Portland men search for Sasquatch, die in Washington forest

[GON]

Sad to see people die. I have to assume this was a reason to go out for a long hike, and not a legitimate hunt for Sasquatch.

https://www.koin.com/local/portland-men-search-for-sasquatch-die-in-washington-forest/

 

[Snagglefoot]

Crazy. Everyone knows the Sasquatch winters in BC.

 

[BobsArmory]

They probably never spent time in the wilderness and had no clue about the basics.

 

[BobsArmory]

Crazy. Everyone knows the Sasquatch winters in BC.

I thought it was the villages in Florida

 

[ATex7239]

Natural selection?

 

[Pablo]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sasquatch+sunset

 

[Rand]

Natural selection?

I wanted to hit the like button but its not appropriate
"Agreed" would be my sentiment.

In this era of technology it is clueless and careless not to have a way of communicating if in distress.

 

[D60]

There's a book that covers EVERY known death in the Grand Canyon. It's a fast read and fascinating, with the majority of people just not understanding that the bottom is WAY hotter than the top, and they die from dehydration.

Here we see Texans with severe dehydration and altitude sickness all the time, esp during ski season. Add in a few beers at lunch and things can get bad quickly.

 

[ATex7239]

I wanted to hit the like button but its not appropriate
"Agreed" would be my sentiment.

In this era of technology it is clueless and careless not to have a way of communicating if in distress.

I did not intend for it to be an offensive post. It was more of the idea that if you’re going to go out and do ridiculous things and put yourself in a ridiculous situation with zero ability to get yourself out of it. Is there really anything anybody can do?

 

[Rand]

I did not intend for it to be an offensive post. It was more of the idea that if you’re going to go out and do ridiculous things and put yourself in a ridiculous situation with zero ability to get yourself out of it. Is there really anything anybody can do?

I didn't take it that way. I just didn't feel the connotations of "liking" your post were appropriate.

 

[ATex7239]

There's a book that covers EVERY known death in the Grand Canyon. It's a fast read and fascinating, with the majority of people just not understanding that the bottom is WAY hotter than the top, and they die from dehydration.

Here we see Texans with severe dehydration and altitude sickness all the time, esp during ski season. Add in a few beers at lunch and things can get bad quickly.

The creature comforts of modern living have conditioned people to not understand that mother nature will kill you faster than it will help you. A very healthy respect for nature’s dangers is crucial to survival while in the outdoors.

 

[dishdude]

All they had to do was visit the Hendersons.

 

[97prizm]

They probably never spent time in the wilderness and had no clue about the basics.

This happens alot in Colorado. The really dry air and altitude can make it not feel as cold as it is or a storm can roll in out of nowhere.

 

[D60]

This happens alot in Colorado. The really dry air and altitude can make it not feel as cold as it is or a storm can roll in out of nowhere.

I was camping at Lake Como on Blanca when an older gentleman fell to his death. They were scrambling to avoid a monsoon above tree line. The son stumbled down in shock. Very sad.

S&R showed up after dark, landed near the lake with a helicopter. They couldn't recover the body until daylight the next day.

 

[Dave Hess]

Were these idiots drinking alcohol ?

 

[2005jettatdi]

My friends and I used to hike that general area all of the time, mostly around The Ape Caves, in the early 70s. Around Ape Caves altitude could start to be a problem, but leaving from Willard is not much above sea level. However, you climb fast there which can mean exhaustion with all of your calories burned up and no reserves. The rules are the same as for hiking the Grand Canyon, a man's gotta know his limitations.

"There's a book that covers EVERY known death in the Grand Canyon. It's a fast read and fascinating, with the majority of people just not understanding that the bottom is WAY hotter than the top, and they die from dehydration."

Read the book again, the number one cause of death in the Grand Canyon is air crashes. Also, very few have died from dehydration, it is heat exhaustion and heat stroke that get most of the hiker deaths. I have hiked down and back many times, including in June and July at 110 degrees.

Whether you are hiking in Skamania County, the Grand Canyon or many other places, preparation and knowledge are key. Remember, junk food is health food and health food is junk food on that day.

 

[Elkins45]

City people often don’t fare well in the woods, and rural people often don’t fare well in the city.

 

[Hirev]

I m very familiar with Skamania county Washington where this took place. It is a bad time of the year to do something like this in the area for the unprepared and inexperienced person. I feel bad for the Skamania county sheriff department. Every year they are looking for lost people and in some cases recovering bodies in the area. Far to many of these people think there cell phone will bail them out. They don't seem to realize cell phone coverage can be spotty in this area

 

[Pablo]

Were these idiots drinking alcohol ?

Pot they would have never left home

I still blame Sasquatch Sunset

 

[wavinwayne]

I've never been to the area in question but I've been in enough forests in my life to know that one should not enter the forest unprepared, ever. To do so is to court disaster.