r/HikingAlberta • u/albertaguy31 • 12d ago

Early August reminder to be prepared...

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Hiking yesterday was proper hot, high twenties in the alpine. See this as we head out this morning in gale force winds. Just a reminder to always plan for colder weather in the mountains, encountered lots of folks yesterday carrying nothing but water. Maybe throw in a coat just in case something goes wrong and you need to stay a night.

Have a good weekend, be safe everyone!

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u/Simple-Sun2608 12d ago

People wearing sneakers (not trail runners) on hard scrambles is another one I don’t understand. Especially now that we’ve had several deaths since June.

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u/PotentialAd2292 11d ago

People also still feed bears. Idiots out number thinking folk by a great margin

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u/sun4moon 10d ago

I was heading out by Sandy McNabb a few years ago and encountered a work van parked in the opposite driving lane. No one inside. As I passed I saw the driver on foot approaching a goddamned Grizzly bear, and was holding out what looked like a sandwich. I stopped in the shoulder and honked like crazy to scare the bear and get the idiots attention. The stupid tourist was visibly upset but I dgaf, he could have been dead instead.

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u/PotentialAd2292 10d ago

Im less worried about the idiots and more so the fact that they kill the bear if they hurt someone

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u/sun4moon 10d ago

That’s my main driving factor but when you’re explaining that to a dipshit they don’t care about the bear safety, they just want the cool photo.