Satphone experiences...
never used one. Any real issues you would need to be aware of?
Forum Discussion
Sleepy is right about one thing -- don't pin all of your hopes on a gizmo -- be ready to self-rescue. But I am a belt and suspenders person -- I have as much self-rescue stuff as I can carry (lensatic compass, paper maps, water filter, first aid, etc.), AND I am probably going to get a PLB gizmo, too. Why not?
Recently, we were hiking in deep rotting snow in the Sierra at 11,000 feet, very far from anyone else, and the terrain under the snow was big sharp talus. It would have been very easy to post-hole down and to break a leg. We turned around and headed down. If I had gotten badly hurt, the gizmo would have come in very handy.
Recently, we were hiking in deep rotting snow in the Sierra at 11,000 feet, very far from anyone else, and the terrain under the snow was big sharp talus. It would have been very easy to post-hole down and to break a leg. We turned around and headed down. If I had gotten badly hurt, the gizmo would have come in very handy.
