Originally Posted By: hikermor


If you suffer a fatal fall, none of this gee whiz, high tech gadgetry offers you any significant benefit, although it does help the park in keeping the park clear of debris


Knowing where you fell won't always save your life but it will certainly shorten the search and in the margin might get help to you in time to save your life.

Rangers still missing..... that's sad and ought to be cautionary info to other backcountry rangers.