Hawaii, hiker falls to his death
Very often it's more of a climb than a two feet on the ground saunter more dangerous than Mt K's Knifes Edge.
Article rightly states only experienced hikers should be on the hike. Unfortunately, tourists often in a hurry because they are trying to jam too much into a Hawaii visit, with so many outdoor activities to choose from, attempt this with not enough respect to the strenuous and at times high danger level of the hike. Limited timeframe HI trip tourists aren't usually focused enough for this hike. So often it's males driven by adventure adrenalin and testerone in a if anything is worth doing its worth doing fast mindset that get into trouble on hikes or situations like this.
Here, look at the hike. Look at the topos. Very precipitous fatal drop offs. The hike has ropes to assist, actually needed, unless you're an experinced true climber, and even if has some fatal exposure.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/h...omana-trail--2
Now someone doesn't go home, from literally a trip of a lifetime.
I lived on Oahu once upon a time and quickly learned that one should not go hiking after a rain. If that mud is wet, you start sliding and there's no stopping you. Hawaii is as deadly as it is beautiful.
Be Prepared
The third peak that he was attempting is particularly difficult. It didn't require muddy conditions to be dangerous. Most people stop at the second one.
Dangerous hike for the inexperienced and some maybe most HI tourists on time constrained vacations trying to jam in too much. This is not a saunter always on two feet hike. It's sometimes is a genuine climb with steep sided precipitious drop offs. IMO it's a more dangerous hike for a variety of reasons than Mt K's Knifes Edge
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