Back Country Search and Rescue

The GSMNP Rangers demonstrate once again their importance and...more importantly this incident again points to the need for every hiker, be it for a an overnight or a day-hike, to be knowledgeable and prepared for about what they are getting ready to do and not full of some make believe BS that they think they know from watching a TV show. 
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/12325-a-winter-rescue-rangers-trek-into-frigid-snowy-darkness-to-save-hikers