5 Hiking Stories that sound FAKE but are 100% TRUE...

These hiking stories sound downright fake, but are actually true.

Edited by: @LeviSpangler

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[klhaldane]

Re the jar of salsa - the first real "starvation studies" were done by French doctors interviewing the men who survived the Grande Armee's retreat from Moscow in 1812. Apparently there is a big difference in survival between having a tiny amount of food and no food at all - men reported surviving on a mug of tea twice a day, or one man who had a parcel of beef stock cubes received in a letter from home.

[domilontano]

Mom almost falling off the cliff made me cry. The love of a good mom is a force of nature; she was willing to fall to her death to save her daughter. Thank goodness that guy was there to help!

[Emy]

That daughter had a strong will and love, to save her mother. She is amazing especially because she had a challenge herself, but she didn't let that stop her. Many blessings to these amazing women, and these hikers.

[PhxVanguard]

I'm from Arizona and can speak pretty confidently on the last story. Every year we get idiots visiting from the east coast and midwest who think that when it's 115 out that they can hike north mountain, or camelback without water at 2pm. Every year we hear about emergency evacuations happening. I once (a few years back) lived in a condo near Squaw Peak and someone was stranded on the mountain in the middle of the night. I could hear the helicopter and could see it flying about from my balcony. She had figured that she could hike without water at night because the sun wasn't out... scorpions and rattlesnakes be damned, apparently. it happens with such frequency that the state legislature mulled over proposing a "stupid hiker" law to match our "dumb motorist" law. basically, if you ignore common sense, you will pay the cost of your rescue and helicopters are expensive.

[ocalafl]

That daughter trying to save her mother was absolutely incredible! Thank God for a stranger in the right place at the right time!

[ivanvarykino]

The multiple rescuse story hits a little close to home but mine involved water rescue from a newly purchased boat. The 2nd time in same day I had to radio for help, my buddy was in process of getting tangled up in thick weeds trying to swim to shore for help. Terrifying. The same safety officers that arrived broadcast one statement: "You guys again?!".
Yup, end of boating hobby. Sold the boat 👍🏼😄

[arnehusby]

Here in Norway with its harsh climate, we have a number of rescue operations after tourists who have done something stupid in our wild mountains. If a tourist has done something really stupid, like climbing barefoot and gets stuck on a ledge. Can they risk getting a bigger bill, if large resources have been spent on picking him up. For normal rescue operations due to bad weather, fog or a lot of snow. Of course, those who are saved will not have to pay.

[SkullBro]

And.. it so funny to say 'lol you can't get lost' but damn, if you're in the fog - or even a bright sunny day dehydrated, tired, hungry.. everything starts looking the same, your reason fails you. Fog is especially bad because it starts to play with the sounds you hear as well.

[surfergirl]

Such a good topic Kyle !! My niece was one of the people who retrieved the mountains lion who attacked him. She’s one of the big cat specialists for the state of CO - such a crazy story!

[ekhouser]

Baffled by the Humphrey's Peak story. I've done that hike, and the my profile pic is quite literally from that summit. No mountaineering experience necessary, and a very easy hike up and back in short time. How on Earth could someone get into that much trouble two times in a row?? Ouch.

[mercedesaponte]

Kyle - I appreciate the first story about the runner at Horsetooth Reservoir. I'm a Coloradan since 1974 and have trained in CO for 40 years (former pro cyclist). I can tell you this story about the young (less than a year old) mountain lion was unfortunate and sad. The Dept of Wildlife said the is mountain lion was young, likely lost it's mother and was in poor shape and starving. It would never go after a full grown human otherwise. So sad for both. Just saying!

[Kiraiko]

okay the mom being willing to just sacrifice herself so her daughter didn't get hurt or worse trying to save her made me sob a bit. my mom died when I was a teenager, I always feel that loss very keenly when I see instances of how much mothers love their children. I know not every mom is perfect, but it's true that no one ever loves you the way your mother does.

[vinceimp]

Humphreys peak is a solid hike but well defined until you get to that last bit above the ski lift. The rangers actually make a late day hike to round up such individuals.

[sip_water]

I've never felt sketched out by a cougar in 15 years of hiking the cougar dense area I live. But I almost got attacked by a cougar playing Pokemon Go at 3 in the morning. Cub crossing the road where I was walking with dilated eyes and a glowing phone shoved in my face, with its mother in the treeline.

[everburninglamp]

I’m so pleased that webcam man was saved, being a viewer of random webcams it must have been pretty epic too see that!

[jimmysmith]

I had a friend who was mountain climbing in the Yukon Territory with a climbing partner and they got lost - they only survived because they found a cache of food left by an expedition from over 50 years before their climb.

[chase-mode]

Man I turned around on humpreys in the summer because of altitude sickness. People have too much pride and they risk others lives because of it too often.

[ryanm]

I honestly love how scary the woods are, that’s half the fun!

[thewildfolk]

I do enjoy the last story. “Stupid hikers” would be a fun series

[thebluehotel]

I live in southern AZ and every summer at least 1 group of foreign tourists gets in a distressed situation and need to be rescued. They don't realize how hot and strenuous it becomes.