Attackpoint - performance and training tools for orienteering athletes

Discussion: The value of carrying a whistle

in: Orienteering; Gear & Toys

Mar 14, 2012 12:04 PM #

Mar 14, 2012 1:28 PM #

Very interesting. I am curious how the public will perceive the article.
1. That orienteering sounds like real adventure and would be a great skill and I'd like to try it.
or
2. Poision Cactus----I'm never going in the woods again.

Mar 14, 2012 11:22 PM #

leepback:

Whistles are cheap, lightweight and a possible lifesaver. Pity almost half the time I still forget to carry one but suspect that in our club I am one of the most frequent whistle carriers.

Mar 15, 2012 1:03 AM #

O-ing:

emm, how well did he blow his whistle with a swollen throat and tongue??

Mar 15, 2012 1:39 AM #

JanetT:

This article says he blew his whistle "a few times" before his tongue swelled up; another one I read claimed he could only sound it once.

Mar 15, 2012 1:45 AM #

bct:

I'll bet he made a much louder with the whistle than he could have without it. The S&R people say that a whistle is audible for further than a human voice and requires less energy than hollering.

Mar 15, 2012 5:44 AM #

tRicky:

I certainly wouldn't like to be hollow although I could probably fit more food in.

This discussion thread is closed.