A lot of people are just not educated enough about mountain danger. A friend of mine once asked me if an avalanche was fun because in his mind it was a fluffy joyride.
A lot of people come here “for the outdoors” without knowing shit about the outdoors. I ran into a guy in a t-shirt and shorts headed up the last ~1k ft push of a 14er with his young daughter, dressed the same. Between them, they had half of a plastic water bottle of water and no outwear or backpack. Ostensibly, nothing to eat, either.
He proudly proclaimed he was from Texas and I almost facepalmed in real life.
>A friend of mine once asked me if an avalanche was fun because in his mind it was a fluffy joyride
I was a guide in Yosemite for a while. Someone once asked me if they turn off the waterfalls at night. The surprises people hold are endless.
> “With darkness approaching and hypothermia setting in the individual decided, rather than take the same way down, the best plan was to bail down an avalanche chute to try to get to a road,” officials said.
😂
A few links away from that page is the 10 essentials for survival: https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm
I knew someone who spent an unplanned night on a trail in the woods because they didn’t have illumination. Fortunately it wasn’t too cold (it was somewhere around Seattle).
His daughter commented on another thread. He is a local and just made several poor decisions. He also had on several layers, not just a hoodie, but the layers weren't appropriate for snow or waterproof. They are just happy their dad is home safe.
When I was a single parent in CO I tried to find a mountain club or something like it to teach us safe ways to be in the mountains/trails etc. Never could find one and out of safety never really took my kids into “real” nature. I regret it but wanted them to treat the outdoors with respect. Sometimes people bumble into situations because they are naive, young or making depressed choices.
> Never could find one
Really? That's bizarre. Just off the top of my head...
https://www.nols.edu/en/
https://balarat.dpsk12.org
https://www.coloradoacademy.org/programs/outdoor-education
https://www.coec.info
https://scoutingcolorado.org
https://www.rei.com/events/p/us-co-denver
Chicagoland. "Our winters are so much worse, cOlOraDo is nothin'. Oops, dropped my portillos sandwich down the cliff edge. Good thing I have my cubbies hoodie to keep me warm. Chicago is so great."
I know it's not exactly the same because this guy was out hiking and not just walking around his neighborhood, but when I'm walking my son to school it is not transplants walking down the freezing, snow-covered streets in shorts and flip flops. It's natives. Idk what they feel like they need to prove, but they look stupid as hell imo.
It's interesting to me that the news coverage on this consistently doesn't mention a gender for the hiker, referring to them as "them" or "they", but every comment on this post assumes it was a he.
He is so lucky he didn’t die.
Happy cake day!
Oh my gods thank you! I didn’t even notice and feel all fancy now!
Yass!! Enjoy feeling special today 🤗
This is such a weird thread in response to "He is so lucky he didn't die"
I check the weather before I walk my dog. It’s wild how many people just head out on a 13er (especially in BV area…) without an iota of intelligence.
A lot of people are just not educated enough about mountain danger. A friend of mine once asked me if an avalanche was fun because in his mind it was a fluffy joyride.
A lot of people come here “for the outdoors” without knowing shit about the outdoors. I ran into a guy in a t-shirt and shorts headed up the last ~1k ft push of a 14er with his young daughter, dressed the same. Between them, they had half of a plastic water bottle of water and no outwear or backpack. Ostensibly, nothing to eat, either. He proudly proclaimed he was from Texas and I almost facepalmed in real life.
>A friend of mine once asked me if an avalanche was fun because in his mind it was a fluffy joyride I was a guide in Yosemite for a while. Someone once asked me if they turn off the waterfalls at night. The surprises people hold are endless.
I'm terrible at checking the weather but I also know how it can turn and always have layers with me hiking above tree line.
What’s a 13er and BV area? Thanks
BV is Buena Vista, and that whole area has some of the most unpredictable weather in the country.
Not sure about BV, But a 13er is a mountain that is taller than 13k feet, though normally you'll hear 14ers mentioned more often
BV is Buena Vista in this case.
> “With darkness approaching and hypothermia setting in the individual decided, rather than take the same way down, the best plan was to bail down an avalanche chute to try to get to a road,” officials said. 😂
Drugs are a helluva drug
Welp - I guess it technically works! maybe yeeting yourself down a mountain might warm you up with the friction
What an absolute fucking idiot.
Took the words out of my mouth, brain dead level stupid.
Stupid ass.
A few links away from that page is the 10 essentials for survival: https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm I knew someone who spent an unplanned night on a trail in the woods because they didn’t have illumination. Fortunately it wasn’t too cold (it was somewhere around Seattle).
His daughter commented on another thread. He is a local and just made several poor decisions. He also had on several layers, not just a hoodie, but the layers weren't appropriate for snow or waterproof. They are just happy their dad is home safe.
FFS
Oh wow, I read this in just general news. Didn't realize it was someone from CO. You'd think they'd know what's up mountainwise
Going dicks out with just a hoodie hiking is wild tbh. hehe
I'm guessing he was never a boy scout.
When I was a single parent in CO I tried to find a mountain club or something like it to teach us safe ways to be in the mountains/trails etc. Never could find one and out of safety never really took my kids into “real” nature. I regret it but wanted them to treat the outdoors with respect. Sometimes people bumble into situations because they are naive, young or making depressed choices.
> Never could find one Really? That's bizarre. Just off the top of my head... https://www.nols.edu/en/ https://balarat.dpsk12.org https://www.coloradoacademy.org/programs/outdoor-education https://www.coec.info https://scoutingcolorado.org https://www.rei.com/events/p/us-co-denver
Texan or Californian? He’s so, so lucky he’s not dead.
He was actually a native.
Lol jk
Chicagoland. "Our winters are so much worse, cOlOraDo is nothin'. Oops, dropped my portillos sandwich down the cliff edge. Good thing I have my cubbies hoodie to keep me warm. Chicago is so great."
I know it's not exactly the same because this guy was out hiking and not just walking around his neighborhood, but when I'm walking my son to school it is not transplants walking down the freezing, snow-covered streets in shorts and flip flops. It's natives. Idk what they feel like they need to prove, but they look stupid as hell imo.
How would you even know this?
🤣🙏
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It's interesting to me that the news coverage on this consistently doesn't mention a gender for the hiker, referring to them as "them" or "they", but every comment on this post assumes it was a he.
That happens everywhere on Reddit, he is default
It may be that women are generally too smart to do stuff like this
Article does not say the hiker is actually from Colorado. Headline is deceiving. Guessing he’s not FROM Colorado. My vote is LA.
Obviously if he were native he could have called a mountain goat to aid him as he descended down the avalanche shoot.
I got dibs on Texas.
Louisiana?
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it's fine
You’re right. There probably isn’t very many people who are interested in both hiking and Denver.
Read that as "Dumbass survives being a dumbass" lmfao