Re: [Philmont]: Question for the list ...

Basic issue is Basecamp wants to know where everyone is in case of an
emergency, like a forest fire, flash flood, severe windstorm, or a bear
attack. If such happens in your assigned area, and you can't be found,
a LOT of staffers will be placed at risk (maybe severe risk) trying to
locate you. Not good.

If you can't make a camp for a reasonable reason (injury, got lost, ran
out of light, etc.), no one is going to say anything. But if you did it
as a matter of preference or convenience, they will not be at all happy
with you (i.e., don't do that!) In a severe case (like a repeat
offender, or coping an attitude about it), you could and probably would
get yanked right off the trail and sent home.

If you end up at a wrong camp, you should notify the nearest staff camp
if possible, so Basecamp knows where you are for the night. You can do
this in person, or by having a passing Crew carry a very clear, very
legible note to a staff camp that they are going to. If that isn't
practical, then you would proceed as you detailed below - let the staff
know at the next camp you pass, the next day. You'll get quizzed to
make sure you had valid cause, but other than that, you'll get the pass.

Larry Stout wrote:
> Please forgive me if some of my details are incorrect. I'm getting old and am
> prone to "senior moments".
>
> In 2001 we were coming out of Bear Canyon on our way to Turkey Creek Camp.
> During that passage one of the adult advisors sustained a foot injury that made
> it painful to walk. Because of his injury, we fell far behind in our mileage for
> the day and could not possibly make Turkey Creek Camp before dark.
>
> We stopped at another trail camp just on the other side of the River/Highway.
> The next day, we proceeded to Hunting Lodge as scheduled and reported to the
> staffer there what had happened. He thought something was amiss because we
> arrived so early. He radioed base an told them what we had done and why. The
> injured adult managed to finish out the trek with a stress fracture of the foot.
> We never heard anything from the folks back at base camp.
>
> Were we right or wrong in our actions? What could we have done differently, if
> anything? Does the ban on hiking at night justify changing camps? What if the
> group is just going slow? Do you hike at night to make camp, or find another
> place to camp?
>
> Thanks for your opinions
>
>
> LS

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Received on Thu Apr 24 17:04:12 2003