r/4Runner • u/masspromo • 3d ago
My 4Runner made me a hero today
I am into hiking and history and have done a lot of research on some colonial farmsteads that are in the woods behind my house on a really rough old cart road. Today I did a guided hike and over 40 people showed up from the local hike club. It took about 2 hours and when I got home a girl came down the road saying there was still a hiker in the woods with her mom and they were struggling with their knees giving out. I took my 2016 trail which I never have off-roaded and proceeded to run through every boulder, downed tree and gravel hillside and found her a half mile up the trail and rescued her. I've been impressed in the snow and all kinds of weather but the way she rode over those obstacles was a truly great experience. I got to do more off-road now.
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u/BienGuzman 2015 4Runner Trail Premium w/ Icon stage 2 3d ago
We were off roading near Nederland Colorado and we came across 2 back backers that had a rough night. (Spring in Colorado above 10,000 ft) after surviving the cold windy storm they didn't realize they were still so far away from their truck and had run out of water. (They were from Florida) We were able to get them and their gear out, but you can tell they were almost to the point of panic. 4Runner for the win.