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, and most peak baggers went up and down without problems. Troubles arise when hikers knowingly leave the trail — especially if they keep moving, making it harder for SAR teams to find them.
So why do so many peak baggers — especially day hikers — knowingly leave the trail? The answer is complicated, says Anna DeBattiste, spokesperson for the. Like almost all Colorado SAR members, DeBattiste is an unpaid volunteer who risks her own safety to save others. The state’s fifty volunteer SAR teams handle over 3,000 missions each year, requiring 80,000 hours of field time and 400,000 hours in training and other commitments.
“Lots of times, it really comes down to a lack of critical thinking skills,” she adds, noting that hunger, cold, thirst, fatigue, altitude sickness, fear or inattention can diminish a person’s ability to think clearly.
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