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Hiking News - July 2007
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear's annual Path to Page, a day of writing and hiking, will be on Thursday, August 2, at the Port Oneida Rural Historic District. This workshop will offer an interpretive experience of Port Oneida, through a unique combination of writing and hiking.Lea ding this event would be Director of Creative Writing at Interlochen Arts Academy, Anne-Marie Oomen, as she transforms basic history into unique semi-fictional prose.
The morning begins with warm scones introductions at the Olsen Farm before heading off on the approximately 3-mile hike. Participants and instructors will share snippets of their writing as the day progresses. Registration cost is $65 which includes a box lunch from Thyme.
Registration may be completed by calling 334-6103. Send registration check to P. O. Box 453, Empire, MI 49630.
Visit www.phsb.org for more information.
Source:
www.leelanaunews.com
Monday, 30 July 2007
The identity of a body found in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains were confirmed to be that of a hiker who has been missing since July 15.Jon Francis set off for a solo hike that day. After a really long and difficult search from his family, they were finally able to finally locate his b ody with his personal belongings found in a gully, 1,485 feet below Grand Mogul. Likewise, an examination of his dental records also proved his identity.
Local officials are still in the process of investigating the real reason for Jon's death. His parents will stay in Idaho for another two to three weeks. According to Jon's father, David, it wouldn't take more than a week for them to go up there and find the area where their son decided to descend off the summit and find the route that he took. "We may never really know, but we should have a pretty good idea of where he may have slipped or tripped."
This information is very important for the family as it is a component of the case study that is being assembled by the Jon Francis Foundation. This foundation was founded by the family with their goals of finding their son and also as a resource for the search and rescue community and the families of those lost in the wilderness.
Visit the Jon Francis Foundation for more information.
Source:
www.stillwatergazette.com
Friday, 27 July 2007
A 20-year old Yeshiva student died of dehydration while hiking in Nahal Tze'elim in the Negev desert, Thursday. Four other hikers needed medical attention after almost dehydrating as well.According to the student's friends, he had run off and they lost sight of him. Rescuers were then summoned to the area and were successful in locating the young man, who had already passed away.
Following the event, rescue workers said that hiking on such a hot day with the amount of water the group had taken with them "clearly posed a danger".
Unlike most deserts, Negev is not covered with sand. It is a melange of brown, rocky, dusty mountains interrupted by dry riverbeds and deep craters. It is incredibly arid, receiving very little rain.
Read www.jpost.com for more information.
Thursday, 26 July 2007
Hong Kong - A manhunt was under way in Hong Kong, Thursday, after a woman hiker was robbed and raped by a suspected illegal immigrant from mainland China. The woman was hiking alone on a remote trail in the city's rural Tsuen Wan district Wednesday when she was attacked by the man who raped h
er then robbed her of cash and her mobile phone.A police spokesman said tactical unit police with sniffer dogs would sweep the area where the attack took place, which is popular with weekend hikers but deserted during the week.
The victim said her attacker spoke with a mainland Chinese accent and police are working on the theory that he was an illegal immigrant who had sneaked into Hong Kong.
Source:
www.earthtimes.org
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Lonely Planet's author, Clem Lindenmayer, disappeared for almost three months while hiking near Minya Konka mountain in Sichuan province. His body was finally found on a mountain in the country's remote south-west.According to China's official news agency, the body was found on Ju ly 19.
Lindenmayer's last contact from his family was around May, when he said in an email to his wife that he is headed on a hike around the mountain range which lies in a rugged region that was once part of Tibet. It was also stated that he is set to do a six-day circuit around Mount Gongga. But by the end of the same month, the family still had no news about his whereabouts.
Members of his family left Australia early last month to look for him.
While searching for Lindenmayer's body, Xinhua news agency also reported founding other bodies that were lost for quite a long time. A body of a Japanese mountaineer was found who they say was missing for almost 26 years. Likewise, there was also an American woman climber who was found on a remote mountain, 8 months after she disappeared as well.
To read more about this news report, please visit www.smh.com.au.
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