FOR SOLO HIKERS
Go out alone.
Not unaccounted for.
Solo hiking is one of the best things you can do. It is also one of the easiest ways to end up somewhere remote with nobody knowing where you are. If You Read This gives you a safety net so the people you care about are automatically notified if you don't make it back.
See how it worksHow hikers use it.
Set your window before you leave.
Choose a check-in interval that matches your hike. A day trip, an overnight, a week-long backpacking trip. If you're not back and haven't checked in by then, the clock runs out.
Write a message for your people.
Tell them where you were going, who to call, what to do. Or just let them know you love them. It's your message, in your words.
Check in when you're back. That's it.
Open the app when you're safe. The clock resets and nothing is sent. If you don't check in, your contacts hear from you automatically.
EXAMPLE MESSAGE
Hey Mom, if you're reading this, I missed my check-in. I was doing a solo overnight on the Mt. Whitney trail. I left Thursday morning and planned to be back by Friday evening. My car is at the Whitney Portal trailhead parking lot. Please call Inyo County Search and Rescue if I'm not reachable. I love you.
What your contact receives by SMS if you miss a check-in.
"The worst part of solo hiking isn't the risk. It's knowing that if something went wrong, nobody would find out until it was too late."
Set it up before your next hike.
Takes five minutes. Costs nothing. Works quietly in the background every time you go out.
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