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Posted by Brian in SLC on January 16, 2008 at 5:02:02 pm EST
In reply to Re: Missing Hiker posted by Fred on January 16, 2008 at 8:23:00 am EST

Really well said Alicia.

I have a good friend (and my main climbing partner) who's a solo runner and sometimes skier. We discuss this from time-to-time, because mostly I do worry about her safety (double standard for sure, but, I not only large, but, expendable, ha ha).

She's pretty tough, and, pretty saavy when it comes to strangers and "reading" people (uncanny with that, really). She sometimes carries a little pepper spray dealy on her key chain but not that often. And, she'd cheat in a fight to be sure.

She does want a "permit" to carry and has an EXTREME aversion to being a victim. Extreme to the point where she probably over does it and as a result, is hard to get to know her or to make new friends. Whether that is good or bad in the long run, who knows.

We've talked specifically about this particular incident, as, we were on the road while this story was developing. For a couple of the days, I was fairly sick with the flu, and, she couldn't not go running. In Red Rocks. Solo, on some of the trails there. I kinda tossed the "what if" at her following one of her runs, and, she just didn't seem that concerned. She's purposely vague about the distance and who might be around, but, pleasant in passing to someone. Interesting to get her put. She will not not run. And, she loves the trails in Red Rocks (and near home, too).

Yeah, I think this kind of stuff is super rare. But, it really plays on our fears.

Good food for thought.

-Brian in SLC

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