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"WARNING - Weather Conditions At High Elevations May Be Dangerous" Can it be be described any more clearly? How is passing this sign by not making a judgement based on facts? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/17/metro/over-100-warning-signs-put-up-mt-washington-trailheads/

Hiking (and hiking in New Hampshire specifically) is one of the few remaining activities in modern society where there is real personal responsibility. I am in favor of increasing SAR safety or offering more opportunities for the public to learn about safe hiking practices but rules and...

Rare insight into pre-accident mindset and thought process in the three videos from the day of the accident on the individual's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferpublicover/

Agreed. Well put.

No! None of this makes sense! This is exactly what I'm talking about! You're conflating risk with severity. Risk = likelihood X severity You change the "likelihood" in your two scenarios. This is wrong. The likelihood of tripping and falling should be independent of the location in your...

In the "Missing hiker's dog turns up" thread you are applying the concepts in that article and the concept of FMEA incorrectly. You take the same logical shortcuts in this thread when it comes to gear. The only thing more dangerous than taking a risk is taking a risk when you think you're not...

Thinking that spending 30 minutes in your backyard has any bearing on understanding an unplanned overnight is contrived. Your convoluted and illogical risk model in the "Missing hiker's dog turns up" thread doesn't align with the accepted ways that experienced and knowledgeable backcountry...

Is this -35 degrees for 30 minutes a joke? You consistently post things on this board that are not aligned with backcountry best practices and back them up with contrived "theories" and "tests" that you have thought up or done that are not applicable to real world situations or other people...

I think the intention here is a jacket with a loft thickness that can be decreased by removing air from the jacket and thus compressing the down. The air doesn't add any insulation value, it just allows the thickness to be adjusted. I don't know if this particular implementation works or not...

Does it show? :D I totally agree that no amount of studying or analysis (of which there has been much done) will have any sort of significant impact on how others make their decisions. My motivation comes from a desire to better understand how accidents occur so I can make better decisions...

A Call and a Raise I will see your formula and raise you a spreadsheet https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AslUe7uAR-G7dExzNWY3Y0lPR2p6d3I4MEt1eGE3TGc&hl=en&authkey=CPeRx7wC The System requirements are things that a human needs to remain alive: cant be frozen, cant be immobile, and you...

Some clarification Perhaps I should clarify a few points... My goal would not be to generate a decision tree that one would laminate and take hiking. That would be unrealistic. My goal would be to use the failure analysis to look at the act of hiking and gain insight into how different...

I, like most of this hiking community, have been interested with accidents that happen in the places that I enjoy to spend time playing in. I have come to believe that these accidents are very very rarely the result of a single decision or event, and are more often the result of a series of...

5 Fingers Love my five fingers and ran in nike frees before I got them for about 3 years. The key to barefoot running is to start out slooowly. I would think of it less as switching to barefoot running and more like starting to incorporate barefoot running into your training. Start out with...

WMUR comment Just want to point out that he CLAIMS he is associated with SAR. WMUR's website is open to anyone to post and is only moderated for inappropriate comments. I'm not saying he isn't an SAR member, its just something to keep in mind. my .02

Vff! I bought a pair around the beginning of this summer and they have been a great addition to my running program. The idea behind them (and other shoes like the nike free) is that some foot and leg muscles are not used when you run in normal running sneakers, the Vibram five fingers force...

I knoww! so excited to be able to hike with some cool people from here.