[pct-l] SPOT messenger vs McMurdo PLB

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Wow, the takaway I get from this is forget the Spot. Just stay away  
from the Little Giant detour!

On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> In Washington, in 2009, a woman lost both of her horses.?On the
> Little Giant detour of the PCT?they fell several hundred feet?off  
> the trail.
> Both were killed.?She, foolishly, had nothing on her person but the  
> cloths she
> was wearing - not even water.?She did have a SPOT - but it was on  
> one of the
> horses.?She had been leading when this happened and was not  
> injured. She was
> able, with?great difficulty, to climb down and use the 911 button.  
> She was
> rescued by helicopter. It is interesting that, as she climbed down,  
> near the
> top. she found things that were not hers. It turned out that a  
> HIKER had fallen
> at that same exact spot a day or two before. He broke his neck and  
> ended his
> hike in the hospital.?The unexpected does sometimes happen.?
> The main reason that I carry a SPOT is that it matters to me - it  
> is very
> important to me - that my dear wife have peace of mind.
>
> MendoRider