Appalachian Trail hikers are going digital
July 14, 2013
nj.com, Star-Ledger
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Appalachian Trail hikers are going digital
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...Volt estimates 80 percent of the hikers he has encountered carry phones. Their prevalence definitely has changed the way hikers get emergency help, said Jerry Adams, a "ridge runner," or New York-New Jersey Trail Conference employee who patrols the more crowded sections of the trail...