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To: Tax-chick
Correct. She loved having pictures of herself taken in high places so she could post them on social media.

Others like jumping out of planes with parachutes. Occasionally a parachute will fail to open and SPLAT. But, could be said that person died doing what they love to do.

My "dangerous" habit is hiking solo in middle of winter. I'm talking 10+ miles. I'm pretty much the only one out there during those times. Should I slip and break my leg, I might never make it back to the trailhead and will freeze to death. I try to take care that this does not happen. But no guarantees.

I had a close call about 20 years ago when a snowstorm hit in the middle of my hike and I lost track of where I was. I eventually made it back to my car but that was a close call.

80 posted on 04/30/2020 4:48:28 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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I’m glad you’ve survived doing what you enjoy, and I’m sad that this girl didn’t, just on general principles.


81 posted on 04/30/2020 4:52:56 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Make an animal friend today!)
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[My “dangerous” habit is hiking solo in middle of winter. I’m talking 10+ miles. I’m pretty much the only one out there during those times. Should I slip and break my leg, I might never make it back to the trailhead and will freeze to death. I try to take care that this does not happen. But no guarantees.

I had a close call about 20 years ago when a snowstorm hit in the middle of my hike and I lost track of where I was. I eventually made it back to my car but that was a close call.]


Glad you made it out. Shouldn’t you think of bringing a sat phone in addition to your mobile with extra battery packs, just in case? The nice thing about current mobile phones is the ability to pinpoint your current GPS position. Of course, none of that helps if you’re attacked by wolves or cougars.


95 posted on 05/01/2020 7:46:45 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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