2 RI Men Call For Help Fearing Frostbite

Associated Press ^ | December 31, 2008

[Uhaul]

I used to go out on multi-day trips, in the desert, by myself, in Wyoming when I was 11. I used to go rabbit hunting, by myself, in the winter, in Wyoming around the same age - I think younger.

I made outstanding decisions and pretty much could do anything. The only time I almost got into trouble is when I violated my Dad's and Grandfather's rule about hunting with more than one other person. My Grandfather had a saying: One boy - one head. 2 boys - half a head. 3 boys - no head.

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[al baby]

Thank you. As a matter of fact I got into lot of stuff however I also got my self out of a lot of stuff along the way. A lot of our youth today are a bunch of spoiled losers who have not a clue as to whats up. Happy New Years to you

[mickey finn]

Too bad they blew it. Jackson and the whole Mt Washington Valley is beautiful. Our family has a small ski cabin in Jackson that is the most comfortable place in the world in the winter once it is warmed and the fireplace is blazing. The Wildcat Tavern in town is also one of the best places to get a drink and sit by a roaring fire.

[stylin_geek]

At age 18 I was a pretty fair mechanic, a decent rough carpenter, could mix cement, pour and finish concrete, knew how to hold down a job and the basic rules of hunting and firearms. Beyond that, I was clueless about cold weather and life in general.

Growing up in CA on the coast didn’t give one much experience with cold weather.

By the time I was twenty, I had lived in Minneapolis a couple of years and had a ton of cold weather experience.

My point being that not everyone has the same experience level at the same time in life.

As I said, I’m willing to give an 18 year old the benefit of a doubt in a situation like this. However, this is not slack I would cut for someone 30+.

[stylin_geek]

Happy New Year to you too.

I dare say this new year is going to be an interesting one.

[Dust in the Wind]

To Build a Fire

[al baby]

Just think we let 18 year olds vote

[livius]

The reason I know about the White Mountains is that I went hiking there years ago, just a quick run up Mt. Jefferson (I believe it was) in the early fall. But on the way down, suddenly a cloud settled on the mountain, making it almost impossible to find the trail, then it started to snow, and we got disoriented. One of our party wasn’t dressed warmly enough and developed hypothermia, and we were just fortunate to crawl into a trail shelter, where we built a fire and got warm and were eventually able to figure out where we were and how to get back.

All this was in early September. Of course, the trail was posted with warnings about sudden changes in the weather, the fast onset of hypothermia, etc., but did we pay any attention? We were teenagers. Fortunately, we learned from our mistake and are still alive to tell about it today. The White Mountains are fierce!