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How to survive a blizzard in the backcountry

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:57 pm
by balzaccom
We saw this story in the Sierra Sun new outlet. Pretty interesting story about how Wendell Murdock stayed alive in the wilderness overnight during a blizzard. It also got our attention that Mr. Murdock is 80 years old and has a nine year-old son. And his preparation for his hike included a few clothing items we would have done differently. And his use of a brand new GPS app on his phone for navigation apparently didn't help him much...




https://www.sierrasun.com/news/local/th ... ake-tahoe/