Be prepared ZZ from |Wanderung| Newsletter

Be prepared!
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Spring may have arrived here at sea level, but it's still winter in the
mountains. That seems obvious to experienced hikers, but every year there
are reports of ill-prepared people venturing out into the mountains. This
year's examples are brought to you courtesy of a pair of recent incidents.
One near Buntzen Lake ended safely after hikers became lost. Another
required a helicopter evacuation due to injuries sustained after sliding
down a steep snow slope near the Lions.

http://www.news1130.com/news/loc ... ers-to-get-educated
http://www.northshorerescue.com/ ... l-rescue-on-sunday/

And just today, two snowshoers were rescued in Strachan Meadows on the way
back from St Mark's Summit.
http://www.news1130.com/news/loc ... st-north-of-cypress

Here at Wanderung, we encourage everyone to improve their backcountry
knowledge and skills so that this doesn't happen to you. Have you witnessed
badly-prepared hikers heading out onto the trails?