A new news item this morning in the paper. The guy got lost. He kept going in circles. A GPS would have helped him more than an extra piece of clothing. He did have a runner's jacket. Two nights out in wet-cold just at freezing - amazing survival skills. He said he did isometric exercises all night.

Not sure if it is really feasible to take gear to survive a night out at 30-degreesF while running. He could have carried one of those 3-oz aluminum survival blankets. To me the key issue is that he separated from his group. If it is just a practice run, I would think a buddy system should be used.

A snow border also spent the night out a bit further up the hill. He, of course, had his snow bordering gear. Conditions were a bit colder.

It is good news that two people who could have died survived. Massive search efforts helped. But each fellow had himself to keep him alive until found.