Teen dies after falling on the Mist Trail

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Ohnivy-Drak
He was descending quickly ahead of the pack, then slipped, causing him to roll down several steps.

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Red Lipstick
This is truely heart wrenching.
I was saying, in another post, about my son doing this....scares the crap out of me..the whole trail, dry or wet. I am going to be sure to make my son aware of this story.

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Red Lipstick
This is truely heart wrenching.
I was saying, in another post, about my son doing this....scares the crap out of me..the whole trail, dry or wet. I am going to be sure to make my son aware of this story.

I think poles are very useful for going down the Mist Trail. I used my pair to steady myself with a big pack. I wouldn't say it reduces the chance of falling to zero, but it might make it less likely to take an uncontrollable tumble.

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ryanmj

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y_p_w

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Red Lipstick
This is truely heart wrenching.
I was saying, in another post, about my son doing this....scares the crap out of me..the whole trail, dry or wet. I am going to be sure to make my son aware of this story.

I think poles are very useful for going down the Mist Trail. I used my pair to steady myself with a big pack. I wouldn't say it reduces the chance of falling to zero, but it might make it less likely to take an uncontrollable tumble.

I dont know if the ones ive used were cheap but ive noticed that they have a tendency to collapse if you but to much weight on them, that could get ugly especially on that trail.

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Vince
Odd that they are not counting this sad death in the park totals for the year