Death on the AT....

[Jester2000]

Crash 1960 died of a heart attack on the trail in 2000 while hiking out of Kent, CT.

Rest in Peace, Crash.

[bulldog49]

As in..Mt. Collins Shelter in the Smokies?

Yes......................

[Rain Man]

There were a couple women murdered at wapiti shelter like 10+ years ago.

IIRC, that was a man and a woman, not two women. I read a book about it. Want to say "Murder on the Appalachian Trail" by Jess Carr. Pretty sure there's a thread on WB about it.

There were two sets of two women attacked in the Shenandoah National Park, but not on the AT.

Rain Man

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[moondoggie]

I mean no disrepect to those (and their families) who have died on the AT, while doing something, obviously, that they loved, but what better way to go. My wife and I have discussed this, and we have agreed that if death happens while I thru hike, then it is far better than in a hospital or nursing home.
I'm just saying...my opinion

[sidebackside]

...if death happens while I thru hike, then it is far better than in a hospital or nursing home.
I'm just saying...my opinion

I would agree you.

[NorthCountryWoods]

I'm with you.
While working in Denali Park I happened upon a book about disasters on the Mountain (Denali). It was quite engrossing. I must say as frightening as some of the stories seemed it was nice learning how to avoid such mishaps. Definitely piqued my interest in going to high altitudes.

Surviving Denali: a study of accidents on Mount McKinley, 1903-1990

By Jonathan Waterman


Excellent book. I've read all his books and they are a must read if you enjoy the mountains.

[Nean]

I think a young lady died crossing the Kennebunc river in Maine and is the reason that a crossing guard with a canoe is now used.

older woman...

[Rain Man]

I mean no disrepect to those (and their families) who have died on the AT, while doing something, obviously, that they loved, but what better way to go. My wife and I have discussed this, and we have agreed that if death happens while I thru hike, then it is far better than in a hospital or nursing home.
I'm just saying...my opinion

Well put.

Rain Man

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[general]

there was a young lady shot by a hunter near blood mountain some years ago. i can't remember the exact year. she lived. he said that he thought that she was a deer.

[bulldog49]

there was a young lady shot by a hunter near blood mountain some years ago. i can't remember the exact year. she lived. he said that he thought that she was a deer.

Must of been the antlers that fooled him.

[sidebackside]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/ma...medium=twitter

[sidebackside]

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/artic...es/1580490.txt

[safn1949]

Surviving Denali: a study of accidents on Mount McKinley, 1903-1990

By Jonathan Waterman


Excellent book. I've read all his books and they are a must read if you enjoy the mountains.

I was in Talkeetna,AK in 1990.This is the town where the climbers would stage from going up Denali at that time.At the Fairview Inn they had a map with different colored pins showing where people got to or where they had died.
They talked about 2 Italian climbers,cocky young men who knew it all and wouldn't listen to anyone.Froze to death in -100 F temps in their bags hooked to the side of the mountain.They are still there as far as I know,too dangerous to try and retrieve them.

So yes,there are lessons to be learned from these tragedies.

[DapperD]

I think a young lady died crossing the Kennebunc river in Maine and is the reason that a crossing guard with a canoe is now used.

I believe this was mentioned in the AT documentary "2000 Miles to Maine". I also seem to remember reading or hearing about a somewhat older guy who died of heatstroke or something similar a few years back, I think possibly it was on the trail in PA.

[weary]

I mean no disrepect to those (and their families) who have died on the AT, while doing something, obviously, that they loved, but what better way to go. My wife and I have discussed this, and we have agreed that if death happens while I thru hike, then it is far better than in a hospital or nursing home.
I'm just saying...my opinion

Wise folks as they approach their final years will always look for an easy way out. Those of us who have cared for multiple elders as they approach their final conscious moments, I suspect expecially will not turn away when faced with a choice of a few extra weeks, as opposed to leaving spouse, kids, grandkids, a bit of a legacy, while averting for themselves final weeks of pain and humiliation.

Weary

[sidebackside]

http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/a...43298&catid=57

[Tinker]

older woman...

Kennebec.

[rambunny]

Draw a 2000 mile line any where else in the U.S. and compare the statistics.

[scooterdogma]

I love books on the AT, and hiking in general, and personally I would absolutely read a book that accurately documents deaths on the AT or any other trails. Not for the "scare" factor - I don't even go to "scary" movies. It's just another facet, as horrible as it is, of the history of hiking.

I recommend EIGHT BULLETS by Claudia Brenner, an amazing true story of tragedy, survival and the hunt to bring a killer to justice.

[SawnieRobertson]

Draw a 2000 mile line any where else in the U.S. and compare the statistics.

Hey! That was a pretty good point you made there.--Kinnickinic