Miscellaneous: Today, I went for a hike with the local search and rescue volunteer...

By Wouldntitbeniceif - 01/05/2009 03:13 - United States

Today, I went for a hike with the local search and rescue volunteer group that I recently joined. I got lost and spent 5 hours wandering aimlessly. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 850

You deserved it 15 065

Summer: Sun, Sea and Blunders
Summer anecdotes where the sun shines... and blunders are never far away! More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

City boy

By Where? - 23/08/2023 08:00 - Canada - Calgary

Today, I went on a hike with friends, but as I'm the worst outdoorsperson because I rarely venture outside of the city, I ended up getting lost in some woods after straying from our group. I ended up having to call 911 to be rescued. My friends will absolutely not let me live this ordeal down. FML

I agree, your life sucks 229

You deserved it 852

I know where I'm going

By Anonymous - 18/11/2023 10:00 - Australia

Today, I went on a hiking date with my significant other. Trying to be adventurous and assertive, I suggested we take a shortcut through the woods. We got hopelessly lost and ended up spending the night in a deserted ranger station. Turns out, my idea of adventure is not quite as romantic as it sounds. FML

I agree, your life sucks 107

You deserved it 692

Wandering soul

By Anonymous - 13/11/2024 12:00 - United States

Today, I went on a scenic hike to clear my head and ended up lost for two hours. When I finally found my way back, I noticed the trail signs had big, bright arrows. How did I miss those? FML

I agree, your life sucks 120

You deserved it 389

Close call

By Anonymous - 09/11/2023 06:00 - Canada

Today, I went on a relaxing nature hike to de-stress. I got lost for hours, encountered a bear, and had to play dead, only for the bear to steal my sandwich then sit there for hours before finally leaving. FML

I agree, your life sucks 562

You deserved it 176

By Me - 27/09/2015 09:53 - Australia

Today, I tried taking a shortcut through a nature trail, hoping to save myself some time getting back to my car. I ended up getting lost for nearly 3 hours and getting to work nearly 2 hours late. FML

I agree, your life sucks 20 175

You deserved it 12 420

Freak out

By use your brain mother - 16/06/2015 05:47 - United States - Springville

Today, I told my mom I was going hiking with a couple of friends and wouldn't be back for four or more hours. Not even two hours later, she called the cops and reported us as missing. She didn't realize that we wouldn't have service up the canyon so we could call her back. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 755

You deserved it 2 367

By UTurn - 09/08/2019 04:00

Today, I lost my phone during a hike up Mount Washington. Luckily, it was reported to the office, and they called my wife. Too bad we had already been driving for at least four hours. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 507

You deserved it 295

By Anonymous - 15/05/2016 14:03 - United States - Salem

Today, I had my first real break from work in ages, so I decided to go hiking. Less than 20 minutes in, I tumbled a couple hundred feet down a steep hill, broke my leg and several toes, and lay there in agony for an eternity before I was finally rescued. FML

I agree, your life sucks 14 904

You deserved it 1 962

Take a hike

By bummed - 14/04/2014 01:57

Today, my family and I went on a hike to a local abandoned gold mine, with the hopes of being able to explore the caves. What we didn't expect was four miles of treacherous, rocky, near vertical trails that led to the mine. Once we finally got there, exhausted, it was blocked off for safety reasons. FML

I agree, your life sucks 35 849

You deserved it 12 390

Take a hike

By why?? - 20/04/2014 04:52 - United States - Englewood

Today, I went hiking with my family. A local had told us about the trail, saying the two mile walk would lead us to a seventy-foot waterfall. After seven miles of trekking in the sweltering sun with no food, we finally found the waterfall. It was barely ten feet tall. FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 217

You deserved it 7 320

eriecftw 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:07

Don't join the search team if you don't know what you're doing! you could have made it that much harder on everyone else by getting lost along with whoever y'all were searching for in the first place.

24788 6

Friday 1 May 2009 14:02

Sounds like a fun time.

Comments

MK1029 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:01

Oh the irony :P ps. LOLOL HEY GUZ LOOK I GOT DA FIRST POST WEE LOLOLLOL HURR

24788 6

Friday 1 May 2009 14:02

Sounds like a fun time.

abcnonamecba 0

Monday 15 February 2010 18:54

hope to god I never need to be rescued by you!!!

dill91 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:06

haha wow...

eriecftw 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:07

Hadeezz 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:08

Sorry man .. It sucks. #2 Maybe if it was you ..You'd be crying for help...Not that fun to be lost 5 hours!

nailmetoapig 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:14

ORIENTEERING, MATE. http://tinyurl.com/djo7fp

amelsea 0

Friday 1 May 2009 14:17

I guess the worst part is that your search and rescue group either couldn't find you or didn't care enough to find you.

rooneyroo 0

Sunday 2 October 2011 17:35

It was their fault for wandering. If you get lost (and people know you're lost) stay put! If they check an area and then you move there and they go check where you were, they will never find you. The best thing to do is stay put and make all efforts to be noticeable.