He had a whistle...

“ROUTT COUNTY - When rescue crews finally found Charles Horton he could barely speak and was suffering from a broken leg.

Crews had been searching for Horton, 55, for more than a week in the Flat Tops area near the Routt and Rio Blanco County line. He was found shortly before noon Monday.

Horton ventured out on a day trip on Sunday April 17. Authorities believe the Steamboat Springs man broke his leg while cross-country skiing. They say he crawled about a mile from where he was hurt and slept under trees at night.

Horton was not reported missing until Sunday when his landlord returned home from vacation and found that he was gone.

Family and friends said Horton went to the Dunkley Pass Area. Crews located his car in that area Sunday.

Horton was prepared for back country survival and had a whistle which alerted searchers when they were near him. He was transported to a Steamboat Springs hospital.

A total of 15 crew members used dogs and snowmobiles throughout the search. A search by air wasn't possible due to poor weather.

(from Denver news channel - 9news.com)”

“ha! tell that to the dingalings i met in harriman”

“that was my first thought!!

you fearmonger!”

“That's why I carry one. Plastic, too, so if I get hurt in below-freezing temps, it won't freeze to my lips.

Although I guess in certain circumstances, that might be a good thing.”

“I carry one, too, even on day hikes.”

“now it lives in my PFD for canoeing, I think I'll bring it along to colorady.”

“i carry a whistle. I may forgot it a couple times, but in general I have it with me”

“Mine is attached to the back of my pack.”

“On backcountry hikes I carry a whistle and a considerably louder non PC noisemaker...”

“Mines always around my neck.”

“which side is the back of your pack? cuz when its on the ground and youre getting into the pockets, the flat side is the back, but when its on your back, the side with all the pockets is the back”

“You beat me to it.

Here's the one I was going to post:
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2836087,00.html”

“Ahhh, remember, if Kate Winslet hadn't have had a whistle, she would have gone down with the Titanic and Leonardo DiCaprio!”

“which side is the back of your pack? cuz when its on the ground and youre getting into the pockets, the flat side is the back, but when its on your back, the side with all the pockets is the back”
crash bang
6:43:06 AM
4/26/05

Good question!

I hadn't thought about attaching the whistle to one of the pocket pulls. I thought having the whistle rubbing between my shoulder blades with the weight of my pack against it was the solution.

You are a genius!”

“I use to carry a whistle.

Now my monkeya&& carries a pistol.”

“His mistake was not telling anyone where he was going. Even on daytrips, I always tell someone where I'm going.

I have to get a new whistle. Last weekend I got separated from the guys and used my whistle. We had radios, but were in trees, so we were trying to figure out who was ahead by me blowing the whistle. They couldn't hear it. Turned out I was ahead. They stopped so I could catch up, but I went to low so they didn't see me go by. It was a cutsie little purple whistle, but I guess I'll carry the regular one from now on.”