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Healthy Living

Park ranger, BYU professors share tips for hiking safety

By Joe Wirthlin
March 03, 2023 12:00 AM
Utah saw three deaths involving hikers in February and the tragedies highlight the importance of hiking safety.
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Healthy Living

Professionals, enthusiasts caution students about avalanche danger

By Coben Hoch
February 24, 2016 12:00 AM
Massive snow-covered mountains loom over campus, so close they reflect off the glass front of the Joseph F. Smith Building. Students play a figurative game of Russian roulette every time they venture into the mountains during the winter.
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Sports

10 things every hiker should carry

May 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Spencer Stewart was climbing Stewart Falls last summer with a group of high school students attending a Chinese language summer camp when he made a risky decision to get a closer look at the falls. While climbing up an undesignated trail, his foot slipped and he fell several feet onto the rocks below.
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