URL Redirection Rant
A few months back I had to deal with a “webmaster” on a national site that deals with public safety information. They had some very critical public safety information at a link and literally hundreds of web sites linked to …
Tag: rant
What does an under-funded SAR system look like?
An under-funded SAR system might be difficult to detect, how do we tell when we don’t have enough resources to do things right?
Looking good versus being good
You get more attention reacting to an emergency than by quietly avoiding it, a rant on appearing to be good versus being good.
On posting rewards
The family of a Canadian man missing in Australia posted $100,000 reward for his recovery alive or dead. Amateurs from all over converge on site.
Stop with the Smart Phones already
People are still under the impression a Smart Phone can replace a GPS in the wilderness, and they’re still wrong.
Tagged with: backcountry, communications, gear, GPS, opinion, rant, safety, smart phone, social media, technology
The idiocy of using social media to call for help
Share designed by <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com/Mikhail1986">Michael Rowe</a> from the <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com">Noun Project</a>
Why posting to Social Media when you are lost is a very very stupid thing to do
Tagged with: backcountry, communications, GPS, rant, smart phone, smartphone, social media, technology
Invest in Disaster Management
Climate change means less stable weather, and more disasters. We have to be more efficient at managing emergencies.
The ACC requires digital avalanche beacons
I’m a member of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Vancouver Section, so I get their monthly “Alpine-E-r” newsletter. For the past several months I’ve noticed the following message in the newsletter: NEW BEACON POLICY The ACC has a new …
SPOT Connect and Smart Phones
I’d like to direct people to Will Gadd’s article on the SPOT Connect. I’ve previously written how smartphones should not be used as a primary navigation device for backcountry travelers. Will points out that the SPOT connect, when paired with …
On Outdoor Responsibility
Our 50m rap onto the glacier
I found an interesting site the other day: Leave No Trace (there is a Canadian offshoot as well). It’s a site that promotes outdoor ethics and offers guidance on the best practises to preserve wilderness values, and reduce the impact …