biffnixM to BishopEnglish · 1 month agoTwo Rescued Backpackers Offer a Glimpse of What NOT to Do When Hiking Mt. Whitneywww.theinertia.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTwo Rescued Backpackers Offer a Glimpse of What NOT to Do When Hiking Mt. Whitneywww.theinertia.combiffnixM to BishopEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
Yikes. Almost 100lbs of gear each, no water filtration, and more. Please take more care out there, hikers!
minus-squarebiffnixOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, definitely a rookie mistake. I’m sure they were tired, and just didn’t give it a second thought. Hopefully they’ve learned some valuable lessons about backpacking, and will take a lot more care if they ever decide there will be a “next time.”
Yes, definitely a rookie mistake. I’m sure they were tired, and just didn’t give it a second thought. Hopefully they’ve learned some valuable lessons about backpacking, and will take a lot more care if they ever decide there will be a “next time.”