LOOKING FOR HORROR STORIES IN THE SCT

Hi Everyone,
By now, some of you have seen my past logs. My name is Stephen Gerzeli, from Southern California, Santa Monica actually. I'm a writer/producer and I'm doing research about a bushwalk with a group of 4 (one the expert) and the 3 others not so expert. Who go on this adventure. Our expert isn't what he claims to be. Therefore, I am looking for horror stories that you or others you know of have encountered or experienced along the SCT. Including environment, insect, reptile, etc. encounters. This is a comedy set in the confines of nature; nature being the adversary. The hero puts himself and his group in worse and worse predicaments and yet with a bit of luck and book smarts figures things out. I hope my request makes sense. Also, the kinds of equipment (pros and cons) that they should take. I have been weighing the use of a guide, and I think I won't in the storyline so that the hero is really on his own who thinks he know it all (oh, actually according to his history, this is a reprised trip -- one he did a while back so everything he does has to have a ring of familiarity).
I look forward to any comments. By the way, Son of a Beach has given me his blessing in seeking out information from all of you experts and lovers of bushwalking. And just so you all know, the last time I've ever gone walking was when I was 16 back in Canada, where I grew up. I'm actually a city slicker by nature, but that doesn't mean I'm closed to doing this walk. Just not now.
Sincerely,
Stephen Gerzeli
PS you can e-mail me at: composer_music@sbcglobal.net
By now, some of you have seen my past logs. My name is Stephen Gerzeli, from Southern California, Santa Monica actually. I'm a writer/producer and I'm doing research about a bushwalk with a group of 4 (one the expert) and the 3 others not so expert. Who go on this adventure. Our expert isn't what he claims to be. Therefore, I am looking for horror stories that you or others you know of have encountered or experienced along the SCT. Including environment, insect, reptile, etc. encounters. This is a comedy set in the confines of nature; nature being the adversary. The hero puts himself and his group in worse and worse predicaments and yet with a bit of luck and book smarts figures things out. I hope my request makes sense. Also, the kinds of equipment (pros and cons) that they should take. I have been weighing the use of a guide, and I think I won't in the storyline so that the hero is really on his own who thinks he know it all (oh, actually according to his history, this is a reprised trip -- one he did a while back so everything he does has to have a ring of familiarity).
I look forward to any comments. By the way, Son of a Beach has given me his blessing in seeking out information from all of you experts and lovers of bushwalking. And just so you all know, the last time I've ever gone walking was when I was 16 back in Canada, where I grew up. I'm actually a city slicker by nature, but that doesn't mean I'm closed to doing this walk. Just not now.
Sincerely,
Stephen Gerzeli
PS you can e-mail me at: composer_music@sbcglobal.net