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#302745 - 12/15/25 09:57 PM Solo Hiker Quicksand Survival Story
jds Offline
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Registered: 01/03/05
Posts: 22
I just wanted to share this solo hiker quicksand Survival Story with our community, in addition to the article in the New York Times about it ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/hiker-quicksand-rescue-utah.html?searchResultPosition=1

... the reader comments are also interesting. NOTE -- for anone who does not have a subscription -- I think they let people read up to three articles for free.

... the hiker also posted his own account on Reddit ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/backpacking/com...ke_trail_today/

I hope this posting helps to re-awaken this community as it feels like there hasn't been much activity here lately.

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#302746 - 12/16/25 02:08 AM Re: Solo Hiker Quicksand Survival Story [Re: jds]
dougwalkabout Offline
Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3271
Loc: Alberta, Canada
Thanks for the links. I saw the story headline but haven't delved into it yet. I did a lot of solo backpacking and it focuses the mind.

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#302747 - 12/16/25 12:30 PM Re: Solo Hiker Quicksand Survival Story [Re: dougwalkabout]
chaosmagnet Offline
Sheriff
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3877
Loc: USA
Thanks for this!

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#302768 - Today at 09:12 PM Re: Solo Hiker Quicksand Survival Story [Re: jds]
brandtb Offline
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Registered: 11/26/04
Posts: 534
Loc: S.E. Pennsylvania
Watching Saturday morning TV back in the '50s and '60s made me think quicksand would much more of an issue than it turned out to be for me.
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