I go camping inna middle of nowhere and it never ceases to amaze me the
geniuses who take a GPS and no map. Can you imagine getting on your cell phone
and telling someone "I broke my leg and I am at xxxxxx,yyyyyy, no, I don't have
a map, I don't know where the nearest road is.."

In the White Mountains of New Hampshire a while back, three women
climbed the Tripyramids near Waterville Valley. They got tired, got on
the cell, and called 911. In the end, a helicopter came from Concord
(about 50 miles) to pick them up. They said to the pilot: "Why did you
take so long?" But at least they knew where they were.

Actually, my local FSS is quite happy to take lat/lon coordinates.
Whether they'd come for me is another question, of course.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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