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  Topic Name: Yuppie 911 Reply #40 on: February 18, 2010, 11:14:54 AM
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« Reply #40 on: February 18, 2010, 11:14:54 AM »
"Hell, even SMS-like capabilities would be a huge step forward. "Urgently need eastern brown snake anti-venin, bitten at 17:55, staying put." is so much more informative than a general distress call, and removes any possible doubt about it being a false alarm, or the urgency of the situation."

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not cheap, but it supposedly works in the COLD...rechargeable batts though...
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  Topic Name: Yuppie 911 Reply #41 on: March 03, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
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« Reply #41 on: March 03, 2010, 05:54:12 PM »
Oops....
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_14505504#axzz0hAVmHKo6
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  Topic Name: Yuppie 911 Reply #42 on: March 03, 2010, 09:38:04 PM
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« Reply #42 on: March 03, 2010, 09:38:04 PM »
Quote from: 12wheels on March 03, 2010, 05:54:12 PM
Oops....
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_14505504#axzz0hAVmHKo6


I wonder how he was planning on using his "avalanche beacon" to locate his friends, in case they became buried? Proof that a functional brain is the most important tool in the mountains...
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  Topic Name: Yuppie 911 Reply #43 on: March 10, 2010, 07:46:07 AM
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« Reply #43 on: March 10, 2010, 07:46:07 AM »
I considered getting one last year, but decided if I was lying at the bottom of a rocky slope with broken arms, legs and back I probably wouldn't be able to push the button anyway, so decided it was wiser to spend the money on beer.
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  Topic Name: Yuppie 911 Reply #44 on: March 10, 2010, 10:25:38 AM
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« Reply #44 on: March 10, 2010, 10:25:38 AM »
We had a guy who was very experienced in racing bikes as well as adventure races.  He was up in CO training with his SPOT on, somehow fell of a cliff and died.  They were able to locate his body because of his SPOT.

I'm all for the SPOT.
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  Topic Name: Yuppie 911 Reply #45 on: March 15, 2023, 05:35:29 AM
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« Reply #45 on: March 15, 2023, 05:35:29 AM »
Overly aggressive itinerary, trail is not closed because it would just be asinine to go over there any way, rescued for clicks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_n_dvr7BM&t=5s
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