Post by wanderingwildcat on Jul 9, 2016 18:42:52 GMT -8
I hiked with a group of 6 other friends today. We hit the Wilderness of Rocks Loop on Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ. It's a moderate hike in my opinion, lots of rocky terrain and the last two miles of it switchback like crazy, uphill.
I was up in front with two other hikers, while the remaining four friends hiked at a slower pace. When the first three of us reached the top, we saw that SAR had been activated. A training class had been conducted today so they had extra staff available. Roughly 10 SAR folks hit the trail going down what we just hiked up. We didn't know until a few minutes later that a 911 call had been made about another hiker in our group.
The heat, dehydration (he had plenty of water but wasn't drinking enough of it), altitude, and elevation hit him all at once. It took about an hour before he felt well enough to continue, and he finished the hike along with the rest of the hiking group and the SAR rescuers. He was examined upon completion of the hike and is doing just fine.
So it was quite an adventure today!
I was up in front with two other hikers, while the remaining four friends hiked at a slower pace. When the first three of us reached the top, we saw that SAR had been activated. A training class had been conducted today so they had extra staff available. Roughly 10 SAR folks hit the trail going down what we just hiked up. We didn't know until a few minutes later that a 911 call had been made about another hiker in our group.
The heat, dehydration (he had plenty of water but wasn't drinking enough of it), altitude, and elevation hit him all at once. It took about an hour before he felt well enough to continue, and he finished the hike along with the rest of the hiking group and the SAR rescuers. He was examined upon completion of the hike and is doing just fine.
So it was quite an adventure today!
