Faulty GPS leads to edge of cliff

[blackhorn]

（联合早报网讯）台湾联合新闻网报道，“怎么会这样？ＧＰＳ明明说大桶山下山是走这条路啊！”中鼎公司、南电公司和台大外侨学生组成的十人登山队，前天到新北市乌来忠治部落的大桶山登山，因不熟山路，使用手机的ＧＰＳ卫星导航系统，竟走错路无法下山，还被指引到已成断崖的登山旧路，差点跌落深谷，一行人在山区折腾近六个小时，才被救出。

　　新店警分局忠治派出所长陈重旭指出，乌来区大桶山有二、三条登山路线，进去后还有二、三个分叉小路，连当地人都会搞糊涂，如果没有熟门熟路的登山向导极容易迷路。

　　陈重旭说，前天接到叶姓民众电话报案说，和朋友一行共十人，由乌来妙心寺登山口入山，欲攀爬海拔九百一十四公尺的忠治部落大桶山，下山时因不熟悉山路，使用手机ＧＰＳ导航系统引导，往大桶山山顶的左边走，发现路愈来愈窄，没地方可回头，但地图又显示可抵达，便硬着头皮继续往前行。

　　大约十多分钟后，道路几已坍塌还有断崖峭壁，由于夜深视线不佳差点踩空坠落深谷，把一群人吓坏了，急忙打手机求援。

　　陈重旭接获求救电话，立即和警员张岳文以及乌来消防分队小队长林庆章分两路入山搜救。一边搜索一边大声呼唤受困民众，晚间十时在大桶山山顶处，先发现三名登山客，并前往断崖处，协助七名已体力透支的民众下山，昨天凌晨零时许完成救援任务。

　　陈重旭说，带队的叶姓民众（卅岁）说，手机卫星导航使用多年未出过差错，没想到却因此走到断崖。警方建议，ＧＰＳ可供参考，但不熟悉山路最好先询问在地人，免得发生危险。

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[tlchuan]

Chinese to English translation ( using Google)

Taiwan's United News reported, "how could this be? GPS vat foot mountain is clearly said to go this route ah!" The winning company, Southern Power Company and National Taiwan University, alien students consisting of ten climbers the day before loyalty to the new Taipei Wulai Mountain vat tribal governance, because unfamiliar mountain road, using the phone's GPS satellite navigation system, can not actually go the wrong way down the mountain, was also directed to the old road has become a cliff of the mountain, almost fell ravine, a pedestrian in the mountains, tossing nearly six hours before rescue.

Police precinct station store loyalty rule re-Xu Chen pointed out that Wulai mountain region vat two, three hiking trails, went in there two or three branching paths, even the locals will be confused, if not very Shumenshulu mountain guide easy to get lost.

Chen Zhong Xu said, people call the day before yesterday Yeh received a report that a total of ten friends and a line from Uzbekistan to the trailhead into the wonderful heart of Temple Hill, want to climb nine hundred and fourteen meters above sea level governance of tribal loyalty vat mountain, down the mountain due to not familiar with the mountain, the use of mobile GPS navigation system to guide, to the mountain top of the left walking vat and found way more and more narrow, no place to go back, but the maps also show can be reached, then bite the bullet and continue to go forward.

About ten minutes later, several have collapsed road there are cliff cliffs, late at night because of poor line of sight almost Caikong ravine fall, a group of people frightened, hurried a cell phone for help.

Chen Zhong Xu received calls, and immediately to the fire police Zhangyue Wen and Wu Ching-chang Lin squad team leader by two routes into the mountains to search and rescue. Side of the search while loudly calling for trapped people, ten p.m. at the mountain top in the vat, first found three climbers, and to the cliff at the help seven people have been exhausted down, zero o'clock yesterday morning to complete the rescue mission.

Chen Zhong Xu said, Yeh led people (thirty years) that mobile phone satellite navigation used for many years had not a mistake, did not think so come to the cliff. Police suggested, GPS for reference, but not familiar with the mountain is best to ask local people, so dangerous.

for me beside Gps u also need a paper maps and compass to compare if you loss

[yoladu]

Nanyang Siang Pau reported that faulty GPS (global positioning system) led a group of mountain climbers to the edge of a cliff at the 914m Datong Mountain in Taiwan.

The group of 10 started their climb last Saturday.

On their way back, the GPS led them down an old road which abruptly ended at the edge of the cliff.

They said that although they noticed the road becoming narrower and smaller, they continued on their journey until they almost fell into the ravine.

The group called the police and were rescued.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BN ... 85359.html


I think either these hikers do not know about, or their GPS do not have, Trackback feature

[Albert_Chong]

Is it the Same NEWS post by blackhorn at viewtopic.php?f=13&t=11137 on 20th Jun ?