Many moons ago, I was stationed at Ft. Carson, adjacent to Pikes Peak. On occasion, I was finished with my duties, defending the USA from our enemies, and I would get my pass around noon and hike the trail to the summit and return in time for dinner in the mess hall.

The trail was obvious and clear, a veritable highway; the cog railway was prominent, to say nothing of the summit road - hardly ingredients for a wilderness. It is undeveloped country, and i somehow you got o the trail, conceivably you could get in a bind.

Nowadays we have much better tools than marine radios for wilderness use - PLBs for instance, although one should never abandon self reliance.