[pct-l] hiker breaks ankle miles short of finishing

A.C. Scott acscottthefirst at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 14 12:22:40 CDT 2012


Almost just got my arm xrayed. At chelan. Just a bad sprain. Splinted up and a great resupply from safe way and way I go

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"belcherjd at juno.com" <belcherjd at juno.com> wrote:

>Tortoise:
>
>Yes, here is one (200 ft tumble) from 2008 near Snoqualmie Pass.
>
>http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_13020638
>
>'til later,
>Jon 
>
>---------Original message--------------
>
>Message: 6
>Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:14:31 -0700
>From: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] hiker breaks ankle miles short of finishing
>
>Message-ID: <50512567.80007 at charter.net>
>
>What a bummer!  But he will have a tale to tell.
>
>Does anyone know of any other PCT hiker who suffered a similar broken 
>bone?  A few days ago I was riding with a forest service employee about 
>trail hazards and said I couldn't recall any others getting broken bones o 
>the trail.  I do recall a few unfortunate deaths though.
>
>Tortoise
>
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