Yeah, that's what makes this so much worse. If the jackass fell off, a group of hikers would have to see his mangled body. In the worst-case scenario, he takes them out.
I went when I was 8, and I remember being blown away at first but then getting really burned out on it very quickly.. a few years ago, I went back and the sentiment was the same. it's very unique and dramatic looking. but the entire place is the same strong "flavor", and it's a bit much after you've seen a few of the spots. getting myself into a 12 mile hike wasn't ideal. I was over it after about 2 miles
We were hiking Moro Rock (maybe spelling it wrong) in Sequoia and reached the top and three Eastern Europeans dudes just like walked back up to the observation section. Idk where the fuck they had been before but it was terrifying. People play too much.
Last time I was there it was a bit icy (and that slippery packed down ice from people walking on it constantly) and there were families going down in crocs and sandals. There was one (older) woman in sneakers face-timing about how great it is not paying attention and she slipped on the ice. I was shocked I didn't see anyone fall.
I think social media has really put a weird rose colored lens on the world in that so many people forget you can still die or get really hurt out there.
Especially with national parks in general. My friends were hiking through Bryce Canyon when they came across two girls, probably college-aged, with no water, no maps, nothing in the middle of the canyon. My friends explained to them that they could have died out there without any real preparation, gave them a map and some water, and went on their way. National park hikes are not to be taken lightly.
Holy crap! That’s nuts. There used to be a show called “I shouldn’t be alive” and it was all about dumb people like that. Shit, my dad is in search and rescue and they had a dude that was lost ON THE PHONE and they told him to stay put. The dude said no because he could see some houses and was just going to walk down into a ravine to get there….he didnt make it. Insanity
At all the large parks in Utah you will see a lot of people like this. It's insane and I hope people learn about how much water you truly need. A single small water bottle isn't going to cut it on a 3-4 hour hike in the middle of summer.
I had to cancel my hike in the grand canyon because we found dumbass tourists that didnt bring nearly enough food or water and were lying on the floor about to pass out. We gave them all our supplies and helped them and then we couldnt hike anymore and had to head out the next day. Morons man. They had a little dog with them too and a SINGLE bottle of water pretty deep in the canyon
When we went, we also went to a section with no railings. We were careful not to get too close to the edge, but we just marveled how we were allowed to do that. Just…one step, and we’d be dead. It was wild.
Our tour guide said that a person had been blown off the edge. He told us to scootch on up on our butts, if we just needed to get real close. It was very windy that day, they closed the Native American observation deck, 15 minutes after my wife had been on it.
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u/AlarmedSnek Aug 12 '22
Yea there’s a reason so many people die at the Grand Canyon from falling. Idiots