Regarding the 'hikers in Alaska' section of this... I am a member of Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, and am unfamiliar with said locaters and their collective use within the hiking community. I will ask around the other Rescue folks and see if I can provide an answer. One thing is for sure - if they work, the hikers up here should sure use them much more frequently...as the population and 'extreme sport' crowd in Alaska grows, so do the amount of hiking rescues. This is still a VERY unforgiving state, and too many people wander out into the backcountry woefully unprepared. Scott Simpson Anchorage Alaska "There is always one more thing you can do to influence any situation" Lt. Gen Harold Moore, USA (Ret) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 17 2002 - 18:55:12 PDT
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