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Injured hiker survives 144 hours on moths and melted ice
Posted on 7/17/14 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 7/17/14 at 3:57 pm
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Gregg Hein, 33, was on a solo hike in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks when a loose boulder caused him to lose his footing and fall 150 feet. The 33-year-old broke his right leg in three places, with bones protruding from the skin and his foot "dangling," according to USA Today.
Hein quickly evaluated his situation and knew that a tourniquet would ultimately result in amputation, so he stabilized his leg with a cord, his belt, and hiking poles and found refuge after scooting himself near a glacier, where he was able to melt enough ice to drink and find enough bugs to eat. On day four, Hein crawled nearly a mile so he would be more visible to possible rescue parties.
When helicopter crews spotted him on July 10, Hein was immediately transported to a hospital, where he underwent two surgeries to pin his leg bones back into place. It is expected that he will need two more surgeries and that a full recovery will take months.
"As soon as I can get back to trail running and hiking, I'll be out there," he told USA Today. As Hein has already proved, for an adventurous spirit, where there's a will, there's a way.
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Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:06 pm to Jim Rockford
holy shite
Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:12 pm to Jim Rockford
Friggin' awesome 
Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:16 pm to Jim Rockford
Badass
Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:17 pm to Jim Rockford
Danny Boyle smells a sequel
Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:19 pm to Sampson
that's the definition of "bad motherfricker" right there.
Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:44 pm to Jim Rockford
Yeah, this situation is crazy scary. I saw this news earlier and wondered a few things:
1) What'sup with the cross-country hiking? That means off trail, right? Kings Canyon seems like too high-use of an area to be trekking off the beaten path (i.e. erosion issues, making a trail where there shouldn't be one, etc.).
2) Evolution Valley is crazy populated this time of year with weekend and season hikers. He had the right idea to go that way, and it sounds like he's pretty experienced.
3) I was hiking through Kings Canyon during summer 2013. On the way up Muir Pass I rolled my right ankle pretty good. I trekked up, popped off my shoe and saw some nasty swelling. Folks out there for the weekend or month were fairly concerned about what I was going to do, but I knew walking was the only option. I didn't have food to wait it out for days, and calling in a rescue wouldn't have been the right call. Another hiker let me take a high-mg ibuprofen, gave me some tape to wrap my ankle and we hiked out. I remember that evening passing some hikers who had gone ahead but saw me hanging out icing my ankle with snow. They were burnt and setting up for the night; we still had another five to go before dark.
Granted, a rolled ankle is nothing like a broken leg, but a back-country emergency can be quite frightening. I kind felt like a bad arse then, and when I lost a toenail doing a 30+ mile stretch including Mt. Whitney over 36 hours, but hell, this dude is just a pro and makes me feel week.
But in my miles of hiking through some notable terrain, that rolled ankle and a scary heat exhaustion problem during a 20 mile dry stretch have been the only significant problems I've faced on the trail.
Leave a plan. Carry water and bleach. Bring a phone that texts and a SPOT. Don't go hike trail if you're new to backpacking. Hiking and backpacking =/= mountaineering.
1) What'sup with the cross-country hiking? That means off trail, right? Kings Canyon seems like too high-use of an area to be trekking off the beaten path (i.e. erosion issues, making a trail where there shouldn't be one, etc.).
2) Evolution Valley is crazy populated this time of year with weekend and season hikers. He had the right idea to go that way, and it sounds like he's pretty experienced.
3) I was hiking through Kings Canyon during summer 2013. On the way up Muir Pass I rolled my right ankle pretty good. I trekked up, popped off my shoe and saw some nasty swelling. Folks out there for the weekend or month were fairly concerned about what I was going to do, but I knew walking was the only option. I didn't have food to wait it out for days, and calling in a rescue wouldn't have been the right call. Another hiker let me take a high-mg ibuprofen, gave me some tape to wrap my ankle and we hiked out. I remember that evening passing some hikers who had gone ahead but saw me hanging out icing my ankle with snow. They were burnt and setting up for the night; we still had another five to go before dark.
Granted, a rolled ankle is nothing like a broken leg, but a back-country emergency can be quite frightening. I kind felt like a bad arse then, and when I lost a toenail doing a 30+ mile stretch including Mt. Whitney over 36 hours, but hell, this dude is just a pro and makes me feel week.
But in my miles of hiking through some notable terrain, that rolled ankle and a scary heat exhaustion problem during a 20 mile dry stretch have been the only significant problems I've faced on the trail.
Leave a plan. Carry water and bleach. Bring a phone that texts and a SPOT. Don't go hike trail if you're new to backpacking. Hiking and backpacking =/= mountaineering.
This post was edited on 7/17/14 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:47 pm to npersa1
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npersa1
Subtle brag post.
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:04 pm to BugAC
I wonder what a moth taste like.
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:15 pm to BugAC
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Subtle brag post.
Not at all.
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:25 pm to BugAC
Totally subtle brag
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:28 pm to npersa1
Subtle brag... But a cool one 
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:33 pm to Jim Rockford
Damn, that's impressive.
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:42 pm to npersa1
What a badass.
and carry duct tape for rolled ankles......
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Leave a plan. Carry water and bleach. Bring a phone that texts and a SPOT. Don't go hike trail if you're new to backpacking.
and carry duct tape for rolled ankles......
Posted on 7/17/14 at 5:54 pm to tass13
I ate one when I was a kid for $20.
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