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Body-by-Guinness:
Looked for a germane topic to file this under, but found none. As such we’ll start off with this interesting examination of deaths in national parks:

https://www.backpacker.com/survival/deaths-in-national-parks/

Body-by-Guinness:
Something of an ad for an off grid satellite rescue device, but an interesting breakdown of outdoor rescues by activity.

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/garmin-inreach-data-2023/

Body-by-Guinness:
An issue landowners that allow recreational access to their lands face are lawsuits when people are injured on it. This piece looks at efforts to minimize those risks:

https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/colorado-recreation-land-access-bill

Body-by-Guinness:
Those of us that have done a lot of riding can imagine how hairy this could be: 21K ft enduro ride on a single jug Yamaha:

https://gearjunkie.com/motors/adv-motorcycle-altitude-world-record

DougMacG:

--- Quote from: Body-by-Guinness on March 13, 2024, 04:36:51 AM ---Those of us that have done a lot of riding can imagine how hairy this could be: 21K ft enduro ride on a single jug Yamaha:

https://gearjunkie.com/motors/adv-motorcycle-altitude-world-record

--- End quote ---

My house in the mountains of Colorado (built in 1880) is at 10200 ft  (highest city in North America) a cold climate so I put in a high efficiency furnace to help get a handle on the heating costs. I had a working furnace fully installed with all the duct work and air supply piping done, and I needed to get back home, but I thought I better just test it once before leaving. Didn't work. Couldn't breathe. Only a heating guy working in that altitude would know you need more than twice the volume of air coming in for the combustion to work at that altitude.

As my daughter deduced in her childhood, if the trees can't breathe above tree line, doesn't that tell us something (about where humans shouldn't ski)?

I can't imagine a motorcycle engine running properly at 21000 ft.

Also, if the driver loses his breath, that's a long way to fall.

The peaks around Leadville are 14k. Highest I've ever been is 13k, a slight hike up from the highest lift is exhausting and skiing down above everything is exhilarating! I can't imagine 21k and I don't plan to try it!
https://www.summitconcierge.com/breckenridge-ski-resort/imperial-express-superchair-breckenridge-colorado-ski-resort_id-203.html

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