If the worst happens and your party finds itself uncomfortably close to the electrical action, spread out as you descend. Then, if someone is injured the others are still available to help. CPR may have to be started immediately. There may also be burn injuries, but by comparison they can wait. These hints apply to your basic hike or walking climb.
Complications arise on technical routes, although the principles still apply.
From Trail and Timberline , No. 915, March 1996. Return to the CMC Information Service . Return to the CMC home page.