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re: Yelp employee falls 400 ft into the Grand Canyon, dies
Posted on 7/14/16 at 2:45 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Posted on 7/14/16 at 2:45 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I just went to Waiemaia Canyon last month. Nowhere near the scale of the Grand Canyon but the highest point is around 4000 feet of elevation. There are a lot places with no fencing/guardrails. I can easily see how someone can trip/slip and end up at the bottom. One momentum is created, there's no stopping it.
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Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:01 pm to mtntiger
I've been. Hiked the Bright Angel Trail. Basically there are ledges the entire time that are unprotected by guard rails. For the most part the trail is wide and it would be pretty hard to accidently fall off unless you were being careless...but, there were definitely parts where the trail narrowed and there were steep drops. At those parts...as I passed people I definitely tried to evaluate their mental health. All it would take is a good shove by a nut job...
This post was edited on 7/14/16 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:04 pm to lsuwontonwrap
quote:Golly, if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that
That was the longest, strangest, craziest two seconds of my life.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:16 pm to tgrbaitn08
What are they doing?
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:18 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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What are they doing?
Mounting an invisible 60" plasma screen.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:29 pm to lsuwontonwrap
May she RIP. Lawsuit coming from parents, guardrails will be installed the length of the canyon.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:40 pm to lsuwontonwrap
quote:It's scary big, wild and unforgiving... personal responsibilty is needed to stay alive. Sad Story.
I've never been out there. I didn't know it was THAT easy to fall
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:44 pm to Roman Candle Tag
She was an exec...
How the hell did this only get 4 upvotes?
Congrats on this Sir even if it was ignored by the rest.
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with no golden parachute....
How the hell did this only get 4 upvotes?
Congrats on this Sir even if it was ignored by the rest.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:50 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I spent 5 nights hiking and camping in the Grand Canyon in April. While it is definitely possible to fall and plummet to your death, it takes some stupidity and bad luck to do so.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 3:50 pm to Roman Candle Tag
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with no golden parachute....
apparently, no regular parachute either.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:02 pm to lsuwontonwrap
We visited when kids were 7 and 4. Went down a trail for about 100 yards. Turned right around and came back. No thank you.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:07 pm to Itismemc
Someone died there last week taking a selfie. It uses to be people who were subject of photo, " take one more step back so I can get that hawk in the frame". aaaaaahhhh
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:09 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I am surprised more people don't plummet to their deaths there. When we took a trip out west last March, I saw so much incredible stupidity
If you want to talk about scary ledges, hike Angels Landing in Zion NP. The hike kicks serious arse, but there are stretches of terror.
If you want to talk about scary ledges, hike Angels Landing in Zion NP. The hike kicks serious arse, but there are stretches of terror.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:09 pm to CelticDog
I am surprised was only 400 feet. It looks like 1,700 feet. Must have landed on a ledge.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:32 pm to lsuwontonwrap
What's crazy is when you go there when there is still a lot of snow at the rim. You will see people slipping on the ice left and right. I always wonder if more people fall to their deaths then from slipping on ice. I saw a group of people start hiking down the Bright Angel trail.....not a single one wearing proper hiking shoes or shoes with attached cleats to be able to hike down an ice covered, slippery trail.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:41 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I've been hiking in the Grand Canyon five times and this coming October will be the sixth time. I damn near feel backwards off the the trail down by the Colorado River. I was probably only eight stories up from the river, but the rocks below would have fricked me up good if not killed me. My hiking poles saved my arse.
But truthfully, there are few places on the main trails where falling off the trail will kill you. Most places you will tumble about 10 feet and get stop by a boulder or a tree. Basically, you have to be off the trail to fall any significant height.
If I had kids, say around 10 years old, I wouldn't hesitate to take them hiking on any of the main corridor trails, including where this woman fell.
However there are trails where it's best not to tell your mama about or take kids on. Imagine walking on your house's slanted roof on top of the Sears Tower, with the trail being the width of your shoe.
But truthfully, there are few places on the main trails where falling off the trail will kill you. Most places you will tumble about 10 feet and get stop by a boulder or a tree. Basically, you have to be off the trail to fall any significant height.
If I had kids, say around 10 years old, I wouldn't hesitate to take them hiking on any of the main corridor trails, including where this woman fell.
However there are trails where it's best not to tell your mama about or take kids on. Imagine walking on your house's slanted roof on top of the Sears Tower, with the trail being the width of your shoe.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:44 pm to upgrayedd
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There are no safety rails at the south rim other than at the lookout areas near the visitor center. You can literally walk wherever you want.
You know, we can't baby-proof the entire world.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:50 pm to lsuwontonwrap
If we're doing pictures, here's an old classic
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:52 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Dead on impact or did they cry for yelp?
Posted on 7/14/16 at 4:53 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I am surprised more people don't plummet to their deaths there. When we took a trip out west last March, I saw so much incredible stupidity
Yep, the couple of times I've been I was amazed by the number of people doing stupid things. Lots of people sitting on tree limbs hanging over the rim to take pictures, standing right at the edge for pictures, etc. Easy to see why people die with a slip here or there.
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