ClimbingPanther Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 This is pretty scary... I'm carrying two tools for all hikes and climbs from now on! http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Trail_Bodies.html?source=mypi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 That's horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot'teryx Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15141 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 That's fucked up and scary. I dont want to have to take my pistol on hikes, it weighs to fucking much. What's wrong with some people these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 And my climbing partners wonder why I pack a 10mm in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Think about how often someone get's murdered downtown, like Pioneer Square at 2 am. Just about every week. Now when was the last time someone was murdered in the Washington back country, not just dumped there. I can't recall one incident. It's a safe place and one incident doesn't suddenly make the wilderness a dangerous place. Let's see where the investigation leads and decide then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 yeah people are getting shot up all the time. makes sense to carry that shit in for a climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Sjolseth Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 yeah people are getting shot up all the time. makes sense to carry that shit in for a climb. Better to be caught without than with, right Commander? On the same token, I agree with Catbirdseat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 yeah people are getting shot up all the time. makes sense to carry that shit in for a climb. Better to be caught without than with, right Commander? I'd include a lead suit in case of nuclear attack. Only slightly less probable, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 And ironically, just as feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfeitfake Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 In 2005, there were 25 homicides in Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 And my climbing partners wonder why I pack a 10mm in the woods. That would be useless against a skilled sniper. What are you going to pack now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'm not going hiking unless I have my own private army secure a half-mile radius around me at all times. Only then will I feel safe enough. Crap, I forgot about the unmanned aerial drones. They're gonna get me!!! AHHHH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleOfWillis Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 http://heraldnet.com/stories/06/07/13/100loc_slainkhiker001.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Think about how often someone get's murdered downtown, like Pioneer Square at 2 am. Just about every week. <snip> CBS, that's about the dumbest thing I've ever seen you post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underworld Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 i'd vote to have TSA screeners at all trailheads. "shoes off please" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Think about how often someone get's murdered downtown, like Pioneer Square at 2 am. Just about every week. <snip> CBS, that's about the dumbest thing I've ever seen you post. What's dumb about it? It's a slight exaggeration. There were 25 murders last year. That's every other week. The majority of them were in the big city. The majority of assaults occur when the bars let out at 2 am. If you head home before 2 am you chances of becoming a victim of random violence are much less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 so when you pack the glock, is it on your hip or in your pack. "excuse me Mr. Attacker-who-might-kill-me. Can I drop my pack and pull out my 'Platypus' so I can be well hydrated for you assault?" "Why yes, go ahead." I'm sure on your hip would work but what kind of "experience" are you going for on the trail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underworld Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 If you head home before 2 am you chances of becoming a victim of random violence are much less. if it's random, then time of day or night doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Think about how often someone get's murdered downtown, like Pioneer Square at 2 am. Just about every week. <snip> CBS, that's about the dumbest thing I've ever seen you post. What's dumb about it? It's a slight exaggeration. There were 25 murders last year. That's every other week. The majority of them were in the big city. The majority of assaults occur when the bars let out at 2 am. If you head home before 2 am you chances of becoming a victim of random violence are much less. A slight exaggeration? There are a few more factors at work than 2 am and Pioneer Square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 If you head home before 2 am you chances of becoming a victim of random violence are much less. if it's random, then time of day or night doesn't matter. he said random, not uniformly random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 so when you pack the glock, is it on your hip or in your pack. "excuse me Mr. Attacker-who-might-kill-me. Can I drop my pack and pull out my 'Platypus' so I can be well hydrated for you assault?" "Why yes, go ahead." I'm sure on your hip would work but what kind of "experience" are you going for on the trail? Six years ago my climbing group ran into a solo day hiker on the PCT section of the approach to Glacier Peak. Guy was in his late 50's or early 60's and had a shiny silver gun prominently displayed in his shoulder hoslter. He was not a ranger. Kind of freaked me out to see a gun out on the trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 One wonders whether one should fear the gun that is openly displayed or the gun that is concealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I personally don't like any guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'm all about guns really. I own several and I'm sympathetic towards carrying and using them (not for bad people though). However, I just can't justify it on the trail. They weigh a ton and are just not worth it. No matter what, it's useless in your pack, so the only way it will do you any good in a quick-thinking situation is if it's on you somewhere accessible such as a chest or hip holster. That said, how often is someone attacked by wild game? It's way rare. Maybe in grizzly country I might carry a 44 mag, but that's it. Cougars usually don't give you any time to react. Then we think about the wild murderer out there... So you got your gun prominently displayed on you. So he knows you have a gun and are willing to use it. Think he's going to watch you take it out and point it at him? Over his dead body! Wait, no, yours. Now maybe he'd leave you alone because you're a threat, but only maybe. Not worth the weight for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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