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Firefighters in Hawaii rescue six hikers who were lost in Manoa

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122195) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Jun 24

The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) answered an emergency call from a hiker who along with his five other fellow hikers got lost on Saturday evening at the Manoa Falls trail when they were hiking in a closed area. The HFD sent a...

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Rescue team rescues two hikers from a trail in New Mexico

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122195) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Mar 23

Two hikers who are likely male since the report that did mention what their gender was were traveling from the Sandia Crest in Albuquerque New Mexico yesterday when their hike in the Sanida Mountains was interrupted by two to...

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Volunteer firefighters find two missing hikers in Devil's Den preserve

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122195) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Jan 20

Two hikers who were hiking in the Devil's Den nature preserve in Weston Connecticut are thankful to be alive and well when they contacted the authorities to rescue them when they got lost hiking on Sunday afternoon. The...

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Munda Biddi Trail, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Jul 19

Western Australia has two world-class trails which attract a lot of attention from hikers and cyclists. I’ve written about the Bibbulman Track before which is for walkers. The Munda Biddi trail is for cyclists only. It stretches...

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Missing hiker and her dog found safe and sound on Monday

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122195) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 15 Jul 19

An interesting story that started out bad for Joe Powell and his wife Sheryl who had this terrible event happen to Joe at the Grandview Campsite near Bishop California on Friday. Joe called the local police on Friday after he...

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The American Hikers get 8 years in Iran prison!

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 22 Aug 11

Remember the 3 US hikers who were caught two years ago straying over the border into Iran? They were arrested for spying. One was released a year later on a $500,000 bail and returned to the US. The other two men have now been...

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Beware: GRISLY BARES!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 24 Jun 08

Yes, it is true! WARNING-DANGER in the Appalacia trail national park. No, that's not grizzly bears, but grisly bares. Read all about it. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=76668 Going...

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Do You Wear Hikers or Boots?

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 9 Jun 07

I have been a long time fan of almost all the HiTec boots and hikers but when I got a pair of the Magnum Storm II's I completely flipped over them. Not only are they comfortable but they have a long life, look great with anything...

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Did you hear?

mommamichelle @mommamichelle (466) • United States 20 Dec 06

the latest on the Missing Mount Hood Climbers? They have called off the search! I feel so sorry for the families of these men. Right before christmas too. the poor wives & children. also the men's parents. can you imagine...

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The search for the missing hikers will cost $800,000...

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 20 Dec 06

On Good Morning American this morning they said that the taxpayers will be paying at least $800,000 for the search of missing Mt. Hood climbers. Do you think it's fair to make taxpayers pay when the situation resulted from...

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why put yourself in a dangerous situation?

rainyl @rainyl (671) • United States 18 Dec 06

Ok this has always bugged me.. Why would you go climb a mountain that you know is dangerous to do and that you may not make it out alive the weather turns bad? I mean you can climb the mountain when there is no SNOW. then what...

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