The Let’s Hike During The Arizona Summer Thread

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Brian in Mesa]

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[Zobaczcie suki]

Not a good time of year to be hiking in the afternoon in the Valley. I wonder what time they started? Kinda nuts

 

[Dback Jon]

Not a good time of year to be hiking in the afternoon in the Valley. I wonder what time they started? Kinda nuts

7 am. They got rescued around noon. Each only had one small water bottle

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Hikers were rescued from an Arizona mountain while filming a reality show as temperatures hit 108 degrees​

MSN

A group of hikers filming a reality show were rescued via helicopter from a trail in Phoenix on Thursday due to heat-related illnesses, officials said.

At least eight people needed assistance getting down from the Echo Canyon Trail on Camelback Mountain as temperatures hit triple digits, said Capt. Evan Gammage, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Fire Department.

“We had no idea going into it that this apparently was one of the hardest trails in Phoenix,” Kristin Livingston, one of the hikers, told CNN affiliate KTVK/KPHO. Five members of the group were taken from the trail by helicopter and three others walked down the mountain with assistance, KTVK/KPHO reported.

 

[BigRedRage]

why this happens annually is beyond me. As soon as it gets hot, I only hike up north in the pines because I'm not waking up at 5-6am on my day off.

How people go hiking with one water bottle is such madness too. like, how dumb are we here?

I bring a minimum of a 2L camelbak and still run out of water on some hikes.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Man in his 20s dies after hiking in Cave Creek during extreme heat​

Man in his 20s dies after hiking in Cave Creek during extreme heat

Just before 1:30 p.m., Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies received a call for service for possible heat exhaustion at the Spur Cross Trailhead Mountain in Cave Creek.

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[Dback Jon]

Sad

 

[AZ Native]

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[Brian in Mesa]

The "man in his 20s" has been identified as a 32-year-old doctor.

Valley doctor dies after hiking in Cave Creek during extreme heat

Valley doctor dies after hiking in Cave Creek during extreme heat

Just before 1:30 p.m., Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies received a call for service for possible heat exhaustion at the Spur Cross Trailhead Mountain in Cave Creek.

www.abc15.com

Scottsdale Fire officials announced a man in his 20s died while hiking in extreme heat. He has been identified by MCSO as 32-year-old Evan Dishion.

ABC15 spoke with Dr. Dishion's wife Amy, who says he came from humble beginnings and "just wanted to help people".

She says the pair supported each other, even as Evan chased his dreams to become a doctor.

Amy tells ABC15 they moved all over the country, eventually landing here in Phoenix where Evan became a neurology resident at Barrow Neurological Institute.

The couple just had their first child, Chloe.

"Since Chloe came, he hasn't had as much time with his friends between residency," said Amy. "I feel like normally I would have pushed back a little harder about the heat."

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Here we go again...

Woman dies while hiking Grand Canyon in triple-digit temperatures

Woman dies while hiking Grand Canyon in triple-digit temperatures

Park officials say at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday a park ranger received a report that a hiker was in need of help in the Tuweep area of the Grand Canyon National Park.

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[Lorenzo]

Here we go again...

Woman dies while hiking Grand Canyon in triple-digit temperatures​

Woman dies while hiking Grand Canyon in triple-digit temperatures

Park officials say at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday a park ranger received a report that a hiker was in need of help in the Tuweep area of the Grand Canyon National Park.

www.abc15.com

2 hikers were found dead in Nevada's valley of fire state park yesterday. it was about 115 degrees here in southern Nevada. I think the hikers thought they were ok because they started early. There are some places where you should not hike at all in the summer time.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Lorenzo]

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I just recently saw on the news that hikers were still going up there. I don’t understand why. they are putting S&R at risk as well.

 

[puckhead]

I just recently saw on the news that hikers were still going up there. I don’t understand why. they are putting S&R at risk as well.

I agree wholeheartedly. Maybe we need to enact something similar to the "Stupid Motorist Law" we have for people that drive around flash flood barricades.

 

[Lorenzo]

I agree wholeheartedly. Maybe we need to enact something similar to the "Stupid Motorist Law" we have for people that drive around flash flood barricades.

Yeah I was watching a video about that last night. Camelback can be dangerous without the heat. So going up there in this type of weather is risking your life and the people that have to come save you. Even if you are fit and a good hiker it is still very dangerous. Thankfully there are some well trained people that can rescue others.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[elindholm]

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We should also be very careful with dogs in hot cars, even if we are driving with the air conditioning on. Since dogs don't perspire, they don't get the same benefits of evaporative cooling. I've noticed that my dog gets very uncomfortable in the five-minute drive home from day care, even if I've just driven the car to pick him up and it doesn't feel that bad to me.