrian
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Re: Denver Post Article on 14er Fatalities
Really well written. Touches on almost all the salient points from our thread here. They even got a quote from Roach!
Thanks for the read!
Thanks for the read!
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Re: Denver Post Article on 14er Fatalities
And if you thought there were unsympathetic people on this site just read the comments at the end of the article. I think Darwin was cited multiple times...
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Re: Denver Post Article on 14er Fatalities
Gotta love the comments from the non-hiking community:
Which is why it's good that organizations are starting to see a need for education like BC skiing "Know before you go".
Better than banning these activities and better than closing the mountains.
Which is why it's good that organizations are starting to see a need for education like BC skiing "Know before you go".
"Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games." - Ernest Hemingway (or was it Barnaby Conrad?)
Your knees only get so many bumps in life, don't waste them on moguls!
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Your knees only get so many bumps in life, don't waste them on moguls!
“No athlete is truly tested until they’ve stared an injury in the face and come out on the other side stronger than ever” -anonymous
http://otinasadventures.com @otina
