UPDATE 5/2/09 4:07 PM:
KEN KNIGHT WAS FOUND TODAY AND WALKED OUT UNDER HIS OWN STEAM. HE IS AT THE HOSPITAL AND MORE DETAILS WILL LIKELY FOLLOW ONCE WE HAVE THEM. -Addie Bedford
Name: Ken Knight
Height: 5’4"
Weight: 180-200 lb
Point Last Seen: Punchbowl Mountain on the Appalachian Trail in VA
Time Last Seen: Sunday, April 26, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Unique Characteristics: wearing a dry-bag style backpack with a bright orange packbag, hiker is vision-impaired.
If you have info, please contact us: publisher@backpackinglight.com.
Photo above taken Wednesday, April 22 on the Appalachian Trail.
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Roger,
It's probably worth piping up since I've just finished reading the Coroner's report tonight, that he recommends that 'the NPWS review it's capacity to to educate the public as to the availability of PLB's from Police and the NPWS'
and that 'the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme amend its literature to require co-ordinators to educate candidates about…the value of one candidate in any walking group carrying a PLB where those devices are available from Police or NPWS'
It's not clear whether those were 121s or 406s in 2006, or whether or not they were or are now GPS equipped.
I noticed the posts about how the Easy Showily doesn’t show UTM coordinates. The ATP GPS Photofinder Pro just got announced today, and it displays UTM. It will be out in July for $120. I can’t find a weight though.
You can insert your camera’s memory card into the device, and it will add the gps location data to the photo without the need for a computer.
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